Criminal Law News Driver & relative get life term for robbing & killing employer December 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A driver along with his brother in-law has been awarded life term for robbing and killing his 87-year-old employer by a Delhi court, which said the “faith reposed by the master in the servant stands shattered.” Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar sentenced Rajesh Chaudhary and Mahesh Chaudhary for offences under sections 302/34 (murder with common […] Read more » robbing & killing employer
Court, Judiciary & Legal System MACT foils bid for higher claim on fabricated docus December 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A (MACT) here has foiled an attempt of a family to get higher claim following the death of their earning member, while noting that the I-T return submitted by them for justifying the income was fabricated. Read more » fabricated docus higher claim on fabricated docus MACT foils bid for higher claim Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Criminal Law News HC strikes down CBI probe into Parui murder case December 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday set aside a single bench order for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Parui murder case, in which a district Trinamool Congress leader is an accused in the killing of an independent panchayat member. The bench comprising justices Jayanta Biswas and I.C. Das […] Read more » Calcutta High Court CBI to probe the Parui murder case Justice I.C. Das Justice Tandon Justices Jayanta Biswas Parui an independent panchayat member Parui murder case TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal
Criminal Law News Mother-son duo acquitted in theft case December 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has acquitted a mother-son duo of the charges of stealing diamond rings from a jewellery showroom in south Delhi, saying the rings recovered from their possession did not have any “distinctive mark” to establish the store’s ownership. Metropolitan Magistrate Ashok Kumar, while absolving Ankush Bhatti and his mother Rita of the offences […] Read more » charges of stealing diamond rings test identification parade theft case TIP
Bar, Bench & Firm News Police aspirants must have impeccable character& integrity: SC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court has held that a person with criminal antecedents should not be allowed to enter the police force, even if he or she is acquitted or discharged. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said, “Persons who are likely to erode the credibility of the police ought not to enter the police […] Read more » justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice T.S. Thakur people in assault and criminal intimidation person with criminal antecedents not fit for police Police aspirants police job on compassionate grounds
Top Law News Onus on disproving conflict of interest on Srinivasan: Supreme Court December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday put the onus on BCCI president-in-exile N Srinivasan to prove that there was no conflict of interest involving him that came in the way of a probe into the IPL-6 scam and took strong exception to his counsel “repeatedly” naming finance minister Arun Jaitley in the proceedings. “You are repeatedly […] Read more » conflict of interest on Srinivasan
Bar, Bench & Firm News Frame policy on witness protection in 3 months :HC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday gave three months to Maharashtra government to frame a fresh policy on providing protection to witnesses in the light of the observations made by the Law Commission of India. The state government today asked for more time and the division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka granted the plea […] Read more » Bombay High Court Frame policy on witness protection in 3 months Justice Abhay Oka protection to witnesses witness identity protection witness protection programmes
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court orders probe into allegations of corruption in police December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court orders probe into allegations of corruption in police A court here today directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau to probe allegations of corruption in transfers and postings against six persons including the former Mumbai Police Commissioner M N Singh. Baban Jadhav, a retired policeman, has filed the complaint in the special ACB court. Jadhav’s lawyer Ashish Mehta said that in 2000 his client had submitted […] Read more » allegations of corruption in police Anti-Corruption Bureau special ACB court
Criminal Law News Asaram Can’t be Given Special Treatment: Supreme Court December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no medical urgency to grant bail to self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram Bapu and he cannot be given special treatment, the Supreme Court today said and asked him to undergo medical test at AIIMS.A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur refused to pass any order on how 76-year-old Asaram is to be brought from […] Read more » Asaram Asaram for criminal conspiracy Asaram for rape Justice T.S. Thakur
Criminal Law News Stay on execution of Koli’s death sentence extended till December 23 December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court on Monday extended the stay on the execution of death sentence awarded to Nithari killings prime accused Surinder Koli till December 23, a PTI report stated. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PKS Baghel passed the order while hearing a PIL filed by the People’s Union for Democratic […] Read more » Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Justice PKS Baghel Koli's death sentence Nithari killings Nithari killings prime accused Surinder Koli People's Union for Democratic Rights Stay on execution of Koli's death sentence Surinder Koli
Bar, Bench & Firm News ‘If Delhi is unsafe for a woman police officer, what about common girls?’ December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three youths literally caught the wrong hand when a woman they tried to molest turned out to be a Delhi Police constable.While recently returning home from work in west Delhi’s Mayapuri area around 10 pm, the woman was chased by three youths who, apart from , advanced and caught hold of her hands.After the woman […] Read more » Delhi is unsafe for a woman police officer Justice Pratibha Rani passing derogatory and lewd remarks
Top Law News HC reserves order on plea to quash provision of DCSR December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on a plea seeking quashing of a provision that enables the general body of societies to fix higher charges of essential services in respect of dwelling units which are on rent. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said it will pass […] Read more » advocate Balraj Singh Malik Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi Cooperative Societies Rules Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw provision of DCSR
