Top Law News Handbook on rights of transgenders launched by Jindal Global University September 14, 2018 / September 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A handbook titled “Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in India” was launched by the Centre for Health, Law, Ethics and Technology (CHLET) of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). Jindal Global University has unveiled the handbook which is based on rights of transgenders and gender non-conforming people in India. Professor (Dr) C Raj Kumar, Founding […] Read more » featured handbook O P Jindal Global University Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in India
Top Law News Maharastra court orders attachment of property of the opposition leader in state legislative September 14, 2018 / September 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: A court in Maharashtra’s Beed district ordered the attachment of properties of senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and leader of opposition in the state legislative council, Dhananjay Munde in connection with a cheating case lodged against Mr. Munde for not repaying a Rs 3 crore loan taken from the district central cooperative bank several years ago. The FIR, filed against Munde and other directors […] Read more » Dhananjay Munde featured Judge Dhananjay Deshpande of the additional district court Nationalist Congress Party
Top Law News Supreme Court extends house arrest of rights activists in Koregaon-Bhima violence till Sep 17 September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday extended the house arrest of five rights activists who were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case till September 17. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Koregaon-Bhima violence Supreme Court
Top Law News No ‘routine’ arrests even in crime against Dalits: HC September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court Tuesday told police they could not arrest four people booked for assaulting a Dalit woman and her daughter without following the CrPC provisions endorsed by the Supreme Court in an order in 2014. Though the case was registered under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as well as […] Read more » Allahabad HC Allahabad HC on routine arrests in Dalit case Allahabad High Court
Top Law News Media trial of cases can’t be allowed, PRESS needs to draw a line: SC September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The press should “draw a line” and strike a balance as media trial of cases cannot be allowed, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case in which several women were allegedly raped and abused. The apex court, which was dealing with a plea challenging a Patna High Court order restraining […] Read more » Brajesh Thakur Media trial Media Trial of cases Muzaffarpur case Press
Top Law News Terror-funding: Court allows ED to quiz jailed bizman September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today allowed the Enforcement Directorate to quiz an UAE-based businessman arrested by the NIA in a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed. District Judge Poonam A Bamba granted two days to the ED to quiz businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor, who is currently lodged at the Tihar […] Read more » 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed District Judge Poonam A Bamba Hafiz Saeed Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed
Top Law News Calcutta High Court partially stays WB notification banning motorcycle sale to people without driving licence September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today partially stayed a West Bengal Transport Department notification banning sale of motorcycles to those who do not have a driving licence. A consortium of motorcycle manufacturers challenged the state transport department’s notification that provided guidelines on sale of two-wheelers to people claiming that it was impractical since a section of […] Read more » banning motorcycle sale in West Bengal banning motorcycle sale to people without driving licence Calcutta High Court top legal news
Top Law News Hyderabad twin blasts case: 2 Sentenced To Death September 11, 2018 / September 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment HYDERABAD: A local court in Hyderabad on Monday sentenced Two Indian Mujahideen terrorists, Aneeq Sayeed and Ismail Chaudhary to death. Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge (in-charge) T. Srinivas Rao., has sentenced the third convict Tariq Anjum a life imprisonment. Last week, the special court had convicted the two Indian Mujahideen operatives – Sayeed and Chaudhary. On the same […] Read more » Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge (in-charge) T. Srinivas Rao featured Hyderabad twin blasts case
Top Law News Court discharges Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal in defamation September 11, 2018 / September 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi court discharged him in a criminal defamation complaint filed against the CM over his alleged ‘thulla’ remark against the city police. Arvind Kerjiwal was facing trouble after a complaint filed by a Delhi Police constable, who had alleged that the CM had insulted the force by […] Read more » 'Thulla' remark Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Visha Arvind Kejriwal featured
Top Law News Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune Court rejected to extend the custody of two accused September 11, 2018 / September 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment PUNE: The CBI on Monday received a setback when a Pune Court rejected the investigating agency’s demand for the custody of the other two accused Rajesh Bangera and Amit Digwekar, in the rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case. Earlier, the investigation agency managed to get extension for Sharad Kalaskar, another accused in the case. Kalaskar was taken into custody by CBI […] Read more » featured Judicial Magistrate (First Class) S M A Sayyed Narendra Dabholkar murder case
High Profile Cases Aircel-Maxis case: ED moves Delhi Court for custodial interrogation of Karti Chidambaram September 11, 2018 / September 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today sought a response from Karti Chidambaram son of former Union minister P Chidambaram in a Aircel Maxis money laundering. The plea came after the court extended the interim protection of the father-son duo till October 8 last week. Special CBI judge O P Saini asked Karti to file his response by September […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case featured Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Union Minister P Chidambaram
High Profile Cases National Herald case: Delhi High Court rejected, Sonia Gandhi, Son Rahul’s Request In Tax Case September 10, 2018 / September 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice A.K. Chawla of Delhi High Court dismissed the pleas of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi challenging the reopening of their tax assessment for the year 2011-12. Rahul has moved the court challenging a notice issued against him by Income Tax Department seeking to re-open […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Justice A K Chawla Justice S. Ravindra Bhat National Herald case
