Consumer Law News Top Law News Herald case: Court summons INC’s balance sheet of 2010-11 March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today summoned the balance sheet of Indian National Congress (INC) for the year 2010-2011 in connection with the National Herald case in which Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and five others are accused. Besides this, the court also summoned the balance sheet of 2010-2011 of Associated Journals Pvt Ltd […] Read more »
Top Law News NGT gives time to AOL to pay Rs 5 cr March 12, 2016 / March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The three-day long ‘World Culture Festival’ organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AOL) today crossed last minute hurdles as attempt to stall the mega show failed in the National Green Tribunal which gave more time to the organiser to pay Rs 5 crore fine. However, the relief to the AOL Foundation came […] Read more » AOL to pay Rs 5 cr Art of Living featured National Green Tribunal NGT
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC junks plea for name change from India to’Bharat’ March 12, 2016 / March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea demanding changing the name of ‘India’ to ‘Bharat’ as it took strong exception to the petitioner asking him whether he thinks it has nothing else to do and reminded him that public interest litigations are meant for “poor”. “The PIL is for poor people. You think we have […] Read more » featured name change from India to'Bharat' SC
Family Law News Top Law News Child marriage will not automatically become void: Madras HC March 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court in Madurai has held that a wedding between minor girl and boy will not become void automatically without either of them obtaining a decree of divorce from family court within two years of their attaining the legal age for marriage. A division bench here comprising justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam […] Read more » child marriage Child marriage will not automatically become void featured Justice C.T.Selvam Justice S Manikumar Madras HC
Top Law News Land for schools being alloted by DDA: AAP government to HC March 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government which had informed Delhi High Court it was exploring possibilities to allot land for a minority school which has been functioning from tents since its demolition 40 years ago during Emergency, has now said allotment of land would be done by the DDA. The submission was made before a bench of Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini featured Justice Jayant Nath Land for schools being alloted by DDA Land for schools being alloted by DDA: AAP government to HC
Top Law News Police chief can appoint officer to probe outside jurisdiction March 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a DGP has the power to appoint a superior police officer to investigate a criminal case registered outside his territorial jurisdiction. A bench comprising justices Ranjana Gogoi and Prafulla C Pant set aside a Kerala High Court order which held that state police chief cannot appoint any officer beyond […] Read more » featured Justice Prafulla C. Pant justices Ranjana Gogoi Kerala High Court Police chief can appoint officer to probe outside jurisdiction probe outside jurisdiction The Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court sentences five to life imprisonment for murder March 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for murdering a 40-year-old man in the district eight years ago. Additional District Sessions Judge Gaurav Srivastava also imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 on Saeed, Shahid, Rajib, Arshad and Javed after holding them guilty under section 302 of IPC last evening. Syed (40) was […] Read more » Additional District Sessions Judge Gaurav Srivastava Court sentences five to life imprisonment featured life imprisonment
High Profile Cases Delhi high court to resume hearing on Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea tomorrow February 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court is likely to resume on Monday the hearing on bail plea of JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case for allegedly raising anti-India slogans in the university campus. Justice Pratibha Rani, who had on February 24 deferred the hearing till February 29 after Delhi Police informed the […] Read more » Delhi high court to resume hearing on Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea tomorrow featured JNU case JNU sedition case Justice Pratibha Rani Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four of family in TN get life sentence for killing youth February 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A father-son duo and two others of the same family have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for murdering a young man nearly two years ago, an incident which had sent shockwaves in the district. While seven members of the family including three women were charged for offences including murder, four men […] Read more » featured Four of family in TN get life sentence for killing youth life sentence for killing youth
Top Law News Court asks MHA to take action against erring senior cops February 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Home Ministry has been directed by a Delhi court to take disciplinary action against some senior police officers for their “careless attitude and dereliction of duties” in not registering a case and probing into the death of a man, who was found hanging here. The court noted that the mans mother has been “running […] Read more » action against erring senior cops Court asks MHA to take action against erring senior cops featured FIR at Sarai Rohilla Police station Special judge Brijesh Garg
High Profile Cases Top Law News Nitish Katara’s mother apprehends of being eliminated February 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Neelam Katara has told the Delhi High Court that she may be “eliminated” if Vikas Yadav, convicted of murdering her son Nitish, is released on parole. She also opposed the plea of Vikas, serving 30-year jail term without remission for the killing, saying the convict may abscond to another country. The victim’s mother has made […] Read more » featured Justice Siddharth Mridul Nitish Katara's mother Nitish Katara's mother apprehends of being eliminated Vikas Yadav is found guilty of the murder of Nitish Katara
Consumer Law News Top Law News Delhi HC to pronounce verdict on TRAI’s tariff order on call drop February 28, 2016 / February 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on pleas challenging tariff order of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops from January onwards. A Bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath would pass the judgement on a […] Read more » Delhi HC to pronounce verdict on TRAI’s tariff order on call drop Delhi High Court featured Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath TRAI’s tariff order on call drop
