Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News Lok Adalats eased courts’ pressure, decided 8.2 cr cases:Judge November 9, 2015 / November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The already over-burdened judiciary has been aided by the alternate dispute redressal mechanism of Lok Adalats which have decided 8.25 crore pre-litigation and pending cases in over 15.14 sittings in the last two decades, senior Supreme Court judge TS Thakur said on Monday. Justice Thakur, the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) who […] Read more » biggest litigant in the judicial system featured Legal News lok adalats Lok Adalats eased courts' pressure Supreme Court judge TS Thakur
Top Law News Don’t seek bank guarantee to clear gold imports : High Court to Customs November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indian jewellers who import gold ornaments from Indonesia under a free trade agreement have a cause for cheer ahead of Diwali, with Delhi High Court directing customs authorities not to go by a recent government circular to clear their consignments but do so in accordance with the existing regulations. While the regulations say 20 per […] Read more » Delhi High Court Don't seek bank guarantee to clear gold imports : High Court to Customs featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has stayed a Government decision to ban surrogacy for foreign couples who have already reached the end of the process or are in the crucial stage of treatment. The interim order was delivered on November 3 by vacation bench of Justice Ravi Deshpande on a petition filed […] Read more » Court featured HC stays Govt ban on surrogacy for foreign couples Law Legal News surrogacy for foreign couples
Top Law News Govt flags concerns over legal aid programmes November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government today flagged concerns regarding legal aid programmes, such as inability to meet the high cost of litigation, and promised to do its bit like releasing cess collected to extend free legal assistance to workers of unorganised sector. Addressing a gathering here in the presence of Chief Justice of India designate Justice T S Thakur, […] Read more » Court featured Govt flags concerns over legal aid programmes Law Legal News
Top Law News Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body Concerned over bad condition of roads in Ulhasnagar town in nearby Thane district, the Bombay High Court has asked the municipal body to impose penal and deterrent conditions in tenders or agreements with civil contractors for filling up potholes. Blacklisting contractors who do not carry out the work properly and videography of the repair process […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Take penal action over potholes in Ulhasnagar:HC to civic body
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful November 6, 2015 / November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A CBI officer has been warned to be careful by a special court, after it was informed that the copy of a statement of an accused, who was earlier cited as a witness in a coal scam case, was supplied to other accused persons “inadvertently” and “due to oversight”. The CBI officer’s explanation came after […] Read more » CBI coal scam Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News No relief from SC to Hardik Patel in sedition case November 6, 2015 / November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hardik Patel today did not get any immediate relief from the Supreme Court which said his plea challenging invocation of sedition charge for allegedly inciting a mob during the quota stir for Patel community will be heard after Gujarat police completes probe in the case. A bench, comprising justices J S Khehar and R Banumathi, […] Read more » featured Hardik patel Law Legal News No relief from SC to Hardik Patel in sedition case Sedition case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News SC declines to entertain plea of Ramadoss in graft cases November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined to entertain the plea of former Union minister Anbumani Ramadoss for quashing of charges against him in two corruption cases. A bench comprising justices TS Thakur and V Gopala Gowda asked him to approach the special court while declining his plea to stay the ongoing trial in the cases filed […] Read more » featured graft cases Law Legal News Ramadoss SC declines to entertain plea of Ramadoss in graft cases Supreme Court
High Profile Cases HC dismisses PIL for law banning cow slaughter, beef sale November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking enactment of a law prohibiting slaughter of cows and sale of beef and such products across the national capital region, terming it as “misconceived”. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath declined to entertain the plea after the AAP government informed […] Read more » banning cow slaughter beef sale Delhi High Court featured HC dismisses PIL for law banning cow slaughter Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Two-day police custody for ultra-Left singer November 6, 2015 / November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Chennai court today allowed an ultra- Left propagandist singer, who was arrested for alleged sedition, to be sent to police custody for two days. The court granted the police custody of 54-year-old Kovan, propagandist singer of ultra Left arts and literary outfit ‘Makkal Kalai Ilakkiya Kazhagam’. He was arrested at Tiruchirapalli on October 30 […] Read more » Court featured jail Kovan Law Legal News Two-day police custody for ultra-Left singer
Top Law News HC steps in to help students with learning disability November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Union government to file an affidavit by December 9, informing it about the recommendations it proposes to make for establishing learning disability centres all over Maharashtra. A bench of the court also asked the Maharashtra government to coordinate with the Centre for acquiring funds from it for establishing such […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC steps in to help students with learning disability Kem Hospital Law Legal News Maharashtra Mumbai
High Profile Cases Essar-Loop case: Court allows Ravi Ruia to travel November 5, 2015 / November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, facing trial in a case arising out of the probe into the 2G spectrum scam, has been allowed by a special court to travel abroad after the CBI did not object to his plea. Ruia had sought court’s permission to travel to Phuket in Thailand from November 19 to 23 […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam Essar-Loop case Essar-Loop case: Court allows Ravi Ruia to travel featured Law Legal News Ravi Ruia
