Top Law News Finalise standards for lead in PVC pipes within 2 months: National Green Tribunal March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to finalise within two months the standards for using lead in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes which are commonly used in most buildings. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to finalise a draft notification within the […] Read more » Finalise standards for lead in PVC pipes National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel PVC pipes
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear on April 8 pleas challenging Centre’s decision on 10 per cent quota March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear on April 8 a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to economically weaker sections across all classes. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer said it would […] Read more » 10 per cent quota 10 per cent quota reservation 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to economically weaker sections across all classes 10 percent reservation to economically weaker sections across all classes Justices S A Bobde S A Nazeer Supreme Court
Top Law News National Green Tribunal refuses to review order slapping 5Lakh fine on schools and colleges March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Thursday refused to review its order slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on schools and colleges which have failed to install rain water harvesting systems on their premises. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said the execution of the order of the tribunal had not been […] Read more » Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore National Green Tribunal Rs 5 lakh each on schools and colleges which have failed to install rain water harvesting systems on their premises
Top Law News Arvind Kejriwal’s bribery remarks : Election Commission says will give advance notice before taking action. March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday gave an undertaking in the Delhi High Court that an advance notice will be given to Arvind Kejriwal before taking any action, including derecognition of his Aam Aadmi Party, for his alleged bribery remarks during Goa Assembly election campaign in 2017. Justice Yogesh Khanna took on record the statement […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal's bribery remarks Election Commission
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea to bar candidates from contesting from more than one seat March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear after two weeks a plea which has sought to restrict a candidate from contesting from more than one constituency in a general election. The matter was mentioned for early listing of the plea before a bench of Justices S A Bobde, M M Shantanagoudar and S Abdul […] Read more » Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay bar candidates from contesting bar candidates from contesting from more than one seat Election Commission Justice S Abdul Nazeer M M Shantanagoudar S A Bobde
Top Law News College student moves Bombay High Court to abort foetus, cites ‘fragile’ mental health March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the dean of JJ Group of Hospitals here to constitute a panel of doctors to assess the mental health condition of a 20-year-old college student, who has approached the court seeking to terminate her pregnancy. The petitioner is in 23rd week of pregnancy, which is a result of a […] Read more » advocate Neha Philip Bombay High Court to abort foetus college girl approached BHC college girl to abort foetus
Top Law News The Supreme Court sentences lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara to 3 months jail for contempt of Court and suspends term after apology. March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday sentenced lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara to three months in jail for contempt of court and attempting to browbeat judges in a matter related to designation of senior advocates. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran suspended the sentence taking note of the unconditional apology tendered by him as […] Read more » justice R F Nariman Justice Vineet Saran lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara
Top Law News Gujarat High Court disposes MLA Bhagvan Baradplea on disqualification March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday said it will not interfere with the Election Commission order declaring bypoll for Talala Assembly seat in the state following disqualification of Congress MLA Bhagvan Barad. The division bench of Justices S R Brahmbhatt and V B Mayani disposed of Barad’s petition challenging the Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi’s order disqualifying him […] Read more » disqualification of Congress MLA Bhagvan Barad MLA Bhagvan Barad Talala Assembly constituency
Top Law News DRDO achievement pride for nation and let us not play politics on it: Ram Madhav March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Opposition accusing Prime Minister Modi of trying to get electoral mileage by announcing amid the poll process the successful testing of India’s anti-satellite missile ability, the BJP Wednesday cautioned political parties against playing “politics on the issue”. Terming DRDO scientists achievement as a “pride” of the nation, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav […] Read more » Defence Research Development Organisation DRDO DRDO achievement DRDO achievement pride for nation no politics on DRDO achievement Ram Madhav
Top Law News Will Judicial Declaration Of A Person As A Foreigner Stand Superseded If His Name Is Included In NRC? SC Commences Hearing. March 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday was faced with the question whether judicial determination of a person being a foreigner would stand superseded if the name of the same person is included in the draft/final NRC. The question was being considered by a Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Judicial Declaration Of A Person Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal
Top Law News The Right To Know About Criminal Contestants. March 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 8163 candidates out of 8230 candidates who have contested in the Lok Sabha 2014 Elections and discovered: Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 8163 candidates analysed, 1398 (17%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 7810 […] Read more » ADR Association for Democratic Reforms Candidates with Criminal Cases Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases National Election Watch new Section 33B
Top Law News Judge Can’t Recuse From A Case Merely Because His Father Appeared In It For The State Earlier: Sikkim High Court. March 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “In my view, it is the duty of a Judge to hear every matter placed before him without fear or favour” The Sikkim High Court rejected an application of a District Judge who wanted to recuse from a case on the ground that his father who was an Additional Advocate General, had appeared for the […] Read more » Chief Justice Vijai Kumar Bist Judge Can't Recuse From A Case Sikkim High Court
