Top Law News Delhi High Court dismisses Ola cabs’ plea against Delhi govts’s ban August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a setback to app-based cab service provider Ola, Delhi High Court today dismissed the company’s plea challenging a single-judge order upholding the city government’s ban on such taxi services. “Appeal dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said. The single-judge in his July 29 interim order had directed Delhi […] Read more » Delhi govt Delhi High Court Delhi High Court dismisses Ola cabs' plea against Delhi govts's ban featured Law Legal News ola Cabs
Top Law News Maran moves Supreme Court against Madras HC’s order cancelling his bail August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s decision to cancel his bail and asking him to surrender in a case related to alleged installation of telephone exchange at his residence A three-judge bench comprising justices T S Thakur, V Gopala Gowda and R Banumathi allowed the […] Read more » Dayanidhi Maran featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Maran moves Supreme Court against Madras HC's order cancelling his bail Supreme Court
Top Law News HC quashes OBC quota for Jats in 2 Raj districts August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rajasthan High Court today quashed a 1999 order granting OBC quota to Jats in Dholpur and Bharatpur districts of the state with prospective effect and directed that the OBC commission review status of all communities in the category within four months. A bench of Chief Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice Ajit Kumar Singh gave the […] Read more » featured HC quashes OBC quota for Jats in 2 Raj districts High Court Law Legal News Rajsthan
Top Law News Witness act may cover whistle-blowers, RTI activists August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government was considering inclusion of whistle-blowers and RTI activists in the proposed Witness Protection Act, it told the Bombay High Court today. While a policy to provide police protection to witnesses in sensitive cases was already in place, a legislation would be framed soon, additional government pleader Nitin Deshpande told the division bench of […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government RTI RTI activists witness Witness act may cover whistle-blowers
Top Law News 1,598 PILs pending before SC; oldest goes back 23 yrs August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There are 1,598 public interest litigations pending before Supreme Court with the oldest of them having been filed 23 years ago, the apex court has said in its response to an RTI query. The oldest pending PIL with WP(C) 537/1992 was filed by Sureshwar D Sinha and relates to water pollution linked to industries, domestic […] Read more » 1 598 PILs pending before SC; oldest goes back 23 yrs Court featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News HC seeks reply from UP govt on PIL on Lokayukta August 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file its counter-affidavit on a PIL challenging the process of selection of a new Lokayukta for the state. A division bench comprising justices Rakesh Tiwari and Mukhtar Ahmed directed the state’s Chief Standing Counsel to produce the affidavit before the court on the next […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured HC seeks reply from UP govt on PIL on Lokayukta Law Legal News Lokayukta UP UP govt
Top Law News DM appears before NGT, submits status report August 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment District Magistrate Vimal Kumar Sharma today appeared before National Green Tribunal (NGT) and submitted status report in connection with the removal of encroachments at water ponds and government lands in flood zones near Hindan River. DM Sharma told that the encroachments over five water ponds situated in the city were removed and unauthorised constructions were […] Read more » DM appears before NGT Environment news featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal national news NGT submits status report
Top Law News HC quashes appointment of engineer recruited by Digvijay govt August 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madhya Pradesh High Court today set aside the appointment of a government sub-engineer made in violation of rules in 1997 when Congress leader Digvijay Singh was chief minister and ordered criminal proceedings against the people involved in the recruitment. A Division Bench also asked the BJP government to look into more such “unlawful appointments” in […] Read more » AICC BJP Congress Court Digvijay Singh featured HC quashes appointment of engineer recruited by Digvijay govt Madhya Pradesh national news Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Top Law News Can’t interfere with verdict upholding eviction: HC to two MPs August 7, 2015 / August 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said that while it was willing to set aside costs imposed upon Congress MPs Kumari Seljaand Ambika Soni, the judgement by which it was held that they were not entitled to accommodation in type-VIII bungalows cannot be interfered with. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath made […] Read more » Ambika Soni Can't interfere with verdict upholding eviction: HC to two MPs DELHI CONGRESS featured kapil sibal Kumari Selja Law Legal News national news Rajya Sabha
Top Law News Potable water for residents of Vasant Vihar: NGT August 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the SDM to hold a meeting with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation within two weeks to resolve the problem of water scarcity in the area. “We direct SDM, Vasant Vihar to hear the applicants in the representative capacity and pass appropriate orders for ensuring that […] Read more » Environment news Legal News NGT Potable water for residents of Vasant Vihar: NGT vasant vihar
Top Law News Three sentenced for life in murder case August 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Moga has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a youth in 2011. Additional Sessions Judge Manju Rana sentenced Sukhpreet Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Gurdeep Singh, all resident of Khosa village, for killing Jugraj Singh. Old enmity was the reason behind the murder. Read more » case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder Three sentenced for life in murder case
Top Law News Meghalaya HC asks Assam DC to appear in person August 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya High Court has directed deputy commissioner of Kamrup Metro in Assam, M Angamuthu, to appear in person tomorrow failing which appropriate warrant will be issued against him. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice T N K Singh directed the official to depose before the court and produce records […] Read more » Assam featured Kamrup Metro Law Legal News Meghalaya HC Meghalaya HC asks Assam DC to appear in person
