Top Law News HC notice to Guj, Waqf Board on sale of Waqf estates October 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government, Gujarat Waqf Board and Central Waqf Council on a PIL challenging the state Waqf Board’s move to grant “unauthorised and illegal” sale permit of Waqf properties. Another related petition also challenged the functioning of the Waqf Board saying the tenure of the members ended […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Law Legal News sale of Waqf estates Waqf Board
Criminal Law News Suspended judge’s husband moves court for bail in graft case October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The husband of a judicial officer, arrested in a graft case in which she was allegedly caught by CBI while accepting bribe, has moved a special court seeking bail. The bail plea of accused Alok Lakhanpal, the husband of Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal who was a senior civil judge at the Tis Hazari Court here, would […] Read more » bail CBI Court Criminal news featured graft case Law Legal News Tis Hazari court
Top Law News Maratha quota: Govt gets last chance to file affidavit October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today voiced dissatisfaction over the Maharashtra government’s delay in filing affidavit and other submissions in a matter pertaining to reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in the state for the Maratha community. A division bench of Justices Anoop Mohta and G S Kulkarni had last month directed the government and […] Read more » affidavit Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Maratha quota
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases “Lower judiciary should avoid evocative verdicts” October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Touch the chord of a layman” by drafting simple judgements. This was the suggestion given by Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Sikri, to his colleagues, especially those in the lower judiciary. Addressing a session at the ongoing Kumaon Literary Festival here, he suggested that the lower judiciary should draft simple judgements as they may […] Read more » Court evocative verdicts featured Law Legal News Lower judiciary
High Profile Cases Rights of children completely non-negotiable: Delhi HC October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rights of children are completely non-negotiable even if they are implicated in a heinous crime, Delhi High Court has said while expressing pain over the way a sessions court dealt with a murder case in which a juvenile was “incarcerated” for over nine years. The high court suggested that there was a need to train […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rights of children completely non-negotiable
Top Law News Mother won’t put child’s honour at stake: Delhi HC October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A mother is not expected to put the honour of her child at stake by implicating somebody in a molestation case, Delhi High Court has said while upholding the conviction and six-month jail term of a 60-year-old man. Justice S P Garg said the convict’s defence that he was falsely implicated in the case to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Mother won't put child's honour at stake
Top Law News Bombay HC suggests traffic violation check in Pune on lines of metros October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra government to study how metros like Delhi, Bengaluru and others cope with traffic issues and violations and see if the same can be implemented in Pune also. A bench headed by Justice V M Kanade said just as the government initiated the E-Challan system in Mumbai, whereby traffic violations […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Pune traffic violation
Top Law News Loss of telephone cables: No relief by HC to telephone officer October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of authorities to compulsorily retire a junior telecom officer in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd after a departmental inquiry held him guilty in a case of loss of telephone cables. “No case has been made out by the petitioner to cause interference by this (High) […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Loss of telephone cables No relief by bombay HC to telephone officer
Top Law News Ex-Minister questions demolition of 7 Delhi colonies October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A former Union Minister has questioned the demolition of seven government residential colonies in South Delhi alleging that over 1.86 lakh trees would be destroyed in the process, leading the NGT to seek the views of the Centre and other parties on the matter. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices […] Read more » Court Delhi colonies featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News “Denying sex to hubby for period ground for divorce” October 13, 2016 / October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Denying sex to husband for a long time without any justification amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce, Delhi High Court has said. The verdict came on a petition by a husband seeking divorce, complaining that his wife had subjected him to mental cruelty by not allowing him to have physical relations […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Denying sex to hubby for period ground for divorce featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Fresh PIL in HC against film on Indira Gandhi’s assassination October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The release of Bollywood movie ’31st October’, based on the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has been opposed again in Delhi High Court. A petition has been filed afresh against its release after the High Court on October 5 refused to entertain the plea, saying it […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured film on Indira Gandhi's assassination Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Loss of telephone cables: No relief by HC to telephone officer October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of authorities to compulsorily retire a junior telecom officer in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd after a departmental inquiry held him guilty in a case of loss of telephone cables. “No case has been made out by the petitioner to cause interference by this (High) […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Loss of telephone cables telephone
