Top Law News Court discharges two men in rape case citing call detail record November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:A Delhi court has discharged two people in a case of rape and recording a video of the incident, noting that documentary and scientific evidence ruled out the allegations. Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga granted relief to a Haryana resident, accused of rape, and his cousin, who had allegedly recorded video of the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga FIR rape case Tihar Central Jail
Top Law News Differently-abled can now go for Haj: Centre to HC November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has amended its Haj policy and differently-abled people are no longer barred from performing the annual pilgrimage. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice I S Mehta, which was also told that only people with serious […] Read more » 'eligibility for Haj' Ajay Digpaul Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice I S Mehta Haj Haj policy and differently-abled people
Top Law News NGT forms team to probe death of 7 elephants in Odisha November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a team to enquire into the death of seven elephants which were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a team comprising representatives of the Ministry of […] Read more » 7 elephants in Odisha Forests Justice S P Wangdi Ministry of Environment National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun
Top Law News YSR Congress chief moves HC seeking independent agency probe into attack on him November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hyderabad: YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Hyderabad High Court seeking a direction to the Andhra Pradesh government to transfer the probe into the recent attack on him at the Visakhapatnam airport, to an independent agency. Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary, DGP and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu were among those who […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh government DGP and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Visakhapatnam airport YSR Congress chief YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
Top Law News Shivaji memorial visitors may be charged to recover cost: Maha to HC November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai:The Maharashtra government Thursday told the Bombay High Court it was considering levying charges on visitors of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial in the Arabian Sea to recover part of the Rs 3,600 crore project cost. Senior counsel V A Thorat, appearing for the state government, told a division bench of Chief Justice N […] Read more » Coastal Regulation Zone Senior counsel V A Thorat Shivaji memorial Shivaji memorial visitors
Top Law News Allowing AAP MLAs to summon witnesses could prolong the office of profit matter, says HC November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Delhi High Court on Thursday said allowing 20 AAP MLAs, facing allegations of having held office-of-profit, to summon witnesses in the disqualification proceedings before the poll panel could lead to prolonging the matter beyond their tenure, expiring in 2020. Justice Sunil Gaur said the idea was not to “stop” or “curtail” the rights […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP legislators Anil Kumar AAP MLAs Avtar Singh Justice Sunil Gaur Manoj Kumar Nitin Tyagi and Jarnail Singh Senior advocate KV Vishwanathan Som Dutt Sukhvir Singh Dala
Top Law News Chennai child rape case: HC rejects plea by 14 accused for CBI probe November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by 14 accused in the Ayanavaram child rape case, seeking transfer of the probe to the CBI. Rejecting the petition, Justice A D Jagadish Chandira said, “No specific material fact has been averted in the petition regarding mala fide exercise of power by the Inspector of […] Read more » 11-year-old hearing-impaired girl Ayanavaram child rape case Chennai child rape case Goondas Advisory Board
Top Law News Delhi courts grants bail to CBI DSP in case involving Asthana November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday granted bail to CBI DSP Devender Kumar arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency’s Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann granted the relief to Kumar and asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and a surety of like amount. The CBI […] Read more » CBI DSP Devender Kumar CBI DSP in case involving Asthana Manoj Prasad and Somesh Prasad personal bond of Rs 50 Special Director Rakesh Asthana
Top Law News ED seeks custodial interrogation of Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis money laundering case November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday opposed in a Delhi court the anticipatory bail plea of former Union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case and sought his custodial interrogation. ED, which filed its response to the anticipatory bail plea of Chidambaram, said that he has remained evasive and was […] Read more » Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis money laundering case ED money laundering case October 8 P. Chidambaram
Top Law News Will appoint Lokayukta within three months: Nagaland tells SC November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Nagaland government on Wednesday gave an undertaking before the Supreme Court that it would appoint the state Lokayukta within three months. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which was hearing a PIL seeking appointment of an anti-graft ombudsman in every state, took note of the affidavit of the Nagaland chief secretary […] Read more » Lokayukta Nagaland SC U U Lalit and K M Joseph
Top Law News Rafale deal: SC seeks pricing details of 36 fighter jets from Center in sealed cover November 1, 2018 / November 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Center to place before it in a sealed cover within 10 days the pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets India is buying from France. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also said that details, including the steps in the decision making process for the […] Read more » 36 fighter jets Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Indian Air Force equipment. Rafale deal
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Justice Debasish Kar Gupta was sworn in as the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court October 31, 2018 / October 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Debasish Kar Gupta was sworn in as the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court here on Tuesday. Justice Gupta was functioning as the acting chief justice of the high court after Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya retired in September. Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered him the oath of office at the high court. Gupta […] Read more » Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi
