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
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
