Bar, Bench & Firm News Karnataka HC sets aside single judge order on BBMP polls April 25, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Siddaramaiah government, the Karnataka high Court today set aside its single judge’s order to hold polls to the city civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaraga Palike (BBMP) by May 30, an issue on which the ruling party and the Opposition are at loggerheads. The court, however, asked the state government and the […] Read more » BBMP polls Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaraga Palike (BBMP) Chief Justice D H Waghela featured Justice Ram Mohan Reddy Karnataka HC Karnataka HC sets aside single judge order single judge order on BBMP polls
Bar, Bench & Firm News Poverty can’t be ground to keep undertrials in jails : SC April 25, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Poverty cannot be a ground for keeping a person behind the bars in petty offence cases due to non-furnishing of bail amount, the Supreme Court on Friday said and asked state legal services authority lawyers to move courts across the country to secure the release. “Poverty can’t be a ground for keeping in custody an […] Read more » District Judges district magistrates District Superintendents of Police featured ground to keep undertrials in jails keep undertrials in jails Poverty can't be ground to keep undertrials
Court, Judiciary & Legal System ‘It Is a Scam’, Says SC on Scheme For Permanent Shelter Homes April 25, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned why despite the huge sum spent under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) for constructing permanent shelter homes in 790 urban cities in the country there was no new facility in some states, saying “it is scam”. “It is a scam. Take for example Maharashtra. It received Rs 170 crore […] Read more » featured Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice U U Lalit Permanent Shelter Homes Permanent Shelter Homes is scam
Bar, Bench & Firm News Attacks on religious places shakes human conscience : Delhi High Court April 25, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday said that attacks on religious places shakes human conscience of all and such practices should be stopped.”This is something which shakes the human conscience and agitate all of us. There should not be any attack of any kind on any religious places,” Justice Siddharth Mridul said. The court’s oral […] Read more » Attacks on religious places Delhi High Court featured Justice Siddharth Mridul shakes human conscience
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Salman Khan hit-and-run case: Court to decide perjury application on May 6 April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Sessions Court conducting the 2002 hit-and-run trial involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan today said that before giving the judgement in the case on May 6, it would decide on the same day an application seeking action against police for perjury (giving false evidence). (Read: Chronology of events) Salman Khan is facing charge of ‘culpable […] Read more » Court to decide perjury application on May 6 Court to decide perjury application on May 6 in Salman hit and run case featured Hit-and-run case Salman Khan Hit and Run Case
Top Law News HC stays construction of toilet close to temple tower April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today stayed the construction of toilet close to a tower of the famous Nellaiappar temple at Tirunelveli,140 km from here. Justice R.Mahadevan of the Madurai Bench, who stayed the construction undertaken by the Tirunelveli Municipal corporation, ordered issue of notice to the Tirunelveli Corporation Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Commissioner […] Read more » construction of toilet featured HC stays construction of toilet Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Commissioner Justice R Mahadevan Madras High Court stays construction of toilet close to temple Tirunelveli Corporation Commissioner
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madan Mitra’s Bail Plea Rejected Again in Saradha Case April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today rejected the bail plea of West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested by the CBI for alleged complicity in the Saradha chit fund scam. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore Court, rejected Madan Mitra’s Bail Plea who is in jail custody since December last. Mr Mitra’s counsel Baishyanor Chattopadhyay […] Read more » featured Judge Haradhan Mukhopadhyay Madan Mitra's Bail Plea Madan Mitra's Bail Plea Rejected Mitra's Bail Plea Rejected in Saradha Case Saradha Case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News JK royal family moves court claiming ownership of Raj Bhawan April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The erstwhile royal family of Jammu and Kashmir today moved a local court seeking possession back of some buildings in the Raj Bhawan which it alleged were “illegally occupied” by the state government. Trustee of Hari-Tara Charitable Trust, Karan Singh, filed the lawsuit in the court of the Principal Sessions Judge against the state government […] Read more » featured JK royal family JK royal family claiming ownership of Raj Bhawan JK royal family moves court Maharaja's palace buildings. ownership of Raj Bhawan petition filed by Dr Karan Singh's lawyer Vikram Sharma Principal Sessions Judge R S Jain
High Profile Cases Top Law News Subramanian Swamy to fight Asaram’s case April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday held a meeting with Asaram Bapu in Jodhpur Central Jail and assured the self-styled godman that he would fight his case in the court. “Bail is a fundamental right of Asaram and he would soon file a bail application in the lower court,” Swamy said, adding that he […] Read more » Asaram Bapu's case Bail is a fundamental right of Asaram featured meeting with Asaram Bapu in Jodhpur Central Jail Subramanian Swamy to fight Asaram case Swamy to fight Asaram Bapu's case
Consumer Law News Maha electoral office to link voter IDs with Aadhaar cards April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With an aim of ridding the electoral rolls of bogus voters, the Maharashtra electoral office has started an aggressive drive to link people’s Aadhaar cards with their voter identity cards. The drive, which started last month, may also help in giving voters an option to cast their franchise online in future, an senior electoral officer […] Read more » Aadhaar cards electoral office to link voter IDs with Aadhaar cards featured link voter IDs with Aadhaar cards voter IDs with Aadhaar cards
Consumer Law News Why should person with even slight taint head SPMCIL : HC April 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today asked the government why a person with even a “slight taint” should be heading the SPMCIL which produces bank notes, coins, postage stamps, non-judicial stamps and government-related documents. “Why should you even have a person who has a slight taint,” a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain featured Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd
Top Law News Former J&K Minister Shabir Ahmad Khan to face trial in sexual harassment case April 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Shabir Ahmad Khan will face trial in a sexual harassment case filed against him by a woman doctor after a court here ruled that there was “sufficient material” on record to proceed against the Congress leader. “Prima facie, there is sufficient material to presume that accused has committed offence under […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar V S Bhou featured Former J&K Minister Shabir Ahmad Khan sexual harassment case Shabir Ahmad Khan to face trial in sexual harassment case
