Family Law News Top Law News Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal: HC November 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly 50 years after Tamil Nadu government legalised “self-respect” marriages which are conducted without a priest the Madras High Court has upheld the amendment made in the year 1968 to simplify Hindu marriages. Dismissing a PIL filed by A Asuvathaman, an advocate, against the amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act, the first bench comprising Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured HC Hindu Marriages Act Justice T S Sivagnanam legalising self-respect marriages Marriages without priest Marriages without priest cannot be declared as illegal PIL filed by A Asuvathaman
Top Law News Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules, HC October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has informed the Bombay High Court that it was ready to look into the grievances of people about the new guidelines on child adoption issued by Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. This was conveyed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh yesterday […] Read more » Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules complaints on adoption rules Court featured HC Law Legal News
Corporate Law News Top Law News Lingaraj trust land not for sale-purchase: HC March 31, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgment, the Odisha High Court on Monday ordered that an area of 2.865 acres that belongs to the Lord Lingaraj temple trust near the Bhubaneswar airport and which was subsequently vested on the State Government shall be recorded back in the temple trust as the land is not tenable for any sale […] Read more » HC Justice BN Mohapatra Justice Indrajit Mahanti land not for sale-purchase Lingaraj trust Lingaraj trust land Lord Lingaraj temple trust Odisha High court sale-purchase with Assotech Millan Resorts Pvt Ltd
Top Law News Kejriwal correctly enrolled in voters’ list: ECI to HC February 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AAP chief Arvind Kerjiwal is correctly enrolled in the voters’ list for the upcoming assembly polls in the national capital, the Election Commission today told the Delhi High Court. The poll body made the submission before the bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru, which had on Monday sought its response on Congress leader Kiran Walia’s plea […] Read more » AAP chief Arvind Kerjiwal Delhi electoral rolls HC Kejriwal correctly enrolled Kiran Walia's plea seeking removal of Kerjiwal's name voters' list: ECI
Bar, Bench & Firm News 3216 POCSO cases pending in city courts: Delhi govt to HC December 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that there are 3,216 cases relating to sexual offences against children under POCSO Act pending before different sessions courts in the national capital. The submission was made in an affidavit submitted by Additional Home Secretary before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice […] Read more » 3216 POCSO cases 3216 POCSO cases pending Delhi govt HC National Commission for Protection of Child Rights POCSO Act
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion:HC September 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Bombay High Court has held that the government cannot compel any person to declare his religion in any document, form or declaration. Hearing a PIL filed by three individuals, a bench of justices Abhay Oka and A S Chandurkar ruled that every citizen in India, which was a secular democratic […] Read more » Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion freedom of conscience and freely practising HC justice A S Chandurkar justices Abhay Oka
Top Law News Keep guards, inmates away for TIP by children: HC June 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has directed Tihar Jail authorities to ensure a “congenial and conducive environment” during participation of child witnesses of below 12 years of age by keeping them away from inmates and “gun- toting guards” in the main prison complex. “Face-to-face” confrontation of children with criminals has to be strictly avoided and deployment of […] Read more » Delhi High Court gun-toting guards HC news Tihar Jail TIP todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Kerala HC refuses to stay ban on pan masala August 2, 2012 / August 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kerala High Court on Thursday refused to stay the state government’s ban on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka, pan masala and their variants containing tobacco and nicotine. Declining to stay the May 22 last government order invoking the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act, 2011 to ban the products, Justice T R […] Read more » ban on pan masala Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act 2011 HC High Court Kerala Kerala court Kerala government Kerala HC Kerala High Court
Top Law News HC notice on St. Stephens principal’s appointment August 1, 2012 / August 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A single judge order that upheld the appointment of Valson Thampu as the principal of St. Stephens college has been challenged in the the Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Delhi University and St. Stephens College on the issue of appointment of Valson Thampu. A division bench of Acting […] Read more » A.K. Sikri AAU Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Allahabad Agricultural University Delhi High Court Delhi University DU HC High Court High courts of india Justice Rajeev Sahai Endlaw Justice Siddharth Mridul principal of St. Stephens college Rajeev Sahai Endlaw St. Stephen's College St. Stephens St. Stephens principal St. Stephens principal's appointment Valson Thampu as the principal of St. Stephens college
