Human Rights Maharashtra: Narcotic drug mephedrone alias `meow-meow’ banned March 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the Centre had accepted its recommendation to include mephedrone in the list of prohibited drugs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.Mephedrone, a narcotic drug which is also called M-Cat or `meow meow’ in the party circuit, is banned in 53 countries. Now its […] Read more » Chief Justice Mohit Shah Government counsel Hiten Venegaonkar meow-meow' banned mephedrone mephedrone banned Narcotic drug mephedrone
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC contempt on civic bodies if hoardings not moved March 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has warned that contempt action will be initiated against municipal bodies in Maharashtra which are not complying with its orders on removal of illegal hoardings from public places. The warning was given yesterday by a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka on a batch of PILs alleging that police and civic […] Read more » ◾HC contempt on civic bodies Advocate Uday Warunjikar Justice Abhay Oka SuSwaraj Foundation
High Profile Cases HC relief for actor Deepika Padukone in FIR against AIB show March 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim order, the Bombay High Court has restrained the city police from arresting or taking coercive action against Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone in connection with her participation in the . The order was passed by a bench of justices Ranjit More and Anuja Prabhudessai on March 2 on a petition filed by the […] Read more » controversial AIB Roast show Deepika Padukone in FIR against AIB show FIR against AIB show HC relief for actor Deepika Padukone
Bar, Bench & Firm News Bar Council to meet to discuss ‘anti-woman remarks’ March 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India (BCI) will hold a meeting of its executive committee today evening to discuss the “anti-woman remarks” made by certain lawyers, including a defence counsel of the December 16 gang-rape convict.”Considering the seriousness of the matter we have decided to hold the meeting of our executive committee to discuss the remarks […] Read more » 'anti-woman remarks'
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers stay away from work in Calcutta HC March 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Work in the Calcutta High Court was paralysed today as a large section of lawyers did not turn up for proceedings despite it being a normal working day with the the Bar Association sticking to its stand of not attending court owing to a state holiday for Holi. A division bench, comprising Justice Chellur and […] Read more » Justice Chellur Justice Joymalyo Bagchi lawyers on strike in Kolkata Lawyers stay away from work
High Profile Cases Relief to Salman Khan as court will not ask for driving licence March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court on Tuesday (March 3) rejected an application filed by the prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan as it ruled that an accused cannot be forced to produce any document at the fag end of the trial. “The application is not maintainable under the provisions of Indian Evidence Act […] Read more » driving licence Indian Evidence Act Relief to Salman Khan
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Vigilance Court order set aside by HC March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today set aside a vigilance court order dismissing a corruption complaint against state Finance Minister K M Mani over alleged provision of ‘illegal’ tax benefits to a poultry trading company and an ayurvedic medicine manufacturer. Revising the order of Vigilance Court, Kottayam, the High Court directed it to reconsider the petition […] Read more » Finance Minister K M Mani Justice C T Ravikumar Vigilance Court order
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC dismisses demand by MHAA on appointment of judges March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a dig at advocates and Bar Association leaders who filed a PIL opposing the list of nine names forwarded by the High Court to the Supreme Court for appointment as judges, the Madras High Court today said if this type of unhealthy trend continued, all cases would end being transferred to other courts. A […] Read more » advocates and Bar Association Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul HC dismisses demand by MHAA Justice P R Shivakumar Justice Ramasubramanian Justice V Ramasubramanian Madras High Court Advocates Association MHAA MHAA on appointment of judges MHAA president R C Paul
Bar, Bench & Firm News Maharashtra to soon have whistleblower/witness protection law March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it would soon come out with a law to provide protection to whistleblowers and witnesses in sensitive cases. .The court had last October asked it to frame a fresh policy on the issue. The division bench headed by Justice AS Oka was on Tuesday informed […] Read more » Justice AS Oka murder of RTI activist Satish Shetty the Bombay High Court whistleblower/witness protection law
Bar, Bench & Firm News Celebratory firing of arms during weddings a killer: Delhi Court March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Celebratory firing of arms during marriage processions is proving to be a killer for innocent people and there is a need to tighten the procedure for grant of arms licence and also ensure that it is not misused, a Delhi court has observed. Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain made the observation while handing down a 25-month jail term to 35-year-old […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain Celebratory firing of arms during weddings culpable homicide without intention culpable homicide without intention but with knowledge of consequences of act firing of arms during weddings a killer
Bar, Bench & Firm News LTL wants spl court to commit mistake and violate SC order: CBI March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today opposed the plea of Loop Telecom Ltd (LTL), facing trial in a case arising out of probe into 2G scam, for referring the matter to Lok Adalat, saying the accused want the special court to commit a “mistake” by passing an order in violation of the Supreme Court directive. CBI argued that LTL, […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam commit mistake and violate SC order department of telecommunications DoT Loop Telecom Ltd LTL LTL wants spl court to commit mistake senior advocate S V Raju
Criminal Law News Juvenile’s stay in special home needed for moral values: Delhi Court March 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Upholding the two-year sentence of a juvenile for stabbing a man, a Delhi court has said that the minor needs to be kept at a special home and away from vitiated atmosphere to impart good morals and psychological counselling.Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal said the order of the Juvenile Justice Board(JJB) was passed in the […] Read more » .Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) Juvenile's stay in special home
