High Profile Cases Top Law News Charge sheet filed against four DU students for ‘stalking’ Smriti Irani April 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police has filed a charge sheet against four Delhi University students for allegedly misbehaving with and stalking union minister Smriti Irani in 2017. The final report was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarwaria who took cognisance of the charge sheet and put up the matter for October 15. The four youths, identified as […] Read more » DU students featured Smriti Irani
Top Law News Kathua case: SC asks J-K govt to protect victim’s kin, lawyer April 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide security to the family of the eight-year-old Kathua gangrape and murder victim, the lawyer and a family friend assisting them in pursuing the case. The apex court also took note of a plea of the victim’s father seeking transfer of the trial of […] Read more » featured
Top Law News NGT notice to UP govt on encroachment in Agra park April 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aggrieved by the alleged encroachment on a park, a housing society in Agra has moved the National Green Tribunal, prompting the green panel to seek responses from the state government and the local authorities. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, Agra Development Authority, Agra […] Read more » Agra Development Authority Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim Gautam Singh Jawahar Nagar Co-operative Society municipal corporation National Green Tribunal NGT Snehil Sonam Uttar Pradesh government
High Profile Cases Top Law News All accused, including Aseemanand, acquitted: 2007 Mecca Masjid blasts April 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eleven years after powerful bombs ripped through Hyderabad’s historic Mecca Masjid, killing nine people and wounding 58, a special NIA court on Monday acquitted all five accused, including Swami Aseemanand due to lack of clinching evidence. Some of the accused even left the premises after the fourth additional metropolitan sessions-cum-special court for NIA cases announced […] Read more » featured Mecca Masjid Mecca Masjid blast Swami Aseemanand
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea for transfer of trial in Kathua case April 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The trial in the Kathua rape and murder case involving an eight-year-old girl began today with police presenting all the eight arrested accused persons including a juvenile before a Sessions Court here. The police has filed a separate chargesheet against the juvenile accused. The trial against the juvenile will be held before the Chief Judicial […] Read more » Ankur Sharma Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kathua featured Kathua rape
Top Law News BCI asks Jammu, Kathua bar bodies to call off strike April 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India (BCI) today asked the Jammu and Kathua bar associations to call off their strike and decided to send a five-member team headed by a former high court chief justice to investigate the alleged incident of misconduct on part of the lawyers there in connection with the Kathua rape-murder case. BCI […] Read more » Bar Council of India Crime Branch of J-K Police featured Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to Centre: Form panel to disburse medical claim under CGHS April 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to protect retired public servants from “unnecessary harassment” in claiming reimbursements under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the Supreme Court has asked the Centre to “expeditiously” set up a high-powered committee to disburse claims in a month. A bench of justices R K Agrawal and Ashok Bhushan also directed the Ministry […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan CGHS CRT-D featured Medical Reimbursement Claims MRC R K Agrawal Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court takes cognisance of lawyers’ obstruction in Kathua gangrape case April 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took a serious note of lawyers obstructing the judicial process in the Kathua gangrape and murder case and initiated a case on its own accord saying such impeding of the process of law “affects the delivery of justice”. The top court said that lawyers’ bodies have solemn duty to not obstruct […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Chief Justice Dipak Misra D Y Chandrachud featured Gopal Shankar Narayanan Jammu and Kashmir Kathua P V Dinesh Shobha Gupta Supreme Court
Top Law News 45-yr-old man’s kin get Rs 14.72 L compensation: Road accident April 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family members of a 45-year-old man, who died after being hit by a car, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 14 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Amit Bansal directed Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending car that hit the motorcycle of […] Read more » featured MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Presiding Office Presiding Officer Amit Bansal Tata AIG Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd
Top Law News Supreme Court takes cognisance of lawyers’ obstruction in Kathua gangrape case April 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took a serious note of lawyers obstructing the judicial process in the Kathua gangrape and murder case and initiated a case on its own accord saying such impeding of the process of law “affects the delivery of justice”. The top court said that lawyers’ bodies have solemn duty to not obstruct […] Read more » Bar Council of India featured Gopal Shankar Narayanan Kathua gangrape and murder case Kathua rape casse P V Dinesh Shobha Gupta Supreme Court
Top Law News High Court asks cricket body if it will seek extra water for IPL pitches, ground April 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for six IPL matches shifted to that city from Chennai. The MCA stadium at Gahunje in Pune will host the remaining six ‘home’ matches […] Read more » Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Cauvery Cauvery Water Management Board Chennai Super Kings featured IPL Karnataka Kolkata Knight Riders M A Chidambaram M A Chidambaram Stadium Maharashtra Cricket Association Mahendra singh Dhoni public interest litigation South Mumbai Tamil Nadu
Top Law News High Court raps DGCA for changing stipulated flight duty time limitations April 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Concerned over fatigued pilots and cabin crew posing a risk to passenger safety, the Delhi High Court today took to task aviation regulator DGCA for allowing airlines to change stipulated flight and duty time limitations (FDTLs). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that the Directorate General of […] Read more » Central lndustrial Security Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi High Court Delhi International Airport Ltd DGCA DIAL FDTL featured Indira Gandhi International Airport Shenoy
