Top Law News Madras HC notice to TN govt on plea seeking for reservation of transgender in govt jobs December 12, 2018 / December 12, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHENNAI: Madras high court has ordered notice to Tamil Nadu state government on a plea seeking special reservation for transgenders in appointments for government jobs. Justice S Vimala passed the order on the plea moved by P Sudha, a transsexual and resident of Chennai. Though transgenders have been identified as the third gender, no proper welfare measures are […] Read more » featured Justice S Vimala reservation of transgender in govt jobs
Top Law News ‘Won’t hesitate from another surgical strike if need arises’ December 11, 2018 / December 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu has said the security forces would not hesitate to launch another surgical strike against terrorists if the need to do so arises. “The surgical strike on militant launchpads across the border was a show of strength by our armed forces and we won’t hesitate to do […] Read more » Lt Gen Devraj Anbu surgical strike against terrorists
Top Law News SC dismisses PIL challenging dissolution of J&K Assembly by Governor December 11, 2018 / December 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik. “We are not inclined to interfere (with the decision of the Governor),” a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by BJP […] Read more » BJP leader Gagan Bhagat Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Governor Satya Pal Malik. Justice S.K. Kaul
Top Law News HC seeks Centre’s reply to PIL for entry of women into Nizamuddin shrine December 11, 2018 / December 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Centre, the AAP government and police on a PIL seeking entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah here. Apart from the Centre, the Delhi government and police, a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao also […] Read more » entry of women in Nizamuddin shrine Nizamuddin shrine
Top Law News Can special consideration be shown to man with skin disorder: Delhi High Court December 11, 2018 / December 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre whether a man suffering from a rare skin disorder can be allowed to use solar control film on his vehicle as a “special consideration”. “Can’t you give him a special consideration,” a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Prateek Jalan asked the Centre, which has sought […] Read more » justices S Ravindra Bhat Justice Prateek Jalan
Top Law News Special reservation for transgenders in appointments for government jobs in Tamil Nadu. December 11, 2018 / December 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a plea seeking special reservation for transgenders in appointments for government jobs. The notice was issued by Justice S Vimala on a plea moved by a Chennai resident P Sudha, a transsexual. The petitioner submitted that reservation is provided for […] Read more »
Top Law News Calcutta High Court denies Permission to BJP’s Rath Yatra in Bengal’s Cooch Behar December 7, 2018 / December 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday 6 December, denied permission to the BJP for a ‘rath yatra’ which was scheduled to take place from Cooch Behar district on Friday. BJP chief Amit Shah was to flag off the mega rally that was supposed to cover a number of districts across the state. The single bench of Justice Tapabrata […] Read more » featured Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty
Top Law News Uttarakhand HC dismisses plea seeking ban on Kedarnath for hurting religious sentiments December 7, 2018 / December 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment UTTARAKHAND: The Uttarakhand High Court Thursday dismissed a PIL filed against Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput starrer Kedarnathfor allegedly hurting religious sentiments and ‘lowering the dignity’ of the eponymous deity. The Uttarakhand government has now decided not to impose any prohibition on the screening of the film. Set against the backdrop of the 2013 deluge, the […] Read more » featured Kedarnath
Top Law News Nirav Modi’s illegal bungalow in Alibaug to be razed: Maha govt to HC December 7, 2018 / December 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that Nirav Modi’s bungalow at Alibaug beach has been razed by the state authorities. State government counsel PB Kakade told a bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice MS Karnik that it also intends to demolish 58 other private properties for which notices have been served. […] Read more » Chief Justice Naresh Patil Justice MS Karnik Nirav Modi
Top Law News CBI top 2 were fighting like cats we watched with amazement: Centre defends tells SC December 5, 2018 / December 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the top two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation Alok Verma and his deputy, Rakesh Asthana were fighting like cats, and was becoming critical and matter of public debate asserting it was forced to strip CBI director Alok Verma on leave. “Slamming both Verma and special CBI director […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi featured
Top Law News AgustaWestland Scam: ‘Middleman’ Christian Michel to be produced before CBI court December 5, 2018 / December 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Fourteen days after the Supreme Court of Dubai passed an order to extradite AgustaWestland the UAE has extradited Christian Michel to India the alleged middleman in the multimillion-dollar AgustaWestland helicopter deal. The 54-year-old is wanted in the Rs. 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, which involves the purchase of 12 luxury helicopters for use by the President, Prime […] Read more » AgustaWestland scam featured
Top Law News SC approves Centre’s draft witness protection scheme December 5, 2018 / December 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The draft witness protection scheme of the Central government was on Wednesday approved by the Supreme Court and asked all the states to implement it till the Parliament comes out with a legislation. A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri said that they have made some changes in the scheme. The issue of witness protection scheme […] Read more » featured Justice AK Sikri
