Top Law News China operationalizes biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment China on Tuesday operationalised the USD 1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river, which has raised concerns in India over the likelihood of disrupting water supplies. All six of the station’s units were incorporated into the power grid on Tuesday, the China Gezhouba Group, a major hydropower contractor […] Read more » biggest dam on Brahmaputra China operationalizes biggest dam on Brahmaputra China operationalizes biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet featured
Top Law News India hits back: Don’t need Pakistan lecture on tolerance October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With Pakistan expressing “concern” over Shiv Sena’s attempt to disrupt its former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch in Mumbai by smearing black paint on the face of the event’s organiser, Sudheendra Kulkarni, New Delhi on Tuesday slammed Islamabad for “lecturing” it on tolerance and pluralism. When asked about Pakistan’s statement, a top official […] Read more » featured India Don’t need Pakistan lecture on tolerance Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch lecture on tolerance Pakistan lecture on tolerance
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Only CNG Cabs Will Ply on Delhi Roads: High Court October 14, 2015 / October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday made it clear that only those cabs which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) can ply on the national capital’s roads. Justice Manmohan said that since he has already passed an order against ANI Technologies, the company that owns Ola, prohibiting it from running diesel cabs, then same would […] Read more » CNG Cabs CNG Cabs Will Ply on Delhi Roads Delhi High Court featured Justice Manmohan plea filed by Association of Radio Taxis senior advocate Rajiv Nayar
Consumer Law News Top Law News Beef ban petitions to come up for final hearing in Bombay HC on Wednesday October 14, 2015 / October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has posted for final hearing on Wednesday a bunch of petitions challenging the beef ban legislation in Maharashtra. The petitions would be heard by a bench of Justices Abhay Oka and VL Achilya for three days from 14 October. In February 2015, the President had granted sanction to Maharashtra Animal Preservation […] Read more » Beef ban Beef ban petitions Beef ban petitions in Bombay HC Beef ban petitions to come up for final hearing featured Justice VL Achilya justices Abhay Oka
Top Law News HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt reply on Uber plea October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi high court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre and AAP government on Uber’s plea that the authorities be restrained from interfering with its business. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to the central and Delhi governments as well as the city traffic police seeking their replies […] Read more » Delhi Delhi govt reply on Uber plea featured HC seeks Centre Law Legal News Uber plea
Top Law News HC extends tenure of panel to probe housing scam October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government to extend till November 30 the tenure of a one-man panel appointed to probe the alleged irregularities in allotment of flats under the Chief Minister’s discretionary housing quota since 1982. The direction was given by Justices Abhay Oka and V L Achilya who acted on […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured HC extends tenure of panel to probe housing scam housing scam Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Two get 8-yr RI for dowry death October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 30-year-old man and his father were today sentenced to eight years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case of dowry death of the former’s wife. The accused, Nelli Mallesham and his parents Nelli Rayamallu (50) and Devamma (48), of Koratapalli village used to harass Mallesham’s wife Nelli Lavanya for dowry, according to assistant sub-inspector, legal cell, […] Read more » Court Criminal news dowry case featured Law Two get 8-yr RI for dowry death
Criminal Law News Three persons sentenced for life in dowry death case October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Three persons have been sentenced for life by a court here in Barabanki (UP), in a dowry death case. Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Rajbhadur Singh awarded life sentence to the victim’s father-in-lawDuryodhan Singh, sister-in-law Sarita Singh and brother-in-law Vijay Pratap Singh yesterday. The trio along with others killed Anju Singh on March 12, 2008 […] Read more » Court dowry case featured Law Legal News Three persons sentenced for life in dowry death case UP
High Profile Cases SC rejects plea of sacked IPS officer Bhatt for SIT probe October 13, 2015 / October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea by sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking an SIT probe into allegations that he had hacked into the email account of the then additional advocate general of Gujarat, Tushar Mehta, and tampered with it. Mehta is at present the additional solicitor general mainly representing the […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Sanjeev Bhatt SC rejects plea of sacked IPS officer Bhatt for SIT probe SIT Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC dismisses pleas seeking probe into Kargil scam October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a bunch of pleas seeking probe into the alleged multi-crore scam in the purchase of defence equipments in 1999 Kargil operations. A bench headed by Justices T S Thakur and V Gopala Gowda declined the pleas noting that nothing has survived in the PILs as the cases were probed by […] Read more » Court featured Kargil scam Law Legal News SC dismisses pleas seeking probe into Kargil scam
Environment Law News Vehicles entering Delhi to pay environment charge from Nov: SC October 13, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Light duty vehicles would have to pay Rs 700 and three-axle vehicles Rs 1,300 for entering Delhi in addition to the toll tax from November 1, with the Supreme Court today imposing the ‘Environment Compensation Charge’ in a bid to check high pollution levels in the city. The apex court’s order, which will remain in […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment news featured SC Supreme Court Vehicles Vehicles entering Delhi to pay environment charge from Nov: SC
Criminal Law News Hubby, in-laws, acquitted of dowry death October 12, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Hubby, in-laws, acquitted of dowry death A man and his family members have been acquitted of charges of dowry death and cruel treatment to his wife by a Delhi court, after the victim’s kin turned hostile and said she was never harassed or tortured. The court freed Delhi resident Kamal Sahai, his parents and others, saying all witnesses, including the woman’s […] Read more » acquitted of dowry death Court dowry case featured Hubby in-laws Law Legal News
