Top Law News Hotels without fire extinguishers are death traps: Bombay HC July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hotels and establishments which do not follow the law by keeping fire extinguishers in their premises can become death traps for people in case of fire mishaps, the Bombay High Court said today. “We may have to pay a heavy price for not undertaking fire safety measures in hotels, establishments and offices in the city,” […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Hotels without fire extinguishers are death traps Law Legal News
Top Law News Malegaon blasts: Bombay HC grants protection from arrest July 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today granted interim protection from arrest to two policemen, accused of involvement in the disappearance of a witness in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, and asked them to approach a court in Madhya Pradesh which issued non-bailable warrants against them. Inspector Ramesh More and retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajendre Ghule […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Malegaon blasts
Top Law News Judge recuses from hearing Delhi’s plea ag’st Centre July 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice L Nageshwar Rao today became the second Supreme Court judge to recuse himself from hearing a plea of Delhi government seeking a declaration of its power and to restrain the High Court from delivering the verdict on host of issues including the scope of its powers. The plea was listed before a bench of […] Read more » Court Delhi's plea ag'st Centre featured judges Law Legal News
Top Law News BCTP warns lawyers against burning effigy of Chief Justice July 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking serious view of burning the effigy of the Chief Justice of Madras High Court by lawyers as part of their indefinite boycott of courts protesting recent amendments to the rules under the Advocates Act, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today said the action would be dealt with in stringent manner in accordance […] Read more » BCTP chief justice Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Waste on tracks: NGT asks Railways to strictly impose 5k fine July 4, 2016 by Legal India News | 5 Comments on Waste on tracks: NGT asks Railways to strictly impose 5k fine The National Green Tribunal today directed the Railways to “strictly” impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those throwing waste on rail tracks and act against them effectively. “There are jhuggies and even permanent buildings adjacent to the railway tracks. Why do you permit them to throw dirt on the tracks? Why can’t you stop even […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News NGT Railways to strictly impose 5k fine Waste on tracks
Top Law News Maha govt wants to destroy wetlands under garb of development July 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said that the Maharashtra government, under the garb of development, wants to destroy mangroves in the state and was hence seeking modification of a March 2013 HC order banning construction on wetlands. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A A Sayed had last week come down heavily […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News maharashtra Govt
Top Law News Rs 570 cr seizure: Madras HC directs CBI to conduct preliminary probe July 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the complaint by a DMK MP alleging irregularities in the the seizure of Rs 570 crore from three container trucks in Tirupur district in the run up to the May 16 assembly elections. Justice R Subbaiah, before whom the petition by […] Read more » CBI Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Rs 570 cr seizure
Top Law News Akshardham case: Guj govt opposes plea in SC July 3, 2016 / July 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government has opposed in the Supreme Court a plea by six persons, acquitted by the apex court in the 2002 Akshardham terror attack case, seeking compensation for their ‘wrongful’ arrest, saying it would have a “serious demoralising effect” on the investigating agencies. It said that since the trial court as well as the […] Read more » Akshardham case Court featured Gujarat government Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Hrithik’s ex-wife moves HC seeking quashing of cheating case July 1, 2016 / July 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Actor Hrithik Roshan’s former wife Sussanne Khan today filed a petition before the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court, seeking quashing of the FIR filed against her, in which she was accused of cheating a real estate firm by posing as an architect. In the petition, Sussanne has also sought the court’s directions to the […] Read more » Bombay High Court cheating case Court featured Hrithik's ex-wife Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt affidavit sought over shelter homes July 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to file an affidavit stating by when it would implement the recommendations submitted by a HC appointed committee on improving the conditions of children shelter homes in Mumbai. The committee was formed in April this year by the high court while hearing a suo moto (on its […] Read more » affidavit Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News maharashtra Govt shelter homes
Top Law News PIL in Delhi HC claims ‘Godfather’ beer hurts religious sentiments July 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain manufacture, supply and sale of Godfather beer in the national capital, saying that it hurt religious sentiments. The plea by a civic organisation has submitted that “sentiments and emotions” of the public at large of every religion would be affected as the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Godfather beer Law Legal News PIL religious sentiments
Top Law News In a metro like Delhi, Rs 12K maintenance not too much: Delhi Court July 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has refused to set aside an order directing a man to pay Rs 12,000 as monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and child in a domestic violence case, saying the amount was not excessive in view of the inflation and rising prices in a city like Delhi. The sessions court, while dismissing […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi Delhi court domestic violence case featured Law Legal News
