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
Top Law News Bombay HC adjourns hearing on PIL challenging Dutt release February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Bombay High Court has adjourned hearing of a PIL challenging the early release on remission of Sanjay Dutt from Pune’s Yerawada prison, after observing that there was no urgency as the actor has already been released today. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere sought to know from petitioner Pradeep […] Read more » Bombay HC adjourns hearing on PIL challenging Dutt release Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Sunil dutt
Top Law News JNU row: SC to hear tomorrow plea for action against lawyers February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking contempt action against three lawyers who were allegedly caught on camera “bragging and boasting” that they had beaten up JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and others, including journalists, in a court complex. “Let it be listed tomorrow before the bench concerned,” a bench comprising […] Read more » anti-India slogans Court featured JNU row Kanhaiya Kumar lawyers clash Patiala House Court complex sedition charges Supreme Court Vikram Singh Chauhan
Top Law News DA case:Karnataka questions cash as gifts to Jaya on birthdays February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Karnataka government today raised questions in the Supreme Court about crores of rupees allegedly received as gift by AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister JJayalalithaa from party cadres on her birthdays, saying these earnings cannot be said to be from “lawful source of income”. Continuing his arguments, senior advocate Dushyant Dave, who is appearing […] Read more » Court DA case DA case:Karnataka questions cash as gifts to Jaya on birthdays featured Karnataka government today raised questions in the Supreme Court about crores of rupees allegedly received as gift by AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
Top Law News ACB files charge sheet against Chhagan Bhujbal February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau today filed a charge sheet against senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal and others in the Maharashtra Sadan scam. Besides Bhujbal, who was PWD minister in the Congress-NCP government in the state, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer and 14 others are named in the charge sheet. The charge sheet, which runs […] Read more » ACB ACB files charge sheet against Chhagan Bhujbal Chhagan Bhujbal featured Legal News Maharashtra
Top Law News Bombay HC refuses to release convict for son’s wedding February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A murder convict, who is serving life sentence in Pune Central prison and sought release on parole to attend his son’s wedding slated to be held tomorrow, has failed to get relief from the Bombay High Court. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and V L Achilya, rejecting the plea of Sadashiv Tare, said releasing […] Read more » Bombay HC refuses to release convict for son's wedding Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC allows Delhi govt to appoint DERC chairperson February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today allowed the Delhi government to go forward with the appointment of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, however, clarified that it would be subject to final orders of this court on the PIL which had challenged the appointment process […] Read more » Delhi HC allows Delhi govt to appoint DERC chairperson Delhi High Court DERC featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Country can’t be held to ransom during agitations: SC February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over damage to public and private properties during violent protests, the Supreme Court today said it would lay down “parameters” to fix accountability for losses on organisers as the country cannot be held to “ransom”. “The country must know what are the consequences. No one can take the country to ransom during agitations. […] Read more » Country can't be held to ransom during agitations: SC Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC: PIL seeks cancellation of Dutt’s release on remission February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A day before Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will walk out from Yerwada prison, a public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging his early release on remission and alleging that the actor was getting preferential treatment. The PIL filed by social activist Pradeep Bhalekar urges the High Court to cancel the […] Read more » Bombay HC: PIL seeks cancellation of Dutt's release on remission Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Sanjay Dutt
Top Law News SC agrees to hear Swamy’s plea for lifting ban on CSK February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging Justice Lodha Committee’s order suspending the IPL franchisee, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), for two years over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice U U Lalit said […] Read more » cricket news CSK featured Legal News SC agrees to hear Swamy's plea for lifting ban on CSK Supreme Court T20
Top Law News Kanhaiya “actually organised” the event in JNU, cops tell HC February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charge, had not only participated in the event where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised in the JNU campus but had “actually organised” the programme, Delhi Police today told the Delhi High Court. In its 13-page status report filed before Justice Pratibha Rani, the police claimed that besides Kanahiya […] Read more » cops tell HC Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured JNU Kanhaiya "actually organised" the event in JNU Kanhaiya Kumar Law Legal News