Top Law News 10 people sentenced to life imprisonment for murder May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ten persons were today sentenced to life imprisonment for killing of a father-son duo by a group of 32 people over a land dispute in 2014.District and Session Judge Hemant Deshpande sentenced 10 persons in jail for life while acquitting 22 others giving benefit of doubt. Those sentenced include Mahadev Gahininath Bahir, Sukhadev, Shahaji Raghunath […] Read more » featured imprisonment Mahadev Gahininath Bahir Session Judge Session Judge Hemant Deshpande
Top Law News High Court’s interim order on plea against guv appointed probe panel May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered that the report of an inquiry committee looking into the alleged attempt by a woman college teacher to lure students to extend sexual favours in return for higher mark be kept in a sealed cover once it was submitted. A division bench comprising Justices V Parthiban and P D […] Read more » A S Santhanam Governor Banwarilal Purohit Madras High Court P D Audikesavalu plea V Parthiban
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to pass any order on promotion of ED official May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to pass an order regarding the promotion of an Enforcement Directorate officer probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case, who has claimed that frivolous complaints filed against him was deterring the department to promote him. The official, Rajeshwar Singh, has alleged that due to such false allegations being levelled against him, including […] Read more » A.K. Sikri Aircel-Maxis deal case CBI ED featured Rajeshwar Singh Upendra Rai
Top Law News Judge names child after estranged inter-faith couple take battle to High Court May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unusual case, the Kerala High Court has christened a child of an estranged couple belonging to different religions after they fought over the matter. The court intervened after both father and mother, locked in a matrimonial dispute, were aggrieved by the “inaction” on the part of the municipality to issue a birth certificate […] Read more » featured inter-faith couple Johan Mani Sachin Kerala High Court matrimonial dispute
Top Law News Supreme Court stays High Court order to accept nominations through e-mail: Panchayat polls May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the Calcutta High Court order asking the West Bengal State Election Commission to accept the nomination papers filed through e-mail for the panchayat elections and directed the poll body not to declare s those candidates who have won unopposed as winners. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured High Court panchayat polls Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court: Open up Eastern Expressway for public by May 31 May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to throw open the Eastern Peripheral Expressway for the public by May 31, asking why were they “waiting” for its inauguration by the Prime Minister. The apex court said if the 135-km expressway, which envisages signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gautam Budh Nagar […] Read more » ANS Nadkarni Deepak Gupta Eastern Expressway featured Madan B Lokur Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News PWD Scam: Kejriwal’s kin Vinay Bansal sent to one-day judicial custody May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s relative Vinay Bansal, arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the PWD scam, was today sent to one-day judicial custody by a Delhi court. Duty Metropolitian Magistrate Suri Mishra denied the ACB’s application for three-day police remand saying Bansal is not medically fit. The order came after Bansal, who was […] Read more » Aruna Asaf Ali Arvind Kejriwal cm Delhi court Duty Metropolitian Magistrate Suri Mishra featured PWD scam Surender Bansal Vinay Bansal
Top Law News Driver acquitted in dubbing artist murder case May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A acquitted a driver in a case of alleged killing of a dubbing artist from the film industry in 2013, while giving him benefit of doubt. District Jugde P P Jadhav, in his order last week, observed that the prosecution failed to prove the charges under IPC section 302 (murder) against Sonu Singh (33). The […] Read more » dubbing artist murder case featured thane court
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Muthalik’s plea against Congress manifesto in Karnataka May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed Rashtriya Hindu Sena chief Pramod Muthalik’s plea alleging that the Congress party was seeking votes in the name of religion in its election manifesto in Karnataka. There were a plethora of apex court judgments which say that once the poll process begins, no court shall interfere with it, said a […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra Congress manifesto D Y Chandrachud featured Pramod Muthalik Rashtriya Hindu Sena Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear state poll panel’s plea at 2 pm: WB panchayat polls May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear the West Bengal State Election Commission’s plea, challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing it to accept the nominations of candidates who have filed their papers electronically within the stipulated time for the panchayat elections, at 2 pm today. The State Election Commission (SEC), which approached the apex court today, […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar D Y Chandrachud featured panel's plea Supreme Court WB panchayat polls West Bengal State Election Commission
Top Law News Supreme Court: Take action against officials responsible for illegal constructions May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today suggested that the Himachal Pradesh government should take action against those officials who were posted in Kasauli when illegal constructions came up there and sought their names and designations. The apex court also asked the state what action it has taken against those officials who were responsible for the unauthorised constructions […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured illegal constructions Kasauli Kasauli's Narayani Guest House Madan B Lokur Public Works Department
Top Law News Supreme Court: Parliamentary panel reports can be relied upon in courts May 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The report of a parliamentary committee can be relied upon in courts for interpretation of statutory provisions wherever necessary, the Supreme Court today said while making it clear that its findings cannot be questioned or challenged in a court of law. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that courts can […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar A.K. Sikri Ashok Bhushan Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Parliamentary panel Parliamentary Standing Committee Supreme Court
