High Profile Cases Rape case: SC relief to film maker, acquittal upheld January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui today got a major relief from the Supreme Court which dismissed an American woman’s plea challenging a Delhi High Court verdict acquitting him in a rape case. The top court said they were “good friends” and she had even expressed her “love” to him after the alleged incident. It also […] Read more » 'Peepli Live' co-director 'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui acquittal upheld featured Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice S.A. Bobde Mahmood Farooqui rape case SC relief to film maker
Top Law News 10 yrs imprisonment to 3 arrested with liquor in Bihar January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Bihar’s Munger district today awarded 10 years imprisonment to three persons who were apprehended last year with over 20 litres of country liquor, despite the total prohibition in force in the state. Additional district judge Tribhuvan Nath also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of the three convicted […] Read more » 10 yrs imprisonment 3 arrested with liquor in Bihar Additional district judge Tribhuvan Nath featured liquor special public prosecutor Sanjay Kumar Singh
Top Law News Adequate efforts not made to examine witness of ’84 riots: SC January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Adequate efforts were not made to examine key prosecution witnesses in the five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which the Delhi High Court issued show cause notices to those acquitted asking them why re-trial should not be ordered, the Supreme Court said today. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra perused the records and […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases 84 riots Adequate efforts not made Chief Justice Dipak Misra examine witness of featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud SC
Top Law News Kotkhai rape and murder: HC rejects bail plea of IGP Zaidi January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court today rejected the bail plea of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Z H Zaidi in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the Kotkhai rape and murder of a minor girl. The court had heard the bail plea on January 12 and reserved the judgement which was announced […] Read more » featured HC rejects bail plea IGP Zaidi Kotkhai Kotkhai rape and murder
Top Law News SC sets aside HC order on strictures against judicial officer January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court by which action was recommended against a judicial officer for granting bail to an accused within four days of rejection of his pre-arrest bail by a higher court. The high court had termed the action of the magistrate as “judicial impropriety” […] Read more » featured HC order Himachal Pradesh High Court judicial officer Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Ashok Bhushan SC strictures strictures against judicial officer Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Pak raises Jadhav’s case in UNSC debate on Afghanistan January 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistan raked up the issue of Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the UN Security Council after it was accused by India, the US and Afghanistan, for providing safe havens to terrorists. Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Maleeha Lodhi was responding to Indian Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin who said Pakistan needs […] Read more » Afghanistan featured Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav Jadhav's case Kulbhushan Jadhav Pak UNSC debate
Top Law News HC permits Ryan Pinto to visit US, Dubai January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today permitted Ryan International Group’s CEO Ryan Pinto to visit abroad, more than four months after a seven- year-old student was killed at the group’s school in Gurugram. A single bench of Justice Rajan Gupta allowed Pinto to visit the US and Dubai, his counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema said […] Read more » featured Justice Rajan Gupta Punjab and Haryana High Court Ryan Pinto
High Profile Cases Retired IAS officer acquitted in MP power meter purchase case January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today acquitted a retired woman IAS officer in an electricity meter purchase case dating back to 1997. Acquitting Ajeeta Vajpayee Pandey, special court judge (Lokayukta) Akshay Dwivedi said that she was not found to be involved in any wrongdoing in the matter. The case against the official was that as the member […] Read more » Ajeeta Vajpayee Pandey featured Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board MP power meter purchase case power meter purchase Retired IAS officer
Top Law News Marital rape offence under penal law: AAP govt to HC January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP Government today told the Delhi High Court that marital rape, where a spouse indulges in sexual relations without the willingness of the other, is already an offence under a penal provision. The AAP government submitted that a woman is entitled to refuse sexual relations with her husband as the right to bodily integrity […] Read more » AAP govt Additional Standing Counsel Nandita Rao Advocate Karuna Nandy Delhi High Court featured HC marital rape Marital rape offence NGO All India Democratic Women's Association NGO RIT Foundation penal law
Top Law News Govt recovering tax : Cairn UK January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cairn India, now Vedanta Ltd, today told the Delhi High Court that proceedings regarding an over Rs 20,000 crore tax demand for non-payment of withholding tax on capital gains in 2006 by its former parent Cairn UK, need not continue as the authorities have taken action against the foreign entity. Cairn India, which in April […] Read more » Cairn Cairn UK Cairn UK Holdings Ltd. Delhi High Court featured Govt recovering tax Vedanta Ltd
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Terror funding: NIA files charge sheet against Hafiz Saeed January 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against terror masterminds Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin and ten Kashmiri separatists in a case of alleged terror funding and secessionist activities in the valley. The charge sheet was filed by the probe agency before Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sherawat, who […] Read more » charge sheet featured Hafiz Saeed NIA NIA files charge sheet NIA files charge sheet against Hafiz Saeed Terror funding
High Profile Cases HC notice to pub owner on Gambhir’s plea to restrain them from using his name January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of a city-based restro-bar chain and its owner on Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir’s plea seeking to restrain them from using his name as their tagline. The plea, which was earlier rejected by a single judge bench, came up before the division bench of Justices G S Sistani and […] Read more » featured Gambhir Gambhir's plea HC HC notice to pub owner Justice G.S. Sistani Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal notice to pub owner restrain from using name senior advocate Rajiv Nayar
