Top Law News Widows’ plight: SC asks Centre to convene meet to frame norms April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to convene a meeting for considering suggestions mooted by the National Commission for Women (NCW) and formulate directions to improve the condition of destitute widows in the country. A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was intimated by the counsel for the Ministry of Women […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Widows' plight
High Profile Cases Probe on in DCW recruitment case: ACB to court April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Anti-Corruption Branch today told a special court that further probe in a case involving Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal for alleged irregularities in the recruitment process is going on. The investigating officer (IO) said further investigation, as directed by the court earlier, was underway and sought time to complete the probe. Special […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Branch Court Delhi Commission for Women featured Law Legal News Probe on in DCW recruitment case Special court Swati Maliwal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court dismisses banker’s anticipatory bail plea April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court dismissed today the anticipatory bail plea of a private bank official, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a fraud case post demonetisation, in a related cheating case. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry denied the relief to 32-year-old Vineet Gupta, a branch manager in Axis Bank’s Kashmere Gate branch […] Read more » banker's anticipatory bail plea Court Demonetisation ED Enforcement Directorate featured Fraud case Law Legal News Special court
Top Law News Googlee given to Google by Delhi HC April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The domain name ‘Googlee’ has gone to search engine major Google as the Delhi High Court held that it was registered in bad faith, and not a coincidence, by an entity. The high court refused to interfere with the decision of an arbitrator ruling in favour of Google and transferred the domain name Googlee.in to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Google Googlee Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Plea against Kejriwal: Court says ACB’s report unsatisfactory April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court expressed unhappiness over an “unsatisfactory” report of the Anti-Corruption Branch on threat perception to the complainants in the alleged PWD scam in which a criminal plea has been filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his relative. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra said no efforts have been made by the agency to contact […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Branch Court Delhi Court says ACB's report unsatisfactory featured Law Legal News Plea against Kejriwal PWD scam
Top Law News WhatsApp privacy policy: SC refers matter to Constitution April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred social media platform WhatsApp’s privacy policy matter to a Constitution bench, which will hear the issue on April 18, saying it concerns the larger issue of privacy and right to personal liberty. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said when the matter deals […] Read more » Constitution Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court WhatsApp privacy policy
High Profile Cases SC rejects Karnataka govt’s review plea in Jaya’s DA case April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the Karnataka government’s plea seeking review of its verdict by which it had abated the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case against late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. “Applications for personal hearing of review petitions before the court are rejected. “We have considered the review petitions filed by the […] Read more » Court featured Karnataka Government Law Legal News plea in Jaya's DA case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Former BSSC Chairman Sudhir Kumar denied bail plea April 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today denied bail to former Bihar Staff Selection Commission Chairman Sudhir Kumar, arrested in a case involving the leakage of question papers of a clerical grade examination held by the Commission. While turning down the bail plea of senior IAS officer Kumar, Vigilance Court judge Madhukar Kumar also denied bail to the […] Read more » Court featured Former BSSC Chairman Law leakage of question papers of a clerical grade examination Legal News Sudhir Kumar denied bail plea
Consumer Law News Top Law News NCDRC refuses compensation to man in medical negligence case April 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has rejected the plea of a man seeking compensation from a Punjab hospital for alleged negligence while operating on his fractured arm, saying the doctor could not be blamed for it. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while denying the relief, also observed that there could have been failure on […] Read more » Compensation Court featured Law Legal News medical negligence case NCDRC Punjab hospital
Criminal Law News Top Law News Dowry death: Delhi HC upholds 10 years jail to husband April 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld 10 years jail term to a man whose wife committed self-immolation, saying she ended her life due to cruelty and harassment meted out by him for dowry. The high court said it does not find any illegality or irregularity in the trial court’s February 2000 verdict and dismissed the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court dowry death featured HC upholds 10 years jail to husband Law Legal News
Top Law News Himachal HC restrains govt from regularising illegal buildings April 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has restrained the state government from initiating any further action on regularising illegal buildings. Issuing a notice to the state government, the court stopped it from compounding deviations under the HP Town and Country Planning Regularization Amendment Act. A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Tarlok Singh Chauhan passed […] Read more » Court featured Himachal Pradesh High Court Law Legal News regularising illegal buildings
High Profile Cases SC slaps Rs 1 lakh cost on Rajasthan govt for “frivolous” plea April 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has slapped Rs one lakh cost on the Rajasthan government for filing “frivolous and unjustified petitions” in an arbitration case, saying such tendencies need to be stopped. The apex court also granted liberty to the state government to recover the cost from those officers who had authorised for filing of appeal against […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Rajasthan government Supreme Court
