Top Law News Judge grants divorce after hearing through Skype November 22, 2015 / November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a rare instance, a local court of Khammam has granted divorce to a couple after hearing one of the petitioners over Internet video calling facility Skype. Senior Civil Judge of Khammam M Venkata Ramana, based on a recent judgement of Hyderabad High Court, used Skype to interact with the woman who was in the […] Read more » featured Judge grants divorce after hearing through Skype Law Legal News Skype Telangana
Consumer Law News Top Law News Stringent punishment for cow slaughter, eating beef: Manohar Lal Khattar November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With cow protection law coming into force in Haryana, stringent punishment will be given to those indulging in cow slaughter or selling or eating beef, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said. With the issuance of notification of the Bill on November 19 after the Presidential assent, cow slaughter in Haryana will now attract a […] Read more » featured Gausamvardhan Bill Gauvansh Sanrakshan Stringent punishment for cow slaughter
Consumer Law News Top Law News No annual increment for non-performing employees: 7th pay Commission November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central government employees should not be allowed to earn annual increments if they fail to meet performance criterion, the Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended even as it sought upgradation of performance benchmark to “very good” from “good” level. It has also recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of central […] Read more » 7th pay Commission featured No annual increment No annual increment for non-performing employees non-performing employees
Consumer Law News Top Law News Non-compliance of direction: HC warns babus of contempt action November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has warned two senior officials of the city government of contempt action if its directions on renovating a district consumer forum at Shalimar Bagh and filling up staff vacancies there are not complied with. “Both the officials (Managing Director of DTTDC and Director, Consumer Affairs, Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department […] Read more » Delhi Transport and Tourism Development Corporation District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum featured HC warns babus of contempt action Non-compliance of direction
Criminal Law News Top Law News Woman sentenced to life for murdering two sons November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a married woman to life imprisonment for murdering her two toddler sons in October 2013 at Ramgarh-Sethan town in Sikar district in order to maintain her extra marital relationship. In his judgement yesterday, the additional district and session court judge Rajesh Chandra Gupta sentenced Priya, aged about 25 years, to […] Read more » featured murdering two sons Woman sentenced to life
Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News Commercial disputes: Court sends suits of over Rs 1 cr to HC November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Complying with the provisions of a recent ordinance on commercial courts and division, a court here has transferred to the Delhi High Court two commercial dispute suits having a value of over Rs one crore. As per the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015 all pending commercial disputes […] Read more » commercial disputes Court featured suits of over Rs 1 cr to HC
Top Law News Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy taken back November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four days after taking back 70 acres of government land from alleged illegal possession of a former State Chief Secretary and his brothers in Jajpur district, Odisha land record and settlement commissioner court here today ordered restoration of another 88 acres of government land from them. Disposing of a batch of revision petitions filed by […] Read more » Court featured Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy taken back Law Legal News Odisha
Top Law News Permission for birth anniversary functions of Tipu rejected: police tells Madras HC November 20, 2015 / November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu police today informed the Madras High Court that permission was rejected to an outfit in Vellore district for celebrating the birth anniversary of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan on November 20 apprehendig law and order problem as witnessed in neighbourig Karnataka. This was informed in a counter filed by the police in […] Read more » featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Permission for birth anniversary functions of Tipu rejected: police tells Madras HC Tamil Nadu Police
Top Law News Govt further amends affidavit in Swamy case November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government today completely deleted a para in the original affidavit in a matter involving BJP leader Subramanian Swamy which had made out a case for prosecuting him for allegedly promoting feelings of enmity and hatred between Hindus and Muslims in violation of law. “Charges levelled against the petitioner (Swamy) will be decided by the Court […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Govt further amends affidavit in Swamy case Law Legal News Swamy case
Top Law News Uphaar: SC rejects Neelam Krishnamoorthy’s plea November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a relief to real-estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal, the Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against the Delhi High Court order quashing criminal proceeding lodged for allegedly threatening Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) chairperson. A bench comprising justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goyal upheld the Delhi […] Read more » Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy Court featured Law Legal News Uphaar tragedy Uphaar: SC rejects Neelam Krishnamoorthy's plea
Top Law News SC notice to Guj on plea against HC order on birds November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice to Gujarat government on a plea challenging the High Court order declaring ‘right to fly’ as fundamental right of the birds which effectively banned keeping them in cage. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu sought response from the government on the PIL filed by Pet Lovers Association […] Read more » featured Gajarat H L Dattu Law Legal News Salman Khurshid SC notice to Guj on plea against HC order on birds Supreme Court
Top Law News Madan Mitra surrenders in court, remanded to judicial custody November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra, whose bail was cancelled by the Calcutta High Court today, surrendered before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Alipore here and was remanded to 14-days judicial custody. Mitra is accused in the multi-crore rupees Saradha chit fund scam. The TMC leader had reached the Alipore […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madan Mitra Madan Mitra surrenders in court remanded to judicial custody TMC
