Top Law News Sandeep Pandey challenges expulsion from BHU; HC seeks reply February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today asked the BHU authorities to file a counter affidavit on a petition filed by Magsaysay Award-winning social activist Sandeep Pandey, who was recently sacked as a visiting faculty member for alleged “anti-national activities”. A Division Bench comprising Justice V K Shukla and Justice M C Tripathi asked the respondent authorities […] Read more » Allahabad High Court BHU featured Law Legal News Sandeep Pandey Sandeep Pandey challenges expulsion from BHU; HC seeks reply
Top Law News Pass order on sea cucumber trade plea: Madras HC to Centre February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed central government authorities to pass orders on a representation made by an association seeking a direction to revoke the ban on fishing and trade in sea cucumber (holothurians). Justice R Subbaiah, before whom the petition filed by Nagai Seafoods Catching Association, came up, directed the Union Ministry of Agriculture […] Read more » Centre government featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Pass order on sea cucumber trade plea: Madras HC to Centre sea cucumber trade plea
Top Law News Madras HC quashes narcotics bureau order on poppy seeds February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in Gwalior regarding division of merchants over import of poppy seeds for cooking use. Justice M M Sundresh set aside the order allowing a petition from city-based Sri Adinath Traders challenging the September 14, 2015 order of the CBN. The […] Read more » CBN Central Bureau of Narcotics Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC quashes narcotics bureau order on poppy seeds Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC moved over disappearance of Dalit mechanic February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Madras High Court Benchhere today ordered police to produce a Dalit mechanic in the court and set him at liberty, on a petition by his wife, who has alleged that the police took no action to find him despite her filing a missing complaint. Passing interim orders on a habeas corpus petition by K […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC moved over disappearance of Dalit mechanic Madras High Court
Environment Law News Hindon waste: Warrants against illegal colonies, SHO February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took note of housing colonies near Vasundhara Enclave in East Delhi dumping garbage in the Hindon canal and asked them to submit a complete mechanism for collection, segregation and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW). The green panel also issued bailable warrants against unauthorised colonies adjoining the canal for their […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Hindon waste Hindon waste: Warrants against illegal colonies Law Legal News NGT SHO
Top Law News Follow gov advisory on ‘Devadasis’: SC to states, UTs February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the practice as “undesired and unhealthy”, the Supreme Court today asked all states and union territories (UTs) to strictly follow the Centre’s advisory on checking the practice of forcing young girls to serve as ‘Devadasis’. A bench comprising Justices F M I Kalifullah and S A Bobde took on record the advisory of the […] Read more » Court Devadasis featured Follow gov advisory on 'Devadasis': SC to states Law Legal News Supreme Court UTs
Top Law News SC to examine issue of women’s entry in Sabarimala February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If god does not discriminate between men and women, why should discrimination exist in temples, the Supreme Court asked today as it said it would examine the issue of entry ban on women of menstrual age in the historic Sabarimala temple on the basis of constitutional parameters. “We want to test this on constitutional parameters,” the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala temple SC to examine issue of women's entry in Sabarimala Supreme Court
High Profile Cases JNUSU President sent to three-day police custody February 12, 2016 / February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy for holding an anti-national event inside the university premises, was today remanded to three-day police custody by a Delhi court. Kanhaiya was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen where the police sought his custodial interrogation for five days to ascertain the […] Read more » Criminal news featured JNU JNUSU JNUSU President sent to three-day police custody Kanhaiya Kumar Law Legal News
Criminal Law News 4 suspected ISIS operatives sent to NIA custody February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A suspected ISIS operative arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror strikes in India was today remanded to NIA custody till February 19 by a Delhi court. Azhar Iqbal, who was arrested from Madhya Pradesh by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), was produced before District Judge Amar Nath during in-camera proceedings and according to […] Read more » 4 suspected ISIS operatives sent to NIA custody Court Criminal news featured ISIS Law Legal News NIA
High Profile Cases SC refuses to interfere in trial court proceedings February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court rejecting the plea of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings in the National Herald case before the trial court but gave them some relief by expunging certain observations of the High Court. The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Herald case SC refuses to interfere in trial court proceedings Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL in Delhi HC for payment of arrears of EDMC employees February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A plea was today filed in the Delhi High Court by Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) seeking directions to the AAP government and EDMC to release arrears of the corporation’s employees. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath tagged the matter with the other pleas seeking payment of salary of […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EDMC featured Law Legal News PIL in Delhi HC for payment of arrears of EDMC employees
Criminal Law News CPI(M) leader P Jayarajan surrenders before court in Kannur February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CPI(M) Kannur district secretary P Jayarajan, who is listed as an accused in a case relating to the murder of aBJP functionary in 2014, today surrendered before the sessions court here. Jayarajan arrived at the court in an ambulance and surrendered before at 11 AM. He has been remanded in judicial custody for a month. […] Read more » CPI-M CPI(M) leader P Jayarajan surrenders before court in Kannur Criminal news featured Kannur court Law murder case P. Jayarajan
