High Profile Cases Production warrant against Abu Salem for Mar 27 in extortion case March 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today issued a production warrant against gangster Abu Salem and directed the authorities to bring him before it on March 27 in connection with an extortion case. Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sehrawat’s direction came after the jail authorities informed the court that they would not be able to produce Salem before it […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sehrawat extortion case featured Gangster Abu Salem production warrant production warrant against gangster Abu Salem
High Profile Cases Kerala IS recruitment case: Woman operative sentenced to 7 yrs rigorous imprisonment. March 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NIA special court today sentenced a 30-year-old woman operative to seven years rigorous imprisonment in connection with Kerala IS recruitment case. Special Judge S Santhosh Kumar awarded the sentence after convicting Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The woman was also found guilty under Indian Penal Code sections […] Read more » featured IS recruitment IS recruitment case Kerala Kerala IS recruitment case NIA police station Kochi
High Profile Cases Karti Chidambaram shall not be arrested till April 16 in Aircel-Maxis cases: Delhi High Court March 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after securing bail from the Delhi High Court in INX Media case, Karti Chidambaram today got another relief from a city court which granted him protection from arrest till April 16 in Aircel-Maxis matter arising out of the 2G spectrum cases lodged by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge O P […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis cases Delhi High Court featured Karti Chidambaram Karti Chidambaram Aircel-Maxis cases
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea against polygamy and nikah halala. March 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the prevalent practices of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among the Muslims and sought responses from the Centre and the Law Commission. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission that an earlier five-judge constitution bench, in its 2017 verdict, had kept […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939 featured nikah halala Nikah Misyar Nikah Mutah plea against polygamy and nikah halala polygamy
Top Law News Assure safety of P&W engines: Bombay High Court to DGCA March 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to list the steps being taken since 2007 to check the airworthiness of all Pratt & Whitney 1100 engines that power Airbus A320 New Engine Option (Neo) planes. A Division Bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was hearing […] Read more » DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation f Justices Naresh Patil featured justice G S Kulkarni
High Profile Cases Orissa High Court allows Bhadrak Ramnavami procession March 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court has directed that the Sriram Maha Yajna Samiti of Bhadrak shall be permitted to perform rituals for Ram Navami and take out the Kalass Sobhayatra’ and procession in the same manner and through the same route as was permitted in 2017. The state government and the district administration, including Bhadrak collector and SP, were directed by the high court yesterday to […] Read more » Bhadrak Ramnavami procession featured Orissa HC Ram Navami
Top Law News Delhi High Court upholds administrator’s amendments to DDCA Articles of Association (AoA) March 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed the objections raised by members of the controversy-ridden DDCA against amendments like the abolition of proxy voting to its Articles of Association (AoA) proposed by a court-appointed administrator. Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla directed the administrator, former Supreme Court judge Vikramajit Sen, to ensure that the proposed amendments, including the setting up of independent selection […] Read more » Articles of Association controversy-ridden DDCA DDCA Delhi High Court Supreme Court judge Vikramajit Sen
Top Law News Fourth Fodder Scam: Lalu Prasad Yadav Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison March 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was today sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined Rs 60 lakh by a special CBI court in the fourth fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury in the early 1990s, a CBI counsel said here. CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh awarded […] Read more » Birsa Munda Jail Dumka treasury featured Fourth Fodder Scam fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison
Top Law News 1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar confessed to presence at incident site. March 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought a reply from Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on a letter written to it alleging that the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case have confessed to being present at the spot where the violent incidents had occurred. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case 1984 riots Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee DSGMC featured Justice Anu Malhotra Sajjan Kumar
Top Law News Contempt against woman lawyer for derogatory remarks : Supreme Court March 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today initiated contempt proceedings against a woman lawyer for using “derogatory remarks against the court” despite warnings. The top court said that despite being warned of her conduct, “she persisted and dared the court to take action against her”. The heated arguments took place when a bench of Justices Adarsh Goel, U […] Read more » Contempt against woman lawyer derogatory remarks featured Justice Adarsh Goel justice R F Nariman Justice U U Lalit Nisha Priya Bhatia Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Kamala Mills owner says it’s illegal detention in Supreme Court. March 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The owner of Mumbai’s Kamala Mills today moved the Supreme Court challenging his arrest in connection with a fire that claimed 14 lives in December last year. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked Ravi Bhandari to serve a copy of his petition to the Maharashtra government. The top court listed […] Read more » Bhopal gas tragedy featured illegal detention Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan Kamala Mills owner Ravi Bhandari Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi Supreme Court Uphaar cinema hall fire case
High Profile Cases 12 states to appointed Lokayukta : SC March 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the chief secretaries of 12 states to specify why they have not appointed a Lokayukta. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi also asked the chief secretary of Odisha to apprise the court about the status of the Lokayukta in state and said the apex court has no […] Read more » anti-corruption ombudsman featured Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi Lokayukta Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013
