Court, Judiciary & Legal System Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion:HC September 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Bombay High Court has held that the government cannot compel any person to declare his religion in any document, form or declaration. Hearing a PIL filed by three individuals, a bench of justices Abhay Oka and A S Chandurkar ruled that every citizen in India, which was a secular democratic […] Read more » Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion freedom of conscience and freely practising HC justice A S Chandurkar justices Abhay Oka
Criminal Law News Court directs SHO to lodge FIR in cheating case in Delhi September 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has directed a Station House Officer (SHO) here to lodge an FIR and investigate any tampering of documents in a case of alleged forgery and cheating related to sale of land. “The facts of the complaint show the commission of cognisable offences which require a thorough investigation by the police,” Additional Sessions […] Read more » FIR in cheating case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC told: Large quantities of medicines and vaccines sent to J&K September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has dispatched large quantities of medicines and vaccines to flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir to prevent outbreak of water borne diseases. “Over 5.5 lakh doses of measles vaccine and 30,000 bottles of vitamin A for Srinagar and 50, 000 doses of measles vaccine for Jammu have been sent,” Union Ministry of Home Affairs told […] Read more » medicines and vaccines sent to J&K
Criminal Law News Man freed of rape charge as minor girl changes stand September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been acquitted of the charge of raping a 13-year-old girl by a Delhi court after she resiled from her statement. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta absolved West Delhi resident Kalu of the offences under sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and section 4 (penetrative sexual assault) of Protection of Children from […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta Man freed of rape charge Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court pulls up CBI for filing ‘vague’ report September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Monday faced the ire of a special court here for filing a “vague” report on a plea for return of passport by an accused in a coal blocks scam case with the judge warning the investigating officer (IO) that cost would be imposed on him in future. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar […] Read more » coal scam Court pulls up CBI for filing 'vague' report Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
Criminal Law News Man gets life imprisonment for burning to death wife in UP September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife by setting her ablaze, with the court relying on her dying declaration though all the witnesses turned hostile during the trial. Additional District Sessions Judge Arvind Upadhaye convicted Nitu under Section 302 (murder) of IPC, according to government counsel Yashpal Singh. The court […] Read more » Additional District Sessions Judge Arvind Upadhaye burning to death wife government counsel Yashpal Singh Man gets life imprisonment
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Singla Never Spoke to Me About Kumar’s Appointment: Bansal September 23, 2014 / September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today told a special court that his nephew Vijay Singla, facing trial in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post railway bribery case, “never spoke” to him on appointment of accused Mahesh Kumar, then a Railway Board member, to any post. Deposing as a prosecution witness in the case, Bansal said […] Read more » Railgate Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma Vijay Singla
Bar, Bench & Firm News Amarchand Mangaldas Principle Associate Ajay Joseph joined L&S September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amarchand Mangaldas Principle Associate (PA) , Ajay Joseph (the Symbiosis graduate) resigned last month to join Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan. Ajay Joseph will be joining L&S as a corporate partner at the firm’s Mumbai office. He had joined Amarchand in 2012 as a Principle Associate (PA) and was part of the firm’s General Corporate practice. He has experience […] Read more »
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL prays for CID probe into antibiotic drug scam in Mumbai September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL in the Bombay High Court has prayed for a CID probe into an alleged antibiotic drug scam that endangered the lives of patients last month in civic hospitals here. On August 18, patients suffered adverse drug reactions after two antibiotics were administered intravenously by doctors at a civic-run hospital, the PIL filed by […] Read more » activist Ketan Tirodkar antibiotic drug scam antibiotic drug scam in Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) hospital FDA Food and Drug Administration PIL prays for CID probe into antibiotic drug scam Saira Shaikh
Consumer Law News 2G case: SC agrees to hear plea against disclosing whistleblower’s identity September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Prashant Bhushan’s plea urging the court to recall its order directing disclosure of the name of whistleblower who revealed details of visitors’ dairy at CBI chief’s official residence. Prashant Bhushan, who had moved an application on behalf of NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking withdrawal of […] Read more » 2G case whistleblower's identity
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Case against Kumar Birla and others: CBI seeks time for clarifications September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today sought more time in a Delhi court to give clarifications on queries posed to it in connection with a closure report filed in coal block allocation case in which an FIR was lodged against top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) R S Cheema told Special CBI Judge Bharat […] Read more » allocation of Talabira II Case against Kumar Birla coal block allocation former Coal secretary P C Parakh Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar SPP R S Cheema
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court fixes October 13 for hearing case against Sanjeev Balyan September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has fixed October 13 for hearing of a case of violation of prohibitory orders against 61 people, including Union Minister of State for Agriculture Affairs Sanjeev Balyan, in connection with the riots in the districts last year. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram yesterday summoned the complainant, , for recording his statement […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram Additional District Magistrate Inder Mani Tripathi Sanjeev Balyan Union Minister of State for Agriculture Affairs Sanjeev Balyan
