Top Law News Zero enrolment in Telangana schools; SC seeks report April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking strong note of the fact that almost 400 government schools in the new state of Telangana have ‘zero enrolment’, the Supreme Court has sought a report from an experts’ panel on reasons for non- participation of children. The apex court’s concern came after Telangana informed it that out of 18,139 primary schools, 398 schools […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Zero enrolment in Telangana schools
Top Law News Alcohol: Madras HC pulls TN for no panel over WHO report April 14, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking strong exception to Tamil Nadu government not implementing its repeated orders on setting up a committee to go into a WHO report on containing alcoholism, the Madras government has warned that it would form the panel itself if the state failed to do so by June 15. “We grant last opportunity to the authorities […] Read more » Alcohol Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamilnadu Who
Top Law News Not violated directions on Dahi Handi festival: Maharashtra Govt April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government and BJP leader Ashish Shelar have told the Bombay High Court that they have not violated directions of the HC on precautions to be taken during the Dahi Handi festival, and sought dismissal of the contempt petition filed against them. The state government and Shelar, who is the head of the Dahi […] Read more » Court Dahi Handi festival featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Bombay HC urged to allow witnesses to swear in name of Constitution April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two petitions have been filed in Bombay High Court seeking liberty to people who practise “atheism” to take oath in the name of Constitution in the courts, instead of swearing in the name of God. Currently, as per Oath Act, 1969, a witness or any person who deposes in the court, can swear in the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Constitution Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 11 judges selected in 2014 Delhi Judicial Services: SC April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court registry today apprised the Supreme Court it has found eleven candidates, who were initially unsuccessful in 2014 Delhi Judicial Services examination, suitable for appointment as lower court judges after re-evaluation. “As per the Report, twelve candidates were to appear in the interview, but one candidate did not appear and hence, eleven were […] Read more » Court Delhi Judicial Services featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to entertain plea about black money April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking investigation into alleged conversion of black money into white by certain companies. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit disposed of the petition after Additional Solicitor General Manindar Singh said “except for suspicion, there is nothing […] Read more » black money Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News NCA: SC to refer PIL to five-judge bench April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it may refer to a five-judge constitution bench a plea seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities for deciding cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also sought Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi’s response on suggestions submitted […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur Court featured Law Legal News NCA PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Can govt take over cricketing activities by enacting law: SC April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Persistent efforts by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its full members to block the implementation of some crucial recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha committee on Wednesday provoked the Supreme Court to observe that public functions relating to cricket can be taken over by the government with the enactment […] Read more » BCCI Court cricket featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Society tolerating incompetence can’t prosper: Delhi HC April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A society which tolerates incompetence can never prosper and education standards cannot be allowed to fall, a Delhi High Court has said. Rejecting a man’s petition for a direction to Delhi University (DU) to allow him to complete law course, Justice Manmohan said “every country has to try to achieve excellence and the highest academic […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DU featured Law Legal News petition
Top Law News Complainant can’t be probe officer, says Delhi court April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If a complainant himself is the investigating officer, the whole probe is vitiated, a Delhi court has observed while acquitting a man found in possession of a pistol and three live cartridges without any licence. “It is settled law that complainant cannot himself be investigating officer(IO) and if complainant himself is investigating officer, the whole […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured honda city Law Legal News
Top Law News TN withdraws plea from SC for security at Mullaperiyar dam April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday withdrew its interim plea seeking deployment of CISF to protect Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala after the Supreme Court objected to filing of such pleas in an already decided case. “Once the decree is passed, you cannot file interim applications in it. You seek execution of the decree and you may […] Read more » CISF protection featured inter-state dispute Law Legal News Mullaperiyar Dam Supreme Court water rights
Top Law News No meeting by political party on HCU campus: Hyderabad HC April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order, the Hyderabad High Court today directed the registrar of the Hyderabad Central University and the Cyberabad police commissioner not to allow any political party or association to hold a meeting on the varsity’s campus. HCU has been at the centre of controversy since the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula on […] Read more » Court Cyberabad police commissioner featured HCU Hyderabad Central University Hyderabad High Court Law Legal News
