Top Law News Child born out of rape entitled to compensation: Delhi HC December 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A child born out of rape is entitled to compensation, independent of any such relief granted to the mother, the Delhi High Court has ruled. The verdict to this effect, in which a man has been sent to jail for his entire “natural life” for raping his minor step-daughter, was delivered after the court noted […] Read more » Child born out of rape entitled to compensation Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News No land available for shifting tanneries: NGT told December 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) today informed the National Green Tribunal that there is no land available in Banthar Leather Technology Park at Unnao for shifting tanneries located on the banks of river Ganga at Kanpur. UPSIDC told the green panel that 100 per cent of the land at Banthar was occupied […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT No land available for shifting tanneries
High Profile Cases SC dismisses BCCI review plea against Lodha committee reforms December 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has dismissed the BCCI’s plea seeking a review of its July 18 verdict directing it to implement the recommendations of Justice R M Lodha panel on massive structural reforms in the cricket body. “We have examined the grounds urged in support of the prayer for review. We find no error apparent on the […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Law Legal News Lodha committee plea Supreme Court
Top Law News DU welcomes verdict, foreign publishers may appeal December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Students, the academic fraternity and Delhi University have dubbed the verdict allowing sale of photocopies of textbooks as a “big victory” but foreign publishers who have moved Delhi High Court against the practice have kept their cards close to the chest on the option of challenging it in the Supreme Court. While no clear word […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DU welcomes verdict featured foreign publishers may appeal Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Relief on defence transfer order only in “rarest of rare” cases: Bombay HC December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that transfer orders of the Defence Ministry can be cancelled only in “rarest of rare” circumstances, the Bombay High Court today asked an army officer to find out if facilities for taking care of his mentally and physically disabled child are available in the city where he is to be transferred. A division bench […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Manjula Chellur Court Defence Ministry defence transfer order featured Justice M S Sonak Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT bars mechanical sand mining in AP, T’gana December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to ensure that there is no mechanical sand mining on the riverbeds in the states. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar took note of photographs filed by an NGO and directed both the states to file affidavits of secretaries concerned on […] Read more » Aadhra Pradesh Environment Law News featured Legal News mechanical sand mining NGT Telangana
Criminal Law News Top Law News Demonetisation:Banker’s extends ED custody December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An official of a private bank was today sent to three-day custody of Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) by a Delhi court, which also remanded another officer to judicial custody for alleged irregularities in conversion of old currency and supply of new notes. Duty magistrate Shilpi Jain extended the ED custody of 32-year-old Vineet Gupta, now suspended […] Read more » Axis bank Banker's extends ED custody Court Criminal news Demonetisation Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC asks Rly, WB authorities to inspect Jessop factory December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today directed Railway and state authorities to inspect the premises of the Jessop factory and make an inventory of materials by December 16 in connection with a case alleging police inaction by the unit’s management over access to the premises some time ago. Justice Joymalyo Bagchi directed that Director (Stores) of […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court Court featured Jessop factory Law Legal News Raillways
Top Law News Unilateral withdrawal of consent for divorce is mental cruelty December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Unilateral withdrawal of consent by a spouse at the time of mutual divorce without any grounds amounts to mental cruelty, the Delhi High Court has said. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Yogesh Khanna said this while dealing with a case filed by a husband against a trial court’s order by which the couple, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court divorce featured Law Legal News mental cruelty
Criminal Law News Top Law News Shooting dead 3 family members: 3 get death sentence December 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Three persons were sentenced to death by a local court today for killing three members of a family four and a half years ago. Additional district judge of Barasat Daman Prasad Biswas had convicted prime accused Provash Dhali and Samir Mondal and Sujit Dhali on December 9. One person who was arrested in connection with […] Read more » 'West Bengal 3 get death sentence Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Shooting dead 3 family members
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court sends KLF chief to two days in judicial custody December 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Khalistani Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo was today sent to judicial custody till December 14 by a Delhi Court when the Punjab Police plea for his transit remand will be considered. Metropolitan Magistrate Satvir Singh Lamba sent the accused to Tihar Jail after the Delhi Police said they did not require him for […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Khalistani Liberation Force KLF chief to two days in judicial custody Law Legal News
Top Law News Have taken steps to reform police dept: Maha to Bombay HC December 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government has informed Bombay High Court that it has taken effective steps to introduce reforms in the police department, like filling up vacant posts, upgrading forensic labs, providing adequate training and strengthening the investigation system. The government said that it has taken these steps after the Supreme Court decision in the case of Prakash […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government reform police dept
