Top Law News NGT gives time to AOL to pay Rs 5 cr March 12, 2016 / March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The three-day long ‘World Culture Festival’ organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AOL) today crossed last minute hurdles as attempt to stall the mega show failed in the National Green Tribunal which gave more time to the organiser to pay Rs 5 crore fine. However, the relief to the AOL Foundation came […] Read more » AOL to pay Rs 5 cr Art of Living featured National Green Tribunal NGT
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC junks plea for name change from India to’Bharat’ March 12, 2016 / March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea demanding changing the name of ‘India’ to ‘Bharat’ as it took strong exception to the petitioner asking him whether he thinks it has nothing else to do and reminded him that public interest litigations are meant for “poor”. “The PIL is for poor people. You think we have […] Read more » featured name change from India to'Bharat' SC
Criminal Law News Murder & gangrape: Death sentence commuted March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today commuted the death sentence awarded to Ramchandra Karanjule, the former director of an orphanage in Navi Mumbai, for murdering an inmate and gang-raping five mentally challenged girls at the premises. A division bench of Justices R V More and Anuja Prabhudessai partly allowed the appeal filed by Karanjule challenging […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Murder & gangrape: Death sentence commuted
Criminal Law News Man gets 10 yrs jail for raping minor step-daughter March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man has been awarded 10 years imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old step-daughter by a court here. “In this case, the convict was father of the victim. Instead of extending safe environment to his child, he himself committed sexual assault on the victim who was less than 12 years of age and could not protest […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets 10 yrs jail for raping minor step-daughter
Top Law News SC refuses to entertain PIL for dropping action against Gujarat March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking quashing of criminal prosecution, suspension and other action taken against Gujarat cops in the 2004 alleged fake encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan in view of recent testimony of jailed LeT operative David Headley. “What is the purpose of Article 32. You cannot file such a […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Law Legal News SC refuses to entertain PIL for dropping action against Gujarat Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Herald case: Court allows Swamy’s plea to summon INC documents March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today allowed a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and summoned certain documents pertaining to financial details of Indian National Congress (INC) for the year 2010-2011 in the National Herald case. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen partly allowed Swamy’s plea in which he had sought summoning of documents related to financial details of INC, […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Herald case Herald case: Court allows Swamy's plea to summon INC documents Law Legal News Swamy's plea to summon INC documents
Top Law News 2 judges elevated as CJs, 71 addl judges made permanent judges March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Seventy-one additional judges of seven high courts were today made permanent judges even as Justice C S Karnan, who recently courted controversy by “staying” CJIs transfer order, was shifted to Calcutta High Court. Justice Ajit Singh of Rajasthan High Court has been elevated as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court while Justice Satish Kumar Mittal […] Read more » 2 judges elevated as CJs 71 addl judges made permanent judges Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Sadhu gets life term for killing boy March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Muzaffarnagar (UP) local court today convicted a sadhu and sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing a 14-year-old boy three years ago. Additional District Sessions judge Narender Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on 40-year-old Mahant Ompuri after holding him guilty under section 302 (murder) of IPC in the case relating to the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Legal News murder case Sadhu gets life term for killing boy
Criminal Law News Minor girl rape: Fugitive RJD MLA surrenders March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Controversial RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a minor girl last month, surrendered in a courthere in Bihar’s Nalanda district today after being on the run. Yadav, 50, MLA from Nawada, surrendered in the court of Additional District Judge Rashmi Sikha in the alleged rape of a 15-year-old school girl studying in class […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Legal News Minor girl rape: Fugitive RJD MLA surrenders rape case RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav
Top Law News AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today made it clear to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art Of Living (AOL) Foundation which is organising World Culture Festival that it has time till tomorrow to pay Rs five crore fine and law will take its own course if it fails to do so. “They still have time till tomorrow […] Read more » AOL AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT Art of Living event Court featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An educated woman is mature enough to understand the consequences of having physical relations with her partner and such cases will not fall under the ambit of rape, the Bombay High Court said today while granting anticipatory bail to a 25-year-old man. Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of the youth from […] Read more » Bombay High Court Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt to frame rules to ensure police don’t misuse powers while March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court it was planning to frame guidelines to ensure police don’t misuse powers while raiding hotels to check prostitution. This was stated by Chief Public Prosecutor S S Shindewhen a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka inquired whether the state had issued any guidelines to ensure police do […] Read more » Court featured Govt to frame rules to ensure police don't misuse powers while Law Legal News Maharashtra government
