Criminal Law News Court convicts man for kidnapping and raping minor girl November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been held guilty of raping and impregnating a minor girl by a Delhi court which rejected his contention that they were married, saying it was invalid as he already had a wife and children. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, while convicting the man, a native of Bihar, also rejected his contention […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta kidnapping and raping minor girl
Family Law News Powerloom worker gets three years jail in assault case in Thane November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 45-year-old powerloom worker has been sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by a court here on charges of assaulting his co-worker, whom his wife had married after their divorce, in 2012. Additional sessions judge M M Walimohammed held accused Mohammed Baccha Ansari from Bhiwandi guilty on Saturday under section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt […] Read more » Additional sessions judge M M Walimohammed assault case in Thane DGP R J Kadri Powerloom worker
Bar, Bench & Firm News Information on SC benches may arouse regional feelings: CIC November 17, 2014 / November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disclosure of information related to setting of Supreme Court benches outside Delhi may “arouse regional feelings” and create “needless political controversy” resulting in law and order problem, the CIC has held allowing the apex court to withhold it. “We find force in the arguments of the respondent that the information sought, if disclosed at this […] Read more » activist R K Jain Appellant Rajiv Rufus CIC Disclosure of information related to setting of Supreme Court Information on SC benches needless political controversy
Family Law News Child sexual assault: Delay in lodging FIR is no ground to doubt case November 17, 2014 / November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The delay in lodging a complaint itself is no ground to doubt the case of prosecution, a Delhi court has said while convicting a man of sodomising and molesting a five-year-old girl in his neighbourhood. Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan held the man, a south Delhi resident, guilty of the offences of molestation and sodomy under […] Read more » Child sexual assault Delay in lodging FIR ground to doubt case Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan sodomising and molesting a five-year-old girl
Top Law News SC declines plea to put on hold Jammu and Kashmir polls November 17, 2014 / November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea by Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference to put on hold the elections to the state assembly, as the party contended that a large number of people displaced on account of recent devastating floods will not able to exercise their franchise. “Sorry,” said the apex court bench […] Read more » Chief Justice HL Dattu hold Jammu and Kashmir polls senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan's
Bar, Bench & Firm News Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi managing partner Shardul Shroff sues brother Cyril in Bombay HC November 17, 2014 / November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two of India’s top lawyers, Shardul and Cyril Shroff, brothers who run the law firm Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co (AMSS) could find themselves in a protracted legal battle over the assets and ownership of the law firm. Shardul, the Delhi-based elder brother and one of the two managing partners of the […] Read more » Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi managing partner Shardul Shroff Shardul Shroff has filed legal action in the Bombay high court Shardul Shroff sues brother Cyril in Bombay HC
Top Law News Defamation case: Naqvi acquitted after Sabir Ali withdraws plea November 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was on Saturday acquitted in a criminal defamation case against him by former JD(U) leader Sabir Ali after the court was told that the two have reached a settlement. Ali had on September 16 sought a “written apology” from Naqvi, who is minister state for minority affairs in the Modi […] Read more » defamation case Metropolitan magistrate Akash Jain Naqvi acquitted after Sabir Ali withdraws plea Sabir Ali defamation case
Criminal Law News VVIP chopper case: Court extends Khaitan’s judicial custody November 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended till November 28 the judicial custody of businessman Gautam Khaitan who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a . Khaitan was produced before special CBI judge V K Gupta after expiry of his judicial custody and the court extended it till November 28 after ED prosecutor Vikas […] Read more » CBI judge V K Gupta ED Enforcement Directorate Gautam Khaitan's judicial custody money laundering case in VVIP chopper deal PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Consumer Law News Vodafone withdraw its plea against DoT from HC November 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vodafone today withdrew from the Delhi High Court its plea alleging the Centre is indulging in “arm-twisting” and “coercive” tactics by refusing to sign its unified licence (UL) till the telecom major unconditionally accepts the “restrictive” clauses in the licence. The petition was withdrawn after a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul […] Read more » Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul TDSAT Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI Vodafone withdraw its plea against DoT
Criminal Law News Why campaign on sexual offences in English language: HC November 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Why campaign on sexual offences in English language: HC The Delhi High Court on Friday slammed the city government on its move to run the campaign mostly in “English language” to educate the common masses on sexual offences and the stringent punishments it invites. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Sunita Gupta asked that when most of such offenders are illiterate […] Read more » campaign on sexual offences campaign on sexual offences in English Justice Kailash Gambhir Justice Sunita Gupta
Criminal Law News 2G money laundering: Swan Telecom promoter S Balwa moves SC November 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa, who along with former Telecom Minister A Raja and 17 others are facing a money laundering case arising out of the 2G scam, today moved the Supreme Court seeking setting aside of a lower court order of framing charges against him.A bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice […] Read more » 2G money laundering Asif Balwa in 2G scam Dayalu Ammal in 2G scam Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Kanimozhi and Balwa in 2G scam money laundering case arising in 2G scam Prevention of Corruption Act Rajiv Agarwal in 2G scam Swan Telecom promoter S Balwa moves SC Vinod Goenka in 2G scam
Top Law News Allahabad High Court seeks reply from V-C by Nov 24 November 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today sought respose of the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University on a public interest litigation seeking direction to the varsity authorities to allow entry of women students into the Maulana Azad Library. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P K S Baghel issued notice to the […] Read more » activist Deeksha Dwivedi Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court seeks reply from V-C by Nov 24 AMU Vice- Chancellor Lt Gen Zameeruddin Shah Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice P K S Baghel
