Top Law News PIL in Bombay HC seeks odd-even traffic pattern in Mumbai January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court, seeking introduction of odd-even rule for private cars on Mumbai roads on the lines of the pattern adopted in Delhi. The PIL has contended that the residents of the city are facing health problems due to air pollution caused by carbon monoxide emitted […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Odd-even scheme PIL in Bombay HC seeks odd-even traffic pattern in Mumbai
Top Law News SC refers Arunachal political crisis issue January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to a Constitution bench a bunch of petitions arising out of certain orders passed by the Gauhati High Court in the ongoing political battle in Arunachal Pradesh. A bench comprising Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan said the matters pertained to constitutional provisions on the rights of the Governor, […] Read more » Arunachal Pradesh Court featured Law Legal News political crisis SC refers Arunachal political crisis issue Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses urgent hearing of plea challenging odd-even scheme January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused urgent hearing of a petition challenging the AAP government’s notification on odd-even scheme to curb pollution in the city and the subsequent Delhi High Court decision which upheld it. Terming the petition as a “publicity stunt”, a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said, “There is no urgency […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Odd-even scheme SC refuses urgent hearing of plea challenging odd-even scheme Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa lawyers to protest against shifting of lower courts January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Lawyers in Goa will sport black or white bands on their arms today to protest the shifting of lower courts from a Portuguese-era building in Panaji to a place on the city outskirts. “The bar strongly denounces and condemns the shabby and step-motherly treatment meted to the advocates by the Government of Goa, the District […] Read more » Court featured Goa Goa lawyers to protest against shifting of lower courts Law Legal News
Top Law News Gauhati HC bans bulbul bird fight in Assam’s ancient temple January 13, 2016 / January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court has banned the traditional bulbul bird fight at the Hayagrib Madhab Mandir, an ancient pilgrim centre at Hajo in Assam. Vacation bench judge Rumi Kumari Phukan passed the order yesterday after considering various provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. The judge modified […] Read more » Assam bulbul bird fight Court featured Gauhati HC bans bulbul bird fight in Assam's ancient temple Gauhati High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Comedian Kiku Sharda arrested; sent to 14-day judicial remand January 13, 2016 / January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Comedian Kiku Sharda, best known for his role in the show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’, was today arrested for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the followers of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda by mimicking the leader. Kiku was sent to 14-day judicial custody after police produced him before the court of Nandita Kaushik, Chief Judicial Magistrate […] Read more » Comedian Kiku Sharda arrested; sent to 14-day judicial remand Court featured Kiku Sharda Law Legal News
Top Law News Court allows TERI DG R K Pachauri to travel abroad January 13, 2016 / January 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has allowed TERI Director General R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations from a former woman colleague, to travel later this week to the United States and Guyana to attend meetings. Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan allowed Pachauris plea seeking permission to attend conferences in California till January 16 and then in Guyana […] Read more » Court Court allows TERI DG R K Pachauri to travel abroad featured Law Legal News Teri
Top Law News SC seeks clarification from Mysore lab on Maggi samples January 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the government laboratory in Mysore to further clarify whether test reports relating to lead and glutamic acid in Maggi noodles are within permissible parameters under the law. The apex court passed the order after perusing two communications received from the Mysore laboratory which had carried out the test about the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News maggi SC seeks clarification from Mysore lab on Maggi samples Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Jaitley’s defamation suit is pol vendetta: Kejriwal January 12, 2016 / January 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today claimed that the civil defamation suit filed against him and five other AAP leaders by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA row was “a classic instance of political vendetta” with a view to “harassing” them and curbing their right to free speech. “The present suit is a classic instance […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court DDCA featured Jaitley's defamation suit is pol vendetta: Kejriwal Law Legal News
Top Law News Don’t release funds without our nod: NGT to Centre January 12, 2016 / January 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government’s ambitious ‘Clean Ganga’ project got a jolt today with the National Green Tribunal directing the Centre not to release funds for cleaning the river from Gomukh toKanpur without its nod, chiding Uttar Pradesh andUttarakhand for failing to identify the serious polluting locations. Irked at the lackadaisical approach of officials of the two states for […] Read more » Court Don't release funds without our nod: NGT to Centre featured Law Legal News NGT nirmal ganga NMCG
Top Law News A PIL filing NGO comes under strict SC scrutiny January 12, 2016 / January 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The functioning of the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) today came under severe scrutiny by the Supreme Court, which asked a series of searching questions to its counsel Prashant Bhushan by voicing concern that rival commercial litigants could be using the NGO as an instrument to settle scores. The apex court noted that 50 […] Read more » A PIL filing NGO comes under strict SC scrutiny Court featured Law Legal News NGO Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bombay HC gives Salman two more weeks to furnish sureties January 12, 2016 / January 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today granted two weeks additional time to actor Salman Khan to furnish sureties as directed by it while acquitting him in the 2002 hit-and-run case. On December 10, Justice A R Joshi of the high court had acquitted Salman and quashed and set aside the trial court’s order convicting the actor […] Read more » Bombay HC gives Salman two more weeks to furnish sureties Bombay High Court Court featured Hit-and-run case Law Legal News Salman Khan
