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
Top Law News Goa terror suspect gets bail February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terror suspect Sameer Sardana was today granted bail by a local court after the prosecution said he could not be linked to any militant group though he was found in possession of “incriminating documents which endangered national security”. The Dehradun-based man, son of a retired Major General, was being investigated by Goa’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) […] Read more » bail Court Criminal news featured Goa Goa terror suspect gets bail Law Legal News
Top Law News SC refuses to restrain states from banning mobile internet February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to restrain states from banning mobile internet, saying that such steps are necessary to maintain law and order. A Bench of R Banumathi and Chief Justice T S Thakurdismissed an appeal challenging a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had upheld the ban on mobile internet under section 144 […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News mobile internet SC refuses to restrain states from banning mobile internet Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking to direct the Election Commission, under the overall supervision of Governors of the respective state governments, take control of government machinery from the date of election notification till declaration of elections results, was disposed by the Madras High Court today. The bench, comprising Justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam, disposed of the […] Read more » Court EC featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed
Top Law News Odd-even misdirected, enforce pollution norms: PIL February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment On a day the second phase of the odd-even scheme was announced, a PIL was today moved in the High Courtalleging that the government has “maliciously misdirected themselves” to cut the number of vehicles on road instead of enforcing pollution control rules. The petition by NGO ‘Campaign for People Participation in Development Planning’ alleges that […] Read more » Delhi court enforce pollution norms: PIL featured Law Legal News odd-even Odd-even misdirected PIL
