Top Law News Cauvery pacts of 1892 & 1924 neither inoperative nor extinct: SC February 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that two pre-independence agreements of 1892 and 1924 between the erstwhile princely state Mysore — now a part of Karnataka — and the Madras Presidency on the allocation of Cauvery river water covers the areas of larger public interest and hence, they are “neither inoperative nor completely extinct”. The Supreme […] Read more » Cauvery pacts extinct Cauvery pacts inoperative Cauvery pacts of 1892 & 1924 featured SC on Cauvery pacts
Top Law News Laws like animal protection and prevention of cruelty need to be implemented strongly: Delhi Court February 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has expressed displeasure over animals being subjected to cruelty during transportation and then released to their violators as a “matter of convenience”. The court said it has to be seen that laws relating to animal protection and prevention of cruelty are firmly implemented and a nation whose roots are strongly embedded in […] Read more » animal protection Animal protection laws Court cruelty during transportation of animals featured prevention of cruelty Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act Special Judge Kamini Lau
Top Law News Will take appropriate supervisory action in PNB case : RBI February 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank today said it has already undertaken an assessment of control systems at scam-hit Punjab National Bank and will take “appropriate supervisory action”. The country’s second largest state-run lender has been rocked by a Rs 11,400-crore fraud allegedly involving billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi. In a statement, the central bank said it has already […] Read more » 1.77 billion scam billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi featured Nirav Modi PNB case RBI supervisory action
High Profile Cases Trial court to hear the case tomorrow in Bofors case February 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A BJP leader, who has been pursuing the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case for over a decade, today filed an application before a Delhi court asking it to grant permission to the CBI to reinvestigate the case. Advocate Ajay Agrawal, who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli against the then […] Read more » Bofors case featured trial court
Top Law News Case against director on song “Manikya Malaraya poovi’ hurting religious sentiments February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Police today registered a case against the director of a forthcoming Malayalam film over a complaint that the lyrics of a song in “Oru Adaar Love” hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.The complainants alleged that the song “Manikya Malaraya poovi” in the film written and directed by Omar Lulu had an “objectionable” reference to Prophet Muhammad’s wife. The complaint […] Read more » ACTOR OMAR LULU BUSINESSMAN MUQEETH KHAN Case against director Commissioner DIRECTOR FALAKNUMA POLICE DIRECTOR OF A FORTHCOMING MALAYALAM FILM ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT CULTURE FALAKNUMA POLICE STATION featured hurting religious sentiments' Manikya Malaraya poovi NOORIN SHEREEF ORU ADAAR LOVE POLICE (FALAKNUMA DIVISION) PRIYA PRAKASH VARRIER PROPHET MUHAMMAD SOCIAL MEDIA SITES song Manikya Malaraya poovi SYED FAYAZ ZAHEER ALI KHAN
High Profile Cases Sohrabuddin case : Bombay High Court poser to CBI over Tulsiram Prajapati’s escort team February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the CBI to confirm whether the four police officials, who had accompanied Tulsiram Prajapati, an aide of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, to Ahmedabad just days before his death in an alleged encounter, had gone with him as his escort team on previous occasions as well. The court’s question came after Rajasthan […] Read more » an aide of Sohrabuddin Shaikh Bombay High Court featured HC poser to CBI Sohrabuddin case Tulsiram Prajapati Tulsiram Prajapati's escort team
Top Law News Give stipulated period of time line for completing rail underpass in Karol Bagh: Delhi High Court February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With construction of a railway underpass in Karol Bagh area here pending completion since its approval in 2010, the Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to hold a meeting of all stakeholders and give a time line within which the work would be finished. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal completing rail underpass Delhi High Court featured Give stipulated period of time line Give time line HC Justice C Hari Shankar Karol Bagh NDMC North Delhi Municipal Corporation rail underpass in Karol Bagh
Top Law News SC refuses to stay release of Bollywood film “Aiyaary” February 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to stay the release of Bollywood film “Aiyaary” by brushing aside an allegation that it was portraying the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society of Mumbai, which was marred by controversy, in a “bad light”. Holding that right to freedom of speech and expression was “absolutely a cherished” right under the Constitution, […] Read more » "Aiyaary" Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice S.K. Kaul Manoj Bajpayee release of Bollywood film Aiyaary SC refuses to stay release of Bollywood film Sidharth Malhotra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court sends suspected IM terrorist Ariz Khan to custodial interrogation by police February 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sent an alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who had escaped during the 2008 Batla House encounter and was wanted in connection with several blasts, to 25 days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma gave Delhi Police 25 days to conduct Ariz Khan’s custodial interrogation. Khan, who was arrested on February 13, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma Ariz Khan Ariz Khan's custodial interrogation Batla House case Batla House encounter custodial interrogation Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma featured IM terrorist Ariz Khan
Top Law News Complaint lodged by woman who was raped on pretext of marriage February 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a youth on pretext of marriage in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district here, police said today. According to the complaint lodged by the victim, on Feb 12 she was taken to a hotel by the accused where she was allegedly raped several times on pretext of marriage. “The girl […] Read more » Complaint lodged by woman featured pretext of marriage raped raped on pretext of marriage
Criminal Law News ED summons Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in PNB fraud PMLA case February 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ED today issued summons for appearance to billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his business partner Mehul Choksi in connection with its money laundering probe in the Rs 11,400 crore alleged fraud in Punjab National Bank (PNB), officials said. They said both Modi and Choksi were summoned under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act […] Read more » defrauded bank funds ED summons Nirav Modi featured Mehul Choksi Nirav Modi PMLA PMLA case PNB fraud Prevention of Money Laundering Act
High Profile Cases Use technology for welfare of children : Supreme Court February 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s status as a technological power house in the world would remain on paper if the state does not take advantage of its resources to benefit the children or track the missing ones, the Supreme Court has said. The Supreme court, while stressing the need for use of technology in Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB) and […] Read more » Child Welfare Committees CWC featured JJB Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur Juvenile Justice Boards SC technology track the missing children Use technology for welfare of children welfare of children
