Top Law News Kerala HC: bail to all 41 accused in temple fireworks tragedy July 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Kerala High Court today granted bail to all the 41 accused in the Puttingal Devi temple fire work tragedy, that claimed 109 lives at Paravoor in Kollam district in April. Granting bail to them, Justice P Ubaid instructed them to surrender their passports to the police and not to leave the state. The court observed […] Read more » bail to all 41 accused in temple fireworks tragedy Court featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News
Consumer Law News Top Law News Nagaland is in process of banning dog meat July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Nagaland government is in the process of banning the use of Dog meat as food in the state and directives have been issued to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to this effect. The State Cabinet has not yet taken any decision on the matter but the government through a letter issued by Joint […] Read more » dog meat ban in Nagaland featured Nagaland process of banning dog meat
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News Farmer on leased land after expiry period can’t be evicted: SC July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a farmer, who is in possession of leased land even after expiry of the lease period, cannot be evicted if the owner either acknowledges the tenancy or is accepting the rent. Referring to a provision of the Transfer of Property Act, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice P C Pant Justice Ranjan Gogoi leased land Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act) of 1953 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 Transfer of Property Act
Top Law News PIL seeks transfer of probe in Road, Desilting scams July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A PIL in the Bombay High Court has sought transfer of probe from city police to Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) in the alleged road contract and desilting scams, saying it would expose the “unholy nexus” between contractors and civic staff. The PIL, filed by Vivekananda Gupta, is placed for hearing before a division bench of […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Bureau Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Azad Maidan Police station Desilting scams economic offence wing Economic Offence Wing (EOW) EOW featured Justice V.M. Kanade M S Sonak PIL transfer of probe in Road
Top Law News Ensure no unauthorised structures come up in Delhi July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Delhi High Court has pulled up the municipal corporations here for allowing people to build unauthorised constructions in the city and directed the civic bodies to ensure no such structures come up anywhere. “There are so many unauthorised constructions in the city. How could you allow them to come up? How can you […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi demolition of unauthorised constructions featured Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal no unauthorised structures in Delhi unauthorised structures
Top Law News Plea in HC on capping airfares July 10, 2016 / July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court for capping airfares across the country so that customers are not fleeced arbitrarily by airlines. The PIL urged the court to direct the authorities to frame “guidelines so as to put a cap on airfares and prevent the private airlines here from charging arbitrarily, […] Read more » capping airfares Delhi High Court for capping airfares featured Plea in HC on capping airfares
Top Law News Internal disturbance in Manipur, not war-like situation: SC July 8, 2016 / July 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today termed it a tragedy that Manipur is facing internal disturbance from past six decades but made it clear that it was “not akin to a war-like situation” in this north eastern state. The Centre’s view in opposing any investigation into the alleged extra-judicial killings that a war-like situation was prevailing in […] Read more » Court featured Internal disturbance in Manipur Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Gujarat HC grants bail to Hardik in two sedition cases July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court Friday granted a conditional bail to Patidar leader Hardik Patel. The high court asked him to remain outside Gujarat for at least six months. He will, however, continue to remain in jail because of another case against him, says Patel’s lawyer Zubin Bharda. Patel, who heads the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured grants bail to Hardik Gujarat High Court Law sedition cases
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