Top Law News Delhi HC stays PCI warrant against I&B secy April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today stayed the bailable arrest warrant issued against Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora by the Press Council of India (PCI) for failing to comply with the summons to appear before it. Justice Manmohan also restrained the PCI from proceeding further against Arora in pursuance to its March […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured I&B secy Law Legal News PCI warrant
Top Law News Allowing unauthorised places of worship is “insult to god”: SC April 19, 2016 / April 20, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Allowing unauthorised places of worship is “insult to god”: SC The Supreme Court today expressed anguish over inaction of authorities for allowing the existence of unauthorised places of worship on roads and pavements across the country, saying “it is an insult to god.” “You have to demolish such structures. We know you are not doing anything. None of the states are doing anything. You have […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court directs police to supply complete documents to accused April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today directed the police to supply deficient documents and compact discs to 13 accused chargesheeted in the Petroleum Ministry documents leak case, including five corporate executives. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Sumit Dass asked the investigating officer of the case by when would the forensic laboratory (FSL) reports be received. The court asked […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured FSL Law Legal News Petroleum Ministry documents leak case supply complete documents to accused
Top Law News Every member of rioting mob is guilty of offence: Gujarat HC April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court has ruled that every member of a rioting mob is guilty of the offence committed by some of its constituents, while maintaining that cases related to communal riots require “very careful handling.” A division bench of justices K S Jhaveri and G B Shah said this in their order given on […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News CAT revokes suspension of senior IPS officer April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today revoked the nearly four-and-a-half year suspension of senior IPS officer M S Jaffer Sait by the Tamil Nadu government. He was suspended in August 2011 after the Directorate of Vigilance and Corruption (DVAC) registered a case against him on a complaint from Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) that he […] Read more » CAT Central Administrative Tribunal Court featured Law Legal News M S Jaffer Sait
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Delhi govt reply on plea against odd-even scheme April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s response on a plea seeking quashing of the notification restricting movement of vehicles on the basis of odd-evenregistration numbers. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also issued notice to Delhi government and asked it to file […] Read more » aam adami party AAP Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Legal News Odd-even scheme
Top Law News SC pulls up states, UTs over illegal religious structures April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up states and union territories for their failure to comply with its directions to file affidavits spelling out steps they have taken for removal of illegal religious structures from public roads and pavements. The apex court gave them a final chance with a direction to file the affidavit within two […] Read more » Court featured illegal religious structures Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar takes oath as judge of J-K HC April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, justice N Paul Vasanthakumar today administered oath to justice Ramalingam Sudhakar as a judge of the high court. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Minister for Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan, current and former judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, judges of the […] Read more » Court featured Jammu and Kashmir Law Legal News Ramalingam Sudhakar
Top Law News Gender equality is constitutional message: SC April 18, 2016 / April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gender equality is a “constitutional message” and the ban on entry of women of a particular age group in the historic Sabarimala temple cannot be claimed as a right to manage religious affairs by its management, the Supreme Court said today. “Gender equality is a constitutional message and they (temple management) cannot say that this (banning […] Read more » Court featured Gender equality Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Governor should have “stayed his hand”: U’khand HC April 18, 2016 / April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today observed that the state Governor should have “stayed his hand” while dealing with the Speaker over proceedings in the Assembly saying he (Speaker)is also a Constitutional authority and “any intrusion” into his freedom should be guarded. Making these observations at the end of a day-long hearing, the division bench of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Kohinoor given to East India by Punjab rulers: Govt tells SC April 18, 2016 / April 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The 108-carat Kohinoor diamond, estimated to cost around $200 million, was neither stolen nor “forcibly” taken by the British rulers but given to East India Company by the erstwhile rulers of Punjab 167 years back, the government on Monday told the Supreme Court, which wanted legal remedies to be kept open to get it back. […] Read more » Court DIAMOND EAST INDIA COMPANY featured Kohinoor Law Legal News MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH Mahesh Sharma Supreme Court
Top Law News Cops can’t be used to pressurise others under DV act April 18, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Cops can’t be used to pressurise others under DV act The Domestic Violence Act cannot be made a tool for using cops to pressurise others, a Delhi court has said while dismissing a woman’s plea seeking police protection to attend her daughter’s wedding. The court dismissed the woman’s appeal seeking presence of two policemen to pressurise her husband and in-laws to let her attend the […] Read more » Court Delhi court Domestic Violence Act' DV act featured Law Legal News
