Criminal Law News Nido Tania case: Victim’s father moves HC over dropped charges January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh and father of Nido Tania, a youth who died early last year after he was allegedly beaten up by some persons at Lajpat Nagar here, has moved the against the trial court’s decision to drop the charges under the SC/ST Act against the accused. Nido Pavitra has moved the […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Mendiratta Delhi High Court Juvenile Justice Board Nido Tania case Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
Bar, Bench & Firm News Cannot encroach into policy matters of government: Delhi High Court December 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to make available generic medicines and medical treatment to the public at a reasonable cost, saying that it “cannot encroach into policy matters of Central government”. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw held that the Centre […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw policy matters of government
Top Law News Delhi High Court refuses to ban astrology-based TV shows December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused to prohibit astrology-based shows on television while saying it was not in its domain to prescribe what the programming code should be. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw, which was hearing a petition filed by NGO Sai Lok Kalyan Sanstha, said since […] Read more » astrology-based TV shows Cable Television Network Regulation Act Delhi High Court Information and Broadcasting Ministry NGO Sai Lok Kalyan Sanstha provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedy Act
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Police wrong to bar apparel maker from tender for uniforms: HC December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today told the city police that “the substratum” of its decision to debar an apparel making firm from the tender for supply of trousers, shirts and T-shirts for its personnel “is wrong”.Delhi police had issued a show cause notice to Fashion Fusion as well as debarred it from the tender process […] Read more » debar an apparel making firm Delhi High Court Fashion Fusion Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul Mafatlal Industries Ltd show cause notice to Fashion Fusion wrong to bar apparel maker from tender
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC reserves verdict on PIL for free books & uniform to EWS kids December 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a PIL seeking grant of free books and uniform to children belong to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category admitted to private unaided schools. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul reserved its judgement after hearing arguments of the Directorate of Education […] Read more » advocate Khagesh Jha Delhi High Court Economically Weaker Sections EWS Justice Siddharth Mridul Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed NGO Social Jurist Right to Education Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ban on Comedy Central transmission: HC dismisses plea November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld the Centre’s decision to stop for 10 days transmission of entertainment channel Comedy Central for airing shows having “obscene” and “vulgar” dialogues besides being derogatory to women, observing these may influence the future generation. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, while dismissing the […] Read more » Ban on Comedy Central transmission Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Prohibition of transmission
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC sets aside prosecution of lawyer & assistant in bribery case November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has quashed a trial court decision for prosecution of a lawyer and his assistant in a 2009 briberycase allegedly involving the then Chairperson of Company Law Board R Vasudevan for getting a favourable order. The High Court set aside the order of the trial court by which advocate Ankur Chawla and […] Read more » advocate Ankur Chawla assistant Vikas Shukla Delhi High Court illegal gratification of Rs 10 lakhs for passing a favourable order Prevention of Corruption Act prosecution of lawyer & assistant
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC asks legal magazine to publish apology November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed a legal news magazine to publish and put up in its website that it tendered an unconditional apology for the allegations made against the son of a judge of the court. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw directed the publication to print in […] Read more » allegations made against the son of a judge Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court seeks BCI response over barring DU law graduates November 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought responses of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and Delhi Bar Council (DBC) on a plea challenging the apex law body’s order barring DU law graduates from being enrolled as advocates. Justice Manmohan issued notices to BCI, DBC, Delhi University (DU) and its Faculty of Law and sought the […] Read more » advocate Naushad Ahmad Khan Bar Council of India BCI BCI response over barring DU law graduates Chief Justice G Rohini DBC Delhi Bar Council Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Legal Education Rules 2008 plea was filed by law student Tarun Narang
Bar, Bench & Firm News Verdict on political advertisements on autos to come soon: Delhi High Court November 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has said that it is likely to pronounce its verdict “in a week or so” on a plea by autorickshaw drivers who are seeking quashing of the city government’s guideline banning “political advertisements” on public service vehicles. A bench, headed by Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, said “the judgement would be delivered […] Read more » Delhi government's standing counsel Zubeda Begum Delhi High Court guideline banning political advertisements Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Verdict on political advertisements Verdict on political advertisements on autos to come soon
Criminal Law News Child rape & murder: 56-yr-old’s death penalty commuted to life November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 56-year-old man, facing gallows for brutally raping and murdering a three-year-old girl, has been spared death penalty by the Delhi High Court which has commuted it into life term. The court considered a report of probation officer (PO) on possibilities of reformation and rehabilitation of convict Bharat Singh and concluded that he can be “reformed”. […] Read more » Child rape & murder Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Justice S. Muralidhar
Top Law News Teachers’ recruitment scam:Chautalas’ bail extended August 23, 2014 / August 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday extended till September 5 and 19 respectively the interim bails of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his MLA son Ajay Chautala,who have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the teachers recruitment scam case. A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul also extended the interim bail […] Read more » Delhi High Court former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala INLD MLA Sher Singh Badshami Justice Siddharth Mridul MLA Ajay Chautala news Teachers' recruitment scam todays news todays top news Top news
