High Profile Cases HC upholds life term to 5 convicts in 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape February 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to five convicts in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case of a 30-year-old BPO woman executive from north-east. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and P S Teji dismissed the appeals of five convicts and said that not only was the victim’s testimony sufficient, […] Read more » 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape abduction criminal intimidation featured Justice P S Teji Justice Vipin Sanghi offences of gangrape
Top Law News 7-year jail sentenced to man for raping sister-in-law February 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fast-track court here sentenced a man to seven years’ imprisonment for raping his sister-in-law. Judge Ombir Singh also sentenced the woman’s husband, Devender, to five-year imprisonment for torture over dowry yesterday. The judge imposed a fine of Rs 19,000 each on Devender and his brother Deepak, according to prosecution lawyer Sitaram Arye. Read more » 7-year jail featured prosecution lawyer Sitaram Arye.Judge Ombir Singh raping sister-in-law
Top Law News Culpable homicide case: Kamala Mills director moves Bombay High Court February 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A director of Kamala Mills Ltd has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the culpable homicide case registered against him in connection with the December 29 fire in the Kamala Mills compound that claimed 14 lives. Ravi Bhandari’s petition was mentioned yesterday before a division bench of Justices B R Gavai and B […] Read more » culpable homicide case featured Fire HC Justice B P Colabawala Justice B R Gavai Kamala Mills director quashing of case
High Profile Cases HC seeks Centre’s response on a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary, for permission to mine coal from its two coal blocks in excess of the 17 MTPA cap to enable it to run its 3,960 megawatt power project in Madhya Pradesh. The company has contended that […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Justice C Hari Shankar i Reliance Power subsidiary Sasan Power Ltd Sasan's plea for more coal
High Profile Cases Kasganj violence: Prime accused in murder held February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The prime accused in the murder of Chandan Gupta in Kasganj was arrested today as the strife-torn western Uttar Pradesh town, which saw communal clashes last week, moved towards normalcy despite tension in some pockets, officials said. The UP government submitted a report on the incidents in Kasganj to the Union Home ministry conveying that […] Read more » Chandan Gupta murder featured Kasganj SP Piyush Srivastava Kasganj violence Prime accused in murder Tiranga Yatras VHP Vishva Hindu Parishad
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife and his two children February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in this Chhattisgarh district has sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife and two children in 2015. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Katghora) Thomas Ekka yesterday pronounced Gayaram Kaushik guilty under IPC section 302 (murder) while sentencing him to life imprisonment, public prosecutor Shekhar Ram said today. The court […] Read more » Additional District and Sessions Judge (Katghora) Thomas Ekka featured killing wife life imprisonment Man gets life imprisonment two children
High Profile Cases Examine new notes of Rs 50 and Rs 200 notes : HC February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the RBI to examine the new currency notes and coins, saying the visually-impaired were facing hardship in identifying and using them. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar told the Centre and the RBI that they should examine the new […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured govt to examine new Rs 50 HC Justice C Hari Shankar Rs 200 notes
Top Law News NGT directs sealing of illegal borewells in 3 months in Delhi February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to seal all unauthorised borewells in the national capital within three months. Expressing concern over illegal extraction of water through borewells in the city, a bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi passed the direction after perusing a report filed by the Central […] Read more » Delhi featured illegal borewells NGT NGT chairperson Justice U D Salvi sealing of illegal borewells
Top Law News Police complaint authority constituted for Delhi: Delhi High Court February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A police complaint authority to look into complaints against erring policemen in the national capital has been set up, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was also informed that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has constituted the authority on the Centre’s […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi Delhi High Court featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar PCA Police Complaint Authority
High Profile Cases Agusta deal: SC asks searching questions to Chhattisgarh February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today posed searching questions to the Chhattisgarh government on the purchase of a AgustaWestland helicopter for VIP use in 2006-07 and asked what was the “interest” of Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son in this. A bench comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit asked the state about the allegations of […] Read more » Agusta deal Chhattisgarh featured SC
Top Law News Court rejects Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah’s bail February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today rejected the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in a 2007 money laundering case related to alleged terror financing. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, who had in August last year denied the relief to Shah citing the ongoing probe, dismissed his fresh bail plea. In his bail application filed […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma advocate M.S. Khan Court featured Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah's bail money laundering Shabir Shah Shabir Shah's bail
High Profile Cases Top Law News Top Indian lawyers to argue Ranbaxy-Daiichi appeal in Singapore January 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s two top lawyers will be arguing in the Singapore Court of Appeal the case of Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Company and Ranbaxy Laboratories of India, according to a media report. Ranbaxy has taken on senior advocate Harish Salve who is also the first non-Queen’s Counsel (QC) foreign lawyer, and the first from the Indian Bar, […] Read more » featured Ranbaxy-Daiichi Ranbaxy-Daiichi appeal in S'pore