Top Law News HC disposes plea against classical status to non-Tamil languages August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today declined to interfere with the grant of classical status to languages other than Tamil by the Central government. The court was disposing of petitions challenging the grant of classical status to Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Odiya and norms governing such conferment. First bench comprising Chief Justice S K Kaul and Justice […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil languages
Top Law News Lawyer quits as Arunachal AG August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Six months after his services were terminated by the Arunachal Pradesh Governor, senior advocate Ranji Thomas has tendered his resignation as the Advocate General of the state, saying the sacking was invalid after the Supreme Court directed ‘status quo ante’ and reinstated the Congress government there. The services of the senior lawyer as AG were […] Read more » Court featured Law Lawyer quits Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News “AAP govt wants pay hike for public prosecutors” August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that it has received from the AAP government a proposal for sanction of revision of pay scales of public prosecutors of all the district courts here. The submission was made before Justice Manmohan after the court had issued a show cause notice to the Centre asking as […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News pay scales
Top Law News SC const bench judgements since inception compiled August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The judgements of the Constitution bench of Supreme Court since its inception have been compiled in two volumes by a senior lawyer, who says the apex court was now playing the role of an appellate adjudicator more than its primary role of being a constitutional arbiter. “Nobody has dealt with all the constitutional bench judgements […] Read more » Constitution Court featured legal news.law Supreme Court
Top Law News Centre files caveat in SC on issue of Delhi’s UT status August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court stating that it should be heard when the apex court decides the matter on the Union Territory (UT) status of Delhi after the AAP government decided to challenge the recent High Court judgment here. After Delhi government told the Supreme Court that it will challenge […] Read more » AAP government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Cruelty on egg-laying hens: SC asks Centre to discuss August 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to have a discussion next month with all stakeholders to resolve the issue of implementing the rules recommended by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to prevent cruelty to egg-laying hens kept in wire cages in poultry farms. “Why is there a delay in dealing with recommended rules […] Read more » AWBI Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Milk adulteration: SC voices concern August 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing serious concern over adulteration of milk and dairy products, the Supreme Court today said “stringent measures”, including amending the Food Safety and Standards Act and making it a penal offence, are needed to “combat” the menace. Referring to earlier orders, the bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said, “It will be in […] Read more » (SFSA) featured lawcourt Legal News Milk adulteration Supreme Court
Top Law News HC no to Jaidev plea to admit Raj speech as evidence August 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of Jaidev Thackeray, estranged son of former Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, to admit a video clip of a public speech made by his cousin Raj Thackeray in March, 2014 as evidence in his suit challenging the will left behind by his father. Raj is the president […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Jaidev Thackeray Law Legal News
Top Law News AAP govt notifications without LG nod illegal: HC August 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The AAP government’s decisions to go for probe into the CNG fitness scam and alleged irregularities in DDCA when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was at its helm, were today held as illegal by the Delhi High Court which said these were without the approval of the LG, who is the administrative head of the national […] Read more » AAP government's CNG fitness scam Court featured Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Law Legal News
Top Law News All Centre-state dispute can’t be heard by SC only: HC August 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Every dispute arising between a state and the Centre while discharging their respective executive powers cannot be construed as a conflict which can be heard only by the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court today said. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath made it clear that under Article 131 of […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News LG not bound to act on aid & advice of Ministers: HC August 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today termed as “without substance” the contention of the AAP government that the LG is bound to act only on the aid and advice of the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers with regard to making laws by the Legislative Assembly under the Article 239AA of the Constitution. Giving primacy […] Read more » Article 239AA Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News LG
Top Law News HC notice to Guj on PIL on disposal of cow carcass August 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state on a PIL seeking direction to the government to ensure systemic disposal of cow carcasses and pro-active action against ‘gau rakshaks’ to avoid incidents like the thrashing of Dalits at Una. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi […] Read more » Court cow carcass featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News PIL on disposal
