High Profile Cases Top Law News ‘Except for law and order & land, LG a figurehead’ September 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Lieutenant Governor (LG) is merely a “figurehead” except for matters related to public order, police and land, the AAP government has told Delhi High Court. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by senior advocate Dayan Krishnan during the hearing of a bunch of petitions […] Read more » 'Except for law and order & land Delhi featured law and order land LG a figurehead' najeeb jung news
Top Law News NGT to hear plea challenging fine on Akshardham September 27, 2015 / September 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal will hear on October 5 a plea challenging its order in which it had quashed two office memoranda of the Environment and Forests Ministry and imposed a fine on Akshardham Temple for carrying out expansion without prior environmental clearance. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar had on July […] Read more » Akshardham temple Court featured Legal News NGT to hear plea challenging fine on Akshardham
Top Law News How can e-commerce sites be retailers for tax and not for FDI?: Delhi HC September 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has observed that if the central and state governments were not treating e-commerce sites likeFlipkart and Amazon as retailers for foreign direct investment (FDI), they cannot be treated as retailers for taxation purposes. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was of the “prima facie” view that if governments were treating transactions by e-commerce […] Read more » featured High Court How can e-commerce sites be retailers for tax and not for FDI?: Delhi HC Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Govt proposes panel to decide MPs’ pay and perks September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid demands that MPs should not be allowed to decide their salaries, the government has proposed to set up a three-member panel to recommend pay and perks of lawmakers. The ministry of parliamentary affairs has proposed a 3-member independent Emoluments Commission to recommend salaries and other allowances for the Members of Parliament. The proposal is […] Read more » featured MPs' pay and perks
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC upholds conviction of man under POCSO Act for abusing minor September 27, 2015 / September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of a man under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences?(POCSO) Actfor sexually assaulting a minor girl. The judgement was delivered recently by Justice Abhay Thipsay who dismissed the appeal filed by Yogesh A. M., challenging the 3-year sentence and Rs 2,000 fine awarded to him by a […] Read more » featured POCSO Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News India should aspire to be hub of neutral arbitration: SC Judge A K Sikri September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India should aspire to become a hub of neutral arbitration, a Supreme Court judge today said while claiming that most people in the country have immense faith in this alternative form of dispute resolution. Speaking at a conference on international arbitration, SC judge Justice A K Sikri referred to a survey that indicated that 80 […] Read more » featured India should aspire to be hub of neutral arbitration neutral arbitration SC Judge A K Sikri
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News How can e-commerce sites be retailers for tax and not for FDI?: Delhi HC September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has observed that if the central and state governments were not treating e-commerce sites like Flipkart and Amazon as retailers for foreign direct investment (FDI), they cannot be treated as retailers for taxation purposes. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was of the “prima facie” view that if governments were treating transactions by […] Read more » e-commerce sites e-commerce sites be retailers for tax e-commerce sites be retailers not for FDI featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Have preventive attitude to check diseases like dengue: HC September 27, 2015 / September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has asked the civic agencies in the national capital to have a “preventive” attitude, and not curative, in order to contain spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.”Attitude should be preventive and not curative,” a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said, adding that proper cleaning of drains […] Read more » Delhi High Court dengue featured justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed preventive attitude to check diseases like dengue
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News ‘Except for police, public order & land, LG a figurehead’ September 27, 2015 / September 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lieutenant Governor (LG) is merely a “figurehead” except for matters related to public order, police and land, the AAP government has told Delhi High Court. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by senior advocate Dayan Krishnan during the hearing of a bunch of petitions […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini featured Justice Jayant Nath LG a figurehead'
Top Law News Sadhvi Prachi surrenders before court, gets bail September 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Firebrand saffron leader Sadhvi Prachi surrendered before a court here and got bail in connection with a warrant issued against her for participating in an agitation against slaughter houses four years ago. Prachi surrendered before the chief judicial magistrate yesterday after a warrant was issued against her for not appearing in the court, government counsel […] Read more » Baghpat Court featured gets bail Law Legal News Sadhvi Prachi Sadhvi Prachi surrenders before court slaughter house
Top Law News Judge recuses from hearing Israeli diplo attack case September 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The sensational Israeli Diplomat attack case of 2012 will now be heard by an another court here after the judge, who was earlier conducting the proceedings in the case, recused himself from hearing the matter. The case, which was being heard by ASJ Reetesh Singh, was transferred to another court after accused Syed Mohammad Kazmi […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Israeli diplo attack case Judge recuses from hearing Israeli diplo attack case Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News High Court ticks Hardik over his “abduction claim” September 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing doubts over his “abduction” claim, the Gujarat High Court today came down heavily on the Patel quota spearhead Hardik Patel and warned him and his lawyer of contempt action, stating no one can take the court “for a ride”. A bench of Justices M R Shah and K J Thaker, hearing a habeas corpus […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Hardik patel High Court ticks Hardik over his "abduction claim" Law Legal News patel
