Top Law News Bombay HC raps Maha govt for not raising pay of judicial members July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on Maharashtra Government for not implementing its 2014 order asking it to raise the remuneration payable to judicial members of consumers forums in the state. Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani assured the court that the state was reconsidering its decision taken in Februrary not to raise the remuneration […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government raising pay of judicial members
Top Law News Kejriwal gets bail in defamation case by BJP MP July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was summoned as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, was granted bail by a court in Delhi on Friday. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh granted the relief to Kejriwal on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 10,000 after he appeared before the court. […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal gets bail BJP MP Court defamation case by featured Law legalnews Ramesh Bidhuri
Top Law News “Manipur encounter; Army can’t use excessive force” July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the army and paramilitary forces cannot use “excessive and retaliatory force” in Manipur and such instances must be probed. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and R K Agarwal also asked the amicus curiae to furnish details of alleged fake encounters in Manipur. The bench said it was open […] Read more » Army can't use excessive force Court featured Law Legal News Manipur encounter Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa Police seek to close case against UP MLA July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Goa Police has sought permission from the state’s children’s court to close a case involving UP’s Samajwadi Party MLA Mahendra Kumar Singh who was booked under Immoral Trafficking Act in 2013. “We have recently filed report before Goa Children’s Court seeking to close the case due to lack of evidence,” Panaji Police inspector Siddhanth Shirodkar […] Read more » children's court Court featured Goa police Law legalnews Mahendra Kumar Singh Samajwadi Party Trafficking Act UP MLA
Top Law News Misconduct by lawyers: SC asks law panel to examine July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Misconduct by lawyers: SC asks law panel to examine The Supreme Court has asked the Law Commission to review “all relevant aspects” relating to the law governing the legal profession, including issues like professional misconduct by lawyers, in consultation with all stakeholders. “We request the Law Commission of India to go into all relevant aspects relating to regulation of legal profession in consultation with […] Read more » Court featured Law law panel to examine Legal News Misconduct by lawyers Supreme Court
Top Law News Court for training of cops challaning traffic violators July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has taken the traffic cops to task for being oblivious to the decades old Motor Vehicles Act and asked the senior officials of the Delhi Police traffic department to give training to them. The court gave the order while dealing with a case in which a police officer had challaned a person […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News traffic violators training of cops
Top Law News Bombay HC raps MCGM for illegally razing lifeguard structure at beach July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today ticked off the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for its “high-handedness” in “illegally” demolishing a lifeguard work-station at the suburban Juhu beach and directed the civic chief to initiate an inquiry against the errant officers. A division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayed asked MCGM […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News raps MCGM
Top Law News Telangana lower court judges resume duties July 6, 2016 / July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Telangana lower court judges, who had gone on a mass leave last month to protest against the suspension of 11 subordinate court judges by the High Court, today returned to work. The Telangana Judges Association (TJA) had yesterday called off the mass leave protest at an ‘extraordinary general body meeting’ held here, following appeals made […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News lower court judges resume duties mass leave Telangana
Top Law News Govt apathetic towards homes for mentally ill: Court July 6, 2016 / July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Irked over the deplorable condition of stay homes for mental patients here, a Delhi court has rapped authorities for their “apathetic” attitude and lack of sensitivity on the issue, saying this had caused files to move at a snail’s pace in the bureaucratic corridors. Various departments of Delhi Government including the Institute of Human Behaviour […] Read more » Court featured Government homes for mentally ill Law Legal News
Top Law News NGT slaps fine on officials of horticulture department July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Pulling up the city horticulture department for failure to plant 2,000 saplings for cutting down 216 trees in a Northeast Delhi colony, the National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 each on two officials for non-compliance of its orders. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, which had ordered the […] Read more » Court featured fine on officials of horticulture department Law legalnews NGT
Top Law News CAT quashes suspension order against IPS officer July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today quashed the state government’s order suspending IPS officer R S Yadav and reducing his pay scale. A division bench of judicial members, M Nagarajan and E K Bharat Bhushan, quashed the order. Yadav was suspended from the post of Superintendent of Police (SP) Gandhinagar, in 2000, following a departmental […] Read more » ahmdabad CAT Central Administrative Tribunal Court featured Law Legal News R S Yada suspension order against IPS officer
Top Law News Bombay HC upholds CET for law colleges in Maharashtra July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra Law CET, a common entrance test held last month for admission to law colleges. A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi observed that though the “manner in which the state government conducted the exam left much to be desired”, the […] Read more » Bombay High Court CET for law colleges in Maharashtra Court featured Law Legal News
