Top Law News DDCA defamation row: Jaitley grilled for second day running March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was today subjected to intense grilling for his Rs 10 crore civil defamation suit against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi High Court in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name was sought to be dragged by noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani. Jaitley, who termed the question referring to the Prime Minister […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court DDCA defamation row Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rajasthan govt challenges Salman in Arms Act case March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been issued notice by a sessions court on a state government plea against his acquittal in an Arms Act case linked to alleged hunting of chinkaras by him in 1998 here. District and Sessions Judge Bhagwan Das Agarwal issued notice to the actor, seeking his reply to the government’s plea […] Read more » Arms Act case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Rajasthan government Salman Khan
Top Law News Trust not a consumer, can’t file pleas in consumer fora: SC March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trust is not a consumer under the law and hence cannot file complaints with the consumer forum alleging deficiency in service, the Supreme Court held today. Concurring with the views of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Prafulla C Pant said, “A Trust is not a […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News pleas Supreme Court Trust not a consumer
Top Law News Calcutta HC questions criteria for appointing civic police volunteers March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today questioned the criteria for appointing 1.30 lakh civic police volunteers by the West Bengal government, wondering how 1,351 candidates were interviewed on a single day by one panel. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice T Chakraborty wanted to know from the Advocate General Kishore Dutta […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court criteria for appointing civic police volunteers featured Law Legal News West Bengal government
High Profile Cases Panel set up to look into Ramjas College violence : police to Delhi HC March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The police today told the Delhi High Court that it has set up a panel to look into the recent violence at Ramjas College where students and scribes were allegedly assaulted by cops. The police submitted that the panel of senior cops was set up after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought the agency’s […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Ramjas College violence
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC directs Lucknow CJM, SSP to appear before it tomorrow March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the SSP of Lucknow to appear before it tomorrow and explain as to why action not be taken against them for not complying with its order related to bailable warrant against UP minister Azam Khan. A Lucknow division bench of justice Sudhir Agarwal and […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Azam Khan Court featured Law Legal News Lucknow CJM Lucknow SSP
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two get life imprisonment in 2014 murder case March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two labourers from the powerloom town of Bhiwandi here have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing their employer in 2014. Additional Sessions Judge PP Jadhav convicted Venugopal Kankayya Rasmal, 28 and Ambadas Chadramohan Porandala, 30 on Saturday. The two were also handed out varying terms of imprisonment for other offences […] Read more » Bhiwandi Court featured Law Legal News murder case Two get life imprisonment
Top Law News Manipur HC declares Manipur economic blockade ‘illegal’ March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Manipur has declared as illegal the over four-month-long economic blockade in Manipur called by United Naga Council (UNC). The HC also directed the authorities to deal with those supporting the blockade according to the law. A bench of Chief Justice R R Prasad, Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Kh Nobin […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Manipur economic blockade Manipur High Court
Top Law News Student’s suicide: SC transfers case to Delhi HC March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today transferred to the Delhi High Court the alleged suicide case of Amity University’s law student Sushant Rohilla. A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Uday Umesh Lalit directed the apex court registry to send the judicial records related to the case to the high court. The apex court had earlier […] Read more » Amity University Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News suicide case Supreme Court Sushant Rohilla
Top Law News SC to examine appeal against dropping of charges in Babri case March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today kept its options open on examining the dropping of conspiracy charge against accused like L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti in the demolition of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri structure in Ayodhya in 1992. The apex court also came up with the option of ordering a joint trial of […] Read more » Ayodhya conspiracy charge Court demolition of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri structure featured L.K. Advani Law Legal News M M Joshi Supreme Court Uma Bharti
Criminal Law News Top Law News 1984 riots: Court pulls up police for not completing probe March 7, 2017 / March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court has lashed out at the Delhi Police for not completing probe even after 33 years in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, saying it appeared that it had formed “a cartel to save” its officials who were allegedly involved in abetting the ghastly crime. The court also expressed unhappiness over senior police officers […] Read more » 1984 riots Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Uphaar case: SC to hear Gopal Ansal’s plea on March 8 March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the appeal filed by real estate baron Gopal Ansal, who has been directed to serve one-year jail term in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case, would be heard on Wednesday. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said this after senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, appearing for Gopal Ansal, urged the […] Read more » Court featured Gopal Ansal Law Legal News plea Supreme Court Uphaar case
