Top Law News Child’s passport can carry stepfather’s name: Punjab and Haryana HC November 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a child’s passport can carry the stepfather’s name without a declaration by a court appointing him as a legal guardian. The ruling came on Wednesday on a petition filed by Mohit (26). The authorities had refused to issue him a passport bearing his stepfather’s name. The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News passport Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News Demonetisation: Agencies to ensure no harassment, says court November 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The implementing agencies should ensure that even the “smallest person” of the country does not face any harassment due to demonetisation move, a Delhi court has observed while taking strong exception to SBI’s refusal to accept old currency notes from a litigant for depositing cost. The court observed that government’s move to demonetise Rs 1,000 […] Read more » Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Demonetisation to eradicate black money, to benefit all: Govt to SC November 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Modi government today asserted in the Supreme Court that the “bold move” of demonetisation would eradicate black money and slush funds operating since Independence which cast a “parallel economy” hitting the poor and the middle class. The Centre, which filed an affidavit on demonetisation, said the decision on which a total secrecy was maintained, […] Read more » black money Centre government Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Stringent punishment needed for reckless drivers: Court November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Stringent punishment needed for reckless drivers: Court Stringent punishment is needed for reckless drivers on road causing several deaths every day, a Delhi court has observed while refusing to set aside the two- year jail term awarded to a driver of an IAF bus for killing a man 16 years ago by driving negligently. “Rash and negligent drivers are causing havoc on […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Stringent punishment needed for reckless drivers
High Profile Cases Can’t hear pleas of cooperative banks or grant relief, says Bombay HC November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said it cannot hear the petitions filed by district co-operative banks on demonetisation issue or grant any relief to them, and asked the banks to get clarification from the Supreme Court on whether the high court can hear the pleas. The Mumbai, Solapur, Nashik and Pune District Central Co-operative Banks […] Read more » Bombay High Court cooperative banks Court featured grant relief Law Legal News plea
Criminal Law News Man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor daughter November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor daughter A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a local court for allegedly raping his daughter, even as the victim, her mother and other witnesses turned hostile during the trial. The 14-year-old victim had become pregnant and later delivered a child. District Judge-I and Additional Sessions Judge K G Rathi yesterday […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News Madras HC “pained” over conditions in govt hospitals November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today voiced concern over the conditions in government hospitals and directed the state health secretary to file a report on programmes, to be taken up in a phased manner, for improving it. It also expressed ‘pain’ and dissatisfaction over a report of health department officials while hearing a PIL on hospitals […] Read more » Court featured government hospitals Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape case: SC cancels bail granted to RJD MLA November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of allegedly raping a minor girl, will continue to remain in jail as the Supreme Court today cancelled the bail granted to him by Patna High Court. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and A M Sapre said that they have allowed the appeal of Bihar government, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Raj Ballabh Yadav rape case RJD Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear plea by TN-based co-operative society against curbs November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the RBI that a Tamil Nadu-based co-operative society be allowed to accept old demonetized currency notes and permit withdrawals. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur listed the plea for hearing tomorrow when the counsel said […] Read more » Court curbslegal news featured Law plea Supreme Court TN-based co-operative society
Environment Law News Top Law News “Govt buildings to undergo environ audit” November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed environment audit of all the government buildings, including offices and hospitals, in Delhi to control pollution so that public health is not adversely affected. The bench passed the directions while observing that “right to clean environment is a fundamental right and every citizen, wherever he goes, has a right […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Government buildings to undergo environ audit Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Bombay HC seeks details on police security to pvt persons November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government and police to file an affidavit with details of private persons who have been given police protection, duration of the security cover, and payments of charges and arrears. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak expressed displeasure with the approach […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News police security
Top Law News SC collegium reiterated 37 names out of 43 returned to it : Govt November 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Out of the 43 names returned to it by the government for reconsideration, the Supreme Court collegium has “reiterated” its recommendation for 37, deferred three proposals while three other names are still with it, the Lok Sabha was informed today. On November 18, the Supreme Court had informed the government that it had reiterated every […] Read more » Centre government Collegium Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
