Top Law News Police complaint authority constituted for Delhi: Delhi High Court February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A police complaint authority to look into complaints against erring policemen in the national capital has been set up, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was also informed that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has constituted the authority on the Centre’s […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi Delhi High Court featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar PCA Police Complaint Authority
Top Law News Attacks on lawyers “startling” : Delhi High Court January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought action taken report from the Delhi Police on the issue of recent attacks on properties of three advocates as “startling” and said that “It is a matter of deep pain as the incidents could have caused loss to the life and property of the lawyers. A bench of Acting […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal attacks on lawyers attacks on lawyers "startling" Delhi High Court Bar Association DHCBA featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar
Top Law News PIL filed in HC seeking action against Karni Sena January 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seeking action against Karni Sena activists for “disturbing peace” in the wake of the release of “Padmaavat”, a PIL was filed itoday in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The movie was directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali and was released across the country today despite opposition from the Rajput outfit and several other organisations. The PIL, […] Read more » action against Karni Sena advocate Ranjan Lakhanpal featured HC Karni Sena PIL Punjab and Haryana High Court Sanjay Leela Bansali
High Profile Cases McDonald’s joint venture company opposes its plea in HC January 25, 2018 / January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd (CPRPL), a McDonald’s franchisee, today told the Delhi High Court that the US fast-food giant’s plea to stop it from using the brand name was an abuse of the process of law. McDonald’s has sought that CPRPL, a 50:50 joint venture of the US company and its estranged Indian partner […] Read more » Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd CPRPL featured HC joint venture company McDonald National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT
Top Law News HC dismisses PILs challenging bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today dismissed two PILs challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s recent order increasing bus fares, saying it cannot interfere in policy decisions. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose before which the PILs filed by V Munikrishnan and George Williams, an advocate, came up, refused to interfere […] Read more » bus fare hike bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu Chief Justice Indira Banerjee featured HC Justice Abdul Quddhose PILs The Madras High Court
Top Law News EOW to probe Osho trust funds case: Pune police tells HC January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Pune Police today informed the Bombay High Court that it has transferred the case of alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds of the Osho Rajneesh Trust to its Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The police informed this to a division bench headed by Justice B R Gavai which was hearing a petition filed by Pune […] Read more » Economic Offences Wing EOW featured HC Osho Rajneesh Trust Osho trust funds case probe Osho trust funds case Pune police
Top Law News HC allows video conference facility to get marriage registered January 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court has permitted an Indian couple living in the US to appear before the registrar at Kollam through video conferencing to get their marriage registered to seek permanent American resident status. The court gave the direction while considering a plea filed by Pradeep K Cletus and Beryl Pradeep, who cited certain difficulties […] Read more » Beryl Pradeep featured HC HC allows video conference facility Justice P B Suresh Kumar Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules-2008. marriage registered Pradeep K Cletus The Kerala High Court video conference facility to get marriage registered
Top Law News HC refuses to stay or postpone 1st semester LLM exams January 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to stay or postpone the first semester examinations for LLM students of the Mumbai University. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and B P Colabawalla, however, permitted those students who were not prepared for the exams that are scheduled to begin tomorrow, to write their first semester exams […] Read more » 1st semester LLM exams featured HC HC refuses to stay or postpone 1st semester LLM exams Justice B P Colabawalla Justice B R Gavai LLM exams stay or postpone
Top Law News Appointments to public bodies must be based on talent: Bombay High Court January 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that appointments to all public bodies must solely be based on “talent,” the Bombay High Court has denied relief to a group of lower cadre employees of the city civic body seeking that they be absorbed against the existing vacancies for clerks. A bench of Justices S C Dharamadhikari and Bharati Dangre recently held […] Read more » Appointments based on talent Appointments to public bodies Bombay High Court featured HC Justice Bharati Dangre Justice S C Dharamadhikari
Top Law News Marital rape offence under penal law: AAP govt to HC January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP Government today told the Delhi High Court that marital rape, where a spouse indulges in sexual relations without the willingness of the other, is already an offence under a penal provision. The AAP government submitted that a woman is entitled to refuse sexual relations with her husband as the right to bodily integrity […] Read more » AAP govt Additional Standing Counsel Nandita Rao Advocate Karuna Nandy Delhi High Court featured HC marital rape Marital rape offence NGO All India Democratic Women's Association NGO RIT Foundation penal law
High Profile Cases HC notice to pub owner on Gambhir’s plea to restrain them from using his name January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of a city-based restro-bar chain and its owner on Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir’s plea seeking to restrain them from using his name as their tagline. The plea, which was earlier rejected by a single judge bench, came up before the division bench of Justices G S Sistani and […] Read more » featured Gambhir Gambhir's plea HC HC notice to pub owner Justice G.S. Sistani Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal notice to pub owner restrain from using name senior advocate Rajiv Nayar
Top Law News HC questions need of committees for government to do its work January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today questioned the need to set up “elaborate committees” for the government to do its work. “Does the government need committees to do its work? Why do you need elaborate committees,” was the query posed by a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla to the Delhi government. […] Read more » committees for government committees for govt Delhi High Court featured HC Justice A K Chawla Justice S. Ravindra Bhat need of committees for government
