Top Law News Lawyers of all Delhi district courts to strike tomorrow October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The lawyers of all six district courts in the national capital will go on a day-long strike tomorrow to protest against alleged misconduct of some judges. “The reasons for calling a complete strike are misconduct of judges with litigants and huge corruption in the judiciary. We have already given the names of erring judges to […] Read more » alleged misconduct of some judges Court featured Law Lawyers of all Delhi district courts to strike tomorrow Legal News
High Profile Cases SC issues guidelines to accord senior designation to lawyers October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued a slew of guidelines, including setting up of a permanent committee led by the Chief Justice of India, to accord senior designation to lawyers. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that besides the CJI, the committee would include a senior- most apex court or a high court […] Read more » Court featured guidelines to accord senior designation to lawyers Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Aarushi murder case appeal: Allahabad HC likely to deliver verdict October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court is expected to deliver its verdict tomorrow on an appeal filed by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar challenging a CBI court order convicting them for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008. The couple were awarded life sentence by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad on November […] Read more » Aarushi murder case appeal Allahabad High Court Court Criminal news featured Ghaziabad Law Legal News Nupur Talwar Rajesh Talwar
Top Law News Malegaon blast case: Accused Sameer Kulkarni gets bail October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court here today granted bail to Sameer Kulkarni, arrested for his alleged involvement in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case. The court granted Kulkarni bail on a bond of Rs 50,000 on the grounds of parity, as several other accused in the case including Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Malegaon blast case Sameer Kulkarni gets bail
Top Law News Madras HC bans entry of Nithyananda into Madurai mutt October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today banned controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda from entering the 2500-year-old Saivite Madurai Adheenam mutt here. In an interim order on a petition opposing his plea seeking police protection to enter the mutt, Justice R Mahadevan of the Madurai bench also restrained Nithyananda and his disciples from interfering with its administration. He […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Madurai Madurai mutt Nithyananda
Top Law News Karti case: SC to decide if it can see CBI’s probe documents October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would first decide whether it was entitled to see the documents CBI has intended to placed before it in a sealed cover relating to its probe in a case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, before taking a call on other issues. A bench headed […] Read more » CBI Court featured Karti case Karti Chidambaram Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC indicates recognition of living will for passive euthanasia October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today indicated it might recognise the execution of ‘living will’ in cases of passive euthanasia, as right to die peacefully is part of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The apex court, however, said there should be adequate safeguards and implementation of living will would be subject to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News recognition of living will for passive euthanasia Supreme Court
Top Law News Priest acquitted in rape case, Court rejects woman’s claims October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Refusing to rely on the statement of a woman that she was raped and assaulted by a temple priest, a Delhi court has acquitted him observing that things do not appear to have happened the way they were projected. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain said though in rape cases conviction can be made on the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Priest acquitted in rape case
High Profile Cases SC criminalises sex with minor wife aged between 15 and 18 yrs October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, today criminalised sex with a minor wife aged between 15 and 18 years, saying the exception in the rape law was arbitrary and was violative of the Constitution. Section 375 of the IPC, which defines the offence of rape, has an exception clause that says intercourse or sexual […] Read more » Court criminalises sex with minor wife featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Malegaon: SC for final hearing on plea against Sadhvi on Oct 31 October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today fixed October 31 for the final hearing of a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. A bench comprising Justices R K Agarwal and S Abdul Nazeer listed the matter for final hearing after counsel for […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Malegaon Malegaon blast case NIA Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Supreme Court
Top Law News If public toilets not maintained, will people use them: Delhi HC October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An annoyed Delhi High Court today criticised authorities responsible for maintaining public toilets in the city, saying if they do their job properly, people would not have to come to courts. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar came down hard on the authorities after they said that people […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board featured Law Legal News public toilets
Top Law News Why inmates in jails despite recommendations for release: SC October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today expressed shock at the large number of people languishing in jails in “complete violation” of their rights despite recommendations for their release by the legal services authority, saying such a situation was unacceptable. “What is this happening? People are languishing in jails and there is problem of overcrowding of jails also. […] Read more » Court featured inmates in jails despite recommendations for release languishing in jails Law Legal News NALSA affidavit Supreme Court
