Bar, Bench & Firm News Amarchand Mangaldas Case: Shroff brothers agree to mediate November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ownership dispute between the managing partners of India’s biggest law firm – Amarchand Mangaldas – reached the Bombay High Court today. After several hours of trading charges, the 2 brothers, Shardul and Cyril Shroff have agreed to a second attempt at mediation and a three member mediation panel of Nimesh Kampani, Justice Srikrishna and […] Read more » Amarchand management committee Amarchand Mangaldas Case counsel P Chidambaram Cyril Shroff Harish Salve Justice Srikrishna Nimesh Kampani ownership dispute between Cyril Shroff and Shardul Shroff Shardul Shroff
Bar, Bench & Firm News In most rape cases offenders known to victim : Delhi HC November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city police in an affidavit has informed the Delhi High Court that 1704 rape cases were registered with it and in most rape cases, the offender was a person known to the victim. It said that a total of 215 cases of incestuous rape have been registered in the capital in the first 10 […] Read more » cases of incestuous rape Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul rape cases offenders known to victim
Top Law News HC moved over Shahi Imam anointing son as deputy November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea against the move by the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid to anoint his son the Naib Imam Nov 22 was filed in the Delhi High Court Tuesday. The PIL (public interest litigation) filed by one Suhail Ahmed Khan said that Jama Masjid is a property of the Delhi Wakf Board and Maulana […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi Wakf Board DWB Justice R.S. Endlaw Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari Shaban Bukhari as the Naib Imam Wakf Act for hereditary appointment of the Imam of a mosque
Criminal Law News 2G PMLA case: Not going to stay ongoing trial November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it was not going to stay the trial in the money laundering case arising out of the 2G scam and posted the plea of accused persons for quashing of charges against them on November 26.“There will be no stay of the trial,” a bench headed by […] Read more » 2G PMLA case 2G scam case Justice A.K. Sikri justices M B Lokur Prevention of the Money Laundering Act senior advocate Harish Salve Senior advocates Kapil Sibal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC asks legal magazine to publish apology November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed a legal news magazine to publish and put up in its website that it tendered an unconditional apology for the allegations made against the son of a judge of the court. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw directed the publication to print in […] Read more » allegations made against the son of a judge Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw
Top Law News SC seeks current status of 1971 Prisoners of Wars languishing in Pakistan jails November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to inform it about the current status of 54 Indians Prisoners of War (PoW), languishing in Pakistan jails since 1971, and took strong note of submission that though Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has provided the information, the Defence Ministry is yet to do the same. “The […] Read more » 1971 POWs 1971 Prisoners of Wars 1971 Prisoners of Wars in Pakistani Jails 54 PoWs Defence Ministry justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice R. Banumathi Ministry of External Affairs Pakistan jails Prisoners of Wars SC seeks current status of 1971 Prisoners of Wars
Environment Law News Has any State shown sympathy to animals : Chief Justice November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Has any State shown sympathy to animals : Chief Justice Shown photographs of plastic garbage surgically removed from urban cows, a visibly angry Chief Justice of India on Tuesday slammed the lack of implementation of environmental laws in the country, saying he would ask the officials to put them up in their drawing rooms as a reminder of their duties. The observations came on a […] Read more » ban plastic bags Chief Justice H.L. Dattu disposal of plastic bags Environment Pollution Act Karnataka Government NGO Karuna Society of Animals Senior advocate Shyam Divan Swachh Bharat Abhiyan sympathy to animals
Bar, Bench & Firm News Women making false rape allegations need to be punished: Court November 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women making false rape allegation to settle personal scores need to be prosecuted and punished, a Delhi court has observed, saying such matters cause intense misery and humiliation to the accused which continues even after acquittal in the case. Additional sessions Judge Virender Bhat while acquitting two Delhi youth from the charges of gang rape, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat false rape allegation to settle personal scores false rape allegations Women making false rape allegations
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC sore over poor maintenance of highways & roads in UP November 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing displeasure over poor maintenance of highways and roads in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court today said it expected that the central and state governments would complete renovation work of Lucknow-Allahabad Highway by December 15. The Lucknow bench of the court also directed that all the pending issues related to it should be addressed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice Krishana Murari National Highway Authority of India NHAI PIL related to renovation of the highway poor maintenance of highways & roads poor maintenance of highways & roads in UP
Corporate Law News Criminal Law News Extortion case: 3 of Lakdawala gang convicted November 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special MCOCA court today convicted three members of the Ejaz Lakdawala gang and acquitted two others in connection with a 2011 extortion case against a builder. “The court convicted three persons and sentenced them to ten years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh on each,” public prosecutor Dileep Shah said. […] Read more » 2 acquitted 3 of Lakdawala gang convicted Ejaz Lakdawala gang extortion case Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act 1999 MCOCA MCOCA court Special judge P R Deshmukh
Criminal Law News Court rejects interim bail plea of BSP MLA in murder case November 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today rejected interim bail plea of BSP MLA B L Kushwaha and his two brothers in a murder case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Satish Chand rejected the application of Kushwaha and his brothers – Shivram and Jitendra. Naresh Kushwaha was allegedly murdered on December 27, 2012, and the legislator and his […] Read more » BSP MLA B L Kushwaha BSP MLA B L Kushwaha in a murder case interim bail plea of BSP MLA B L Kushwaha rejected
Bar, Bench & Firm News Magistrate pulled up for following procedure ‘unknown to law’ November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has pulled up a magistrate for convicting a man without framing charges in a theft case, saying the officer has followed a procedure which was “unknown to law”. , while disposing of the criminal appeal filed by Tamil Nadu resident Arumugam challenging his five-month jail term, set aside the judgement saying the […] Read more » District and Sessions Judge R K Gauba
