Top Law News Issue guidelines for parties over illegal banners: Bombay HC tells EC February 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Election Commission to impose conditions on political parties at the time of their registration that they would not indulge in defacement of properties as per the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act and laws governing skysigns and advertisements. The high court also asked the EC to consider issuing […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Election Commission featured illegal banners Law Legal News political parties
High Profile Cases Don’t have recording of conspiracy meeting attended by Sadhvi February 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a twist to the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, the NIA today told the Bombay High Court it did not know if recordings or transcripts existed of a conspiracy meeting in Bhopal, as claimed by Maharashtra ATS, to plot the crime which prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur allegedly attended. Maharashtra ATS, which earlier […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Maharashtra ATS Malegaon bomb blast case NIA Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court frees man,says breath analyser not genuine January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Every electronic device, be it an alcometer, does not give 100 per cent accurate reading and error is bound to occur, a court here has observed while setting free a man who was jailed in a drunken driving case. “It is a matter of common knowledge that every electronic device, be it an alcometer or […] Read more » breath analyser not genuine Court Court frees man Criminal news drunken driving case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Bombay HC orders to defreeze accounts of Indira Jaisingh’s NGO January 31, 2017 / January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has ordered defreezing of the domestic and non-FCRA bank accounts of ‘Lawyers Collective’, an NGO run by former Additional Solicitor General of India Indira Jaisingh, observing that FCRA “does not provide for a government to stifle the very functioning of individuals or associations”. Justice M S Sonak in an interim order […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court FCRA featured Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act HC orders to defreeze accounts of Indira Jaisingh's NGO Indira Jaisingh Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court acquits Gurgaon surgeon accused of raping patient January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 47-year-old orthopaedic surgeon of a civil hospital in Gurgaon, who was accused of raping a patient, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said from her testimony it became clear that she was never raped by him. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar acquitted the surgeon Arvind Jindal, who was arrested in October last […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi court featured Gurgaon surgeon Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News Issue fresh order on ED director’s appointment: SC January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to issue a fresh notification within a week on the appointment of Karnal Singh as Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for two years in consonance with provision of the CVC Act, saying “a rule cannot override a statute”. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and […] Read more » Centre government Court ED director's appointment Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-Raj minister Babulal Nagar acquitted of rape case January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar was today acquitted by a local court of the charge of raping a married woman on the pretext of providing her a government job after prosecution failed to prove the case against him beyond reasonable doubts. Additional District Judge Prahlad Rai Sharma after hearing the prosecution and defence witnesses, said […] Read more » Babulal Nagar acquitted of rape case CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Rajasthan
Criminal Law News Top Law News BJP leader Jayprakash Majumdar seeks bail from HC January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior West Bengal BJP leader Jayprakash Majumdar, arrested over alleged cheating charges, applied for bail in the Calcutta High Court today claiming he has been framed. The petition was moved before the court of Justice Joymalyo Bagchi, but was adjourned for the day as the state government prayed for time stating that it wanted to […] Read more » BJP Calcutta High Court cheating charges Court Criminal news featured Jayprakash Majumdar seeks bail Law Legal News
High Profile Cases RSS defamation case: Rahul appears before court, plea to be recorded on Mar 3 January 31, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rahul Gandhi today appeared before a magistrate court here in connection with the hearing in the RSS defamation case over his alleged comments blaming people from the saffron fountainhead for the killing of Mahatma Gandhi. The court adjourned till March 3 the hearing for recording the plea of the Congress Vice President, who has preferred […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Mahatma Gandhi plea Rahul Gandhi RSS defamation case
Top Law News ‘Police should be proactive in tackling cyber crime’ January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said cyber crime and websites indulging in objectionable services are a problem for the society at large, and police should be proactive in addressing the issues and initiating action. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and G S Kulkarni was hearing a PIL filed by city resident Ali […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court cyber crime featured Law Legal News PIL police
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC denies bail to Asaram in sexual assault case January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to grant regular and interim bail on medical grounds to religious figure Asaram in a sexual assault case registered in Rajasthan. The bench headed by Chief Justice S Khehar also rejected an interim bail plea on health grounds in another sexual offence case lodged in Gujarat. “The instant plea is […] Read more » Asaram Bapu bail Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News sexual assault case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Centre seeks dismissal of pleas on Judges’ appointment January 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government today sought the dismissal of a batch of petitions on judicial reforms, including appointments of judges in High Courts and Supreme Court, saying there should not be parallel proceedings when the matter is being dealt in the administrative side. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said the […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Justice J.S. Khehar Law Legal News pleas on Judges' appointment Supreme Court
