High Profile Cases Gas tragedy:Dow Chemical fails to appear in court December 20, 2015 / December 21, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Gas tragedy:Dow Chemical fails to appear in court For the third consecutive time, US chemical giant Dow Chemical has failed to turn up before a court in Bhopal in connection with 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy case following which the hearing has been posted for July next year. This is the third time that Dow, which wholly owns Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), ignored summons […] Read more » Bhopal Court featured gas tragedy Gas tragedy:Dow Chemical fails to appear in court Legal News
Top Law News Judges appment MoP Law Min No.1 priority in ’16 December 20, 2015 / December 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda is all set to initiate consultations with chief ministers and top judges on the naming of members to the higher judiciary months after the Supreme Court struck down a new law on appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts. “Frankly, this memorandum of procedure (MoP) is […] Read more » Court featured Judges appment Judges appment MoP Law Min No.1 priority in '16 Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC favours space for farmers in govt markets December 20, 2015 / December 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has suggested Maharashtra government to provide space to farmers in government markets so that they can directly sell their produce to consumers, thereby eliminating middlemen. This way they can get more money for their produce and thereby improve their financial stability, a bench said while hearing a public interest litigation taken […] Read more » Bombay HC favours space for farmers in govt markets Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Sonia, Rahul get bail in Herald case December 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul today sought and got bail in the National Herald case after a local court rejected complainant Subramanian Swamy”s opposition to the relief for them on the ground they are influential and can flee the country. Amidst media hype and hoopla and tight security, Sonia and Rahul and […] Read more » Court featured Herald case Law Legal News Rahul Gandhi Rahul get bail in Herald case Sonia Sonia Gandhi
Top Law News Guv’s act “tainted”,’unworthy of constitutional head’ December 18, 2015 / December 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court has come down heavily on Arunachal Pradesh Governor J P Rajkhowa saying he is required to perform his duty with the aid of the Council of Ministers but his action of preponing the Assembly session on the demand of Opposition MLAs “taints” the decision and renders it “unworthy of the state’s […] Read more » 'unworthy of constitutional head' Arunachal Pradesh Governor J P Rajkhowa Court featured Gauhati High Court Guv's act "tainted" Law Legal News
Media & Entertainment News Bombay HC refuses to stay release of ‘Bajirao Mastani’ December 18, 2015 / December 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Even as protests in Pune stalled the shows of Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-starrer film, the Bombay High Court on Friday, refused to interfere with the release of the film Bajirao Mastani. A division bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil, while hearing a petition filed in HC seeking a stay on the release of the film, said […] Read more » Bombay HC refuses to stay release of 'Bajirao Mastani' Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC junks PIL seeking postponement of CBSE exam December 18, 2015 / December 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today closed a PIL seeking postponment of CBSE board examinations in Tamil Nadu in view of the recent rains havoc, observing that working hours of schools had already been increased by the Centre as part of measures to support the students. The court agreed that the students faced a difficult task […] Read more » CBSE exam featured Law Legal News Madras HC junks PIL seeking postponement of CBSE exam Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Herald case: Security beefed up ahead of Sonia, Rahul’s December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Security was on Friday beefed up at the Patiala House District Court premises here ahead of the scheduled appearance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others on Saturday in connection with the National Herald case. According to court sources, senior officials of the Special Protection Group (SPG), Delhi Police and Intelligence […] Read more » featured Herald case Herald case: Security beefed up ahead of Sonia Law Legal News Rahul's
Top Law News Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan surrenders, gets bail December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan, BJP MLA Suresh Rana and five others today surrendered in a court here and were granted bail after a warrant was issued against them for failing to appear in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sitaram granted them bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 […] Read more » BJP Court featured gets bail Law Legal News Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan surrenders
Criminal Law News Dec 16 gangrape: Delhi HC refuses to stop juvenile’s release December 18, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday refused to stop the release of a December 16 gangrape convict, who was a juvenile when he and five men brutally raped and murdered a paramedical student in the Capital in 2012. The convict, now 21, has almost completed his mandatory three-year stay at a correctional home and is […] Read more » Dec 16 gangrape Dec 16 gangrape: Delhi HC refuses to stop juvenile's release Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC highlights need to create enclosures for child victims in courts December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has suggested to the state government to provide enclosures with screens or one-way mirrors in all trial courts so that child victims of sexual abuse do not get to see the accused while deposing in court. Justice S.Nagamuthu of the Court’s Madurai Bench, who dismissed an appeal filed by a person […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC highlights need to create enclosures for child victims in courts Madras High Court
Top Law News Hardik Patel moves HC for bail in sedition case December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today moved the Gujarat high court seeking bail in the sedition case filed against him here by the city crime branch in October. Hardik is also facing a sedition case in Surat. He and his two aides have challenged the December 11 order of the Ahmedabad sessions court […] Read more » bail in Sedition case featured Hardik patel Hardik Patel moves HC for bail in sedition case Law Legal News
