Top Law News Wealthy wife ordered to pay maintenance to husband March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Wealthy wife ordered to pay maintenance to husband Invoking the principle of gender equality, the Delhi High Court Thursday upheld a lower court order asking a woman, who runs a business with an annual turnover of about Rs.1 crore, to pay monthly maintenance of Rs.20,000 to her estranged, unemployed husband. Justice G.S. Sistani upheld the trial court order of 2009 that awarded maintenance […] Read more » husband Justice G.S. Sistani maintenance' ordered pay Wealthy wife
Environment Law News More detailed pollution check ordered at Tuticorin plant February 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to carry out a ‘more detailed inspection’ of the pollution allegedly being caused by a Tuticorin-based copper smelting plant. The smelting plant belongs to Sterlite Industries. Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik asked NEERI to carry out detailed inspection with reference to […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board CPCB Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NEERI ordered pollution check senior counsel C.S. Sundram Tuticorin plant
Top Law News NGO ordered to pay Rs.75,000 for transparency law abuse October 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.75,000 on an NGO which had sought an inquiry into the role of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) engineers in the alleged mismanagement of Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects. The court dismissed the petition after the MCD submitted that the petitioner NGO, Pardarshita Public Welfare Foundation, had […] Read more » abuse for Law NGO ordered pay Rs.75000 transparency
Top Law News Contempt proceedings ordered against Kerala CPI-M leader October 12, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court Tuesday ordered contempt proceedings against senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.V. Jayarajan for his outburst against judges in July. A three-member full bench comprising Chief Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice A.K. Basheer and Justice K.M. Joseph ordered this while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL). Jayarajan, 50, while speaking at […] Read more » against contempt CPI-M leader Kerala ordered proceedings