Top Law News Compensating rape victim is govt’s obligation, not charity: Bombay HC March 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rape victims are not beggars and giving compensation to women victims of crime is the state’s obligation and not charity, the Bombay High Court said today, terming the Maharashtra government’s attitude as “ruthless”. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing a petition filed by a 14-year-old rape […] Read more » Bombay High Court Compensating rape victim is govt's obligation Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News “Expedite process to install VC facility in courts” February 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure over Maharashtra government’s failure to complete the process of installing video conference (VC) facility in all courts across the state. In December 2016, a division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade had directed the state Home department to ensure that all courts in the state have video […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court failure to complete the process of installing video conference facility in all courts featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Environment Law News Top Law News Bombay HC extends by 2 weeks stay on felling of trees for Metro line February 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today extended by two weeks the stay granted on felling of trees to pave the way for Seepz-Colaba Metro line project in the city on a plea alleging environmental damage. The stay was granted by a bench of Chief Justice Dr Manjula Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni. Veena Verma and […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News stay on felling of trees for Metro line
Top Law News ‘What’s the point of progress if kids are malnourished’ February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said Maharashtra’s progress and prosperity is pointless when 50 per cent of children in the state are malnourished and below the poverty line. The court also observed that the government has not taken any serious steps to address the problem. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra malnourished kids
Top Law News Goa govt’s view sought over SC judgement February 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Goa government to inform it of its stand in view of the Supreme Court judgement making it mandatory to convene a session of the Legislative Assembly within six months of its last sitting. The division bench of the court here asked the Goa government to come forward with […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Goa government Judgement Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC grants interim relief to Sharma in Kabbadi league case February 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to sports commentator Charu Sharma, the Bombay High Court has directed the city police not to file a charge sheet against him in a cheating case wherein a former Kabbadi player has accused him of “hijacking” his idea of Pro-Kabbadi League. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Anuja […] Read more » Bombay High Court Charu Sharma Court featured Kabbadi league case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Jiah case: HC dismisses Rabia’s plea against CBI charge sheet February 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition filed by Rabia Khan, mother of late actor Jiah Khan, challenging the CBI’s charge sheet terming Jiah’s death as suicide and not homicide, paving the way for trial to commence against Sooraj Pancholi in the case. Actor Sooraj Pancholi is charged with abetment of Jiah’s suicide. A […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Jiah case Law Legal News Rabia's plea against CBI charge sheet
Top Law News Can’t ban rallies in democracy: HC to Maha govt February 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Stating that public rallies and morchas cannot be banned as they are an inherent part of democracy, the Bombay High Court today ordered the Maharashtra government to bring a policy to regulate them so that they do not cause any hindrance to common people. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P R […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Issue guidelines for parties over illegal banners: Bombay HC tells EC February 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Election Commission to impose conditions on political parties at the time of their registration that they would not indulge in defacement of properties as per the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act and laws governing skysigns and advertisements. The high court also asked the EC to consider issuing […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Election Commission featured illegal banners Law Legal News political parties
High Profile Cases Don’t have recording of conspiracy meeting attended by Sadhvi February 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a twist to the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, the NIA today told the Bombay High Court it did not know if recordings or transcripts existed of a conspiracy meeting in Bhopal, as claimed by Maharashtra ATS, to plot the crime which prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur allegedly attended. Maharashtra ATS, which earlier […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Maharashtra ATS Malegaon bomb blast case NIA Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur
High Profile Cases Bombay HC orders to defreeze accounts of Indira Jaisingh’s NGO January 31, 2017 / January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has ordered defreezing of the domestic and non-FCRA bank accounts of ‘Lawyers Collective’, an NGO run by former Additional Solicitor General of India Indira Jaisingh, observing that FCRA “does not provide for a government to stifle the very functioning of individuals or associations”. Justice M S Sonak in an interim order […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court FCRA featured Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act HC orders to defreeze accounts of Indira Jaisingh's NGO Indira Jaisingh Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘Police should be proactive in tackling cyber crime’ January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said cyber crime and websites indulging in objectionable services are a problem for the society at large, and police should be proactive in addressing the issues and initiating action. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and G S Kulkarni was hearing a PIL filed by city resident Ali […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court cyber crime featured Law Legal News PIL police
