Criminal Law News Delhi court upholds jail term of two men for assaulting a bus driver February 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has upheld a three-month jail term for two men who were convicted for injuring and threatening a bus driver here in an over a decade-old-case, saying such “hooliganism” should be strongly deterred. District and Sessions Judge Ina Malhotra dismissed the appeals of Sonu and Guru Dutt against a magisterial court order that […] Read more » assaulting a bus driver Delhi court upholds jail term of two men District and Sessions Judge Ina Malhotra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC halts final bidding for three Chhattisgarh coal blocks February 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today directed the government not to conduct final bidding till February 18 for three coal blocks in Chhattisgarh, for which Sarda Energy and Minerals Ltd has submitted its initial price offer on its plea challenging the two-phased auction process in which half of the round one bidders are to be eliminated. A […] Read more » advocate Ratan Singh Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd bidding for three Chhattisgarh coal blocks Chhattisgarh coal blocks Dalmia group's OCL Ltd Delhi High Court HC halts final bidding Hindalco Industries Ltd Jindal Power Ltd Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Ultra Tech Cement Ltd
Bar, Bench & Firm News Can’t permit abuse of court process by delaying tactics: court February 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dismissing an appeal of a woman who sought right to lead defence in a family dispute, a sessions court here cited her repeated non-appearance during proceedings and said no one can be permitted to abuse the process of court by delaying tactics rejected the appeal of the woman, a south-Delhi resident, against the order of […] Read more » abuse of court process Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma
Criminal Law News HC refuses to entertain PIL on Sunanda Pushkar’s death case February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today rejected a PIL seeking its intervention in the ongoing probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, saying it was more of a “publicity interest litigation.””FIR has been registered and the investigation is also being carried out by the senior-most officers of the Delhi Police. We are […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Sunanda Pushkar's death case
High Profile Cases Court dismisses petition against Obama February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here has dismissed a petition accusing US President Barack Obama of “tarnishing India’s secular image” with his statements. Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh yesterday dismissed the petition filed by advocate Sushil Kumar Mishra, who had sought Obama’s prosecution under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (punishment for defamation). Earlier, on Monday, the […] Read more » Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh Obama's prosecution under Section 500 petition against Obama punishment for defamation Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code
Criminal Law News Youth gets 10-yr imprisonment for raping minor girl February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a youth to ten years of imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl at a village in the district.Anantapur fast track court judge B Sunitah found 20-year-old Siddartha Reddy guilty of rape and kidnapping yesterday and also slapped a fine of Rs 22,000 on him. According to prosecution, on August 4, […] Read more » 10-yr imprisonment fast track court judge B Sunitah imprisonment for raping minor girl
High Profile Cases Defamation case:Court grants exemption to Kejriwal February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was on Wednesday granted exemption from personal appearance for the day by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by an advocate. The chief minister-designate sought exemption from personal appearance on the ground that he has to meet Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. […] Read more » advocate Surender Kumar Sharma Court grants exemption to Kejriwal defamation case Metropolitan magistrate Muneesh Garg
Criminal Law News HC to hear appeals of Godhra carnage from Feb 18 February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High court will conduct from February 18 a day-to-day hearing on appeals in the case of burning the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express on February 2002, near Godhra station in which 59 karsevaks were killed. Justice Anant Dave of the Gujarat High Court will hear appeals of 31 convicts of the case. On […] Read more » Chief Justice V M Sahai Godhra carnage Godhra train carnage case special trial court judge P R Patel
Criminal Law News Final verdict in Salman’s Jodhpur Arms Act case on Feb 25 February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The final arguments related to the Arms Act of Salman’s infamous blackbuck case were heard on Tuesday. With this, the only focus now is on the verdict that will be pronounced and if Salman will be punished or set free. His fate now completely in the hands of the judgement. The CJM Gramin Court have […] Read more » Salman’s Jodhpur Arms Act case
High Profile Cases Delhi Court to pronounce order on framing charges against AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court is likely to pronounce its order on framing of charges against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP leaders tomorrow in a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by an advocate. Metropolitan Magistrate Muneesh Garg had earlier reserved the order for February 11 on framing of charges against […] Read more » charges against AAP's Arvind Kejriwal
Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL seeks action against over conversion remarks February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court has sought legal action against MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and VHP leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making comments on religious conversions (ghar wapsi). Stating that the comments made by these leaders had a tendency to divide the people, the Public […] Read more » conversion remarks PIL
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC urges state govt to consider hospital’s proposal February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court asked Maharashtra government today to decide on a proposal sent by Bai Jerbai Wadia Children’s Hospital here, seeking its permission to set up a paediatric organ transplant centre, before March 16. Hearing a petition, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice B P Colabawala said “if the government […] Read more » Bai Jerbai Wadia Children's Hospital Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah hospital's proposal Justice B P Colabawala Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
