Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News CBI Report on Scorpene Deal Can’t be Shared With Private Parties’: Government November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has told Delhi High Court that it cannot share any information with a private party on the Rs 19,000 crore French submarine Scorpene deal in which kickbacks were allegedly paid to several middlemen. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by Additional Solicitor General […] Read more » CBI Report on Scorpene Deal featured Scorpene Deal Scorpene Deal Can't be Shared With Private Parties
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Disciplinary action: HC directs BCI to take a decision on PIL November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to take a decision within a week on a plea seeking to transfer the disciplinary proceedings against 14 lawyers of the Madurai Bar suspended by the Council to Bengaluru. A division bench, comprising Justice R.Sudhakar and Justice V M Velumani, […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI Disciplinary action featured Justice R.Sudhakar Justice V M Velumani Madurai Bench of Madras High Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Rash driving: Constable gets Rs 3.4L compensation November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi police constable, who suffered grievous injuries after being hit by a rashly driven car, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 3.4 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed New India Assurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay Rs 3,42,642 to north-Delhi resident DineshKumar […] Read more » Constable gets Rs 3.4L compensation featured MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal The New India Assurance Company Ltd
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC seeks action on providing additional area for co-op courts November 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to spell out the steps it proposes to take to hand over additional area required for co-operative courts in the city. The division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi on October 27 heard a bunch of public interest litigations highlighting the lack of infrastructure […] Read more »
Top Law News HC asks SRA to survey illegal transfer of tenements November 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to carry out a survey of the allotments made in all its schemes in the city and find out illegal transfers of tenements by the allottees. The direction was passed recently by the division bench of Justices VL Achilya and Abhay Oka in response […] Read more » featured illegal transfer of tenements Justice Abhay Oka Justice VL Achilya NGO Janhit Manch Slum Rehabilitation Authority SRA
Top Law News Why you want celebrities for Chhath Puja? HC asks Bihari Front November 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked city-based Bihari Front as to why it wants to invite celebrities for taking part in rituals during Chhath Puja. Justice V L Achliya was hearing a petition filed by ‘Bihari Front’, of which former MP Sanjay Nirupam is also a member, challenging an order passed by the Collector of […] Read more » Advocate Anirudh Garge celebrities for Chhath Puja featured Justice V L Achliya petition filed by 'Bihari Front'
Family Law News Top Law News Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal: HC November 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly 50 years after Tamil Nadu government legalised “self-respect” marriages which are conducted without a priest the Madras High Court has upheld the amendment made in the year 1968 to simplify Hindu marriages. Dismissing a PIL filed by A Asuvathaman, an advocate, against the amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act, the first bench comprising Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured HC Hindu Marriages Act Justice T S Sivagnanam legalising self-respect marriages Marriages without priest Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal PIL filed by A Asuvathaman
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Questions Centre for Opposing French Woman’s Release November 9, 2015 / November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has questioned the government’s stand of opposing the release of a French woman facing extradition on charges of involvement in the assassination of a Chilean senator in 1991. A bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph quizzed the Centre over its contradictory stand of allowing two Italian marines, accused of shooting dead two […] Read more » featured French Woman's Release Justice Kurian Joseph Opposing French Woman's Release
Top Law News HC notice to explosives controller on road transport of LPG November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has issued notices to Chief Controller of Explosives and other bodies on a PIL seeking to appoint an independent agency to verify licences issued by Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for carrying LPG in vehicles on roads. The HC asked PESO and other bodies to file response in this regard […] Read more » Bombay High Court explosives controller explosives controller on road transport featured HC notice to explosives controller on road Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi Justice V.M. Kanade PESO Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation road transport of LPG
Consumer Law News Top Law News HC refuses to stop Gillete razor ad starring Deepika Padukone November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused to stop a Gillette razor advertisement starring Deepika Padukone on a plea by Reckitt Benckiser which claimed the ad disparages its hair removal cream and was affecting its business. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued notice to Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Health Care […] Read more » ad starring Deepika Padukone featured Gillete razor ad HC refuses to stop Gillete razor ad justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed
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
