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
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
