Top Law News Madras HC gives clean chit to MIOT Hospital April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Giving a clean chit to the private MIOT Hospital here, the Madras High Court today observed that it has taken all requisite permission for construction and the building is in conformity with regulations and there has been no violation. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh, which disposed of […] Read more » Chennai Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court MIOT Hospital
Top Law News Temple entry row: Bombay HC asks Maha govt to protect fundamental April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to take pro-active steps for ensuring compliance of law to prevent discrimination against women on entry to places of worship, saying “it is the fundamental right of a woman” and the government should protect it. The court, which disposed of a PIL challenging the bar on entry of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Temple entry row
Top Law News Cong moves Uttarakhand HC challenging expenditure ordinance April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress today moved the Uttarakhand High Court challenging a central ordinance authorising expenditure in the state, which is under President’s rule, as the party has contended that the Assembly had duly passed the Appropriation Bill on March 18. A writ petition challenging promulgation of the ordinance was mentioned by senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Union […] Read more » Cong moves Uttarakhand HC challenging expenditure ordinance Court expenditure ordinance featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Man who moved Bombay HC against Owaisi gets threat letter March 31, 2016 / April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Pune-based activist Hemant Patil has received a threat letter asking him to withdraw his PIL in Bombay High Court against AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and party MLA in Maharashtra Waris Pathan for refusing to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. “I have filed a complaint at Vishrantwadi police station in Pune under section 507 IPC (criminal […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Man who moved Bombay HC against Owaisi gets threat letter
Top Law News SC okays Centre’s norms to protect Good Samaritans March 31, 2016 / April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment By-standers and passers-by who render help to victims of road accidents will not be unnecessarily harrassed, with the Supreme Court giving its nod to government’s guidelines to shield good samaritans from harassment at the hands of cops and other authorities. A bench of justices V Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra said the “Good Samaritans should […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News SC okays Centre's norms to protect Good Samaritans Supreme Court
Top Law News Auto majors didn’t get relief as ban on big cars, SUVs remain March 31, 2016 / April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Automobile giants like Mercedes, Toyota, Mahindra and General Motors today failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court, which extended till April 30 the bar on registration of diesel-run SUVs and high-end cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above in the National Capital Region. “The interim order banning registration of diesel-run vehicles […] Read more » Auto majors didn't get relief as ban on big cars Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court SUVs remain
Top Law News We have neutral stand on SYL issue, Centre tells SC March 31, 2016 / April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was maintaining a “neutral” stand in the tussle between Punjab and Haryana over sharing of water through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal. “We are neutral. We cannot take a stand,” Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice A R Dave which […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court SYL issue
Top Law News Maintain daily order sheet: Delhi High Court directs CIC March 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission to maintain daily order sheets following complaints that while appellants contentions were agreed upon during hearing, these were dismissed when final orders are passed by the transparency panel. “Since the CIC is a quasi-judicial body, this Court was also of the view that its records must […] Read more » CIC Delhi High Court featured Maintain daily order sheet Maintain daily order sheet: Delhi High Court directs CIC
Top Law News Court pulls up cops for casual probe, gives life term to three March 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi Police has been pulled up for probing a murdercase in a “casual manner” by a city court which sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for killing a man. The court said the police did not carry out the probe in a “fair and diligent manner” and asked the DCP of west Delhi to take […] Read more » Court Court pulls up cops for casual probe Delhi court featured gives life term to three Law Legal News
Top Law News Reservation to Jats, 5 other castes challenged in HC March 30, 2016 / March 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The reservation to Jats and five other communities in government jobs and education was challenged today in the Punjab and Haryana High court here, a day after Haryana Assembly cleared the quota Bill. Advocate Satnarayan Yadav challenged the grant of reservation on the grounds that the Supreme Court has ruled against the overall quota exceeding […] Read more » 5 other castes challenged in HC Court featured jat reservation Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court Reservation to Jats
Top Law News Suicide by farmers given low damage is a reality: SC March 30, 2016 / March 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment It is a reality that low compensation paid to calamity-hit farmers was leading some of them to commit suicide, the Supreme Court observed today. “This is a reality. It needs to be corrected. It’s not against one government or other government. The central government always says they are doing good things but some people are […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Suicide by farmers given low damage is a reality: SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Hiring musclemen to recover loans unethical: Kerala HC March 30, 2016 / March 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today held that the practice of banks and financial institutions authorising musclemen to recover loans from borrowers “is illegal, unethical and against protection of public interest.” Considering an appeal filed by a detective agency in Kozhikode complaining non-payment of commission by a public sector bank which engaged it to recover loan […] Read more » featured Hiring musclemen to recover loans unethica Hiring musclemen to recover loans unethical: Kerala HC Kerala High Court Law Legal News
