Court, Judiciary & Legal System No ‘band, baaja, baraat’ to be allowed on roads: Government to Supreme Court August 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The customary horse-drawn carriage carrying the groom & the accompanying family members & relatives dancing to the tune of musical band in a procession leading up to the wedding venue will no longer be allowed on the roads under a policy framed by Delhi government for holding social functions at farmhouses & hotels. As per the policy, […] Read more » baaja baraat’ Government Government to Supreme Court not allowed ‘band
Criminal Law News Specify Stand on Honour Killings, High Court tells Government July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Shameem Akhter issued notices to the government & various authorities on a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought constitution of a special investigation team to prevent honour killing. The investigation team was to also look into honour killings across the state. The division bench […] Read more » Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Government High Court tells honour killings Justice Shameem Akhter
Top Law News Observer appointed to hold JFI election: Govt to Delhi HC November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government today informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an observer to hold the elections to the Judo Federation of India (JFI). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar appointed a returning officer for the poll. It asked the returning officer to scrutinise the electoral process […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Government Judo Federation of India Law Legal News Observer appointed to hold JFI election
Top Law News Delhi HC notice to govt, ED on meat exporter Qureshi’s arrest August 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the government and the Enforcement Directorate on businessman Moin Akhtar Qureshi’s plea challenging his arrest in a money laundering case. A bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Nazmi Waziri issued notice to the government and the ED, asking them to file the reply within five days. The […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court notice to government Enforcement Directorate featured Government Law Legal News Moin Akhtar Qureshi money laundering case
Top Law News Ready to talk to recognised pol parties in Kashmir: Govt to SC April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government today told the Supreme Court it was ready to talk to recognised political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the crisis there but not with the separatists. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made it clear that the government would come to the negotiating table only if the recognised parties participate in the dialogue and […] Read more » Court featured Government Law Legal News Mukul Rohatgi Ready to talk to recognised pol parties in Kashmir Supreme Court
Top Law News Govt opposes PIL on LS poll losers getting into RS March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government today opposed the maintainability of a PIL in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain candidates defeated in a Lok Sabha election from contesting the Rajya Sabha polls. “Such kind of petitions are not maintainable. There are Supreme Court order also in this regard,” the government told a bench of justices G S […] Read more » Court featured Government Law Legal News Lok Sabha poll PIL
Top Law News Govt must declare computer systems as ‘protected’: Expert March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government must declare all computer systems as protected or at least bring them under the purview of ‘protected system’ so as to ensure stringent punishment to hackers, advocate and cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said today. “On a normal day in India, more than 10,000 cyber attacks take place and most of them go […] Read more » computer systems Court featured Government Law Legal News
Top Law News No ads to get volunteer for kidney transplant: Govt March 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government today told the Delhi High Court that a person who has no family donor cannot be permitted to issue an advertisement to get a volunteer for a kidney transplant. “Advertisements cannot be permitted,” the Health Ministry told Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva who had sought the views of the government on various aspects of kidney […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Government Law Legal News No ads to get volunteer for kidney transplant
High Profile Cases SC asks states to respond on speed governors in govt vehicles January 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today chastised several states for not filing their responses on a PIL seeking installation of speed governors in public transport vehicles. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud also asked the transport secretaries of states like Delhi and Bihar to appear in person with relevant records […] Read more » Court featured Government Law Legal News public transport vehicles Supreme Court Vehicles
Environment Law News Govts have least concern for citizens health: NGT November 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Governments elected by people have the least concern for the health of its citizens”, the National Green Tribunal today said as it passed a slew of directions including setting up of centralised and state level monitoring committees to prepare action plans to combat pollution in a bid to tackle environment emergencies. Asking Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, […] Read more » citizens health Court Environment Law News featured Government Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Govt apathetic towards homes for mentally ill: Court July 6, 2016 / July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Irked over the deplorable condition of stay homes for mental patients here, a Delhi court has rapped authorities for their “apathetic” attitude and lack of sensitivity on the issue, saying this had caused files to move at a snail’s pace in the bureaucratic corridors. Various departments of Delhi Government including the Institute of Human Behaviour […] Read more » Court featured Government homes for mentally ill Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jammu & Kashmir high court on Wednesday gave a week’s time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing […] Read more » Beef ban Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt Court featured Government High Court J&K Law Legal News
