High Profile Cases SC refuses to hear Justice Karnan’s plea to stay order June 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan, evading arrest since May 9, today failed to get relief from the Supreme Court, which refused to hear his plea seeking a stay on its order awarding him a six-month jail term for contempt of court. Justice Karnan’s counsel mentioned the matter before a vacation bench comprising Justices […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court Contempt of court Court featured Justice Karnan's plea Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News 4 accused in US woman gang rape case get bail June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has granted bail to four men arrested for allegedly raping a US tourist in a five- star hotel here last year. Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga granted the relief to the accused, Vivek Srivastava, Aniruddha Singh, Omprakash and Maqsood, saying that they were not required for further investigation and no purpose […] Read more » 4 accused in US woman gang rape case get bail Aniruddha Singh Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Maqsood Omprakash Vivek Srivastava
Environment Law News Top Law News Why should Kaleshwaram project not be stayed, asks NGT June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Telangana government’s Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, which aims to take water to the state’s drought-hit regions, suffered a setback as the National Green Tribunal sought answers from the Centre and two state governments about the scheme’s environmental and other clearances. Responding to a plea challenging the construction of the project, a bench headed by […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Kaleshwaram project Law Legal News NGT Telangana
High Profile Cases SC sets aside Allahabad HC order on PG medical seats June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today set aside the Allahabad High Court’s May 29 order which had quashed 50 per cent institutional preference in admission to PG medical seats. A vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta said institutes like the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the government-run medical colleges in […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News PG medical seats Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Muzaffarnagar riots: Case against three persons transferred to sessions court June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has transferred to a sessions court a case against three persons who were accused of burning a house during the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jitender Kumar last evening asked the accused Monu Balmiki, Raju and Ankit to appear before the sessions court for trial on July 5. According […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar riots Sessions court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Deoband cleric Maulana Masood Madni granted bail June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Deoband cleric Maulana Masood Madni in a rape case. Justice Arvind Kumar Tripathi passed the order yesterday, allowing the bail plea of Madni, who was arrested in March this year upon the complaint of the woman hailing from Jind district in Haryana. In the FIR lodged at […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court Deoband featured Law Legal News Maulana Masood Madni granted bail rape case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape victim’s father opposes CBI closure plea June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Even as the CBI has sought closure of the case related to the rape of a seven-year-old girl at Vasco, the victim’s father today filed an application in a local court alleging that there were serious lapses in the investigation. In his application submitted before Apurva Nagvekar, Judicial Magistrate First Class at Vasco, the victim’s […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Goa police Law Legal News plea rape case
Top Law News Ex-govt official sentenced to 4 yrs in jail, fined Rs 27 lakh by ACB court June 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today sentenced an ex- official of the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) to four years of imprisonment, besides slapping a total fine of Rs 26.96 lakh on the convict, in connection with two cases of corruption. The amount of fine is believed to be the highest slapped by an Anti-Corruption Bureau […] Read more » ACB court Court Ex-govt official sentenced to 4 yrs in jail featured Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited JVVNL Law Legal News
Top Law News Converted woman goes to court for right to parental property June 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Does a woman forfeit her right to her parent’s property because she converted from Hinduism to Islam? That’s the question before a Delhi court which is hearing a civil suit from a 33-year-old woman claiming a share of the property purchased by her deceased father. Her two brothers say she no longer has any right […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News woman goes to court for right to parental property
Top Law News Illegal phone connections case: Maran brothers appear in court June 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran, listed as main accused in the illegal telephone connections case, appeared in a CBI court here today. Five other accused in the case also appeared before the 13th CBI Special Judge Jawahar, who posted the matter to July 28 for framing of charges. The […] Read more » Court Dayanidhi Maran featured Illegal phone connections case Kalanidhi Maran Law Legal News Maran brothers appear in court
High Profile Cases Sahara Group firm to pay Rs 1.43 cr to home buyer for delay June 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Sahara Group company has been directed by the apex consumer body to refund over Rs 1.43 crore to a home buyer for its failure to give possession of a bungalow in one of its housing projects near Nagpur. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) held Sahara Prime City Ltd (SPCL) deficient in rendering […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Sahara Group
Top Law News Tell embassies to inform citizens to be mindful of Indian laws:Delhi HC to Centre June 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to inform the embassies and the high commissions here that their citizens should keep in mind the local laws while coming to India. The direction comes amid a rise in cases lodged against foreigners, found with bullets in their bags at the IGI Airport. Justice R K […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Tell embassies to inform citizens to be mindful of Indian laws
