High Profile Cases No sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till Nov 1: SC October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Firecrackers would not be sold in Delhi-NCR during Diwali this year with the Supreme Court today banning their sale till November 1, dealing a body blow to the traders and businessmen dealing in them. The apex court said its last month’s order, temporarily lifting the stay and permitting sale of firecrackers, would be made effective […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News No sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till Nov 1 Supreme Court
Top Law News SC grants time to govt to file affidavit on destitute widows October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted six weeks to the government to file a detailed affidavit stating the steps taken by it for the welfare of ostracised destitute widows. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur also asked the Centre to inform whether state women’s commissions were functional in various states as per the statute […] Read more » affidavit on destitute widows Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC directs city police to register FIR against H Raja October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai police to register an FIR against BJP national secretary H Raja on a complaint by a leader of the Indian National League (INL). Justice M S Ramesh, before whom the petition filed by INL leader J Abdul Rahim came up, said in the order, “the inspector is […] Read more » BJP Court featured Indian National League Law Legal News Madras High Court HC directs city police to register FIR against H Raja
Top Law News Madras HC issues notice to TN govt on Jaya residence October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition challenging the latter’s proposal to convert the Poes Garden residence of Jayalalithaa into a memorial. Justice K Ravichandra Baabu sought the government’s response by October 23 on the petition filed by J Deepa, niece of the late AIADMK leader. The […] Read more » Court featured Jayalalithaa Law Legal News Madras High Court Poes Garden Tamil Nadu government
High Profile Cases Expedite probe in coal allocation scam cases: SC October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to expedite probe in the coal allocation scam cases, saying they should devise some method to deal with them. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur expressed displeasure over the delay by the agencies in not completing investigations in […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation Court Enforcement Directorate Expedite probe in coal allocation scam cases featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Ban tobacco products outside schools: PIL in Delhi HC October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre and city government on a PIL seeking to enforce a complete ban on sale of tobacco and cigarettes near educational institutions in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also issued notice to the governments’ […] Read more » Ban tobacco products outside schools Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Kin of man who died in road mishap get Rs 17.8 L compensation October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Family members of a 36-year-old man, who died in a road accident involving a rashly driven truck, have been awarded a compensation of Rs 17.80 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Rajeev Bansal directed Oriental Insurance Company Ltd to pay the amount to the wife, son and parents of […] Read more » Compensation Court featured Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Delhi HC upholds order exiling accused in several cases from Delhi October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld an order of the Lt. Governor sending a man outside the limits of the national capital for one year keeping in view his criminal antecedents. Justice Vinod Goel said there was “no force” in the arguments of the man that there was no sufficient material before the competent authority […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News National Capital Territory
Top Law News Plea in SC to bring CBI under ambit of transparency law October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea challenging the government’s 2011 decision to keep the CBI out of the ambit of the Right to Information Act has been moved in the Supreme Court, seeking an early hearing. The case was first filed in the Delhi High Court, but later transferred to the top court after the Centre had said that […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Plea to bring CBI under ambit of transparency law Supreme Court
Top Law News SC verdict tomorrow on plea to restore ban on firecracker sale October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court would pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the issue whether firecrackers would be sold in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) during the upcoming festive season of Diwali. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri had on October 6 reserved its order on a plea seeking restoration of the apex court’s last year […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea to restore ban on firecracker sale Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Godhra train burning case: Guj HC likely to pronounce verdict tomorrow October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on a set of appeals challenging convictions and acquittals by a special SIT court in the 2002 Godhra train coach burning case. Coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express, in which 59 people, mostly ‘kar sevaks’ returning from Ayodhya were travelling, was burnt on February 27, […] Read more » Court featured Godhra train burning case Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Insurance claim can’t be denied due to delay in filing it: SC October 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Insurance claims cannot be rejected if the reason for delay in filing it is satisfactorily explained, the Supreme Court has said while granting relief to a man who was denied the claim for his stolen vehicle. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and S Abdul Nazeer said that rejection of the claims on purely […] Read more » Court featured Insurance claim can't be denied due to delay in filing it Law Legal News Supreme Court
