Criminal Law News Bihar Shelter Home Rape: Supreme Court Grants CBI 3 Months To Complete Investigation June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has granted a further period of three months to the CBI to complete its investigation in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The vacation bench of Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice MR Shah took note of interim status report filed by the CBI in this case. The bench also directed the investigating agency […] Read more » 3 Months To Complete Investigation Bihar Shelter Home Rape Justice Indu Malhotra Justice MR Shah Supreme Court Grants
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court To Hear Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy’s Plea To Travel To Ballari On Friday June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea by former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, who has sought permission to travel to Ballari in the state to visit his ailing father-in-law. Reddy, who is accused in a multi-crore illegal mining case and is out on bail, moved the apex court on […] Read more » Hear Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy's multi-crore illegal mining case Plea To Travel To Ballari On Friday Supreme Court
Intellectual Property News Review Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Order Directing Demolition Of Kochi Flats For Alleged CRZ Violation June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day before the deadline set by the Supreme Court for demolition of three apartments in Maradu, Kochi for violation of CRZ norms, one of the builders has filed an application for review of the May 8 judgment. The review petition states that the demolition order was passed by the Court on an erroneous understanding […] Read more » Against Order Directing Demolition In Supreme Court Justices Arun Mishra Kochi for violation of CRZ norms Navin Sinha Of Kochi Flats For Alleged CRZ Violation Review Petition Filed
Criminal Law News High Court seeks govt’s response on pleas of two death row convicts June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : The Bombay High Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the Maharashtra government on petitions filed by two convicts on death row to halt their execution scheduled on June 24. The petitions filed last week by Purushottam Borate and Pradeep Kokate, convicted in the 2007 gangrape and murder of a woman […] Read more » Bombay High Court convicted in the 2007 gangrape Purushottam Borate and Pradeep Kokate
Bar, Bench & Firm News ‘ Court should take liberal view on delayed appeals of convicts in custody ‘ : High Court June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : Courts should take a liberal approach when appeals against convictions are filed with some delay by those in custody, the Delhi High Court has said. The high court said delay does not work to the advantage of an incarcerated person and people who are in custody do not have the advantage of […] Read more » High Court justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
Consumer Law News NCDRC Said: ‘ Insurance claim cannot be denied on presumption of pre-existing disease ‘ June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : The NCDRC, the apex consumer commission, has held that an insurance claim cannot be denied on mere presumption that a person might be suffering from a pre-existing disease. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) said even if the insured person was suffering from a disease and did not know about it […] Read more » insurance claim NCDRC presumption of pre-existing disease
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Chopper scam: Delhi High Court stays order granting permission to Rajeev Saxena to travel abroad June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has stayed the permission granted to Rajeev Saxena, a middleman-turned-approver in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam, to travel abroad. A bench of Justice Chander Shekhar stayed a Delhi court order, which allowed Saxena to go to Europe, the UK and Dubai for medical […] Read more » chopper scam Delhi High Court granting permission to Rajeev Saxena Justice Chander Shekhar to travel abroad
Business Law News Consumer Law News NCDRC directs Unitech to refund over Rs 53 lakh to 2 home buyers June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has asked real estate giant Unitech to refund over Rs 53 lakh to two home buyers for failing to hand over the possession of an apartment. The apex consumer commission asked the company to refund within three months Rs 53,73,561 and give a compensation of simple […] Read more » 2 home buyers apex consumer commission National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC refund over Rs 53 lakh
High Profile Cases Praful Patel Summoned For UPA-Era Aviation Scam June 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate has summoned senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former aviation minister Praful Patel next week as part of its money laundering probe related to alleged losses suffered by national carrier Air India, officials said Saturday. They said Patel, a Rajya Sabha member, has been asked to appear before the investigating officer of […] Read more » "kingpin" in the murder of Prajapti summoned UPA-Era Aviation Scam
Corporate Law News Ready to take over probe into multi-crore bitcoin Ponzi scam, CBI tells Supreme Court June 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : CBI told the Supreme Court Friday that it is ready to take over the investigation into the multi-crore bitcoin Ponzi scheme in which several investors were allegedly lured on the promise of handsome returns. CBI said this before a vacation bench comprising Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna, hearing a […] Read more » bitcoin ponzi scam Supreme Court
Corporate Law News 6 people convicted under MCOCA for running fake job syndicate June 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has awarded varying jail terms to six people under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for running a syndicate to cheat a large number of people in various states. The convicts — Vipin Sharma and his wife Hunny, Sachin Sharma, Harshad Alam and his son Aman, and Bhupender Singh — […] Read more » 6 people convicted fake job fake job syndicate under MCOCA
Business Law News Adani Group Submits Non-Binding Bid For Jaypee Infratech June 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : Business conglomerate Adani Group has made an unsolicited and non-binding bid to acquire Jaypee Infratech Ltd. and is ready to infuse up to Rs 1,700 crore to expedite the construction of stuck housing projects of the debt-laden realty firm and deliver flats to home buyers, sources said. Adani has promised to infuse […] Read more » Adani group Jaypee Infratech non binding