Top Law News SC seeks govt’s response on ex-servicemen’s plea on OROP July 11, 2016 / July 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today sought the government’s response on a plea of an ex-servicemen’s body seeking implementation of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) as recommended by the Koshyari Committee with an automatic annual revision, instead of the current policy of periodic review once in five years. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan issued notice […] Read more » ex-servicemen's plea featured Indian government Law Legal News One rank one pension OROP Supreme Court
Top Law News Hardik gets bail in Visnagar case, set to be released July 11, 2016 / July 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today granted bail to Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in a case related to violence at the office of Visnagar MLA, paving the way for his release after being in jail for around nine months. On Friday, the high court had granted bail to Hardik in two sedition cases with […] Read more » bail Court featured Gujarat High Court Hardik Law Legal News Patel quota Visnagar case
Top Law News Police to probe Essar phone tapping case: Centre July 11, 2016 / July 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 3 Comments on Police to probe Essar phone tapping case: Centre The Delhi Police has been directed to carry out a preliminary enquiry into the allegation by a lawyer against corporate major Essar that it tapped phones of high-profile people and some union ministers, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today. In view of the submission made by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain, a […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi Police Essar phone tapping case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Sabrimala matter may be referred to constitution bench: SC July 11, 2016 / July 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today indicated that it may refer to a five-judge constitution bench the issue of the centuries-old practice of barring entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age to the historic Sabarimala temple, saying it pertains to violation of fundamental rights. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra observed that […] Read more » constitution bench Court featured Law Legal News Sabrimala matter Supreme Court
Top Law News Ex-TERI chief R K Pachauri gets bail, allowed to travel abroad July 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former TERI chief R K Pachauri, accused in a sexual harassment case, was today granted bail and allowed to travel abroad once again by a Delhi court after he appeared before it. Pachauri, who appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan pursuant to the summon issued against him, was also allowed to travel to Mexico for […] Read more » allowed to travel abroad bail Delhi court featured Legal News R K Pachauri sexual harassment case Teri
Top Law News Kerala HC: bail to all 41 accused in temple fireworks tragedy July 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Kerala High Court today granted bail to all the 41 accused in the Puttingal Devi temple fire work tragedy, that claimed 109 lives at Paravoor in Kollam district in April. Granting bail to them, Justice P Ubaid instructed them to surrender their passports to the police and not to leave the state. The court observed […] Read more » bail to all 41 accused in temple fireworks tragedy Court featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Maran brothers appear before special court, move bail pleas July 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and four others today appeared before a special court in pursuance of the summons issued to them in a Aircel-Maxis deal-related money laundering case and moved their bail pleas. Besides Maran brothers, Kalanithi’s wife Kavery Kalanithi and K Shanmugam, Managing Director of South Asia FM Ltd […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis deal Court Dayanidhi Maran featured Law legalnews money laundering case move bail pleas Special court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Nagaland is in process of banning dog meat July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Nagaland government is in the process of banning the use of Dog meat as food in the state and directives have been issued to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to this effect. The State Cabinet has not yet taken any decision on the matter but the government through a letter issued by Joint […] Read more » dog meat ban in Nagaland featured Nagaland process of banning dog meat
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News Farmer on leased land after expiry period can’t be evicted: SC July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a farmer, who is in possession of leased land even after expiry of the lease period, cannot be evicted if the owner either acknowledges the tenancy or is accepting the rent. Referring to a provision of the Transfer of Property Act, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice P C Pant Justice Ranjan Gogoi leased land Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act) of 1953 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 Transfer of Property Act
Top Law News PIL seeks transfer of probe in Road, Desilting scams July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A PIL in the Bombay High Court has sought transfer of probe from city police to Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) in the alleged road contract and desilting scams, saying it would expose the “unholy nexus” between contractors and civic staff. The PIL, filed by Vivekananda Gupta, is placed for hearing before a division bench of […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Bureau Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Azad Maidan Police station Desilting scams economic offence wing Economic Offence Wing (EOW) EOW featured Justice V.M. Kanade M S Sonak PIL transfer of probe in Road
Top Law News Ensure no unauthorised structures come up in Delhi July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Delhi High Court has pulled up the municipal corporations here for allowing people to build unauthorised constructions in the city and directed the civic bodies to ensure no such structures come up anywhere. “There are so many unauthorised constructions in the city. How could you allow them to come up? How can you […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi demolition of unauthorised constructions featured Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal no unauthorised structures in Delhi unauthorised structures
Top Law News Plea in HC on capping airfares July 10, 2016 / July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court for capping airfares across the country so that customers are not fleeced arbitrarily by airlines. The PIL urged the court to direct the authorities to frame “guidelines so as to put a cap on airfares and prevent the private airlines here from charging arbitrarily, […] Read more » capping airfares Delhi High Court for capping airfares featured Plea in HC on capping airfares
