Top Law News Irom Sharmila acquitted in case of attempt to suicide March 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court in Delhi today acquitted Irom Sharmila in a case of attempt to suicide. The Manipuri rights activist Irom has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh acquitted Sharmila in the case registered in 2006. The court on […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Irom Sharmila Irom Sharmila acquitted in case of attempt to suicide Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC gets six judges March 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court is all set to get six new judges. The six names that were recommended by the collegium headed by the Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanajy Kishan Kaul have been cleared by the Supreme Court. Kalaiyarasan, Gokuldas, Bharathidasan, S Sunder, M V Muralidharan and D Krishnakumar would be the new judges, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC gets six judges Madras High Court
Top Law News SC frames guidelines to appoint law officers in Punjab March 30, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on SC frames guidelines to appoint law officers in Punjab The Supreme Court today framed guidelines for appointment of law officers in Punjab and Haryana, saying there was neither a criteria nor a policy for the selections of such officials. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit said a selection committee headed by Secretary, Law Commission […] Read more » featured guidelines to appoint law officers Law Legal News Punjab SC frames guidelines to appoint law officers in Punjab Supreme Court
Top Law News Kingfisher, Mallya propose in SC to repay Rs4k cr March 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Liquor baron Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines Ltd today submitted in a sealed cover a proposal for repayment of Rs 4000 crore out of the loan amount of Rs 6903 crore to the consortium of banks led by State Bank of India by September this year. Along with Mallya and Kingfisher, the proposal was also […] Read more » Court featured Kingfishe Kingfisher Law Legal News Mallya propose in SC to repay Rs4k cr Supreme Court Vijay Mallya
Top Law News Rebel Cong MLAs move Uttarakhand High Court against Speaker’s action March 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rebel Congress MLAs today moved the Uttarakhand High Court challenging their disqualification by Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal after Presidents rule had been imposed in the state. The petition has been filed before the single bench of Justice U C Dhyani of the high court against the Speakers action questioning its validity on the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Rebel Cong MLAs Rebel Cong MLAs move Uttarakhand High Court against Speaker's action Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News SC approves Centre’s guidelines to protect Good Samaritans March 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the Centre’s guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being unnecessarily harassed by police or any other authority. A bench comprising justices V Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra asked the Central government to give wide publicity to these guidelines so that people who help others […] Read more » Centre's guidelines to protect Good Samaritans Court featured Law Legal News SC approves Centre's guidelines to protect Good Samaritans Supreme Court
Top Law News Dalit man’s death: HC orders fresh postmortem March 29, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai, The Madras High Court today ordered a fresh postmortem of a 45-year old Dalit man who was found dead in a well under mysterious circumstances in Erode district recently. Allowing a plea by the deceased’s son who suspected that his father had been murdered, Justice R Mala directed the second post-mortem be done by […] Read more » Dalit man's death featured HC orders fresh postmortem Madras High Court
Top Law News Rawat moves HC against imposition of Prez rule March 29, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dehradun, Dislodged former chief minister of Uttarakhand today moved the Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital challenging the imposition of President s rule in the state. Rawat’s petition came up before the single bench of Justice U C Dhyani, who after hearing both sides, said the matter would be taken up again tomorrow. The petition, filed […] Read more » chief minister of Uttarakhand featured Harish Rawat High Court in Nainital imposition of Prez rule Rawat moves HC against
Top Law News Goa Land Act: SC dismisses pleas challenging validity of amendments March 29, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The dismissed petitions challenging the validity of amendments made in the 114-year-old Land Acquisition Act to save a portion of a five-star resort in Goa which was earlier ordered to be demolished. “We find no merit in the petitions. We uphold the validity of the amendments made to the Land Acquisition Act,” a […] Read more » 114-year-old Land Acquisition Act justices Ranjan Gogoi Prafulla C Pant Supreme Court
Top Law News SC gives govt time to suggest ways to ban child porn March 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi,The Supreme Court today gave time to the government to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all its forms and took on record the Centre’s earlier direction to internet service providers to block porn sites. “In pursuance to our earlier order, some suggestions have been filed. The Centre has sought two weeks time […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand child pornography govt time to suggest ways to ban child porn Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News 25 students, 2 faculty members of HCU granted bail March 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hyderabad, A local court today granted bail to 25 students and two faculty members of Hyderabad Central University (HCU) who were arrested in connection with the violence on the campus last week during which the Vice Chancellor’s official residence was ransacked. The students and the two faculty members were released on their submission of sureties […] Read more » 25 students and two faculty members HCU granted bail Hyderabad Central University local court
Top Law News SC junks plea against B’deshi author Taslima Nasreen March 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment SC junks plea against B’deshi author Taslima Nasreen New Delhi, The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking deportation of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and cancellation of her visa given by the Indian government. “Do you think that we do not have any other work to do”, a bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » B'deshi author Taslima Nasreen Bangladeshi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur Justice U U Lalit
