Top Law News Centre to apprise SC about steps to scrutinise mobile users January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it within two weeks about the steps which can be taken to scrutinise the existing and future mobile users in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said mobile numbers are now being used for banking purposes also and “You should tell […] Read more » banking Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape accused gets bail,Court says physical relation consensual January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man accused of raping a 26-year -old woman on the pretext of marriage has been granted bail by a Delhi court, which said the complainant had consented for physical relations and knew the consequences of her act. Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi released the accused on bail noting that the complaint was lodged […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News SC seeks response from Centre January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking framing of laws or regulations to curb drug trafficking and peddling. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud asked Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh to take instructions and give response in three […] Read more » Centre government Court drug trafficking featured framing of laws Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News “Parl should approve revised nat’l policy on elderly” January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parliament should approve the national policy on welfare of elderly person in view of a “grey tsunami” which is likely to overtake the nation, an NGO has told the Supreme Court. The report on policies for elderly and suggestions was filed before a bench of Justices M B Lokur and P C Pant which took […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News national policy NGO Parliament Supreme Court welfare of elderly person
Top Law News SC to decide if courts can add word ‘rigorous’ to life term January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for the convicts by adding the word “rigorous” (harsh) to life sentence as the law does not provide for this. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and R K Agrawal considered a submission which said […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure Court featured Law Legal News life imprisonments Supreme Court
Top Law News Demonetisation puts probe agencies in a fix January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Probe agencies like CBI and NIA have found themselves in a piquant situation following demonetisation of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, taking varying stands in different courts on whether to keep the seized crime money with them to safeguard evidence or deposit the currency to save them from becoming worthless. The dilemma is […] Read more » CBI Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News NIA probe agencies
Top Law News SC dismisses poll petition against ex-CM’s son January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Upholding a Bombay High Court order, the Supreme Court has dismissed an election petition filed against Amit Deshmukh, Maharashtra MLA and son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, alleging he had indulged in “corrupt practices”. A division bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Ashok Bhushan, dismissed the petition saying “we do not find […] Read more » Amit Deshmukh Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra poll petition Supreme Court Vilasrao Deshmukh
High Profile Cases Coal scam:SC verdict tomorrow on report indicting ex-CBI chief January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its order tomorrow on the action to be taken on a report of its panel which has held that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation in the coal block allocation scam cases by former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha. A special bench headed by Justice M […] Read more » CBI coal scam Court featured Law Legal News Ranjit Sinha Supreme Court verdict
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC upholds life sentence to man for murder of minor daughter January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to a 29-year-old man for murdering his minor daughter, relying on the evidence of the victim’s mother who is an eye-witness. A division bench headed by Justice V K Tahilramani recently dismissed an appeal filed by convict Mohammad Naim Nabi Khan challenging a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Life sentence murder of minor daughter
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four robbers awarded 7 yr imprisonment January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four persons were awarded seven year imprisonment each by a local court here for looting a bank branch in 2012. The sentence was given by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hisar, Vimal Kumar yesterday who found them guilty. Four robbers had looted Rs 3.31 lakh from the Kaimari road branch of Punjab National Bank in […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Four robbers awarded 7 yr imprisonment Haryana Hisar Law Legal News
Top Law News Train young lawyers to understand profession,ethics January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J S Khehar today urged the Bar Council of India to train young lawyers to make them understand the profession and its work ethics. He also asked the apex lawyers’ body, BCI, to improve the quality of legal institutions by training and helping litigants and make the lawyers competent enough to […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Bar Council of India BCI Chief Justice of India Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to quash rape charge against man January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refused to quash rape charges against a man, observing that it cannot be inferred that the “somersault” by the woman was “genuine”. “There are specific and clear allegations against the petitioner in the statement of the complainant on the basis of which the FIR in question was lodged. She reiterated her […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News rape case
