Top Law News Explore possibility of banning Blue Whale game : Madras HC September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a serious view of the Blue Whale Challenge game, the Madras High Court today directed the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilities of banning it. Initiating suo motu proceedings in the matter, Justices K K Sasidharan and G R Swaminathan of Madurai bench issued notice to the Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary […] Read more » Blue Whale game Central Government Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
Environment Law News NGT raps AAP govt for killing people under hill of garbage September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today issued show cause notices to the Delhi government, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and others over the Ghazipur landfill collapse in which two persons were killed. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar rapped the AAP government and civic bodies for not discharging their statutory obligations. “Why did you […] Read more » AAP government Court Environment Law News featured killing people under hill of garbage Legal News NGT
Top Law News Naveen Jindal, others granted bail in coal scam case September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Industrialist Naveen Jindal and others were today granted bail by a special court in a case related to the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief to them on a personal bond of Rs one lakh each and one surety of like amount. The court has now […] Read more » Coal scam case Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Madras HC directs holding of TN civic polls by November 17 September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission to complete the local body elections by November 17. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar ordered the SEC to issue by September 18 the notification for the elections, originally slated to be held in October last year, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu TN civic polls
Top Law News Second defamation suit by Jaitley: HC imposes cost on Kejriwal September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today imposed another Rs 5,000 as cost on Arvind Kejriwal over delay in filing his reply to a fresh Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley over use of an objectionable word allegedly by the CM’s former lawyer. Joint Registrar Pankaj Gupta directed Kejriwal, who was earlier […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Second defamation suit by Jaitley
Top Law News Calling woman “chammakchallo” amounts to insulting her modesty September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The use of the Hindi word “chhammakchhallo” may seem cool in a Bollywood song, but its use in real life can land you in legal trouble. A court in Thane has held that the use of the word amounts to “insulting a woman’s modesty”. Incidentally, the word was part of a hit song in the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Thane
Environment Law News High Profile Cases No garbage to be dumped in Ghazipur and Bhalaswa landfill sites September 3, 2017 / September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No fresh garbage will be dumped in Ghazipur and Bhalaswa landfill sites, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today after meeting Lt Governor Anil Baijal. Earlier in the day, the Lt Governor’s office said garbage dumping in east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site has been banned with immediate effect and it is likely to be cleared […] Read more » East Delh featured Ghazipur landfill No fresh garbage will be dumped at Bhalswa landfill sites No fresh garbage will be dumped at Ghazipur landfill sites No garbage to be dumped in Ghazipur and Bhalaswa
Top Law News MBBS: HC asks Centre to include student in waiting list as NRI September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to include a student, seeking admission to MBBS course through NEET as an NRI candidate though he appeared for the entrance exam as a resident candidate, in the waiting list for deemed universities. Justice Vibhu Bakhru said that this would enable the student to approach the deemed […] Read more » advocate Pradeep Kumar Arya Centre to include student in waiting list as NRI Delhi High Court featured HC Justice Vibhu Bakhru MBBS MBBS course through NEET National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET
Top Law News Seeking bank employees’ personal info exempted under RTI: SC September 3, 2017 / September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that seeking information about individual bank employees which were personal in nature and devoid of any public interest, was exempted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The court made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Canara Bank challenging an order of the Kerala High Court directing it […] Read more » Central Information Commission CIC featured Justice A M Sapre Justice R.K. Agrawal personal info exempted under RTI Right to Information Act RTI RTI Act. SC Seeking bank employees
Environment Law News Top Law News Stubble burning: NGT asks 4 states to show cases of farmers given incentive September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to submit before it specific cases of small farmers being given incentive to desist them from burning crop residue in a bid to prevent air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the four northern states […] Read more » farmers farmers incentive featured incentive NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar Stubble burning The National Green Tribunal
Criminal Law News Family Law News Top Law News Dowry death : HC sends husband, father-in-law in Tihar jail September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man and his father have been sentenced to varying jail terms of life imprisonment and 10 years by the Delhi High Court in the dowry death case of his wife, who ended her life after consuming pesticide. The high court upheld the conviction and sentence of the father-son duo, who were held guilty of […] Read more » cruelly dowry death featured harassing harassing and cruelly treating the woman for dowry Tihar Jail
Criminal Law News Family Law News Top Law News HC seeks govt reply on plea to fast-track child custody cases September 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking direction to formulate guidelines for expeditiously resolving issues of custody and maintenance concerning minors arising from the now rampant practice of “inter-parental child abduction”. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar has issued notice to the […] Read more » Art of Learning Foundation child custody child custody cases fast-track child custody cases featured HC PIL
