High Profile Cases Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Minority Status For Hindus In 9 States. February 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking minority status for Hindus living in 7 States in India. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will next take up the matter on May 4. Filed by Ashwini Upadhyay, the plea seeks minority […] Read more » 'West Bengal Arunachal Pradesh Assam Chief Justice DN Patel Goa hindus becoming minority Hindus in Arunachal Pradesh (29%) Hindus in J&K (28.44%) Hindus in Lakshadweep (2.5%) Hindus in Manipur (31.39%) Hindus in Meghalaya (11.53%) Hindus in Mizoram (2.75%) Hindus in Nagaland (8.75%) Hindus in Punjab (38.40%). Jammu & Kashmir Justice Hari Shankar Kerala Lakshadweep Manipur Meghalaya minority status for Hindus Mizoram Nagaland Punjab Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News High Court bats for migrant workers’ welfare May 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today directed the central and Tamil Nadu governments to implement a series of suggestions put forward by a lawyer for the welfare of migrant workers. The suggestions include a comprehensive law for all unorganised labourers, particularly inter-state migrant workers, PAN and Aadhaar cards for them, group insurance […] Read more » featured Hari Prasad Malgam Jeya Karthick Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court migrant workers S Vimala T Krishnavalli Tamil Nadu
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court asks Centre to apprise it on setting up CMB May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to apprise it on May 8 about steps taken for setting up of the Cauvery Management Board (CBM) for implementation of its judgement on distribution of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. The Centre, which was asked by the top court to […] Read more » Cauvery Management Board cauvery water issue CMB Karnataka Kerala puducherry surpeme court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News High Court asks cricket body if it will seek extra water for IPL pitches, ground April 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for six IPL matches shifted to that city from Chennai. The MCA stadium at Gahunje in Pune will host the remaining six ‘home’ matches […] Read more » Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Cauvery Cauvery Water Management Board Chennai Super Kings featured IPL Karnataka Kolkata Knight Riders M A Chidambaram M A Chidambaram Stadium Maharashtra Cricket Association Mahendra singh Dhoni public interest litigation South Mumbai Tamil Nadu
High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain woman’s plea claiming to be Jaya’s daughter November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition of a woman who claimed to be the daughter of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also refused to allow the plea of the woman to conduct DNA test for the purpose of proving her […] Read more » Court featured J. Jayalalithaa Law Legal News plea claiming to be Jaya's daughter Supreme Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Madras HC reserves order on contempt petition by DMK November 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today reserved its order on a contempt plea by the DMK against the Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner and poll body secretary for not complying with a court order on holding local body polls and excused the officials from personal appearance. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice […] Read more » contempt petition Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News TN SEC offers unconditional apology in Madras High Court November 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu State Election commissioner M Malik Ferozh Khan and its secretary S Rajasekar today tendered an unconditional apology in the Madras High Court on a contempt plea by the DMK over failure by the poll body to conduct the civic elections as directed by the court. They submitted that preparatory steps have been taken […] Read more » Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court State Election Commission Tamil Nadu
Top Law News TN chief secy, 3 other IAS officers appear in HC in contempt November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan and three other IAS officers today appeared in the Madras High Court following its directive on a contempt plea over failure by authorities concerned to reconvey the land acquired by the government for a project. A division bench comprising justices K K Sasidharan and P Velmurugan said it ordered […] Read more » contempt plea Court Delhi High Court featured Girija Vaidyanathan Law Legal News Tamil Nadu
Top Law News TN SEC appears before HC in contempt plea November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Top officials of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission today appeared before the Madras High Court in connection with a contempt plea by the opposition DMK against them for not complying with a court order on holding local body elections. State Election Commissioner M Malik Ferozh Khan and its secretary S Rajasekar appeared before the […] Read more » Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court State Election Commission Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Madras HC expresses shock over enrolment of lawyers without formal education October 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Bar Council and Advocate General Vijay Narayan to issue notices to 713 people, who had enrolled as advocates after getting law degrees based on MA degrees of open universities from 2009 to 2016, for cancellation of their membership. Justice N Kirubakaran also ordered lodging of a […] Read more » Court enrolment of lawyers without formal education featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
High Profile Cases Madras HC begins hearing pleas challenging disqualification of MLAs September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the disqualification of 18 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs by the Tamil Nadu speaker. Eight of the 18 MLAs had moved court yesterday, challenging the action against them under the anti-defection law. They attacked Speaker P Dhanapal’s order disqualifying them as MLAs as ‘unauthorised’ and ‘illegal’ […] Read more » Court featured HC begins hearing pleas challenging disqualification of MLAs Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Madras HC directs holding of TN civic polls by November 17 September 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission to complete the local body elections by November 17. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar ordered the SEC to issue by September 18 the notification for the elections, originally slated to be held in October last year, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu TN civic polls
