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
Top Law News SC castigates government over construction workers welfare law January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking the government to task for not implementing a law meant for the welfare of construction workers, an exasperated Supreme Court today asked it to formally state that the orders passed by the top court in the matter are “thrown in the dustbin”. The apex court questioned the Centre’s attitude on the issue and said […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General ASG Maninder Singh featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour SC castigates govt over construction workers welfare law
Criminal Law News Top Law News Father gets life term for raping, sodomising minor daughter January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a man for repeatedly raping and sodomising his nine-year-old daughter, saying instead of protecting her, he had indulged in a “dehumanising act”. The division bench held that the man does not deserve any leniency as he has violated the privacy and sanctity of his […] Read more » Delhi High Court father Father gets life term for raping featured Justice C Hari Shankar Justice S.P. Garg life term raping minor daughter sodomising minor daughter
Top Law News HC questions need of committees for government to do its work January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today questioned the need to set up “elaborate committees” for the government to do its work. “Does the government need committees to do its work? Why do you need elaborate committees,” was the query posed by a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla to the Delhi government. […] Read more » committees for government committees for govt Delhi High Court featured HC Justice A K Chawla Justice S. Ravindra Bhat need of committees for government
High Profile Cases No eatery in Hauz Khas Village has sanctioned building plan:HC January 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Not a single restaurant or pub in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village have taken a sanctioned building plan from the municipal authorities to run their businesses, the Delhi High Court has observed. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar made the observation after the south Delhi municipal corporation (SDMC) […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Hauz Khas village HC Justice C Hari Shankar No eatery in Hauz Khas Village sanctioned building plan SDMC South Delhi Municipal Corporation
