Top Law News Toothless law encouraging quacks in society: Delhi Court February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Toothless” law and lack of effective prosecution has led to the mushrooming of quacks rather than stopping such “unscrupulous people”, a Delhi court observed while acquitting a man accused of wrongfully practising medicine. The court acquitted the man, who is also facing trial in a separate case where a child died after the accused allegedly […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News Toothless law encouraging quacks in society: Delhi Court
Top Law News Justice Karnan “stays” CJI order on his transfer February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Known for his penchant for controversies, Justice C S Karnan of Madras High Court on Monday “stayed” the order of the Chief Justice of India transferring him to Calcutta High Court. Under law, a lower court cannot sit in judgment over an order of higher court, more so the Supreme Court. In a suo motu […] Read more » featured justice karan Justice Karnan "stays" CJI order on his transfer Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Waghela takes oath as Chief Justice of Bombay HC February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Dheerendra Hiralal Waghela was today sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. At the swearing-in ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya read out the warrant of appointment of Justice D H Waghela as the Chief Justice of the Bombay […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Justice Dheerendra Hiralal Waghela Justice Waghela takes oath as Chief Justice of Bombay HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Clean crematoriums, graveyards needed: Delhi HC February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Moved by the “horrific” and “terrible” sight at crematoriums and burial grounds in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has called for their proper maintenance saying “departed souls need to be respected”. Advocating for better regulation and cleaning up of crematoriums and graveyards, the court also sought an awareness campaign to encourage use of […] Read more » Clean crematoriums Court Delhi High Court featured graveyards needed: Delhi HC Law Legal News
Top Law News TV channel asked to pay Rs 20L to Rathi, 2 others February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A TV channel has been directed by a Delhi court to pay Rs 20 lakh damages to three sacked police officials, including former ACP S S Rathi, serving life term in the 1997 Connaught Place shootout case, for harming their reputation by showing defamatory contents. The court said under the auspices of proclaiming oneself to […] Read more » 2 others ACP Rathi Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News TV channel asked to pay Rs 20L to Rathi
Top Law News SC directs IEX to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to FTIL February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked India Energy Exchange to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to Financial Technologies (India) within two weeks. Allowing the prayer of FTIL, a bench of justices A K Sikri and Prafulla C Pant said, “The applicant/appellant (FTIL) wants that the dividends which are declared by…(IEX) be paid to the applicant/ appellant […] Read more » Court featured FTIL Law Legal News SC directs IEX to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to FTIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Ensure buildings are seismic zone IV compliant: Delhi HC February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed municipal bodies in the city and the DDA to ensure that no buildings in future are constructed in the national capital which are not seismic zone IV compliant. The direction was issued by a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva which observed that the municipal corporations […] Read more » DDA Delhi High Court Ensure buildings are seismic zone IV compliant: Delhi HC featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News NGT slams Rlys over human defecation on tracks February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has slammed Railways over human defecation sand other waste ons tracks and also directed authorities in Delhi to expeditiously decide on rehabilitation of slum clusters located near railway tracks. Coming down heavily on Railways, it asked the PSU behemoth to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those defecating and throwing waste […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT slams Rlys over human defecation on tracks
Criminal Law News Man sentenced to 12 years jail for raping minor February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 30-year-old man has been sentenced by a district courtto 12 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor tribal girl. Additional Sessions Judge U M Nandeshwar yesterday awarded a 12-year jail term to Madkya Govind Warghade alias Sanjay, who worked as a waiter in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, after finding him guilty of raping the six-year-old girl […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man sentenced to 12 years jail for raping minor rape case
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
