Top Law News SC to hear Subrata Roy’s parole plea at 2pm May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear the plea of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy seeking parole to perform cremation rites of his mother who passed away in the wee hours this morning. Roy has been in Tihar jail since March 4, 2014 on the orders of the apex court in relation with a long running […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Subrata Roy's parole plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Ban on diesel-run taxis to affect BPOs, Centre tells SC May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for relaxation on ban on diesel taxis in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). The Centre told the apex court that the current ban on diesel cabs is affecting BPOs as they use large number of taxis, including the diesel ones to ferry their employees. It further […] Read more » Ban on diesel-run taxis BPOs Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Petition against acquisition of house by Metro firm May 4, 2016 / May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued notices to the Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Company Ltd (MEGA) and the city civic body over a petition against land acquisition in Vastral area here for the Metro project. The petitioner Rajubhai Patel, resident of Vastral, alleges that MEGA (which is constructing the Metro) is acquring houses […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Metro firm petition
Top Law News Speculation rife over transfer of Uttarakhand HC CJ May 4, 2016 / May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Speculation was rife today that Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph, who was recently in the news following the quashing of the President’s rule in the state, was being shifted to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Law Ministry sources declined to comment on the issue while sources in the two high courts […] Read more » Chief Justice K M Joseph Court featured Law Legal News Speculation rife Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News High %age of acquittals reveal shoddy probe: Delhi HC May 4, 2016 / May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking note of the high percentage of acquittals in criminal cases, including crimes against women, children and senior citizens, Delhi High Court today said it either reveals “shoddy or botched-up investigation” or that the wrong person was accused of committing the offence. Referring to the “revealing statistics”, a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News shoddy or botched-up investigation
Top Law News Law student rape: Police baton-charge protesting LDYF activists May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Left Democratic Youth Federation (LDYF) activists were baton-charged by the police outside the Kerala Secretariat on Wednesday during their protest over the brutal rape and murder of a Dalit law student in Ernakulam district. “Every Malayalee feels that they are living under humiliating conditions under the Oommen Chandy Government. So many untoward incidents have […] Read more » Ernakulam featured Law student rape LDYF activists police Police baton-charge
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Uttarakhand High Court CJ transferred to Andhra Pradesh May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, K M Joseph, who was recently in the news for quashing President’s Rule in Uttarakhand, has been transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Hyderabad. Justice Joseph, who assumed charge as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand in July 2014, is an alumnus of the Government Law […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh CJ transferred Dilip B Bhosale featured K M Joseph Uttarakhand High Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Implement larger pictorial warning on tobacco products: SC May 4, 2016 / May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the tobacco companies to immediately implement larger pictorial warning on tobacco products. The apex court lifted the stay on the Centre’s order for 85 percent warning granted by the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court. The Supreme Court also transferred all cases challenging the tobacco product warning rule […] Read more » Centre Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court featured Karnataka High Court Rajasthan High Court Supreme Court tobacco
Consumer Law News Top Law News Mumbai metro fare hike case deferred till June 20 May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Tuesday deferred the metro fare hike case till June 20. Earlier, the court extended till April 12 the stay on the proposed fare hike of the Mumbai metro rail owing to the recent recommendations made by the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) constituted by the Centre. The metro commuters have been […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured metro fare hike Mumbai Mumbai metro fare hike
Top Law News SC reserves order in call drop case May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the telecom companies’ plea against the Delhi High Court order making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate for call drops. The Delhi High Court had earlier this year upheld October 16, 2015 decision of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), making it mandatory for cellular […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi call drop case featured reserves order in call drop case SC TRAI
Top Law News Uttarakhand crisis: SC to hear Centre’s plea today May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will today hear Centre’s petition challenging the Nainital High Court order quashing imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand. An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, had on April 27, directed to continue the President’s rule for the while. Posting the matter for further hearing today, it had extended the stay […] Read more » featured SC to hear Centre's plea Uttarakhand crisis Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Activists challenge Goa govt’s Tree Act in Bombay High Court May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment State-based heritage activist and two other NGOs have filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging Laxmikant Parsekar-led governments recent move to amend the Act re-classifying the coconut tree as palm. The petition which was filed before the bench in Goa recently has sought to stop the state government from proceeding on the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Goa Goa govt's Tree Act Law legalnews
