Top Law News Punjab and Haryana HC stays reservation for Jats, five other communities May 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the reservation for Jats and five other communities provided by the Haryana government under a newly carved Backward Classes (C) category. The high court passed the order while hearing a petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Haryana Backward Classes (reservation in services and admission in […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court reservation for Jats
Top Law News Delhi HC junks PIL against frivolous litigation as frivolous May 25, 2016 / May 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking directions to the “concerned authorities” not to hear false and frivolous cases and complaints, particularly against judicial officers. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said there was no public interest in the matter and dismissed the plea, which […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL against frivolous litigation as frivolous
Top Law News Petitions challenge Act on admitting 51 pc minority May 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has admitted a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of certain provisions of an Act which require minority educational bodies to admit not less than 51 per cent of the sanctioned strength of minority students in the state. The petitions contended that the requirement under Section 6(2) of the Maharashtra Unaided […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News petitions
Top Law News Road mishap victim given Rs 32 lakh compensation May 24, 2016 / May 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 27-year-old youth, who was hit by a rashly driven car last year and suffered permanent impairment, has been awarded over Rs 32 lakh as compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd, the insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay compensation […] Read more » Compensation Court featured Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Road mishap
Top Law News Bombay HC: regulatory body to monitor water level in dams May 24, 2016 / May 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) to constantly monitor water level in all the dams of the state to ensure enough water is available for drinking in the drought-hit state. The order was passed on a bunch of petitions urging adequate supply of water in drought-hit areas due to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News monitor water level in dams regulatory body
Top Law News SC refuses to ask Maharashtra to totally cut water supply to liquor industry May 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Maharashtra government to completely cut water supply to distilleries and breweries in the drought-hit regions of the state. A vacation bench of Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud pulled up the petitioner for approaching the apex court for a complete ban on water supply […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News liquor industry Maharashtra government Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC sets up panel to inspect 2 kids’ homes in Mumbai May 23, 2016 / May 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set up a committee of representatives of NGOs to visit two children’s homes in the city to ascertain whether cleanliness is maintained and proper hygienic food is served to the inmates. Dr K P Asha Mukundan, Director of `Resource Cell for Juvenile Justice’ at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Mumbai
Top Law News NBW issued against BJP MP, four others May 22, 2016 / May 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Bhadohi (UP) court has issued non-bailable warrant against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, cabinet ministers Shivpal Yadav, Parasnath Yadav and two others in a case related to alleged violation of model code of conduct during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. The warrant was issued yesterday by Chief Judicial Magistrate Satyawan Singh against Tiwari, who was the star […] Read more » BJP BJP MP Manoj Tiwari cabinet ministers Shivpal Yadav Court featured Law Legal News NBW non-bailable warrant Parasnath Yadav
Top Law News Flouting bldng norms: NGT asks SDMC to act against big players May 22, 2016 / May 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s levy of fine on “minor” nature of construction violation and directed it to crack the whip on commercial builders. The green panel expressed displeasure on the penalty imposed on constructions being carried out on smaller plots rather than initiating action against big players […] Read more » featured Flouting bldng norms National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar SDMC South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Top Law News Delhi HC rejects PIL for interchange stn on Airport Expline May 22, 2016 / May 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to construct an interchange station on the metro line, which connects Noida from Janak Puri West, and the Airport Express line. The court observed that there was no “arbitrariness or irrationality” in the decision taken by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation […] Read more » airport Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Rs 20.25 lakh for family of man killed in road mishap May 22, 2016 / May 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Family members of a 43-year-old man, who died in a road accident, have been awarded Rs 20.75 lakh compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending car which hit Sanjeev Dutt and injured three others, to pay Rs […] Read more » Compensation Court featured insurance Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Road mishap
Top Law News Court grants bail to man who hurled shoe at Kejriwal May 20, 2016 / May 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A city court today granted bail to a man who had hurled a shoe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on the ground that he was having bad health and was not required for custodial interrogation. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra gave the relief to 28-year-old Ved Prakash, a national general secretary of Aam Aadmi […] Read more » Court Court grants bail to man who hurled shoe at Kejriwal featured Law Legal News
