Top Law News SC to stop registration of diesel-run SUVs December 15, 2015 / December 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Amid mounting concerns over alarming pollution levels, the Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may bar registration of diesel-run SUVs, cars with engine capacity of over 2000 cc and commercial vehicles for three-four months, besides hiking by 100 per cent green cess levied on trucks entering Delhi. The court had on October 12 ordered […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News SC to stop registration of diesel-run SUVs Supreme Court
Top Law News Centre mulling greater punishment for drunk driving, Bombay HC told December 15, 2015 / December 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre is considering a proposal to enhance punishment for drunk driving by amending IPC sections 304 A (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash and negligent driving), the Bombay High Court was informed today. A draft bill pertaining to amendment to Indian Penal Codesections was being “scrutinised and finalised”, Centre’s counsel Parag Vyas told […] Read more » Bombay HC told Centre mulling greater punishment for drunk driving Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Charge sheet filed against Sarathi Baba December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four months after the arrest of Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raoul, the crime branch of Odisha Police filed a charge sheet against the controversial self-proclaimed godman. The crime branch filed the charge sheet before the court of Kendrapara Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) yesterday in connection with a case registered against Sarthi Baba on August 18. […] Read more » Charge sheet filed against Sarathi Baba Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sarathi Baba
Top Law News Bombay HC upholds heritage tag for Lata Mangeshkar-owned studio December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition filed by renowned singer Lata Mangeshkar challengingMaharashtra government’s decision to declare Jayprabha Studio in Kolhapur, owned by her, as a heritage structure. A division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka noted that Kolhapur Municipal Corporation had shown negligence in completing the process of declaring the studio as […] Read more » Bombay HC upholds heritage tag for Lata Mangeshkar-owned studio Bombay High Court featured lata mangeshkar Law Legal News
Top Law News Row over razing of slum: HC pulls up railways, police December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Stepping into the demolition row, the Delhi High Courttoday came down heavily on the Railway Ministry and police for razing of a slum cluster in west Delhi and directed the authorities to immediately rehabilitate over 5,000 people rendered homeless in this biting cold. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vibhu Bakhru further said this […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News police Row over razing of slum: HC pulls up railways
Top Law News Crematorium near Taj: SC seeks ‘full plan’ from UP December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a comprehensive plan on reduction of carbon level near the Taj Mahal with the use of technology by modernising an 18th century crematorium near the world heritage site. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and C Nagappan took note of the submission of the […] Read more » Crematorium near Taj: SC seeks 'full plan' from UP featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Taj Mahal UP government
Top Law News Delhi HC issues directions on Cairn plea for extension of oil December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today issued time-bound directions to the Centre, ONGC and Cairn India, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta group, in order to help the government to take a decision on extension of a contract the companies have with the government to produce oil from a Rajasthanblock. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed the Centre […] Read more » Delhi HC issues directions on Cairn plea for extension of oil Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News ONGC
Top Law News Bombay HC asks ‘drug seller’ to move trial court for return of assets December 14, 2015 / December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to entertain a plea of Shashikala alias Baby Patankar, alleged drug lord from Worli, for return of her valuables seized from her house. A bench headed by Justice Ranjit More said it would be appropriate for the petitioner to approach the trial court to seek this relief. Patankar was […] Read more » Bombay HC asks 'drug seller' to move trial court for return of assets Bombay High Court Court drug seller featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Babu Bajrangi withdraws bail plea in Gujarat HC December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, today withdrew his temporary bail plea from the High Court to grant him relief on medical grounds. Bajrangi had earlier sought temporary bail for 45 days from the Gujarat High Court on medical grounds. He pleaded […] Read more » Babu Bajrangi withdraws bail plea in Gujarat HC Court Criminal news featured Gujarat High Court Law
Top Law News DJS exams ’14 : Ex-apex court judge to re-evaluate answer sheets December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked its former judge Justice P V Reddi to re-evaluate answer sheets of nearly 650 unsuccessful candidates of Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) examination 2014 while making it clear that appointment of already selected judges would not be “touched”. A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and P C Pant asked the one-man […] Read more » Court DJS exams DJS exams '14 : Ex-apex court judge to re-evaluate answer sheets featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks TRAI to respond on plea challenging call ruling December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on a plea challenging its tariff order making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to the TRAI on a plea […] Read more » Delhi HC asks TRAI to respond on plea challenging call ruling Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News TRAI
Top Law News Delhi HC asks DJB to extract water from colony December 13, 2015 / December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over high water table in a South Delhi colony where buildings were facing seepage problems, Delhi High Court has observed that the water needed to be extracted from there and directed DJB to obtain the requisite permission for it. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva directed the Delhi Jal […] Read more » Delhi HC asks DJB to extract water from colony Delhi High Court Delhi Jal Board featured Law Legal News
