Criminal Law News Man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor daughter November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor daughter A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a local court for allegedly raping his daughter, even as the victim, her mother and other witnesses turned hostile during the trial. The 14-year-old victim had become pregnant and later delivered a child. District Judge-I and Additional Sessions Judge K G Rathi yesterday […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News Madras HC “pained” over conditions in govt hospitals November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today voiced concern over the conditions in government hospitals and directed the state health secretary to file a report on programmes, to be taken up in a phased manner, for improving it. It also expressed ‘pain’ and dissatisfaction over a report of health department officials while hearing a PIL on hospitals […] Read more » Court featured government hospitals Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape case: SC cancels bail granted to RJD MLA November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of allegedly raping a minor girl, will continue to remain in jail as the Supreme Court today cancelled the bail granted to him by Patna High Court. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and A M Sapre said that they have allowed the appeal of Bihar government, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Raj Ballabh Yadav rape case RJD Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea by TN-based co-operative society against curbs November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the RBI that a Tamil Nadu-based co-operative society be allowed to accept old demonetized currency notes and permit withdrawals. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur listed the plea for hearing tomorrow when the counsel said […] Read more » Court curbslegal news featured Law plea Supreme Court TN-based co-operative society
Environment Law News Top Law News “Govt buildings to undergo environ audit” November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed environment audit of all the government buildings, including offices and hospitals, in Delhi to control pollution so that public health is not adversely affected. The bench passed the directions while observing that “right to clean environment is a fundamental right and every citizen, wherever he goes, has a right […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Government buildings to undergo environ audit Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Bombay HC seeks details on police security to pvt persons November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government and police to file an affidavit with details of private persons who have been given police protection, duration of the security cover, and payments of charges and arrears. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak expressed displeasure with the approach […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News police security
Top Law News SC collegium reiterated 37 names out of 43 returned to it : Govt November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Out of the 43 names returned to it by the government for reconsideration, the Supreme Court collegium has “reiterated” its recommendation for 37, deferred three proposals while three other names are still with it, the Lok Sabha was informed today. On November 18, the Supreme Court had informed the government that it had reiterated every […] Read more » Centre government Collegium Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Demonetisation: Delhi HC declines immediate relief November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to pass any interim order on a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to remove the cap on daily withdrawal of money deposited by the public in banks before demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC refuses to stay demonetisation proceedings in various HCs November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response of all the petitioners, who have challenged the demonetisation move in different high courts, on a plea by the Centre seeking transfer of all these matters to either the apex court or one of the high courts. However, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur refused […] Read more » Court Demonetisation featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC admits Rhea’s plea against lower court order on relations November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has admitted the plea of Rhea Pillai seeking review of a sessions court order which had ruled that her live-in relationship with noted tennis player Leander Paes was not that of his wife. However, Justice A M Badar refused to grant interim relief to Rhea for staying the proceedings in a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News lower court Rhea's plea
Environment Law News NGT raps SDMC over figures on waste in Delhi November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today rapped the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) over “inaccurate” data on various kinds of waste generated in the national capital daily. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar took strong exception over the data submitted by SDMC which said that Delhi generates nearly 10,000 tonnes municipal solid waste […] Read more » Delhi Environment Law News featured Legal News NGT SDMC
Top Law News Foreign funding: Cong to clarify on FCRA amendment November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress, which has challenged a Delhi High Court verdict holding it and BJP prima facie guilty of violating the law on foreign funding, today sought time from the Supreme Court to clarify the effect of the amendment brought this year to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 in their matter. “The counsel for petitioner (Congress […] Read more » Congress Court FCRA amendment featured Foreign funding Law Legal News
