Top Law News Bombay HC asks govt what steps taken for women’s safety December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to file an affidavit detailing steps taken by it to provide safety and security to women who travel during late hours either to work or home. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Nutan Sardessai was hearing a public interest litigation of which the high […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Women`s safety
High Profile Cases Uphaar case: Ansals assure court they will not leave India December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal today assured the Supreme Court that they will not leave India till it commences hearing on the plea of the victims’ association of the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy seeking review of its 2015 verdict. The apex court in 2015 had said that real estate barons were required to […] Read more » Ansals assure court they will not leave India Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Uphaar case
Top Law News Website to educate women on their legal rights December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Website to educate women on their legal rights Tasmania-based Women’s Legal Service in collaboration with TRS Law Offices (India) has launched a website for women in the country to educate them about their legal rights. The website, www.girlsgottaknow.in, has different heads such as relationship, employment, partying, renting, money and others. “Women’s Legal Service Tasmania is excited to be collaborating with TRS Law Offices […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News legal rights Tasmania-based Women's Legal Service TRS Law Offices Website to educate women
Top Law News Govt can’t raise dispute with foreign country on pvt claim: Delhi HC December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The widow of a freedom fighter has lost a legal battle to get back the money her husband had deposited in Shanghai while serving in Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army, with Delhi High Court saying government cannot raise a dispute with another country on private claims. “We are of the view that merely because […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Govt can't raise dispute with foreign country on pvt claim Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘Hold camps to verify old age pension beneficiaries’ December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Municipal corporations in the city have been directed by Delhi High Court to organise ward-wise camps to verify beneficiaries of pension schemes for aged and disabled to ensure that financial assistance reaches only those eligible. Justice Manmohan directed the corporations to organise the camps on or before January 10 next year and asked them to […] Read more » camps to verify old age pension beneficiaries Court featured Law Legal News Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Top Law News Child to remain with adoptive parents, orders Calcutta HC December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court has directed that a two-year-old child would remain with a couple who had adopted her, despite the biological mother’s tearful plea to get her back, noting that a lower court had passed the order for adoption of the child. A division bench comprising justices Ashim Kumar Ray and M M Banerjee […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Child to remain with adoptive parents Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC’s national anthem order: Experts have different views December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the national anthem before screening to “instill committed patriotism and nationalism” has received mixed reactions from legal experts with a few terming it as “judiciary’s over-enthusiasm” and others saying playing it and respecting it won’t cause any harm. While former Attorney General and noted lawyer Soli […] Read more » cinema halls to play the national anthem Court featured Law Legal News national anthem order Supreme Court
Top Law News Magistrate can extend detention period upto 180 days: Madras HC December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Magistrate can extend detention period upto 180 days: Madras HC The custody of a person accused of a crime under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act can be extended by a court up to 180 days, provided it is satisfied with the report of the public prosecutor indicating progress in the probe and finds other specific reasons, the Madras High Court has said. A division bench comprising […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court grants bail to Iranian national in USD 200 theft case December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A city court today granted bail to an Iranian national who was arrested in connection with theft of USD 200 from a money changer in Southeast Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain enlarged Davoud Zare on bail, who was in judicial custody since November 25, on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 and a cash […] Read more » Court Court grants bail to Iranian national Criminal news Davoud Zare featured Law Legal News theft case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Complaint against Farooq,Omar for alleged objectionable remark December 3, 2016 / December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A complaint has been filed in a court here against former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, alleging that Farooq had made anti-national remarks during a TV show recently. Bundu Khan, a resident of Mira Sarai, filed the plea in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Aslam […] Read more » alleged objectionable remark Complaint against Farooq and Omar Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 35,000 lawyers abstain from judicial work in J’khand December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Over 35,000 lawyers of state today abstained from judicial work to express solidarity to a day-long pen down strike called by Jharkhand Bar Council in protest against the firing by miscreants in the Jamshedpur Bar Association building on Wednesday last. JMM leader-cum-contractor Upendra Singh, 56, was shot dead in the incident that took place in […] Read more » 35000 lawyers abstain from judicial work Court featured Jharkhand Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Plea ag’st CIC refusal to give info on Tata-Docomo December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court against the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) refusal to provide information regarding Tata Sons application to RBI in connection with purchase of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo’s stake in Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL). The application in CIC under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had also […] Read more » Central Information Commission's CIC refusal Court featured Law Legal News plea Tata Teleservices Ltd. Tata-Docomo
