Top Law News HC to govt: Work out plan to improve medical facilities in Tihar April 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Noting that the inmates lodged in Tihar Jail here are being referred to outside hospitals for even basic treatments, the Delhi High Court has directed the chief secretary of the city government to convene a meeting to work out a plan for improving facilities at the central jail. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita […] Read more » Central Jail Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital Delhi High Court featured High Court Tihar Jail
Top Law News Meticulous planning done before printing Class 9 book : HC December 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Publication and Curriculum Research has told the Bombay High Court that meticulous planning and preparations were done before the publication a Class 9 history and political science textbook. Sunil Magar, director of the textbooks bureau, filed an affidavit last week in response to a petition by city resident Amritpal […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured High Court Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Publication and Curriculum Research Meticulous planning Operation Blue Star printing Class 9 book
Top Law News No coercive action against Deepak Talwar in FCRA case: HC December 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the CBI not to take any coercive action against corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar and his NGO in a criminal case lodged against them over alleged violation of foreign funding laws. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta, however, made it clear that this protection would be […] Read more » Deepak Talwar FCRA case featured High Court Justice S. Muralidhar JusticeI S Mehta No coercive action No coercive action against Deepak Talwar in FCRA case: HC
Top Law News SC, HC judges get DA hike; bills to raise their salary await November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The dearness allowance of judges of the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has been increased even as proposals to give them a salary hike are pending approval of the Union Cabinet. In a letter to the secretary general of the apex court and registrars general of the high courts last month, the department […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Union Cabinet
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News New chief justice of MP High Court Justice Hemant Gupta takes charge March 19, 2017 / March 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Hemant Gupta today took oath as the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court at a brief ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here. Governor O P Kohli administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Gupta. The function was attended by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and members of the judiciary […] Read more » chief justice of MP High Court chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan featured Governor O P Kohli High Court Justice Hemant Gupta Justice Rajendra Menon New chief justice of MP
High Profile Cases SC refuses to stay demonetisation proceedings in various HCs November 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response of all the petitioners, who have challenged the demonetisation move in different high courts, on a plea by the Centre seeking transfer of all these matters to either the apex court or one of the high courts. However, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur refused […] Read more » Court Demonetisation featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC refuses to interfere in Essar phone tapping matter July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to direct a court-monitored probe by an SIT into the allegation that corporate major Essar tapped phones of high- profile people and some union ministers, saying the Centre has already asked the Delhi Police to investigate the matter. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra […] Read more » Court Essar featured High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News HC faces shortage of 458 judges, says latest data June 3, 2016 / June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The high courts face a shortage of 458 judges, according to a latest Law Ministry data which comes at a time when the judiciary and the government are divided on various clauses of a document which will guide future appointment of members to the higher courts. According to the statistics, against the approved strength of […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News shortage of 458 judges
Top Law News 3.08 crore cases pending in HCs, lower courts: Govt April 29, 2016 / April 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Despite disposal of over two crore litigations last year, over three crore cases are still pending in the 24 high courts and various lower courts in the country, Rajya Sabha was told today. The latest figures have come even as Chief Justice of India T S Thakur had on Sunday lamented that the judge-to-people ratio in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Court featured High Court Law Legal News Rajya Sabha TS thakur
High Profile Cases Herald case: HC terms Gandhis’ applications as ‘infructuous’ October 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi high court on Thursday termed as “infructuous” the applications moved by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and some other party leaders alleging a “different treatment” was meted out to a challenge filed by them in the National Herald case. The Congress leaders in their application had opposed the transfer of the case […] Read more » Delhi featured Herald case: HC terms Gandhis' applications as 'infructuous' High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News HC restrains CBI from arresting Virbhadra, wife October 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh, Himachal High Court today restrained the CBI from arresting them in disproportionate assets case even though it allowed the probe to proceed. A division bench, comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Sureshwar Thakur, also told CBI not to question or […] Read more » CBI Court featured HC restrains CBI from arresting Virbhadra and wife High Court Law Legal 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 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
