Top Law News HC seeks DJB’s action plan on sewage treatment August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the national capital could become a cess pool by the time all households in the city were connected to the sewage system, the Delhi High Court today directed DJB to get an overall perspective and come out with an action plan to address the issue of sewage treatment. A bench of Justices Badar […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DJB featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News SC unhappy over delay in judges’ appointment by Centre August 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today expressed unhappiness over Centre’s failure to implement the collegium’s decision on transfer and appointment of judges and chief justices of high courts, observing “why there is mistrust”, and asked the Attorney General to seek instruction from the government. “The collegium has cleared 75 names of high court judges (for transfer/ appointment) […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News HC disposes PIL on permit for liquor consumption August 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today disposed of a PIL seeking to scrap the permit system for consumption of Indian and Foreign Made Liquor in Maharashtra. A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka said it was a matter of policy decision for the state whether to continue permit system for consumption of liquor and it would […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Indian and Foreign Liquor in Maharashtra Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Delhi HC to Centre:Decide PIL for setting up Lokayukta in all states July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to take a decision within three months on a PIL seeking setting up of an “effective, impartial, independent and strong” Lokayukta in all the states of the country. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the Ministry of Law and Justice to […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Lokayukta PIL states
Top Law News PIL seeks transfer of probe in Road, Desilting scams July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) A PIL in the Bombay High Court has sought transfer of probe from city police to Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) in the alleged road contract and desilting scams, saying it would expose the “unholy nexus” between contractors and civic staff. The PIL, filed by Vivekananda Gupta, is placed for hearing before a division bench of […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Bureau Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Azad Maidan Police station Desilting scams economic offence wing Economic Offence Wing (EOW) EOW featured Justice V.M. Kanade M S Sonak PIL transfer of probe in Road
Top Law News PIL in Delhi HC claims ‘Godfather’ beer hurts religious sentiments July 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain manufacture, supply and sale of Godfather beer in the national capital, saying that it hurt religious sentiments. The plea by a civic organisation has submitted that “sentiments and emotions” of the public at large of every religion would be affected as the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Godfather beer Law Legal News PIL religious sentiments
High Profile Cases Bombay HC junks PIL aginst ban on photography of RBI bldng June 27, 2016 / June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging the RBI’s decision prohibiting the general public from taking photographs of its building and premises in south Mumbai. The PIL was filed by city resident Arul Mozhi Selvan, after the Reserve Bank of India in its reply to his letter stated that due to security concerns […] Read more » ban on photography of RBI bldng Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Bombay HC junks PIL for quashing school admission order June 27, 2016 / June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking quashing of a 2015 Maharashtra government resolution making it mandatory for children to submit Aadhaar card while securing school admission. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A A Sayyad rejected the public interest litigation challenging the government resolution (GR) issued on April 21, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News PIL quashing school admission order
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC declines to entertain PIL on Kairana incident June 26, 2016 / June 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to restrain the electronic and print media from alleged glorification of the Kairana incident which may disturb communal harmony. However, the court left it open to the authorities concerned to take appropriate action or the aggrieved person to approach the appropriate forum, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Kairana incident Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Mathura clash: Allahabad HC dismisses PIL for CBI probe June 13, 2016 / June 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI enquiry into the recent Mathura violence that left 29 people dead. The Lucknow bench of the court, headed by Justice Shree Narain Shukla and Justice Suneet Kumar, dismissed the PIL filed by BJP leader IP Singh. According to petitioner’s counsel Ashok Pandey, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court CBI Court featured Law Legal News Mathura clash PIL Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Mathura violence: SC nod to hear PIL for CBI probe June 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to accord an urgent hearing to a plea seeking CBI probe into the Jawahar Bagh violence in Mathura in which 29 people, including two policemen, lost their lives. A vacation bench of justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy listed the matter for tomorrow after the plea was mentioned for […] Read more » CBI Court featured Law Legal News Mathura violence PIL Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News PIL against Bollywood movie ‘Shorgul’ June 2, 2016 / June 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A petition seeking stay on the release on Bollywood movie ‘Shorgul’ was today filed before the AllahabadHigh Court bench here alleging certain scenes in it threatened to disturb social harmony. The PIL was filed by a Meerut social worker Milan Som who sought a stay on the movie scheduled to be released on June 24. According […] Read more » Bollywood movie Court featured Law Legal News PIL Shorgul
