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SC remarks: 'Centre Govt. is wedded to Democracy' as Rawat bounce back as CM of UK as of now

11 May 2016
May,11,2016: Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi applauded AG Mukul Rohatgi for being very,very fair.Modi Govt. conceded today in the Supreme Court that Ex. CM Harish Rawat has won the trust vote c...
 

If Judge’s call to 'Dial 100' is unanswered, what about Common Man, asks High Court

11 May 2016
May,11,2016: ‘Dial 100’ is meant for general public in emergency, what more we can expect?Delhi High Court today while expressing concern over the “poor” response on the police emergency helpline num...
 

Sitting High Court Justice in distress dialed 100, but no response: Chief Justice treats his Letter PIL

11 May 2016
May,11,2016: Even CP Delhi himself did not answer Justice Sanghi's calls.A sitting Delhi High Court Justice has written to the CP Delhi about the “poor“ response of `dial 100' helpline service, based...
 

Consuming intoxicants can't be a Fundamental Right: Gujarat HC

10 May 2016
May,10,2016: "Article 21 signifies healthy, reach and contentful orderly life." High Court of Gujarat has ruled that no one can claim addiction to a drug or a narcotic substance as fundamental right. ...
 

CJI gave negative opinion on use of Hindi language in Higher Courts: says Govt

10 May 2016
May,10,2016: Around 99.4% letters/communications received in Hindi are being replied to in Hindi alone. Kiren Rijiju the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs has on Tuesday said  that currently Hi...
 

Chief Justice T S Thakur rebukes Advocate for filing PIL relying only on downloaded material

10 May 2016
May,10,2016: Rushing to the court without any ground study results in wastage of judicial time.Attempt on the part of a Lawyer to rely on online information to file a PIL in the Supreme Court for seek...
 

Supreme Court averse to Centre's say in Appointment of Judges

09 May 2016
May,9,2016: Central government want that if it feels the name recommended is not in the overall interest of the country, it can reject it.The Supreme Court collegium which has examined the revised Mem...
 

Panama Papers leak: SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for CBI inquiry into it

09 May 2016
May,9,2016: Panama Papers leak has a list which includes around 500 Indian entities.The Supreme Court of India has today sought response from the Centre on a plea which seeks CBI inquiry against thos...
 

FIR against Bhupinder Singh Hooda, for allotting Plot to Sonia Gandhi's National Herald

08 May 2016
May,8,2016: FIR is under Sections 409, 420 and 120B of the IPC and Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.The Haryana's State Vigilance Bureau has now registered a case of cheating and corrupt...
 

CJI Thakur unhappy: HC working at Half Strength, Nation need 50,000 more Judges, Govt. sleeping

08 May 2016
May,8,2016:The process of appointment of Judges continue to grind very slowly, CJI observed. Express his concern yet again over low judge-population ratio in the country, Chief Justice of India Justic...
 

Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur: Victims of Crime lack confidence in Legal Aid Lawyers

08 May 2016
May,7,2016: Criminal justice system needs a lot of reforms, says Justice Madan B Lokur.Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur said today,' Criminal justice system in the Country has a huge problems and i...
 

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal summoned as Accused by Court for calling Policeman 'Thulla'

07 May 2016
May,7,2016: CM should have respect for police officials, claimed complainant Police Constable.Today Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as been summoned as an accused by a local court on a complaint for criminal...
 

Shah Rukh Khan-starter ‘Fan’ runs into Legal trouble with Delhi-based Sweet shop

07 May 2016
May,7,2016: Legal Notice seek removal of all the dialogues and scenes that “infringe the Trademark” of the shop.Some weeks after it’s release, Shah Rukh Khan-starter Movie 'Fan' has run into a legal t...
 

Home Minister Rajnath ready for CBI probe in brutal Sexual assault and Murder of Law student

06 May 2016
May,6,2016: She was a Dalit woman, who hailed from a poor family.The Central Govt. is ready to order for a CBI probe into the brutal rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district...
 

Supreme Court grants four weeks parole to Sahara Chief Subrata Roy

06 May 2016
May,6,2016:Kapil Sibal assures that he will not run away. The Supreme Court has on Friday ordered for release of jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on a parole for only four weeks so that he can attend r...
 

SC orders Uttarakhand floor test on May 10, minus 9 rebel Congress MLAs, Read Order

06 May 2016
May,6,2016: SC say this would ‘subserve the cause of democracy’Its now official, a Supreme Court-monitored floor test will take place in Uttarakhand Assembly on May 10 to decide the majority of the Ha...
 

Govt. mulls 7-year jail, Rs 100 crore fine for wrong depiction of India Map, Read Bill

05 May 2016
May,5,2016: Online platforms like Google will have to apply for a license to run Google Maps or Google Earth.Wrong depiction of the Map of India can land the violators in jail with a maximum term of s...
 

Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder & Shivinder Mohan penalised for hiding facts, to pay Rs 2,500 cr to Daiichi

05 May 2016
May,5,2016: They had sold their entire stake of about 35 per cent in Ranbaxy for $2.4 billion in 2008 to Daiichi Sankyo.The Singh brothers and family, erstwhile promoters of Ranbaxy Laboratories, have...
 

'Food Theft not a Crime' when hungry, according to Italy's highest Court of Appeal

04 May 2016
May,4,2016: Right to survival prevails over the property.Stealing small amounts of food to stave off ones hunger is not a crime, Italy's highest court of appeal has so ruled. Judges overturned a the...
 

Supreme Court to have Four more Justices, including Jayalalithaa's Counsel L. Nageswara Rao

04 May 2016
May,4,2016: Chief Justices of Allahabad, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala HCs D.Y. Chandrachud, Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar and Ashok Bhushan also nominated.The Supreme Court Collegium has now recommended senio...
 

While SC supports his decision, UK HC Chief Justice KM Joseph transferred to Andhra Pradesh HC

04 May 2016
May,4,2016: MP High Court also gets new Chief Justice.The apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh adjourned the hearing till Friday after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi s...
 

Constitution Bench of Supreme Court: Education is 'Not a Business' but a 'Noble activity'

03 May 2016
May,3,2016: State is authorised in Law to regulate Educational Institutions.Underlining that education is a “not a business” but a “noble activity” aimed at empowering people, a Constitution Bench of...
 

USA Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $55 Million Compensation in Baby-Powder Cancer Suit

03 May 2016
May,3,2016: Verdict follows $72 million award in February; Plaintiffs say talcum powder caused ovarian cancerLeading FMCG Company Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a US jury on Monday to pay $55 mi...
 

Price of pendency of Court Cases: It is Brand India which is suffering, Companies bleeding Funds

02 May 2016
May,2,2016:India fairs among World's worst performers on Ease of Doing Business at 130th Rank. Court Pendency Related News @ LatestLaws.in- 21.4.2016- District Courts Litigants in India a...
 

Vijay Mallya resigns as MP, castigates Parliament: I will not get a fair Trial or Justice

02 May 2016
May,2,2016: Ethics Committee of the Upper House was set to recommend his expulsion.Independent MP and liquor baron Vijay Mallya, facing a case of loan default of over Rs. 9,400 crore, today resigned...
 

UN Arbitration Court rules India should release Italian Marine detained for Murder of Fishermen

02 May 2016
May,2,2016: Two Italian marines are Charge-sheeted for killing two Indian fishermen.A United Nations Arbitration Court has ruled that India should release an Italian Marine, who has been detained in...
 

Supreme Court: We wonders why air pollution still up in Delhi despite so many steps

01 May 2016
May,1,2016: SC banned 60K trucks which used to enter Delhi every night, but to no respite.Supreme Court was visibly disheartened with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data on Delhi's pollution a...
 

High Court to answer: Does the 'Right to Life' also include 'Right to be Forgotten' online? Read Eng. Law

01 May 2016
May,1,2016: European Court of Justice in the case of 'Google vs Mario Costeja' has recognised it.Delhi High Court was confronted with an interesting question, does the Right to Life under the Constitu...
 

Supreme Court: You can change your Religion but not the Caste, Read Judgment

30 Apr 2016
April,30,2016:It is not necessary to change ones Name and also entire family may not convert to other religion. The Supreme Court has on Friday upheld the election of Congress legislator Mohammad Sadi...
 

Consumer Court impose Rs. 1 Crore Fine on Escorts Hospital for unnecessary & negligent treatment

30 Apr 2016
April,30,2016: Patient underwent Heart Surgery followed by amputation of her Leg.In a first of its kind case, Delhi's Escorts Heart Hospital has been fined over Rs 1 crore by the Delhi State Consumer...
 

Judge warns Chief Minister: Don't make Courts a platform to play Politics

30 Apr 2016
April,30,2016: CM Chandy had filed a Plea before the Judge that Opposition is making defamatory statements against him.Kerala Vacation District Judge K P Indira, warned that court must not be made a p...
 

RTI Appl. by CM Kejriwal seeking PM Modi's Educational Qualifications allowed by CIC

30 Apr 2016
April,30,2016: Information sought if name of Mr Narendra Damodar Modi is there in the year 1978 (graduation in DU) and 1983 (post-graduation in GU)On Friday the Central Information Commission (CIC) ha...
 

SC paves way for Two-phase Common Entrance Test for Medical Students

28 Apr 2016
April,28,2016: SC Bench revives NEET despite strong protests from some States like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and UP The Supreme Court Bench on Thursday gave the nod for the CBSE to hold the National Elig...
 

Legal Trouble for Congress: SC admits PIL seeking FIR against Sonia & Manmohan in Chopper Scam

28 Apr 2016
April,28,2016:A SC Bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur with Justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit decided to hear the PIL. The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear PIL next week which seeks to r...
 

Growing NPA: Joint Parliament Committee clears Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law

27 Apr 2016
April,27,2016: Govt. is giving full autonomy to all the Banks in taking commercial decisions. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stated on Wednesday that the Joint Parliament Standing Committee, JPC, has c...
 

High Court to Govt.: Immediately cut Water supply to Liquor Distilleries and Breweries by Half

26 Apr 2016
April,26,2016: These Units are consuming around four Million Litres of Water per day.While taking cognizance of the acute drought condition and water crisis in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, t...
 

Women Safety: Govt. mandates Panic button & GPS in all new mobile phones from next Year

26 Apr 2016
April,25,2016: In such phones by pressing ‘Numeric key 5’ or ‘Numeric key 9’ one can make an emergency call.Now a panic button will be mandatory for all new mobile phones to be sold in India from  Jan...
 

Supreme Court: It is better to dance, than to beg in Streets to earn ones livelihood

25 Apr 2016
April,25,2016: Bench said, it was duty of the State to curb obscenity, but it can not target the profession of dance altogether.Taking Maharashtra Government to the task over its resistance to reopen...
 

Politician seeks a total ban on 'Running Commentaries' being made by Judges in Courts

25 Apr 2016
April,25,2016: Parliament urged to bar Judges from commenting on people sitting on Constitutional posts.A BJP member on Monday demanded in the Lok Sabha a total ban on tendency of Judges to make comme...
 

JNU rusticates Umar, Anirban ; Kanhaiya fined Rs.10,000 for holding 'Anti- National' meet

25 Apr 2016
April,25,2016: Financial penalty has also been awarded to fourteen other students.Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has on Monday announced the rustication of Umar Khalid and A...
 
 

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