Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Jigisha murder: HC commutes death penalty to 2 to life term January 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today commuted the death penalty awarded to two convicts in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case to life imprisonment. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta, however, upheld the life imprisonment awarded to the third convict by a trial court in the case. “We commute death sentence awarded […] Read more » death penalty death penalty to life term Delhi High Court today featured HC commutes death penalty to 2 to life term Jigisha murder Justice I.S. Mehta Justice S. Muralidhar life term
Top Law News HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to quash Haj policy barring differently-abled January 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking quashing of certain provisions in the new policy for Haj pilgrims that bar differently-abled persons from undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal barring differently-abled featured Haj Committee of India Pilgrims for Haj Haj policy HC Justice Hari Shankar New Haj Policy of Haj Committee of India Pilgrims for Haj 2018-2022 plea to quash Haj policy plea to quash Haj policy barring differently-abled
Top Law News Court acquits man of raping woman, says they were living in January 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of raping a woman after intoxicating her, saying they were in a live-in relationship and the physical relation between them was consensual. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar II absolved the man, who was accused of raping the woman on the false promise of marriage, noting […] Read more » Court acquits man of raping woman featured living in relationship not rape due to living in says they were living in
Top Law News Rainwater harvesting: NGT issues warrant against DMRC MD January 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has issued a bailable warrant against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Mangu Singh for failure of its officials to appear before it to apprise it on installation of rainwater harvesting systems. A bench headed by acting NGT chairperson Justice U D Salvi passed the order after noting that […] Read more » Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC MD featured Managing Director Mangu Singh MD Mangu Singh NGT NGT chairperson Justice U D Salvi Rainwater harvesting warrant against DMRC MD
Top Law News NGT refuses to entertain plea for ‘one family, one car’ policy January 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today refused to entertain a plea seeking directions for formulation of a registration policy of private vehicles in accordance with the norm of “one family, one car” in Delhi-NCR. Terming the petition as “premature”, a bench headed by acting Chairperson justice U D Salvi disposed of the plea and allowed the […] Read more » featured Justice U D Salvi National Green Tribunal NGT refuses to entertain plea for 'one family one car' policy one family one car policy
Top Law News SC grants Rs 15 lakh compensation to deaf & dumb rape victim January 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has granted a one-time compensation of Rs 15 lakh to a deaf and dumb rape victim from Himachal Pradesh who had delivered a girl child, modifying a high court order directing the state government to make monthly payments. The apex court said that it was not initially inclined to interfere with the […] Read more » deaf & dumb rape deaf & dumb rape victim featured grants Rs 15 lakh compensation rape victim Supreme Court
Top Law News No HC relief from demolition to go-karting facility in Kamala Mills January 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to grant protection from demolition to a go-karting track, bar and restaurant run by Smaash Entertainment Private Ltd at the Kamala Mills compound where a major fire in a pub claimed 14 lives last week. Justice Sandeep Shinde was yesterday hearing a petition filed by the company seeking protection […] Read more » featured go-karting facility go-karting facility in Kamala Mills Kamala Mills No HC relief from demolition to go-karting facility in Kamala Mills the Bombay High Court
High Profile Cases Coal scam: HC stays sentence, Rs 25L fine on Madhu Koda January 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today stayed a trial court order awarding three-year jail term to former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in a coal scam case till January 22, by when it has also sought response of the CBI on his appeal challenging the conviction and sentence. Justice Anu Malhotra also stayed the order imposing […] Read more » CBI counsel Tarannum Cheema coal scam Delhi High Court featured HC stays sentence Justice Anu Malhotra Madhu Koda Rs 25L fine on Madhu Koda
Top Law News Can’t discard case in absence of independent witnesses: Court January 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A case of the prosecution cannot be discarded if people are not willing to become witnesses, a Delhi court has said while refusing to set aside the jail term awarded to a man for snatching a woman’s mobile phone. Additional Sessions Judge S K Sharma, while dismissing the appeal of the convict against a six […] Read more » absence of independent witnesses Additional Sessions Judge S K Sharma Court discard case featured independent witnesses witnesses
Top Law News Judiciary’s fillip to fight for gender justice in 2017 January 3, 2018 / January 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The fight for gender justice got a fillip from the judiciary in 2017 as the courts dealt with an iron hand crime and archaic practices against women with the Supreme Court leading from the front by abolishing the system of triple talaq and “criminalising” sex with a minor wife. The stern message to perpetrators of […] Read more » abolishing the system of triple talaq criminalising" sex with a minor wife. featured Gender justice gender justice in 2017 Judiciary's fillip Judiciary's fillip to fight for gender justice in 2017
Top Law News Court acquits woman’s in-laws in 13-year-old dowry case December 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a woman’s father-in-law and brother-in-law in a 2002 dowry harassment case saying continuing the trial would violate the accused persons’ right to speedy trial as prosecution can never prove the allegations. The court, while absolving the two men of the charges of cruelty to woman, breach of trust under the […] Read more » 13-year-old dowry case 2002 dowry harassment case Court acquits woman's in-laws featured Prohibition of Dowry Act
Top Law News Centre taking measures to decongest Delhi: MoS Hardeep S Puri December 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister of State Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri on Friday laid the foundation stone of Flyover-cum-ROB at Narela in Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Hardeep S Puri said that now a days Delhi is facing several challenges and the most critical challenge is population pressure. All the time in Delhi there […] Read more » Centre taking measures to decongest Delhi decongest Delhi Delhi featured MoS Hardeep S Puri
