Criminal Law News Top Law News Bollywood singer Ankit Tiwari acquitted in rape case April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood singer Ankit Tiwari was today acquitted of raping a woman. A sessions court here today acquitted Tiwari after the complaint, allegedly his former girl friend, turned hostile and failed to support the prosecution version during the trial. Additional Sessions Judge SKS Razvi also acquitted Tiwari’s brother Ankur of the charges of of threatening the […] Read more » Ankit Tiwari acquitted in rape case Bollywood Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News NIA court charges ex-engg student Majeed with terrorism April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former engineering student, who had allegedly joined terror outfit ISIS at Fallujah in Iraq in 2014 was charged today by an anti-terror court with the commission of various terrorist acts and penal offences. Special NIA court framed charges against 26-year-old Areeb Majeed under section 16 and 18 of the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Majeed NIA terrorism
High Profile Cases No justification to suspend operation of Lokpal Act: SC April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no justification to keep the enforcement of Lokpal Act suspended till the proposed amendments, including on the issue of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, are cleared by Parliament, the Supreme Court said today. The apex court said the Act was an eminently workable piece of legislation and it “does not create […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Lok Sabha Lokpal Act Parliament Supreme Court
Top Law News Non-payment of Rs 1,500 cr will land Subrata Roy in jail: SC April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended till June 19 the parole of Sahara chief Subrata Roy with a warning that failure to meet the deadline of June 15 for the payment of Rs 1,500 crore would land him in prison once again. Roy, who in compliance with the last order appeared before the court, was told […] Read more » 500 cr will land Subrata Roy in jail Court featured Law Legal News Non-payment of Rs 1 Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Drunk driving: Court refuses to set aside man’s jail term April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to set aside the jail term of a man held guilty of drunken driving, saying inebriated drivers only add up to an already acute problem. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar denied the relief to a south Delhi resident, who was sentenced to five-day jail term and whose licence was suspended […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court drunk driving featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT issues notice to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on contempt plea April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to spiritual figure Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on a contempt plea against him for blaming the Centre and the panel for damaging Yamuna floodplains by allowing his NGO’s cultural extravaganza held there. “Notice to the respondent,” a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said while seeking […] Read more » damaging Yamuna floodplain Environment Law News featured Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT issues notice to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar plea Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
High Profile Cases Not justifiable to keep Lokpal Act’s operation pending: SC April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013 is a “workable piece of legislation” and it was not justifiable to keep its operation pending. As per the Act, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha will be part of the Lokpal selection panel. At present, there is no Leader […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Lokayuktas Act Lokpal Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks cops about steps taken to trace missing speech impaired woman April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking cognisance of a news report, the Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Police what it has done to trace a 19-year-old speech and hearing impaired woman who went missing from a metro station here five days ago. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Deepa Sharma asked the police to file a status […] Read more » Adarsh Nagar metro station Court Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News missing girl
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life term for murdering priest April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man was today sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a court here for murdering a priest in 2015. The court of Additional Sessions Judge Krishan Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 10000 on Knakhakru Ram, a resident of Sidhpur tehsil, for murdering the priest of a local Hanuman temple. It said that in […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets life term for murder case
Top Law News Bombay HC grants 28-day furlough to Arun Gawli April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today granted 28-day furlough to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli who is lodged in a central jail here. A division bench of justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and V M Deshpande directed the authorities concerned to release Gawli in two-weeks time, his counsel Mir Nagman Ali said. Gawli, the founder of Akhil Bharatiya Sena, was […] Read more » Arun Gawli Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Nagpur
Top Law News SC pulls up five states for not appointing food commissions April 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up the governments of drought-hit states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Karnataka for not appointing state food commissions or making them operational. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana, which had summoned the Chief Secretaries of ten states on the issue, directed that […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Court featured food commission Karnataka Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses plea for uniform syllabus for children April 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking a uniform curriculum for all children aged between 6 and 14 years across India. Terming the plea as not maintainable, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra said this court has no competence to decide whether “History should be taught or […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea syllabus for children
