High Profile Cases SC to hear BCCI’s plea seeking Srinivasan clarification September 18, 2015 / September 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of BCCI seeking clarification as to whether its former President N Srinivasan can take part in the General Body Meetings of the Board as Chief of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said that it will hear the application […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Law Legal News SC to hear BCCI's plea seeking Srinivasan clarification Srinivasan
Top Law News Family of road accident victim gets Rs 25.75 lakh compensation September 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Family members of a 49-year-old man, who was killed in a road accident involving a rashly driven car, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 25 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Ravinder Bedi directed HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending car, to pay Rs […] Read more » Compensation Court Family of road accident victim gets Rs 25.75 lakh compensation featured Law MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Consumer Law News Builders delaying projects liable to pay damages September 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Builders delaying handing over of buildings to buyers within time or using substandard material in construction are liable to pay damages to the purchasers for any financial loss or physical inconvenience suffered by them, a Delhi court has said. The court’s observation came as it decided a suit filed by Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd seeking […] Read more » Builders Builders delaying projects liable to pay damages Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Participatory notes are regulated under the law: HC September 17, 2015 / September 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said that Participatory Notes (P-Notes) are not illegal and were regulated under the law. The ruling by a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva came while dismissing a PIL, which had claimed that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had wrongly made a statement that P-Notes were not illegal and […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Participatory notes are regulated under the law: HC SEBI
Top Law News News channel moves NGT to save Indian coastline September 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has asked the government to respond to a news channel’s plea to protect coastal environment after it initiated a four-year campaign on large-scale environmental degradation along the vast Indian coastline. The Tribunal’s direction came after it heard a plea by New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) saying it had initiated ‘Save India’s […] Read more » featured Law Legal News News channel News channel moves NGT to save Indian coastline NGT
Top Law News Lokayukta appointment expected by Oct 28 September 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The AAP government today told Delhi High Court that the Lokayukta is expected to be appointed by October 28. The submission was made before Justice R S Endlaw by the city government while opposing the plea of Vijender Gupta, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Delhi Assembly, to add him as a party in the matter. […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Lokayukta appointment Lokayukta appointment expected by Oct 28
High Profile Cases Top Law News Meat ban: SC refuses to entertain plea against Bombay HC order September 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court order staying the decision to ban sale of meat in Mumbai during Jain festival. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Kurian Joseph, however, allowed petitioner Shree Tapagachiya Atma Kamal Labhdisuriswarji Gyanmandir Trust, a trust of minority Jains, to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News meat ban Meat ban: SC refuses to entertain plea against Bombay HC order Supreme Court
Top Law News Discom engineer’s kin gets Rs 59 lakh compensation September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The family members of an engineer, who was employed with a private discom and was killed in a road accident two years ago, have been awarded a compensation of nearly Rs 59 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed United India Insurance Company Ltd, with which the offending car was […] Read more » Discom engineer's kin gets Rs 59 lakh compensation featured Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Environment Law News Plea on wastage of paper in DU polls: NGT notice to Centre September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Heeding to the plea of a law-student that a lot of paper is wasted every year in Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) polls, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought a response from the government on the issue. A bench headed by Justice UD Salvi issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Delhi […] Read more » DU DU poll Environment news featured Law NGT Plea on wastage of paper in DU polls: NGT notice to Centre
Top Law News HC asks govt to consider recycling sewage water September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to consider recycling sewage water so that it can be used for irrigation and non-irrigation purposes in view of the drought situation in the state. A division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade had earlier raised concerns over the drought situation in Maharashtra and asked the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC asks govt to consider recycling sewage water Law Legal News recycling sewage water
High Profile Cases Top Law News Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on Oct 1 September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today said it would pronounce in a fortnight its order on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused. The court sought some clarifications regarding sanction to prosecute public servants under section 197 of the CrPC and fixed […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on Oct 1 Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jammu & Kashmir high court on Wednesday gave a week’s time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing […] Read more » Beef ban Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt Court featured Government High Court J&K Law Legal News
