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
Top Law News SC questions practice of barring women at Sabarimala May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned the centuries-old practice of barring entry of women between the age group of 10 to 50 years to Sabarimala temple in Kerala saying it would test whether “faith and belief” can differentiate among persons of same “denominations”. “The question is should there be such a religious practice which creates a […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC seeks ACB probe report in Balganga Dam project May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said it wanted to peruse investigation reports of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the alleged Rs 494-crore scam involving construction of Balganga dam project in Raigad district of Maharashtra. Accordingly, a bench, headed by Justice Naresh Patil, asked ACB to produce the reports before June 2016 about their investigation in […] Read more » ACB Balganga Dam project Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC dismisses review plea against helmet rule May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed a review petition against its June, 2015 order making wearing of helmet compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Tamil Nadu. Justice N Kirubakaran also came down heavily on the petitioner, an advocate, for making unnecessary contemptuous and uncharitable remarks against the court and said there was no “unwanted judicial activism” […] Read more » Court featured helmet rule Law Legal News Madras High Court plea
Top Law News Man convicted for outraging modesty of minor girl May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has convicted a man for outraging the modesty of a minor girl, observing that his intention was not innocent. “In his statement the accused has admitted that he did kiss the victim and he did pat her on the back but with innocent intention. From the evidence on record, it does not […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Why don’t you challan vehicles over 15 yrs: NGT May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took the Delhi government to task for its failure to implement its order banning vehicles more than 15 years old from plying on the roads in the national capital when it was “active” on odd-e3 “You have done whatever you wanted to, this odd-even formula. When you are so active in […] Read more » challan vehicles over 15 yrs Court Delhi government featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Delhi Court holds AAP MLA can’t be charged May 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has dismissed a corruption complaint against an AAP MLA, saying though it had prima facie found that he had breached the cap for poll expenses during 2013 Assembly election, he cannot be charged under Prevention of Corruption Act as he was not a public servant at that time. “I have gone through […] Read more » AAP AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi Delhi court featured Law Legal News Prevention of Corruption Act
