Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC Directs Authorities to ‘Go Slow’ on Renovation of Temples December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department to “go slow” on conducting renovation works of temples having archaeological importance. “We do believe that the HR&CE department must go slow in the matter of renovations of temples and heritage ought not to be destroyed”, the first Bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured HC Directs Authorities to 'Go Slow' on Renovation of Temples Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Sooraj Pancholi hid facts: CBI December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sooraj Pancholi, charge sheeted by CBI for allegedly abetting suicide of actor Jiah Khan, had hidden facts and fabricated information during questioning, the forensic analysis of his statements have indicated.The analysis, which is part of charge sheet filed by the agency in the suicide case of 26-year old Nafeesa Rizvi alias Jiah Khan, has “established […] Read more » ◾Sooraj Pancholi hid facts CBI featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Lawyers seek dates in HC in accordance with their vehicle no. December 10, 2015 / December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today faced a peculiar situation when advocates appearing in various matters sought particular dates owing to the AAP governments proposed odd-even numbers vehicle policy. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath was surprised when a lawyer appearing for a petitioner requested the court to give her an […] Read more » advocate Vaishalee Mehra Chief Justice G Rohini dates in HC in accordance with their vehicle no. featured Justice Jayant Nath lawyers
High Profile Cases Patil a wholly unreliable witness in Salman case: HC December 10, 2015 / December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday doubted the evidence of Ravindra Patil, former police bodyguard of Bollywood star Salman Khan and witness in the 2002 hit-and-run case, observing that he was “wholly unreliable.” Justice A R Joshi said this while dictating the verdict in the appeal filed by the actor against the five-year sentence awarded […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured HC Salman case
High Profile Cases Sheena Bora murder case: Peter Mukerjea undergoes polygraph test November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Saturday conducted polygraph test on media tycoon Peter Mukerjea in connection with Sheena Bora murder case. The test was performed in New Delhi. A special court on Friday gave its nod to the investigating agency to conduct the test on Mukerjea. Peter, 59, was arrested on November 19 from his home in […] Read more » featured media tycoon Peter Mukerjea Peter Mukerjea undergoes polygraph test Sheena Bora murder case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Court’s decision to criminalise gay sex needs reconsideration: Jaitley November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that banning gay sex is not in accordance with evolving legal jurisprudence and court must reconsider its decision. While speaking at Times LitFest Jaitley, who is also an eminent lawyer, said future generations will have to see that the verdict criminalising consensual gay sex “are reconsidered”. On […] Read more » banning gay sex criminalise gay sex featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Competent lawyers should be appointed to represent govt: SC November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The State should appoint only competent lawyers possessing integrity to represent it or else there is a strong possibility of “miscarriage of justice”, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court though acknowledged the right of states to choose counsel of its choice like any other litigants. A bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and A […] Read more » appointed to represent govt Competent lawyers featured Justice A M Sapre Justice Vikramjit Sen miscarriage of justice SC
Top Law News End to Devadasi System: SC Slaps Rs 25k on Government for No Reply November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for failing to file on time an affidavit on women being forced to become ‘devadasis’ and the possibility of abolition of the age-old tradition. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said that since the government has not […] Read more » Devadasi System End to Devadasi System featured SC Slaps Rs 25k on Government for No Reply Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court Accepts CBI’s Closure Report in Graft Case November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court has accepted CBI’s closure report filed in a case lodged last year against 10 advertising agencies and unknown officials of Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) for allegedly causing loss to the state exchequer. CBI had registered the case on the allegations that during November 2011, the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) […] Read more » CBI's Closure Report CBI's Closure Report in Graft Case DAVP Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity featured graft case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases DA case: 88-yr-old ex-joint secretary jailed for a year November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An 88-year-old former joint secretary in the Ministry of Commerce has been sentenced to one year in jail by a Delhi court in an over 30-year-old case for amassing disproportionate assets of over Rs 23 lakh. The court awarded the jail term to Krishan Bahadur, resident of East of Kailash here, saying that if people […] Read more » DA case ex-joint secretary jailed for a year featured Krishan Bahadur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Top Law News Uttar Pradesh: Suspected ISI agent remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Suspected ISI agent Mohammand Eizaz, who was arrested on Friday, has been remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody by a court here. The court of Special Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjay Singh yesterday passed the order placing Eizaz in judicial custody for 14 days, ATS Circle Officer Ankit Kumar said here today. Following a medical examination […] Read more » featured Suspected ISI agent Mohammand Eizaz Suspected ISI agent remanded Suspected ISI agent remanded in 14 days' judicial custody
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Govt has no formal pact with FB, Twitter to use them: HC told November 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has told the Delhi High Court that its media wing and IT departments are using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter by entering into standard agreements and not any formal or separate deals. The government has submitted before the high court that the agreements are “accepted” in ‘click and wrap’ mode wherein […] Read more » Advocate Virag Gupta Delhi High Court featured Govt has no formal pact with FB no formal pact with FB
