Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Suggest names for panel on free books, uniform to EWS kids: HC February 7, 2016 / February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the AAP government and private schools to submit names of experts for selecting the head of a panel to work out modalities of providing free study material and uniforms to poor children in private and government schools. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul asked both […] Read more » EWS kids featured free books to EWS kids Justices B D Ahmed Siddharth Mridul
Top Law News In Supreme Court, Kerala supports ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala temple February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that banning entry of women of menstrual age in historic Sabarimala temple in the state is a “matter of religion” and it is duty bound to “protect the right to practice the religion of these devotees”. In an affidavit, the state government said administration of the temple […] Read more » featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice NV Ramana Sabarimala temple women’s entry at Sabarimala temple
Criminal Law News Top Law News ISIS sympathiser sent to 10 days NIA custody February 7, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Suspected ISIS sympathiser Abdus Sami Qasmi, arrested for allegedly motivating youths to join the dreaded terror outfit, was today remanded in 10 days NIA custody by a Delhi court. Qasmi was produced before District Judge Amar Nath during in-camera proceedings and according to sources, the NIA sought his custodial interrogation for unearthing the entire conspiracy. […] Read more » Abdus Sami Qasmi District Judge Amar Nath featured ISIS sympathiser ISIS sympathiser sent to 10 days NIA custody
Top Law News Prisoners deserve to be treated with dignity: SC February 5, 2016 / February 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over the surging numbers of those incarcerated in prisons across the country, the Supreme court today said overcrowding of jails has gone up even after a slew of directions to check it. The apex court also said there was no noticeable change in the condition of prisoners and observed that prisoners deserve to be […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Prisoners deserve to be treated with dignity: SC Supreme Court
Top Law News DDCA in HC for certificate to hold T20 WC at Kotla February 5, 2016 / February 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) today moved Delhi High Court seeking directions to the south municipal corporation to issue it an occupancy certificate to hold matches of upcoming T20 World Cup at Ferozshah Kotla stadium in March this year. DDCA in an application has said it has been granted a no objection certificate […] Read more » Court DDCA DDCA in HC for certificate to hold T20 WC at Kotla Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News T20 world cup
Top Law News 4-yr age limit for nursery: Delhi HC stays Delhi govt order February 5, 2016 / February 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Children above the age of four years can apply for admission in pre-school or nursery classes in private schools here till Tuesday next, with Delhi High Court today staying the governments order fixing four years as the age limit for entry-level admissions. This was the second blow to AAP government in as many days, as […] Read more » 4-yr age limit for nursery: Delhi HC stays Delhi govt order Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Nursery admission
Top Law News Kejriwal made defamatory remarks to score political points: Jaitley February 5, 2016 / February 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today told Delhi High Court that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwaland five other AAP leaders had launched a “calculated” defamatory campaign against him and his family with “ulterior motives” to get political mileage. Jaitley said the right to freedom of speech and expression was “not absolute” and it “did not extend a […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court featured Kejriwal made defamatory remarks to score political points: Jaitley Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT makes one-time exception to allow vintage car rally in Delhi February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to vintage cars connoisseurs, the National Green Tribunal today agreed to make a one-time exception to its order which had banned all vehicles older than 15 years from plying on Delhi roads. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted its nod for the 6th edition of 21 Gun Salute […] Read more » featured Justice Swatanter Kumar National Green Tribunal t NGT makes one-time exception vintage car rally in Delhi
Top Law News SC dismisses Congress MP’s plea, asks him to vacate bungalow February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a Congress MP from West Bengal, challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to stay his eviction from bungalow at New Moti Bagh , New Delhi. In an unusual order, the apex court rejected the plea of Chowdhury when his counsel mentioned the matter for […] Read more » asks him to vacate bungalow Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured SC dismisses Congress MP’s plea
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Family Law News Top Law News Laws to protect women being misused: court February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laws meant to protect women are being “blatantly abused and misused” to silence in-laws, a Delhi court has observed and made it clear that the judiciary would effectively prevent such “illegal conduct”. The court made the observations while granting relief of possession of property to a 70-year-old widowed woman who has accused her estranged daughter-in-law […] Read more » Additional District Judge Kamini Lau Court featured Laws to protect women being misused
Environment Law News Top Law News 2015 comparatively a better year in terms of pollution: Delhi HC February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unlike the public perception, the pollution levels in the capital last year was not as bad as other years, Delhi High Court said on Thursday after analysing the scientific data filed by the state pollution control panel. A bench comprising Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva after perusing the data filed by Delhi […] Read more » 2015 comparatively a better year in terms of pollution Delhi HC featured
Top Law News Nursery admissions: HC stays AAP govt’s order to scrap management quota February 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday restored the management quota and 11 criteria for nursery admission in the capital’s private unaided schools abolished by the Aam Aadmi Party government. The court asked the government to take action against malpractices such as sale of seats. In an interim order, justice Manmohan stayed a January 6 circular […] Read more » featured Nursery admissions
