Criminal Law News Top Law News Bharti’s domestic violence case in trial court on May 20 May 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court here will take up the proceedings against controversial AAP leader Somnath Bharti in a domestic violence case on May 20, over a year after the charge sheet was filed in the matter. The proceedings will assume importance as the police today filed a report in the Delhi High Court claiming that Bharti’s […] Read more » AAP Court Criminal news Delhi High Court domestic violence case featured Law Legal News Somnath Bharti
Top Law News Election a democratic process, can’t be interfered with: SC May 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected a plea alleging duplication in the voters’ list for the upcoming Bhiwandi municipal polls in Maharashtra, saying election is a democratic process which cannot be interfered with. The apex court made the observation while hearing a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order dismissing a petition which alleged that there […] Read more » Bhiwandi municipal polls in Maharashtra Bombay High Court Court Election a democratic process featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Cong moves Bombay HC to stop ex-MLA Rane from running bypoll May 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress today moved the Bombay High Court seeking to stop its former MLA and Goa’s current Health Minister Vishwajit Rane from contesting the future by- elections till the existing state assembly term ends in 2022. The party moved the Goa bench of the high court. “The petition has been filed jointly by the Indian […] Read more » Bombay High Court Congress Court featured Goa Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Law Legal News Vishwajit Rane
High Profile Cases NCW chief miffed over absence of woman judge in SC bench hearing triple talaq May 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam today questioned the absence of a woman in the Supreme Court bench hearing the triple talaq issue. “Watching the hoo-haa over the bench hearing the triple talaq matter and considering the different religions of the judges, it struck me that the issue is not about religion but […] Read more » Court featured Lalitha Kumaramangalam Law Legal News National Commission for Women NCW chief Supreme Court triple talaq
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court acquits BJP MLA, two others in rape case May 12, 2017 / May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A BJP MLA from Haryana and another man have been acquitted by a Delhi court of the charges of raping a woman in a hotel after giving her sedative-laced drink. The court absolved BJP legislator Umesh Aggarwal and Sandeep Luthra for alleged offences of rape, causing hurt by means of poison and criminal intimidation under […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi Court acquits BJP MLA in rape case featured Haryana Law Legal News Sandeep Luthra Umesh Aggarwal
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT notice to Uttarakhand govt on tree felling in Nainital zoo May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today sought the Uttarakhand government’s response on a plea alleging illegal felling of around 260 trees in the high- altitude Nainital Zoo. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued a notice to the Trivendra Singh Rawat government and sought its reply before May 25. The order came on […] Read more » Environment Law News featured Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT tree felling in Nainital zoo Uttarakhand government
High Profile Cases National Herald case: Delhi HC declines any relief to Young Indian May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today declined to stay the income tax proceedings against Young Indian Pvt Ltd in the National Herald case, which involves, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and asked them to approach the tax authorities. “We are not inclined to entertain your writ petition. It is better you withdraw it and […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court declines any relief to Young Indian featured Law Legal News National Herald case Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Young Indian Pvt Ltd
High Profile Cases Triple talaq is worst form of marriage dissolution, says SC May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the practice of triple talaq was the “worst” and “not desirable” form of dissolution of marriages among Muslims, even though there were schools of thought which termed it as “legal”. There are “school of thoughts (which) say that triple talaq is legal, but it is the worst and not desirable […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases SC to hear plea against making Aadhaar mandatory for schemes May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 17 a plea challenging various notifications of the Centre to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing benefits of government schemes. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, which is currently hearing a batch of petitions challenging the practice of triple talaq, agreed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea against making Aadhaar mandatory for schemes Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Uphaar fire: HC upholds tampering charge against Ansals May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld a trial court order framing charges of tampering of evidence against real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal in a case related to the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy. A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul held that there was adequate material on record before the magisterial court which justifies framing […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured HC upholds tampering charge against Ansals Law Legal News Uphaar fire
High Profile Cases Delhi HC grants bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail for a week to a convict serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case to enable him look after his wife, who is to undergo an operation next week. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra released former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar […] Read more » bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Consider manning AFC gates at all stations: Delhi HC to DMRC May 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The DMRC was today asked by the Delhi High Court to consider manning its exit gates at all the stations after some incidents of people going missing from there was brought to the court’s attention. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and A K Pathak said such measures of manning the automatic fare collection (AFC) […] Read more » Consider manning AFC gates at all stations Court Delhi High Court DMRC featured Law Legal News
