Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC grands bail NCP leader Sameer Bhujbal in money laundering case June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai:The High Court today granted bail to NCP leader Sameer Bhujbal, the nephew of former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, in a 2016 money laundering case. Justice AS Gadkari granted bail to Sameer on the primary grounds that the main accused, Chhagan Bhujbal, had already been extended a similar relief by another bench of […] Read more » Chhagan Bhujbal featured justice AS Gadkari money laundering NCP Sameer Bhujbal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC sends notice to deputy tahsildars over firing in Tuticorin June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madurai: The High Court bench here today observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that three deputy tahsildars, who had reportedly ordered the firing during the stir, be impleaded as respondents and issued notice to them. A division bench of justices C T Selvam and Basheer Ahamed was […] Read more » deputy tahsildars featured firing in Tuticorin Justice Basheer Ahamed Madras HC T Selvam
Top Law News HC refuses to stay results of JEE (Advanced) exam June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad:The Gujarat High Court saying the announcement of the results has all India ramification today refused to stay the results of the 2018 JEE (Advanced) examination scheduled to be declared on June 10. Justice Biren Vaishnav ordered that the results of the JEE (Advanced) for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology for 2018, will be “subject […] Read more » featured gujrat IIT JEE
High Profile Cases Top Law News Madras HC stays I-T notice to Chidambaram for re-assessment June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai:The High Court today stayed the Income Tax Department’s notices issued to former finance minister P Chidambaram seeking reopening of assessment of his I-T returns for 2011-12 as it suspected that his income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment. Justice T S Sivagnanam granted the interim stay on the proceedings pursuant to the notices dated […] Read more » featured Justice T S Sivagnanam P Chidambarm
Energy Top Law News HC rejects as infructuous Sasan Power’s plea to mine excess coal June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The High Court today termed as infructuous a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary, seeking permission to extract excess coal from two mines in Madhya Pradesh, saying that the Centre was already examining the issue. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar also noted that an […] Read more » C Hari Shankar Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Sasan Power Ltd
High Profile Cases SC refuses to stall release of Rajinikanth movie ‘Kaala’ June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to stall the release of Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Kaala’ which is scheduled to hit theatres tomorrow. A vacation bench comprising Justices A K Goel and Ashok Bhushan refused to entertain a plea by K S Rajashekaran, who sought an injunction against release of the movie. “You want an injunction against the release […] Read more » featured Kaala Rajinikanth Rajinikanth-starrer 'Kaala
High Profile Cases Government not debarred from reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees: Supreme Court June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to the Centre, the Supreme Court today allowed it to go ahead with reservation in promotion for employees belonging to the SC and ST category in “accordance with law”. The top court took into account the Centre’s submissions that entire process of promotion has come to a “standstill” due to the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan reservation in promotion reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees: SC/ST employees
Top Law News Calcutta High Court grants anticipatory bail to BJP leader Mukul Roy June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader and former railways minister Mukul Roy on a bond of Rs 50,000 in connection with a complaint over the death of his “mentor” Mrinal Kanti Singha Roy in 2015. A division bench comprising Justices Joymalyo Bagchi and R K Kapur directed Roy to meet […] Read more » anticipatory bail anticipatory bail to BJP leader Mukul Roy BJP Leader Calcutta High Court featured featuredlegal news Justices Joymalyo Bagchi Mukul Roy R K Kapur
Top Law News Misplaced sympathy harmful for justice system:Delhi Court June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Misplaced sympathy for the accused is harmful for the criminal justice system, a Delhi court has said while refusing to set aside the three-year jail term awarded to a man for illegally possessing a pistol. Special Judge Rakesh Kumar upheld the sentence awarded to convict Anil Kumar, a south Delhi resident, by a magisterial court […] Read more » featured Misplaced sympathy Misplaced sympathy harmful for justice system Special Judge Rakesh Kumar
Top Law News Delhi High Court restrains Indian firm from using Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) trademark June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian firm from using the trade name ‘HM’ or any other deceptive variation which is similar to Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). The court, while granting time to Indian firm HM Megabrands Pvt Ltd and its proprietors to stop use of the mark and commence its […] Read more » featured H & M Hennes & Mauritz Retail Pvt Ltd Hennes & Mauritz HM Megabrands Pvt Ltd Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC directed 400 workers to rejoin June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kochi: The Kerala High Court directed over 400 workers of the State Road Transport Corporation today, who have availed a long leave and taken up jobs abroad, to rejoin duty within one and a half months. Over 400 employees belonging to various categories have taken a long leave from the loss-making corporation and have taken up […] Read more » Justice Anu Sivaraman Kerala High Court State Road Transport Corporation
Human Rights Top Law News Kerala HC ordered examination of a transgender June 5, 2018 / June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today ordered medical examination of a 25-year-old person, who claimed to be a transgender, on a plea by his mother, alleging that her son was being illegally detained by members of the community. The order was issued by the Division bench comprising Justices V Chitambaresh and K P Jyothindranath on a Habeas Corpus Petition […] Read more » featured Justices V Chitambaresh K P Jyothindranath Kerala HC
