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
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News New laws needed agst cyber crime, terror: Jst Thakur November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on New laws needed agst cyber crime, terror: Jst Thakur Noting that cyber criminals were a “step ahead” of the law enforcing agencies, Chief Justice of India (CJI) designate Justice T S Thakur today indicated the possibility of the internet being used to coordinate the Paris terror attack which claimed 120 lives. “Criminals are a step ahead with the spread of computer and internet. Cyber […] Read more » Court cyber crime featured Law Legal News New laws needed agst cyber crime terror: Justice Thakur
Top Law News Sons duty-bound to maintain mother:Madras HC November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today said as per ‘dharma’, sons are duty-bound to maintain the mother and directed one of the sons of a woman, settled in Canada and earning Rs.Three-lakh a month, to provide her Rs 15,000 a month. Disposing of a criminal revision petition filed by the first son of the woman, Pon […] Read more » canada Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Sons duty-bound to maintain mother:Madras HC
Top Law News Conflict of interest affects enforcing of FCRA: Delhi HC told November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Conflict of interest in the government hampers implementation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) as political parties which violate this law are part of the ruling establishment, an NGO told the Delhi High Court today. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, which was hearing a […] Read more » BJP Conflict of interest affects enforcing of FCRA: Delhi HC told Congress Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC to hear petitions challenging beef ban in Maha from Dec 5 November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would start hearing from December 5 all the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the beef ban legislation in Maharashtra. A division bench of justices A.S. Oka and S.C. Gupte said it will hear the petitions on December 5, 9 and 11 and then assign more dates, […] Read more » Beef ban Bombay HC to hear petitions challenging beef ban in Maha from Dec 5 Bombay High Court Court featured Maharashtra
Top Law News HC asks Delhi govt not to withhold NOC for Test match November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the city government not to withhold the ‘no objection certificate (NOC)’ for the upcoming India-South Africa Test match here, saying DDCA has agreed to deposit Rs one crore in connection with the administration’s extertainment tax demand. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva also directed the […] Read more » Court cricket DDCA Delhi government Delhi High Court featured HC asks Delhi govt not to withhold NOC for Test match Test match
Top Law News Can’t formulate draft MoP for appointing judges, Centre to SC November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The government, whose bid to replace the collegium system was thwarted recently, was today entrusted by the Supreme Court with the task of framing a draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for future appointments in higher judiciary after considering all suggestions on the issue.The apex court’s direction, entrusting the major role to the Centre, however, faced […] Read more » Can't formulate draft MoP for appointing judges Centre government Centre to SC Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Hindu woman, Christian man’s marriage not valid if either does November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Marriage between a Hindu woman and a Christian man is not legally valid if either of them does not convert, the Madras High Court on Thursday held. Dismissing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the woman’s parents, justices P R Shivakumar and V S Ravi said if the couple wanted to solemnise the marriage as […] Read more » Christian man's marriage not valid if either does featured Hindu woman Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Probe plaint against Devgn for pan masala ad: Court to police November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Thane has directed police to inquire into a complaint filed against Ajay Devgn, seeking to book the Bollywood actor under charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, for promoting a pan masala on television. Advocate Amar Shribad filed the complaint in the Bhiwandi court on October 14, urging to book Devgn under culpable […] Read more » Ajay Devgn Court featured Law Legal News pan masala ad Probe plaint against Devgn for pan masala ad: Court to police
Top Law News Police opposes AAP govt’s stand in HC November 18, 2015 / November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment AAP government’s plea that it should be allowed to perform functions like licensing, traffic management, passport verification and creating a state disaster response force, was opposed by the city police in the Delhi High Court today. Maintaining that its role “cannot be segregated in terms of core and non-core policing”, the Delhi Police said the Delhi […] Read more » AAP Delhi government Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Police opposes AAP govt's stand in HC
Top Law News Orissa HC relief for medicos of default medical college November 18, 2015 / November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a major relief to 124 students of Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi, the Orissa High Court today directed the state government to adjust the medicos in other government and private medical colleges to enable them to complete their unfinished course. Notwithstanding Odisha government’s reluctance, the High Court agreed with the suggestions made by […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News medical college Orissa Orissa HC relief for medicos of default medical college Orissa High Court