Criminal Law News Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh’s judicial custody extended January 3, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city sessions court on Friday extended the judicial remand of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, Saradha chief Sudipta Sen and two others till January 15 in the Saradha chit fund scam case. The court granted CBI’s plea for extension of judicial remand of Ghosh, Sen, his associate who was the director of Saradha […] Read more » Debjani Mukherjee Kunal Ghosh's judicial custody Manoj Kumar Nagel Saradha Realty
Criminal Law News Bengal transport minister’s judicial custody extended January 3, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra’s bail petition was today rejected by a city court in the Saradha scam case and his judicial custody extended till January 16. Monikuntala Roy, judicial magistrate in an Alipore court, rejected the bail plea filed by Mitra’s counsel pleading that he would not tamper with any evidence and would […] Read more » CBI counsel Partha Sarathi Dutta judicial custody multi-crore Saradha scam Saradha scam case West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra
Criminal Law News Man acquitted of charges of raping and molesting minor niece January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been acquitted of charges of repeatedly raping and molesting his 15-year-old niece, an epilepsy patient, with the court giving him benefit of doubt after the girl and her mother changed their statement and did not support the case of the prosecution. Additional Sessions Judge Illa Rawat absolved the man, a Delhi resident […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Illa Rawat charges of molestation charges of rape molesting minor niece raping
Environment Law News HC quashes govt action against 47 restaurants on fire safety January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside orders by Maharashtra authorities suspending the licences of 47 restaurants for allegedly violating fire safety norms, saying proper procedure was not followed. Contending that they had complied with the provisions of fire saftey, the petitioners had alleged that action was taken only against those restaurants in which waitresses […] Read more » 47 restaurants on fire safety Bombay High Court fire safety Justice Ranjit
Top Law News HC grants stay on cock fights slated to be held 2nd Jan 15. January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted an ad-interim stay on cock fights slated to be held in Ulhasnagar town of nearby Thane district tomorrow, saying it is ex-facie illegal and contrary to the provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. , on December 30, directed the Maharashtra government to ensure that no such cock […] Read more » cock fights Justice Gautam Patel Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Three new judges sworn in at the Bombay High Court. January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three new judges were sworn in at the Bombay High Court on Thursday. Chief Justice Mohit Shah administered the oath of office to Kalidas Laxmanrao Wadane, Indira K. Jain and Shalini Phansalkar Joshi.With this, the strength of judges at the court has gone up to 67. Official sources told The Hindu that Mr. Wadane had […] Read more » Bombay High Court Indira K. Jain Kalidas Laxmanrao Wadane Shalini Phansalkar Joshi
Consumer Law News Mobile app for women safety ‘Himmat’ launched January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Giving women security prime importance, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today launched a mobile phone application “Himmat” in New Delhi. The app, an initiative of the Delhi Police, will allow smartphone users to call the police control room and also trigger a 30-second audio and video recording at the press of the phone’s power button. […] Read more » Himmat Mobile app for women safety women security prime importance
Criminal Law News Youth gets life term for killing prostitute January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a 21-year-old youth for stabbing to death a prostitute who refused to marry him. A division Bench of justices Anil Menon and Vijaya Tahilramani recently dismissed an appeal filed by the convict, Anant, alias Rakesh Ratan Let, against a sessions court order convicting him […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Anil Menon Justice Vijaya Tahilramani Nashik Central Prison youth for stabbing to death a prostitute
Family Law News HC stays order asking Adnan Sami to give flat and money to ex-wife January 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, the has stayed a family court order which had asked him to pay Rs 6.24 crore compensation to his former wife Sabah Galadari and also give her duplex flat in Andheri occupied by him and his present wife Roya Farabi. Hearing an appeal filed by the […] Read more » Adnan Sami former wife Sabah Galadari Bombay High Court Justice Anil Menon Justice V. K. Tahilramani Sabah Galadari Sami to pay Rs 6.5 crore to ex wife
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal, telecom and mining giants bite dust in SC in 2014 January 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Corporate legal cases kept India Inc. on its toes in 2014 as high stake matters on coal, telecom and mining came up in the Supreme Court which also sent Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to jail.Mr. Roy’s hide and seek game came to an end on March 4 when the apex court sent him along […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation scam Aircel-Maxis deal Coal giant in SC coal scam mining giants in SC Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd NDA government political scams Supreme Court telecom giant in SC
Criminal Law News Hearing on bail plea of bomb blast accused on Jan 7 January 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here today posted to January 7 the hearing on the bail plea of an accused in the serial bomb blasts case here who was arrested after being at large for more than 15 years. When the petition by S Kunju Mohammed, arrested three months ago, came up before the court, the prosecution […] Read more » bail plea f bomb blast accused bomb blast accused Kunhi Mohammed Kunju Mohammed
Bar, Bench & Firm News Madras HC raps erring advocate in property-grabbing case January 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Madras HC raps erring advocate in property-grabbing case If an advocate crossed the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ and indulged in wrong doings, the courts cannot show indulgence, the Madras High Court has observed and refused to grant anticipatory bail to an advocate and 19 other accused in a . Justice P N Prakash said an advocate had an arduous duty to fight for the cause […] Read more » Justice P N Prakash Madras High Court property-grabbing case
