Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News Lok Adalats eased courts’ pressure, decided 8.2 cr cases:Judge November 9, 2015 / November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The already over-burdened judiciary has been aided by the alternate dispute redressal mechanism of Lok Adalats which have decided 8.25 crore pre-litigation and pending cases in over 15.14 sittings in the last two decades, senior Supreme Court judge TS Thakur said on Monday. Justice Thakur, the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) who […] Read more » biggest litigant in the judicial system featured Legal News lok adalats Lok Adalats eased courts' pressure Supreme Court judge TS Thakur
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Effective legal system needed for equal access to justice: CJI November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Effective legal system needed for equal access to justice: CJI A robust, effective and democratised legal system is necessary to ensure every citizen an equal access to justice, Chief Justice of India Justice HL Dattu has said. “A robust and effective legal system, that fearlessly upholds the rule of law, is one of the foundational pillars of a democracy. “However, it is of equal importance […] Read more » access to justice Chief Justice of India Justice HL Dattu CJI Effective legal system needed featured HL Dattu Patron-in-Chief of National Legal Services Authority top legal news
Top Law News Don’t seek bank guarantee to clear gold imports : High Court to Customs November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indian jewellers who import gold ornaments from Indonesia under a free trade agreement have a cause for cheer ahead of Diwali, with Delhi High Court directing customs authorities not to go by a recent government circular to clear their consignments but do so in accordance with the existing regulations. While the regulations say 20 per […] Read more » Delhi High Court Don't seek bank guarantee to clear gold imports : High Court to Customs featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has stayed a Government decision to ban surrogacy for foreign couples who have already reached the end of the process or are in the crucial stage of treatment. The interim order was delivered on November 3 by vacation bench of Justice Ravi Deshpande on a petition filed […] Read more » Court featured HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples Law Legal News surrogacy for foreign couples
Top Law News Govt flags concerns over legal aid programmes November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government today flagged concerns regarding legal aid programmes, such as inability to meet the high cost of litigation, and promised to do its bit like releasing cess collected to extend free legal assistance to workers of unorganised sector. Addressing a gathering here in the presence of Chief Justice of India designate Justice T S Thakur, […] Read more » Court featured Govt flags concerns over legal aid programmes Law Legal News
Top Law News Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body Concerned over bad condition of roads in Ulhasnagar town in nearby Thane district, the Bombay High Court has asked the municipal body to impose penal and deterrent conditions in tenders or agreements with civil contractors for filling up potholes. Blacklisting contractors who do not carry out the work properly and videography of the repair process […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body
Top Law News HC steps in to help students with learning disability November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Union government to file an affidavit by December 9, informing it about the recommendations it proposes to make for establishing learning disability centres all over Maharashtra. A bench of the court also asked the Maharashtra government to coordinate with the Centre for acquiring funds from it for establishing such […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC steps in to help students with learning disability Kem Hospital Law Legal News Maharashtra Mumbai
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT virtually bars construction on Ganga banks November 5, 2015 / November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today virtually barred construction of buildings 200 metres along the banks of the Ganga in Uttarakhand till further orders to protect pollutants from being discharged into the river. “We direct that no corporation, authority or panchayat shall grant permission for construction of building, houses, hotels or any structures within 200 metres […] Read more » Environment news featured ganga bank Law Legal News NGT NGT virtually bars construction on Ganga banks
Top Law News Complying with SC order on advertisements: AAP November 5, 2015 / November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Aam Aadmi Party government today told Delhi High Court that it was complying with Supreme Court’s directions on government advertisements in “letter and spirit”. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by the Delhi government which also said the Centre was yet to set up […] Read more » APP Complying with SC order on advertisements: AAP Court Delhi government featured Law Legal News supre court
Top Law News Guj HC rejects plea against Modi for poll code breach November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat high court on Thursday upheld a lower court order rejecting a petition filed by an AAP worker against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged poll code breach in 2014, saying that the magistrate had do so in an appropriate manner. Justice JB Pardiwala while upholding the lower court order rejected admission of the […] Read more » Court featured Guj HC rejects plea against Modi for poll code breach Gujarat High Court Narendra Modi poll-code breach
Top Law News Court orders framing of charges against ex-BCI official November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against five persons, including a former Vice- Chairman and an ex-member of Bar Council of India (BCI), in an alleged corruption case. Special CBI Judge Manoj Kumar Nagpal said prima facie various offences including, cheating, criminal conspiracy of the IPC and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption […] Read more » BCI CBI Court Court orders framing of charges against ex-BCI official Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Judge frowns at govt, police counsel slugfest in court November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Disapproving the slugfest between two counsel representing Delhi police, one appointed by the city government and the other by the probe agency, a Delhi High Court judge told them that politics has no place in his court. Justice Siddharth Mridul quoted a Ghalib couplet which meant — ‘the world is a children’s playground before me, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Judge frowns at govt Justice Siddharth Mridul police counsel slugfest in court
