Top Law News Allocation of a coal block amounts to largesse: SC August 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today said that allocation of a coal block by the Centre amounts to grant of largesse, rejecting government contention that it is only a first statutory step. “The allocation of coal block by the Central Government results in the selection of beneficiary which entitles the beneficiary to get the prospecting licence or […] Read more » Allocation of a coal block amounts Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News MP HC upholds life term to rapist August 26, 2014 / August 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court today upheld the life imprisonment awarded by a lower court 11 years ago to a man for attacking a minor girl’s private parts with a knife and then raping her. The sentence was ratified by a division bench of Justice S K Seth and Justice P K Jaiswal. (Source: PTI) […] Read more » Justice P K Jaiswal Justice S K Seth Madhya Pradesh High Cour MP HC upholds life term to rapist news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Indian Mujahideen men used social networking sites for communication: Police August 25, 2014 / August 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives extensively used social networking sites like Facebook and other e-mail chats to communicate with each other, including with its co-founder Riyaz Bhatkal, to execute their terror plans, Delhi Police has told a court here. “The accused persons disclosed a number of Nimbuzz IDs, Yahoo IDs, Paltalk IDs, Gmail IDs and Facebook […] Read more » IM IM used social networking sites for communication Indian Mujahideen New Delhi news Riyaz Bhatkal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News PIL seeks ban on govt ads, HC asks State to explain August 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a reply to a PIL, which seeks to ban government advertisements in print and electronic media ahead of the forthcoming state Assembly polls. Hearing the PIL, a bench of justices Abhay Oka and G S Kulkarni on Wednesday asked the state to file a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Abhay Oka justice G S Kulkarni news PIL seeks ban on govt ads todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Two charge sheeted in SHO murder case in Muzaffarnagar August 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A charge sheet has been filed in a local court here against the two accused in the murder case of SHO of Phugana village in the district. The charge sheet was filed against Jyoti Mishra and her brother Prashant Mishra in the local court last evening. The duo have been accused of murdering Station House […] Read more » charge sheeted in SHO murder case news SHO murder case todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SHO, SI get 3-yr jail for taking money August 25, 2014 / August 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two Delhi Police officials, including a SHO, have been sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by a court here for taking “protection money” from unauthorised restaurants and cafes. The court said due to the misuse of positions by public servants, mushrooming of such cafes are encouraged. Special judge Narottam Kaushal held Surya Prakash Rawat, the […] Read more » According to Anti-Corruption Branch Delhi Police Judge Narottam Kaushal news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Railways asked to pay for changin’ reservation status August 25, 2014 / August 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian Railways has been asked by a consumer forum in New Delhi to pay Rs. 25,000 to a man for changing his reservation status at the last moment before the journey and failing to accommodate him. New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C.K. Chaturvedi, asked Railways to pay the amount to Chandigarh-based […] Read more » consumer redressal forum Indian Railways news todays news todays top news Top news
Consumer Law News Top Law News DJB told to collect cess from water-packaging companies August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to collect a water cess of Rs.50,000 per year from all water-packaging industries in Bawana and Narela here for extracting groundwater from its inception till December 31, 2012. The order was passed by the Tribunal after noting that these industries had failed to pay […] Read more » cess from water-packaging companies
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News PK row: Court asks Aamir Khan to reply to suit against nude pose August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A civil court has asked Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to file a reply to a civil suit filed against him seeking a ban on the poster and release of film ‘PK’, where he is seen in the buff standing on railway tracks with a radio. The direction was given by Civil Judge M S Sharma […] Read more » Aamir Khan to reply to suit against nude pose PK row
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC dismisses plea challenging recovery proceedings August 24, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging recovery proceedings initiated by a bank under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act against a borrower but gave liberty to the latter to avail remedy provided under the Act before concerned debt recovery tribunal within two weeks. (Source:PTI) Read more » plea challenging recovery proceedings Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
Family Law News Top Law News Madras HC orders police protection to Rajasthan girl who fears honour killing August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras high court on Friday ordered police protection, if necessary, to a Rajasthan girl who apprehended honour killing at the hands of her own family members. Manju, 19, married a Tamil youth from Coimbatore in April this year and she was taken to Rajasthan by her parents by force later. A division bench of […] Read more » honour killing inter-caste marriage Justice P N Prakash Justice S Rajeswaran police protection to Rajasthan girl who fears honour killing
Top Law News SC to pronounce verdict on Coal block allocation on Monday August 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of petitions seeking quashing of coal blocks allocation during the previous UPA regime. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha has examined the allegations about alleged irregularities in the allocation of around 194 coal blocks without following proper guidelines. […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha justices M B Lokur Kurian Joseph verdict on Coal block allocation
