High Profile Cases SC denies permission to woman to terminate 27-week foetus March 27, 2017 / March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused permission to a woman to abort her 27-week-old foetus showing signs of severe physical abnormalities. A bench of Justices S A Bobdey and L Nageshwara Rao referred to the report of the medical board, which has examined the woman, and said that as per the opinion of the doctors the […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two get ten years jail term for abduction in UP March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fast track court here has sentenced two persons to ten years imprisonment for abducting a milk trader and his two servants for ransom here. According to government lawyer Naresh Kumar Sharma, judge Manoj Mishra has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the accused, Baleder and Dugna, after holding them guilty last […] Read more » abduction in UP Chapar police station Court Fast track court featured Law Legal News Two get ten years jail
High Profile Cases Cannot be parasite on husband’s earnings: Court tells woman March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to enhance the monthly interim maintenance awarded to a woman in a domestic violence case, saying she was not supposed to sit idle at home and be a parasite on the husband’s earnings. Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi declined the appeal of the woman seeking enhancement of Rs 5,500 […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi Cannot be parasite on husband’s earnings featured parasite on husband’s earnings women Cannot be parasite on husband’s earnings
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC upholds life term for 3 for killing Gujarat Shiv Sena leader March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the life term awarded to three persons for killing a Shiv Sena leader in Gujarat whose younger brother had married a woman from a minority community. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and Ashok Bhushan said the homicidal death has been proven beyond all reasonable doubt with the recovery […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice P C Ghose life term
High Profile Cases Private airline pilot put on trial in unnatural sex case: HC March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A pilot with a private airline will face trial for allegedly having unnatural sex with a former air hostess of the carrier, the Delhi High Court has said while absolving him of the charge of rape. Justice S P Garg said the trial court “fell into grave error” by observing that the pilot used his […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Justice S.P. Garg pilot put on trial in unnatural sex case Private airline pilot put on trial unnatural sex case
Top Law News SC asks automobile firms not to frustrate BS IV roll out March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked automobile companies not to frustrate the government’s initiative to check increasing levels of pollution by selling BS-III vehicles which they are holding in stock. The apex court, which was hearing pleas of automobile manufacturers seeking permission for disposing of around 8.2 lakh BS-III vehicles which are being held in stock, […] Read more » automobile firms BS IV featured frustrate BS IV Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur SIAM Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers step to ban registration of BS-III vehicles
Top Law News Bribery case: Suspended judge seeks to know status of probe March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A suspended senior civil judge, who is an accused along with her lawyer husband in a bribery case, has moved a special court seeking to know the status of the probe against her. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal has sought the response of the CBI on the plea filed by Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal, who was a […] Read more » Bribery case featured Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal Tis Hazari Courts
Top Law News NCDRC allows shipping firms’s insurance claim of Rs 1.93 cr March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has directed an insurance company to pay over Rs 1.93 crore to a shipping firm for repair of one of its vessels which was damaged while sailing in bad weather. The New India Assurance Private Company Ltd, with whom the vessel is insured, had rejected the firm’s plea on the ground […] Read more » featured Justice V.K. Jain National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC
Top Law News Chief justice J.S. Khehar rejects idea of prior approval of eco-sensitive projects March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar on Saturday rejected the suggestion of attorney general Mukul Rohatgi that the government, judiciary and other stakeholders should evolve a mechanism to clear eco-sensitive projects at the outset. Referring to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) framed in 1991, the attorney general said tourism industry has taken a hit as […] Read more » Chief Justice J.S. Khehar Coastal Regulation Zone CRZ eco-sensitive projects featured prior approval of eco-sensitive projects
High Profile Cases Herald case: Sonia, Rahul Gandhi oppose Swamy’s plea March 26, 2017 / March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi today opposed as “vague and devoid of material particulars” BJP MP Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking summoning of witnesses in the National Herald case. The Gandhis, who are accused in the case along with some other Congress leaders, contended that Swamy’s plea was “in the nature of […] Read more » BJP MP Subramanian Swamy featured Herald case Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi
High Profile Cases Arun Jaitley defamation case: Arvind Kejriwal put on trial March 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday put chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on trial+ in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA matter. Advocates from both the sides indulged in a heated argument over non-appearance of Jaitley after chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) Sumit Dass started the proceedings. The […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley defamation case Arun Jaitley in the DDCA matter Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal put on trial featured
High Profile Cases Delhi CM, 5 others put on trial in Jaitley defamation case March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders were today put on trial in a criminal defamation case filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA controversy, amid chaotic scenes in a court room here. Advocates from both the sides indulged in a heated argument over non-appearance of Jaitley after Chief Metropolitan […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Court defamation case delhi CM featured Law Legal News
