Top Law News Man gets jail for failure to abide by SC order on alimony March 14, 2017 / March 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Violating a Supreme Court order asking him to pay Rs one lakh interim alimony to his estranged wife has proved costly for a man, with the Delhi High Court sending him to jail for two months. The high court held the man guilty of contempt of court while considering his “contumacious conduct” and said his […] Read more » Delhi High Court failure to abide by SC order on alimony featured Justice Manmohan Man gets jail Man gets jail for failure to abide by SC order on alimony SC order on alimony
Top Law News Court orders action against cop for defective probe March 14, 2017 / March 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court has directed appropriate action against a Delhi Police official for “defective and malafide” investigation in a murder case. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain, while letting off two men accused of setting ablaze a person, rejected the dying declarations as “unreliable” and said the police was unable to prove any motive. “Considering […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain Court orders action against cop defective probe featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases SC issues arrest warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan March 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable arrest warrant against justice C.S. Karnan, a sitting judge of the Calcutta high court, after he failed to personally appear before the apex court for the second time in a contempt case against him. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta HC judge Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar featured SC issues arrest warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan
Top Law News ‘Intention was to make you alive to the situation’ March 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said its order seeking prompt replies from the Centre and the RBI on a plea against alleged tweaking of rules on exchange of demonetised currency was intended to make them “alive to the situation”. The apex court, which had issued notices to the Centre and the federal bank on March 6, […] Read more » Court exchange of demonetised currency featured Law Legal News RBI Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 31 convicted for 2012 violence at Maruti’s Manesar plant March 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Gurgaon court today convicted 31 employees of Maruti-Suzuki India Limited, including 13 of murder, in connection with the violence at the automobile giant’s Manesar plant in Haryana in 2012 in which a senior officer had been burnt alive. Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Goyal acquitted 117 of the 148 employees charge-sheeted in […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gurgaon court Law Legal News Maruti-Suzuki India Limited Maruti's Manesar plant
Top Law News ‘Decide bails in 1 week, trials in petty cases in 6 mths’ March 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Timely delivery of justice is a part of human rights,” the Supreme Court today said and fixed deadlines for deciding long-pending criminal cases in high courts and trial courts across the country. Issuing a slew of directions to all high courts, a bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit said, “Denial of […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News serious offence
Top Law News We don’t allow people to file motivated petitions: SC March 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it does not allow litigants to “raise motivated petitions” and dismissed a plea seeking action against a firm for allegedly not paying the minimum prescribed wages to the labourers. “You (petitioner) want us to take action only against this company… You can do great service to the country by raising […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-Bigg Boss contestant gets interim relief from arrest March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Swami Om, who along with his associate is accused of molesting and threatening a woman, was today granted interim relief from arrest till March 14 by a Delhi court. Special Judge Hemani Malhotra directed the Delhi Police to file the video footage of CCTV installed in DCP office at Daryaganj here […] Read more » Court Criminal news Ex-Bigg Boss contestant gets interim relief featured Law Legal News molesting and threatening a woman Swami Om
Top Law News VVIP Chopper scam: SC dismisses plea to probe role of media March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking an SIT probe into the role of media in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case, saying it is an “attack” on media’s independence. “We will not direct any investigation against the media unless there is a direct involvement,” a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said, while […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News plea to probe role of media Supreme Court VVIP Chopper scam
Top Law News Gujarat HC reserves order on plea for payout to hooch tragedy victims March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking compensation to the Surat hooch tragedy victims after the government refused payout on the ground that consuming liquor is a punishable offence in the dry state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi reserved the order […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News plea for payout to hooch tragedy victims
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks poll panel reply on pleas against MCD election March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought reply of the poll panel on pleas seeking to quash the notification laying down the manner of allocation of wards for reserved categories and women in the upcoming MCD polls. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar issued notice to the Delhi State Election Commission and directed […] Read more » Court Delhi Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News MCD election
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC rejects Gopal Ansal’s plea, asks him to surrender on Mar 20 March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Real estate baron Gopal Ansal today failed in his last-ditch attempt to avoid serving the remaining period of one-year jail in the Uphaar fire tragedy case as the Supreme Court rejected his appeal. The apex court dismissed his petition for parity with his elder brother Sushil Ansal, who was awarded jail term already undergone by […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gopal Ansal's plea Law Legal News Supreme Court Uphaar fire tragedy case
