Criminal Law News Woman and her paramour get life term for murdering husband December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced a woman and her paramour to life imprisonment for killing her husband, relying on testimonies of her three children. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Kumar awarded them the jail term for murdering the man by hitting him with a cricket bat on his head, neck and private parts. The court said […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Kumar life term for murdering husband
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ads on public service vehicles: HC seeks Delhi govt’s response December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the city government’s response on a plea seeking quashing of its on public service vehicles. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul issued notice to the Transport Department of Delhi government, New Delhi Municipal Council and others while posting the matter for further consideration on January […] Read more » Ads on public service vehicles Code of Advertising Practice Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 guidelines banning political advertisements Guidelines on Display of Advertisement on Public Service Vehicle Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Deceitful marriage through website: Man sentenced to 7-yr jail for rape December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A married man, who deceitfully tied a knot with another woman through a matrimonial website, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Delhi court which held his second marriage “invalid” and said his physical relation with her “amounted to rape”. Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja awarded the jail term to the man, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja Deceitful marriage Deceitful marriage through website second marriage “invalid”
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Maintenance legal right of a married woman: Delhi court December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to set aside the interim maintenance awarded to a woman and her child from her estranged husband in a domestic violence case, saying it is the “legal right of a married woman to claim maintenance from her husband”. Special judge Sanjay Sharma dismissed the man’s appeal against the order of […] Read more » claim maintenance for legally-wedded wife claim maintenance from her husband Maintenance legal right of a married woman maintenance to prevent vagrancy and destitution
Top Law News Supreme Court allows Comedy Central to go on air November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Comedy Central to go on air and stayed Delhi High Court’s order upholding the Centre’s decision to stop transmission of the entertainment channel for 10 days for allegedly broadcasting “obscene” and “vulgar” dialogues. “As an interim measure, it is directed that the direction issued by the high court by […] Read more » Comedy Central Group General Counsel of Viacom 18 Media IMC Inter Ministerial Council Justice Dipak Misra Sujeet Jain
Criminal Law News Muzaffarnagar: Judicial custody of Indian Mujahideen terrorist extended November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judicial custody of arrested Indian Mujahideen terrorist Saleem Patla has been extended to December 11. Patla, who is currently lodged in a Meerut jail in connection with an attack on PAC camp in Meerut in 1992, was on Friday produced before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunder Lal, which extended his judicial […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunder Lal attack on PAC camp custody of Indian Mujahideen terrorist Indian Mujahideen terrorist Saleem Patla
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Sahara’s fresh plea in SC for Subrato Roy’s release November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sahara Group on Friday came out another plea for the release of its jailed chief Subrato Roy before the Supreme Court which asked those involved in the negotiation processes for sale of its three offshore hotels to prove their bona fide in raising the money to get him out.Roy, who was sent to jail on […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice A.R. Dave Justice T.S. Thakur Subrato Roy's release
Criminal Law News Over Rs 26 cr spent on Rampal’s arrest: HC November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A whopping Rs 26.61 crore was spent on the arrest of self-styled godman Rampal and security arrangements for producing him in court in the contempt case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed today. Under heavy security cover, the controversial godman was produced before a division bench of justices M Jeyapaul and Darshan Singh […] Read more » Darshan Singh Haryana DGP S N Vashisht justices M Jeyapaul Rampal's arrest Satlok Ashram at Barwala self-styled godman Rampal
Criminal Law News Kushwaha again sent to 14-day judicial custody November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bahujan Samaj Party MLA B L Kushwaha was again placed in 14-days’ judicial custody by a local court here in connection with a murder case. According to prosecution sources, the latest order was passed by the court of additional chief Judicial magistrate. On October 18 also, a local court had remanded the BSP MLA to […] Read more » Bahujan Samaj Party MLA B L Kushwaha Dholpur MLA Kushwaha MLA B L Kushwaha placed in 14-days' judicial custody murder case in Dholpur
Top Law News Chopper deal: Court to consider charge-sheet Dec 15 November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Friday fixed Dec 15 for considering the charge-sheet filed against businessman Gautam Khaitan and others, including two Italians, in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VIP chopper deal. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge V.K. Gupta listed for Dec 15 the matter for considering the charge-sheet and said he needs […] Read more » AgustaWestland CBI Special Judge V.K. Gupta Chopper deal Enforcement Directorate Italy-based Finmeccanica Prevention of Money Laundering Act Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Bar, Bench & Firm News Agra lawyers angry over VK Singh’s claim on HC bench November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers here have burnt an effigy of union minister Gen (retd) VK Singh for his reported claim that Agra MP and his cabinet colleague Ram Shankar Katheria had agreed to set up an Allahabad High Court bench in Meerut instead of Agra. The lawyers Friday threatened to gherao Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in Delhi […] Read more » Agra lawyers angry Allahabad High Court bench in Meerut VK Singh's claim on HC bench
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Man Can’t Desert Wife & Kids On Ground of Unemployment: Court November 28, 2014 / November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Man Can’t Desert Wife & Kids On Ground of Unemployment: Court A sessions court here has asked a magisterial court to award interim maintenance to a woman saying, “Husband cannot be permitted to desert wife and children on the ground of unemployment” in a city like Delhi where cost of living is high. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Lokesh Kumar Sharma allowed the appeal of the woman […] Read more » ASJ Lokesh Kumar Sharma Desert Wife & Kids On Ground of Unemployment
