Top Law News Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer, accuses him of blackmail February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today restrained an advocate of a city-based law firm engaged by the Adani Group of Gujarat from disclosing professional communication sent to him in connection with the company’s proposed purchase of land for a multi-crore power project in Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. Issuing the interim order, valid till March 14, on […] Read more » accuses him of blackmail Adani group Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News R K Pachauri moves Delhi HC, seeks action against some media houses February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment TERI Executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations by an ex-woman colleague, today moved Delhi High Court seeking action against some media houses for “deliberately” disobeying its earlier orders restraining them from publishing averments against him. The contempt petition, which also sought directions to ensure compliance of two orders passed in February […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News R K Pachauri R K Pachauri moves Delhi HC seeks action against some media houses
Top Law News SC declines to entertain PIL on new juvenile law February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL filed by a Congress leader and activist challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile lawthat allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and above to be tried as adults if they commit heinous offences like rape and murder. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection […] Read more » Criminal news featured juvenile law Law Legal News SC declines to entertain PIL on new juvenile law Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all forms in the country saying that the nation cannot “afford to carry on any experiment” in the name of “liberty or freedom of speech and expression”. “The Centre shall file affidavit to suggest ways and means to curb child […] Read more » ban child pornography Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography Supreme Court
Top Law News Coal scam: H C Gupta, one firm put on trial February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a private firm were on Friday put on trial by a special court here for allegedly entering into a conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying the acts attributed to him prima facie show that he had favoured the company. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar framed charges against […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: H C Gupta Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News one firm put on trial
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on establishing National Court of Appeal February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities to decide cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, which issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice, also appointed senior […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Court of Appeal SC notice to Centre on establishing National Court of Appeal Supreme Court
Top Law News Kejriwal’s words against PM “defamatory, seditious”: Court told February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An advocate, who has filed a criminal complaint against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, today alleged in a Delhi court that remarks like “coward” and “psychopath” uttered by the AAP leader against Prime Minister Narendra Modi were “defamatory and seditious”. The lawyer argued before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra that Kejriwal’s statements could spread “disharmony” and “disaffection” in […] Read more » Arvind Kejariwal CBI Delhi court featured Kejriwal's words against PM "defamatory Law Legal News seditious": Court told
Top Law News NGT allows vintage car rally in Delhi February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a breather to vintage car aficionados, the National Green Tribunal today allowed a motor vehicle club to organise a car rally in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted permission to Heritage Motoring Club of India which had sought its nod to organise 50th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law NGT NGT allows vintage car rally in Delhi vintage car rally
Top Law News Only passport authority to decide on renewing document : Delhi Court February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The discretion to renew passport lies with passport authorities and the trial court should not have objected to it, a sessions court has said while allowing the plea of a rape accused seeking renewal of his expired passport. The sessions court allowed the revision petition of the man, a doctor by profession, and set aside […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News Only passport authority to decide on renewing document : Delhi Court passport authority
Top Law News Ayodhya title dispute; SC allows Swamy to intervene February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to intervene in the pending matters relating to the Ayodhya title dispute with his plea seeking construction of Ram temple at the site of demolished disputed structure. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra, while tagging Swamy’s fresh plea with pending civil appeals, […] Read more » Ayodhya title dispute; SC allows Swamy to intervene BJP leader Subramanian Swamy featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News P&H HC for prompt compensation to victims of hit-and-run cases February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a major relief to victims of hit-and-run cases, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave direction that compensation be given to them without any delay. Following the judgement passed by Justice K Kannan, the Gurgaon District and Sessions judge and chairman of District Legal Services Authority Harnam Singh Thakur said guidelines have been given […] Read more » Compensation Court featured hit-and-run cases Law Legal News P&H HC for prompt compensation to victims of hit-and-run cases Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News No incident of mishaps should occur in schools: Delhi HC February 25, 2016 / February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said that no untoward incident should occur in any school in future like the ones in which the two kids died after falling into water tanks of their respective institutions here even as it sought suggestions to frame guidelines to prevent such incidents. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News No incident of mishaps should occur in schools: Delhi HC
