Top Law News Petrol Pump fraud: Court rejects bail pleas of 12 accused November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Kalyan has rejected bail applications of the 12 accused in the multi-crore petrol pump fraud case, police said today. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mukund Hatote told PTI that the court on Friday rejected bail pleas filed by the 12 accused. District and Additional Sessions Judge N M Waghmare also rejected anticipatory […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Petrol Pump fraud
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi court acquits man of cheating, raping woman November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of raping and deceitfully marrying a woman he met through a matrimonial website after she failed to support the prosecution case. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain absolved the man of the charges of rape, unnatural sex and concealing his first marriage, observing that the complainant […] Read more » cheating case Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News rape case
High Profile Cases Construction workers’ funds spent on laptops; SC anguished November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laptops and washing machines were bought out of a whopping Rs 29,000 crore fund meant for the welfare of construction workers and less than ten per cent spent on the actual purpose. Terming this as a “shocking” and “extremely distressing” state of affairs, the Supreme Court has said the funds, collected by the government through […] Read more » CAG Comptroller and Auditor General Construction workers' funds spent on laptops Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Allahabad HC quashes prev SP govt’s order exempting Lokayukta from RTI November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Lokayukta is within the purview of the Right to Information Act, quashing a 2012 notification that kept the anti-corruption ombudsmen out of the transparency law’s ambit. Rejecting the plea of the government counsel that the notification was just and lawful, the Lucknow bench of the high court […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Lokayukta RTI SP government
Top Law News Vigilance Court orders quick verification against Thomas Chandy November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court today directed the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to verify whether Kerala Transport Minister Thomas Chandy had violated rules to construct a road through paddy fields to a lake resort owned by him in Alappuzha district. Acting on a plea filed by a lawyer, Kottayam Special Vigilance Court judge V Dileep directed the […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Bureau Court featured Kerala Law Legal News Thomas Chandy Vigilance Court
Top Law News Visually impaired cannot recognise new Rs 50 note: PIL in HC November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The newly issued Rs 50 currency notes cannot be differentiated from others by visually impaired persons, a PIL today claimed in the Delhi High Court which sought the RBI and the Centre’s stand on the issue. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the matter needed urgent attention […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL RBI Visually impaired cannot recognise new Rs 50 note
Top Law News No fin assistance by govt to bonded labourers: PIL in Delhi HC November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government is not providing financial assistance to people rescued from bondage, a victim of bonded labour today said in a PIL in the Delhi High Court. Taking note of the seriousness of the issue, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Centre and […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News No fin assistance by govt to bonded labourers PIL
High Profile Cases Banks, telecos to indicate deadline for linking Aadhaar: SC November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made it clear that banks and telecom service providers will have to indicate the last date of linking bank accounts and mobile numbers with Aadhaar in their communications with customers. Currently, the last date to link Aadhaar with bank accounts is December 31 this year while for mobile numbers, it is […] Read more » Aadhaar Act Banks Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court telecos
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas challenging Aadhaar Act November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the government’s response on four petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act and linking of bank accounts and mobile numbers with the 12-digit biometric identification number. The apex court did not pass any interim order in the matter saying that final hearing in all Aadhaar-related issues would start […] Read more » Aadhaar Act Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC disposes of pleas to deposit demonetised notes, refers to constitution bench November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today disposed of 14 petitions seeking its nod to deposit demonetised notes and said that a five-judge Constitution Bench would deal with this aspect besides deciding the validity of Centre’s decision to demonetise currency notes. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said […] Read more » constitution bench Court demonetised notes featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Sohrabuddin case: Bombay HC issues fresh notices to IPS officers November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today issued fresh notices to IPS officers D G Vanzara (retired), Rajkumar Pandiyan, and Dinesh M N seeking their response to pleas challenging their discharge in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Justice A M Badar, who was hearing a plea filed by Sohrabuddin’s brother Rubabuddin, […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI Court D G Vanzara encounter case featured Law Legal News Sohrabuddin case
High Profile Cases Saharanpur clashes: HC gives bail to Bhim Army chief November 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Chandrashekhar, the chief of dalit outfit Bhim Army who was arrested on June 8 in connection with Thakur- Dalit clash in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. Justice Mukhtar Ahmed allowed the bail plea of accused Chandrashekhar alias Ravan, accepting the argument of his counsel that neither any specific […] Read more » Allahabad High Court bail to Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Saharanpur clashes
