Media & Entertainment News Top Law News SC rejects plea seeking stay on Aamir film ‘PK’ August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday junked a petition seeking a stay on the screening of Aamir Khan starrer “PK” for alleged obscene scenes and scenes with a potential to stir ill-will among people practising different faiths. While throwing out the plea, the apex court said that the facets of religion should not be brought into art and entertainment. “This is […] Read more » Aamir film 'PK' Chief Justice Lodha
Top Law News Supreme Court moved challenging NJAC August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Thursday moved seeking the quashing of the bill for setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts as passed by parliament to replace the collegium system. Petitioner advocate ML Sharma also challenged the constitutional amendment backing the setting up of […] Read more » Supreme Court moved challenging NJAC
High Profile Cases Top Law News Sexual Harassment: Woman Judge Objects to Inquiry Panel Composition August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman additional district and sessions judge in Gwalior who resigned alleging sexual harassment by a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge has objected to the composition of the inquiry committee that will hold a preliminary inquiry into the allegation. Objecting the presence of Justice Ajit Singh as the head of the two-member inquiry committee, the […] Read more » sexual harassment case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Phoolan Devi’s killer gets life imprisonment August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thirteen years after bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi was killed outside her official MP’s residence here, a court Thursday sentenced convict Sher Singh Rana to life for her murder. Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar awarded the life term to 35-year-old Rana, and also slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh on him. “However, keeping in view the overall facts and […] Read more » Phoolan Devi's killer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Sakya Chaudhuri, Lawyer (from Trilegal law firm) joins HSA Advocates August 10, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Trilegal counsel Sakya Singha Chaudhuri has joined HSA Advocates as partner to head the firm’s regulatory practice. Chaudhuri left Trilegal in the last week of July and joined HSA in August 2014. Chaudhuri, before joining Trilegal, had been an associate at HSA from 2007 to 2009. Chaudhuri has done LL.B. from the University of Calcutta […] Read more » Advocate Sakya Chaudhuri Counsel Sakya Chaudhuri HSA Advocates Lawyer Sakya Chaudhuri Sakya Chaudhuri Trilegal Trilegal law firm
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Court seeks details on objection to ministries’ social media profiles August 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought an affidavit from former BJP leader K.N. Govindacharya who objected to the new government officially allowing opening of Twitter and Facebook accounts by PMO and other central government ministries in violation of law. A division bench of asked counsel appearing for Govindacharya to file an affidavit in this regard […] Read more » BJP leader K N Govindacharya Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul objection to ministries’ social media profiles
Top Law News Make administration of justice more representative: President August 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Saturday called for making administration of justice more representative and responsive to the citizens. He said lawyers were in a unique position to play this transformative role through offering inputs in the framing of legislations, leading cause-oriented litigations and engaging in social advocacy or research. The President was addressing the 12th annual convocation of NALSAR […] Read more » administration of justice more representative NALSAR University of Law Pranab Mukherjee
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Complaint against Aamir Khan over ‘PK’ poster August 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A complaint was filed in a local court today against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan over an “obscene” poster of his upcoming movie ‘PK’. The complaint was filed by LLB first year student, Abhishek Bhargava in the court of . “In the poster of the film ‘PK’, which is slated for release on December 19, actor […] Read more » Aamir Khan over 'PK' poster Complaint against Aamir Khan Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Dilip Gupta
Family Law News Top Law News Government planning changes in juvenile justice act: Maneka Gandhi August 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is planning special provisions in the current Juvenile Justice Act to address heinous offences committed by children above the age of 16 years, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi told parliament Friday.The move was aimed to act as a deterrent for child offenders committing such crimes and will also protect the […] Read more » Government planning changes in juvenile justice act Juvenile Justice Act Maneka Gandhi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Law cannot be used for settling scores: Court August 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) A court here has pulled up a woman for filing a false complaint and said the criminal justice system should not be allowed to be used as a tool for settling scores. said: “Criminal justice system should not be permitted to be used as a tool to settle scores, ventilate vengeance and as a […] Read more » dishonour of cheque Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra
Top Law News PIL seeks Leader of Opposition status for Congress in Lok Sabha July 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Saturday seeking that Congress leader in Lok Sabha be conferred the status of the leader of opposition as it is the largest party in the opposition as provided under the 1977 law on salary and allowances of leaders of opposition in parliament. Contesting the opinion of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, the […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi PIL seeks Leader of Opposition status for Congress
High Profile Cases Top Law News Himachal CM gets exemption in defamation cases July 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday appeared in two trial courts here and secured personal bonds for exemption from personal appearance in two defamation suits against him. The cases were filed by state Subordinate Services Selection Board former chairman S.M. Katwal. Official sources said the chief minister appeared in the courts of Chief Judicial Magistrate Parveen Chauhan […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate Parveen Chauhan exemption in defamation cases Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Judicial Magistrate Divya Jyoti
