Top Law News Notice to TN govt on PIL for funds for Mahamaham fest October 10, 2015 / October 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu government on a PIL seeking to appoint a monitoring committee headed by a retired judge to supervise funds allotted for the coming ‘Mahamaham’ festival at Kumbakonam, which falls once every 12 years. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Mahamaham fest Notice to TN govt on PIL for funds for Mahamaham fest Tamilnadu
Criminal Law News Father get custody of minor girl ‘raped’ by brother October 10, 2015 / October 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed that custody of a 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her brother, be given to her father and has appointed a welfare officer as Guardian ad litem (GAL) to look after her. A GAL is a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of a […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi Father get custody of minor girl 'raped' by brother featured Law rape
Top Law News HC upholds quashing of CIL’s revised transportation rates October 10, 2015 / October 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has upheld its order quashing Coal India Ltd’s (CIL) decision on revision of rates of coal transportation by companies run by ex-servicemen without consulting the Director General of Resettlement (DGR). A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath refused to interfere with the January 15 order, saying it did […] Read more » CIL.Transport Delhi High Court featured HC upholds quashing of CIL's revised transportation rates Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News J&K HC forms three-judge bench on beef issue October 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir High Court today constituted a three-judge bench that will hear on October 16 a petition against beef ban in the state which has been divided along religious lines over the issue. The Supreme Court had on October 5 asked the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to constitute a three-judge […] Read more » beef issue Court featured J&K HC forms three-judge bench on beef issue Law Legal News
Criminal Law News GRP officers sentenced to 4 yrs’ RI in bribery case October 10, 2015 / October 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An anti-corruption court here has sentenced two Government Railway Police (GRP) officers to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a 14-year-old bribery case. Anti-corruption court judge Raghvendra Kachwal on Friday sentenced the then Kota GRP Circle Inspector Dashrath Lal Meena and SI Noor Mohammad to four years of rigorous imprisonment. The judge also imposed a […] Read more » Bribery case featured GRP GRP officers sentenced to 4 yrs' RI in bribery case Law Legal News
Bar, Bench & Firm News No copyright protection over Yoga poses: US court October 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From Yoshita Singh New York, Oct 9 (PTI) Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled. In an order by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California yesterday, a […] Read more » copyright protection copyright protection over Yoga featured
Top Law News Law and order prime responsibility of state: Rajnath on Dadri October 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid intense blame game over the Dadri lynching incident, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said law and order is the prime responsibility of the state and the Constitution does not permit the Centre to directly intervene in such matters. “The question of law and order is directly connected with the state as it is […] Read more » featured Law and order prime responsibility of state responsibility of state
Consumer Law News Top Law News Ensure funds to combat Dengue are utilised properly : HC to govt October 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today directed AAP government to “supervise and ensure” that the grant-in-aid given to the municipal corporations to combat diseases like dengue is properly utilised. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also directed all concerned departments and civic agencies of Delhi government to cooperate with each other to […] Read more » advocate Arpit Bhargava Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court dengue Ensure funds to combat Dengue featured Justice Jayant Nath
Criminal Law News Court raps FSL for delay in sexual offences reports October 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Officials of Delhi Police and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) have been pulled up by a fast track court for “routinely” not filing forensic reports in sexual assault cases on time, leading to delay in trial. The court also rapped them for adopting a “very casual approach” in this regard, which was a lapse on their […] Read more » Court Court raps FSL for delay in sexual offences reports Criminal news Delhi Police featured Law sexual offences
Top Law News Kin of road accident victim given Rs 36.91 lakh October 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Family members of a 32-year-old auto driver, who died in a road accident involving a rashly driven car, have been awarded a compensation of nearly Rs 37 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here, raising the amount sought by the victim’s kin. MACT Presiding Officer Sanjeev Kumar Singh directed the Reliance General Insurance Company […] Read more » Criminal news featured Kin of road accident victim given Rs 36.91 lakh Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Ensure funds to combat Dengue are utilised properly:Delhi High Court to govt October 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today directed AAP government to “supervise and ensure” that the grant-in-aid given to the municipal corporations to combat diseases like dengue is properly utilised. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also directed all concerned departments and civic agencies of Delhi government to cooperate with each other to […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi government Delhi High Court dengue Ensure funds to combat Dengue are utilised properly:Delhi High Court to govt featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Rameswaram a great tourist, pilgrim site:HC October 9, 2015 / October 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of the Madras High court today described the Rameswaram Island and temple as a great tourist and pilgrim site and stressed the need for keeping them clean and tourist-friendly. A division bench of Justice R.Sudhakar and Justice V.M.Velumani directed the Municipal Commissioner to implement the recommendations of the Advocate Commissioner for improving […] Read more » Chennai featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Madurai Bench pilgrim site:HC Rameswaram a great tourist Tamilnadu
