Top Law News Court for training of cops challaning traffic violators July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has taken the traffic cops to task for being oblivious to the decades old Motor Vehicles Act and asked the senior officials of the Delhi Police traffic department to give training to them. The court gave the order while dealing with a case in which a police officer had challaned a person […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News traffic violators training of cops
High Profile Cases Minority tag of AMU: Govt to withdraw plea against HC verdict July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government has told the Supreme Court that it will withdraw its appeal, filed by the erstwhile UPA government, challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict holding that the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is not a minority institution. “We (government) have filed an affidavit stating that we will withdraw the appeal,” Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said, adding […] Read more » Court featured Govt to withdraw plea against Allahabad HC verdict Law Legal News Minority tag of AMU
Top Law News Bombay HC raps MCGM for illegally razing lifeguard structure at beach July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today ticked off the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for its “high-handedness” in “illegally” demolishing a lifeguard work-station at the suburban Juhu beach and directed the civic chief to initiate an inquiry against the errant officers. A division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayed asked MCGM […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News raps MCGM
Criminal Law News CBI seeks time to file affidavit against Peter’s bail plea July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The CBI today sought time to file its affidavit in response to a bail application filed by former media baron Peter Mukherjea, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of his wife Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter Sheena Bora. The Central Bureau of Investigation today told Justice Revati Mohite Dere that it would require time to […] Read more » affidavit CBI Court Criminal news featured Law legalnews murder case Peter''s bail plea Sheena Bora case
Top Law News Telangana lower court judges resume duties July 6, 2016 / July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Telangana lower court judges, who had gone on a mass leave last month to protest against the suspension of 11 subordinate court judges by the High Court, today returned to work. The Telangana Judges Association (TJA) had yesterday called off the mass leave protest at an ‘extraordinary general body meeting’ held here, following appeals made […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News lower court judges resume duties mass leave Telangana
Top Law News Govt apathetic towards homes for mentally ill: Court July 6, 2016 / July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Irked over the deplorable condition of stay homes for mental patients here, a Delhi court has rapped authorities for their “apathetic” attitude and lack of sensitivity on the issue, saying this had caused files to move at a snail’s pace in the bureaucratic corridors. Various departments of Delhi Government including the Institute of Human Behaviour […] Read more » Court featured Government homes for mentally ill Law Legal News
Consumer Law News Rs 13 lakh compensation for kin of mishap victim July 6, 2016 / July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The motor accident claims tribunal here has awarded a compensation of over Rs 13 lakh to the kin of a 28-year-old man who was killed in a mishap in 2012. Tribunal member and District Judge K D Vadane recently awarded a compensation of Rs 13.72 lakh with 8 per cent interest to the kin of […] Read more » Court featured insurance Law legalnews mishap victim Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Rs 13 lakh compensation
Top Law News NGT slaps fine on officials of horticulture department July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Pulling up the city horticulture department for failure to plant 2,000 saplings for cutting down 216 trees in a Northeast Delhi colony, the National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 each on two officials for non-compliance of its orders. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, which had ordered the […] Read more » Court featured fine on officials of horticulture department Law legalnews NGT
Top Law News CAT quashes suspension order against IPS officer July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today quashed the state government’s order suspending IPS officer R S Yadav and reducing his pay scale. A division bench of judicial members, M Nagarajan and E K Bharat Bhushan, quashed the order. Yadav was suspended from the post of Superintendent of Police (SP) Gandhinagar, in 2000, following a departmental […] Read more » ahmdabad CAT Central Administrative Tribunal Court featured Law Legal News R S Yada suspension order against IPS officer
Criminal Law News Calcutta HC asks CID to probe extortion involving TMC leader July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today directed CID to investigate a case of extortion in which Trinamool Congress leader in South 24-Parganas district Kaizar Ahmed is an accused. Observing that extortion demands have become an organised crime, Justice Joymalyo Bagchi directed that an officer of the rank of Additional SP would investigate the allegation of demand […] Read more » allegation of demand of extortion money Calcutta High Court CID Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News TMC leader
Top Law News Bombay HC upholds CET for law colleges in Maharashtra July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra Law CET, a common entrance test held last month for admission to law colleges. A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi observed that though the “manner in which the state government conducted the exam left much to be desired”, the […] Read more » Bombay High Court CET for law colleges in Maharashtra Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC raps Google, Yahoo for failing to check pre-birth test ads July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today pulled up online search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for failing to check advertisements pertaining to pre-natal sex determination saying they were patently violating Indian law. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and R Banumathi asked the Centre to convene a meeting of technical experts and the search engines within 10 […] Read more » check pre-birth test ads Court featured Google Law Legal News Supreme Court Yahoo
