Environment Law News NGT refuses to entertain toddler’s plea against ‘noisy’ school July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A toddler’s plea that the activities of a school in the neighbourhood was causing pollution, traffic jams and endangering the lives of the residents was today rejected by the National Green Tribunal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said merely stating that the school was creating noise through “loud speakers, ringing of […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT plea against 'noisy' school
High Profile Cases SC allows woman to abort 26-week foetus due to abnormalities July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today permitted a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus that is suffering from severe cardiac ailments. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and M Khanwilkar said the procedure of termination of pregnancy should be carried out “forthwith” at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. The direction […] Read more » Court featured Kolkata Law Legal News SSKM Hospital Supreme Court allows woman to abort 26-week foetus
High Profile Cases Delhi HC dismisses Virbhadra’s plea to quash PMLA case July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to quash the money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and son. The court dismissed the petitions of Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh, son Vikramaditya Singh and another person Chunni Lal. “The petitions are devoid of substance, consequentially the same are dismissed,” Justice R […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea PMLA case Prevention of Money Laundering Act Virbhadra Singh
High Profile Cases SC refuses urgent hearing to Justice Karnan seeking bail July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea of former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice C S Karnan, seeking bail and recall of the order convicting him for contempt. Karnan, who was arrested on June 20 in pursuance of the apex court’s judgement awarding him six-month jail term for contempt of […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Judge Court featured Justice Karnan seeking bail Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC order tomorrow on SpiceJet-Maran share transfer row July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the pleas of budget carrier SpiceJet and its co-founder Ajay Singh against a single judge order directing it to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with a share transfer dispute with previous owner Kalanithi Maran. The judgement is expected to be delivered by […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured HC order tomorrow on SpiceJet-Maran share transfer row Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court holds six persons guilty of murder in 2005 Umerpur case July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has held six persons guilty of murdering a man here and reserved its order on providing the quantum of sentence till July 7. Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar held six persons, Bablu, Vinod, Rajender, Harpal, Sanjay and Krishan Pal, guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the […] Read more » Court Court holds six persons guilty of murder Criminal news featured Law Legal News Umerpur case
Top Law News SC makes all preparations to go paperless July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to make the Supreme Court paperless, the apex court has made all the preparations to implement an ambitious project. According to the apex court registry, the project would be implemented gradually and at the first instance, only fresh matters listed in first five courts would be accessed by the judges digitally on […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News SC makes all preparations to go paperless Supreme Court
Top Law News HC order likely tomorrow on Virbhadra’s plea in ED case July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others seeking quashing of a money-laundering case against them. The arguments in the case have been heard by Justice R K Guaba, who is expected to give his order. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) […] Read more » featured Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Justice R K Guaba
Top Law News Cheque bounce cases require deterrent punishment: Court July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Deterrent punishment has to be given in cheque bounce cases to ensure the credibility of a negotiable instrument like cheque which is part of everyone’s day-to-day life, a Delhi court has said. The court’s observation came while upholding the eight- month imprisonment of a man who was directed by a magisterial court to also pay […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Parmachala Cheque bounce cheque bounce cases deterrent punishment featured
Top Law News HC grants bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convict serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A vacation bench of Justices Manmohan and Yogesh Khanna released retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal on bail till July four on the ground that he has to undergo a surgery. The court […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Delhi High Court featured former MLA Mahender Yadav HC grants bail Justice Manmohan Justice Yogesh Khanna Kishan Khokhar. Sikh riots case
Top Law News 4 brothers sentenced to 7 years in jail for murder bid July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fast-track court has sentenced four brothers to seven years’ imprisonment for attempting to murder two persons by stabbing. Judge Punam Rajput also imposed a fine of Rs 13,000 each on the convicts after holding guilty under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 […] Read more » 4 brothers sentenced 7 years in jail featured imprisonment for attempting to murder Judge Punam Rajput lawyer Ritu Choudhry murder bid
Top Law News Herald case: Court asks Sonia, Rahul to reply on Swamy’s plea July 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted three weeks’ time to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, its vice president Rahul Gandhi and four others to respond on a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking certain documents from the party in the National Herald case. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen gave time till July 22 to them after their counsel […] Read more » Associate Journals Limited (AJL) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Congress president Sonia Gandhi Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi featured Herald case Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YI)
