Top Law News Hero Cycles files lawsuit vs Avon on IPR ‘violation’ May 15, 2016 / May 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Bicycle maker Hero Cycles has filed a lawsuit against Avon Cycles, alleging piracy of its registered design, in a district court here. The lawsuit was filed a month after Hero Cycles issued a cease and desist notice to Avon, cautioning the latter against intellectual property rights (IPR) violation practices, a statement by Hero Cycles said. […] Read more » Avon Court featured Hero Cycles IPR 'violation' Law lawsuit Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC asks state panel to advise govt on child care leave May 15, 2016 / May 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the State Coordination Committee to give its advise by July 10 to Maharashtra government on whether there should be provision for grant of special child care leave to its woman employees following a plea by a woman who has a disabled child. The direction was given by a bench […] Read more » Bombay High Court child care leave Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Unfortunate that property dispute pending for 30 yrs: Delhi HC May 15, 2016 / May 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Unfortunate that property dispute pending for 30 yrs: Delhi HC The Delhi High Court has termed it “very unfortunate” that an appeal regarding a property dispute was pending before it for over 30 years and no satisfactory solution was found despite the fact that 75 judges have heard the matter. Justice V K Shali observed that in Delhi, prices of land have risen beyond imagination […] Read more » Court Delhi HC featured Law Legal News property dispute
Top Law News Centre doing nothing to revise prosecutors’ pay: Delhi HC May 15, 2016 / May 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Centre doing nothing to revise prosecutors’ pay: Delhi HC The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Centre for “not doing anything” on the proposal sent by the AAP government for revision of pay scales of public prosecutors of the district courts here. “You (Centre) are not doing anything on the proposal,” Justice J R Midha said, adding the revised salaries are to be […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC sets aside Pondy collector’s order May 15, 2016 / May 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Puducherry District Collector and District Magistrate, prohibiting a person, said to be a criminal, from entering the Union Territory for two months, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. “The prohibitory order has been passed merely on the opinion of the District […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Pondy collector's order
Top Law News R K Pachauri summoned as accused in sexual harassment case May 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former TERI chief R K Pachauri was today summoned as accused by a Delhi court which took cognizance of a charge sheet filed against him for allegedly sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of an ex-colleague. “The court is satisfied that there is sufficient material to proceed against accused R K Pachauri under sections 354-A, […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Former TERI chief R K Pachauri Law Legal News R K Pachauri summoned sexual harassment case
Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to stay swearing in of new judges May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the oath-taking ceremony of four new judges of the Supreme Court on a plea made against their elevation to the apex court. The four new judges, whose names have been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium and approved by President Pranab Mukherjee, are likely to be sworn […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured judges Law Legal News swearing
Top Law News Penal laws on defamation constitutionally valid: SC May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of penal provisions on defamation law, observing that the right to freedom of speech is “not an absolute right”. The bench passed the judgement on a batch of petitions filed by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and others. […] Read more » Court defamation constitutionally valid featured Law Legal News Penal laws Supreme Court
Top Law News Four judges sworn in as Supreme Court judges May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justices A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and L Nageshwar Rao were today sworn in as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 29, including Chief Justice T S Thakur. They were administered the oath of office by CJI Thakur this morning. Justices Khanwilkar, Chandrachud and Bhushan were the Chief Justices […] Read more » Court featured judges Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Take action on plea for additional security in 51 booths: Madras HC to EC May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today directed election authorities to take a decision within 24 hours on a representation which sought deployment of additional forces in 51 sensitive polling booths in Mudhukulathur in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for the May 16 Assembly elections. A vacation bench comprising Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice M V Muralidaran passed […] Read more » Court election authorities featured Law Legal News Madras High Court plea
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL for doubling number of judges May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction for doubling the number of judges as recommended by the Law Commission. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice R Banumathi issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Finance on the plea […] Read more » Centre government doubling number of judges featured Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Court seeks report from jail official on Kobad Ghandy’s plea May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sought a report from Tihar Jail Superintendent on a plea by Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, facing trial for allegedly trying to set up a base of banned outfit CPI (Maoist) here, regarding his production in another case in a Telangana court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh asked the Jail Superintendent to […] Read more » Court featured Kobad Ghandy's plea Law Legal News
