High Profile Cases Cauvery row: SC reduces amount of water KTK has to release to September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today modified its September 5 order, asking Karnataka to release a reduced amount of 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery River water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 20 from the earlier 15,000 cusecs a day to ameliorate the plight of farmers of the neighbouring state. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Cauvery row Court featured Law Legal News SC reduces amount of water KTK has to release to Supreme Court
Top Law News Cauvery: Karnataka moves SC seeking urgent hearing September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Karnataka has moved the Supreme Court for urgent hearing on its plea seeking a direction to restrict the quantum of water to be released from River Cauvery to Tamil Nadu, from 15,000 cusecs to 1,000 cusecs. The application filed late last evening has also sought modification of the apex court’s Sep 5 order in which […] Read more » Cauvery Court featured Karnataka moves SC seeking urgent hearing Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases AAP new education reform plan under Delhi HC scanner September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought AAP government’s reply to a plea challenging its new education reform plan ‘Chunauti 2018’ which seeks to check dropout rate of students and improve education quality with special focus on the weaker students. Under ‘Chunauti 2018’ scheme, students would be mapped and the weaker students would be given “special […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi Govt new education reform plan under Delhi HC scanner Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News NGT bars preparatory work for MRF car rally in September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has restrained Haryana government and the organisers from carrying out “preparatory” work for a four-day car rally on a 30-km forest track in the eco-sensitive Mangar Bani area on Gurgaon-Faridabad route. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Haryana government, its forest department, state pollution […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News MRF car rally NGT
Criminal Law News Armyman discharged of raping colleague’s ex-wife September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An Armyman, accused of raping his colleague’s ex-wife, has been discharged by a Delhi court which said it was an act of “promiscuity” on the woman’s part and not any misconception. The court said the 22-year-old mother was well educated and it cannot be said that she was incapable of understanding the nature and implications […] Read more » Armyman discharged of raping case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC to hear plea for appointment of Ombudsman at Centre, states September 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear on September 14 a fresh plea seeking appointment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas at the Centre and in states as provided for in the central legislation passed in 2013. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P C Pant has put up for hearing the PIL which also seeks a direction […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea for appointment of Ombudsman at Centre Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC quashes transfer order of officials September 10, 2016 / September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Coming to the rescue of two Education Department officials in Tiruvarur district, the Madras High Court has set aside the transfer orders issued to them by the District Elementary Education Office (DEEO) following a “bogus” letter sent to it purportedly by the DVAC. It also directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to conduct […] Read more » Court featured HC quashes transfer order of officials Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC asks TN to form advisory panel for disaster management September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Seeking urgent action against those encroaching water bodies and endangering life of citizens in the city, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute within 15 days an advisory committee under the state Disaster Management Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan gave the direction […] Read more » advisory panel Court disaster management featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Criminal Law News Sex CD case: Sacked AAP Minister sent to JC September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sacked Delhi Minister and AAP MLA Sandeep Kumar, arrested on rape charges on the complaint of a woman, was today sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court here. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry remanded 36-year-old Kumar to judicial custody till September 23 after the Delhi Police submitted he was not required for custodial interrogation. Police […] Read more » AAP Minister sent to Judicial custody Court criminal case featured Law Legal News rape case Sex CD case
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Payal’s reply on Omar Abdullah’s plea September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the response of Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on his plea challenging a trial court order dismissing his divorce petition. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani issued notice to Payal asking her to file a reply by […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court divorce case featured Law Legal News Payal's reply on Omar Abdullah's plea
Top Law News PIL in HC against section in Continental Shelf Act September 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging constitutional validity of a particular section in an act covering maritime offences that prescribes death penalty as the only punishment for certain offences. Ordering notice to the Union Home and Law ministries, a bench comprising justices S.Nagamuthu and M V Muralidharan […] Read more » Continental Shelf Act Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL
Top Law News Madras HC declines to lift ban on camel slaughter September 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today declined to lift its earlier order banning camel slaughter in Tamil Nadu and directed the government to ensure that its orders were not violated. Dismissing a fresh plea seeking for a direction to authorities to create slaughter facilities in the state for slaughtering camel, the first bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » ban on camel slaughter Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
