Criminal Law News HC acquits man in rape case, says it was live-in relationship June 19, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man, who was jailed for 10 years by a trial court for raping a woman here in 2011, observing that she was in a live-in relationship with him and her statement regarding the alleged incident was suffering from “serious infirmities”. The court set aside the order passed […] Read more » acquits man in rape case featured HC live-in relationship
Top Law News Three sent to civil prison for defying HC order June 19, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three persons, including a 79-year-old woman, have been sentenced to “civil prison” for varying time period ranging from 15 days to two months by a court here for violating Delhi High Court’s order in a property dispute. In civil prison, persons are kept in jail but not with undertrials and the diet money for their […] Read more » Additional District Judge Kaveri Baweja civil prison featured HC order
Consumer Law News Top Law News AIIMS asked to pay 1 L for negligent eye treatment June 19, 2016 / June 19, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The premier health institute, AIIMS, has been directed to pay Rs one lakh by a consumer forum here to the parents of a girl child for alleged negligence in carrying out transplantation of cornea in her eye. South Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum bench presided by Justice N K Goel asked the hospital to […] Read more » AIIMS featured Justice N K Goel negligent eye treatment pay 1 L for negligent eye treatment
Consumer Law News Top Law News HC cautions ebay against violation of its order June 19, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) Delhi High Court has warned e-commerce company, ebay, that violation of its order stopping the site from selling products under any name deceptively similar to the ones coined by Eicher Motors Ltd, the makers of Royal Enfield motorbikes, would be “viewed seriously”. “The defendant No.3 (www.ebay.in) has been put to caution that the infringement […] Read more » ebay ebay against violation of order Eicher Motors Ltd featured Justice Vipin Sanghi Royal Enfield motorbikes
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kin dare court order that Jafri’s firing provoked mob June 19, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Kin dare court order that Jafri’s firing provoked mob (PTI) Kin of the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre victims and eye-witnesses today contested a special court’s conclusion that firing by former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri acted as a catalyst for mob fury. While Jafri’s son Tanvir said that court has relied on a “totally false” evidence, kin of some other victims said that the firing […] Read more » 2002 Gulberg Society massacre Ehsan Jafri featured Gulberg carnage Jafri's firing Jafri's firing provoked mob
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News New Key Dates for Last date to apply and Admission Selection Process in Alliance School Of Law, Alliance University May 30, 2016 / May 30, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alliance School of Law, Alliance University is approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi. The Alliance School of Law offers two five-year, integrated undergraduate courses in law, viz., Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law Honors—B.A. LL. B. (Hons.)) and Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Law Honors—B.B.A LL. B. (Hons.) that have […] Read more » Admission Selection Process in Alliance School Of Law Alliance School Of Law Alliance University - featured New Key Dates for Last date to apply Alliance School Of Law
Top Law News Don’t issue ownership certificates to elephant owners: SC May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Supreme Court has restrained Kerala government from issuing ownership certificates to elephant owners. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and S K Singh also directed that people in possession of elephants do not transfer the pachyderms outside the state. The apex court made it clear that if any ownership certificate has been issued, […] Read more » Dipak Misra elephant owners featured ownership certificates S.K. Singh SC
Top Law News HC rejects bail of Micheal Ferreira in QNet case May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) The Bombay High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of World Billiards champion Michael Ferreira and four others who are facing charges of money laundering in the multi-crore QNet case. Their plea for liberty was rejected on May 6 by Justice Mridula Bhatkar who took on record the statement of public prosecutor Pradeep […] Read more » bail of Micheal Ferreira featured HC Micheal Ferreira QNet case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Court to ex-IAS officer: Pay damages to former cop May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has directed an octogenarian ex-woman IAS officer to pay Rs one lakh token damages to a retired policeman for tarnishing his reputation by giving an “unfair” report of an inquiry panel set up after 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court, which said the report was based upon non- existent material, held no immunity […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots Additional District Judge Kamini Lau bureaucrat Kusum Lata Mittal Court to ex-IAS officer featured Justice D K Kapur Justice Kapur Pay damages to former cop
Consumer Law News Top Law News Domestic crude export not economically justified May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) With nearly 85 per cent of India’s crude oil requirement being met by imports, it would not be “economically justified” to permit export of the country’s domestic crude production, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court. The submission was made by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Ministry of Petroleum […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta counsel Anurag Ahluwalia crude export Domestic crude export economically justified featured Justice Manmohan
Top Law News Umar Khalid granted permission to visit Kolkata May 8, 2016 / May 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (PTI) JNU student Umar Khalid, facing sedition charge for allegedly raising anti-India slogans at the university campus here in February, was today granted permission by a Delhi court to travel to Kolkata to attend a panel discussion. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed Khalid to travel to the city from May 20 to 23 to […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh anti-India slogans featured JNU Umar Khalid
Top Law News Law student rape: Police baton-charge protesting LDYF activists May 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Left Democratic Youth Federation (LDYF) activists were baton-charged by the police outside the Kerala Secretariat on Wednesday during their protest over the brutal rape and murder of a Dalit law student in Ernakulam district. “Every Malayalee feels that they are living under humiliating conditions under the Oommen Chandy Government. So many untoward incidents have […] Read more » Ernakulam featured Law student rape LDYF activists police Police baton-charge
