Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Surveillance on social media & NGOs like Emergency era June 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the wake of “arbitrary” government action against use of social media and “policing” of books, several activists called for safeguarding democratic rights Thursday, which marked the 39th anniversary of the Emergency. Social activist Aruna Roy said government surveillance in the recent days was reminiscent of the Emergency – imposed by then prime minister Indira […] Read more » Social activist Aruna Roy Surveillance on social media & NGOs Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar
Corporate Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Sonia & Rahul summoned in National Herald newspaper case June 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Thursday issued summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi on charges of misappropriating funds of a company that used to publish the now-defunct National Herald newspaper. In response to a private complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati […] Read more » National Herald newspaper case Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi summoned
Corporate Law News Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Saradha scam: Kingpin Sen, Ghosh sent to judicial custody June 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Thursday remanded three key Saradha scam accused, including kingpin Sudipta Sen and suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, to judicial custody till July 7, a counsel said. The trio of Sen, Ghosh and Saradha director Debjani Mukherjee was presented before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Haradhan Mukhopadhyay on the expiry […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Haradhan Mukhopadhyay Saradha director Debjani Mukherjee Saradha scam Soumyajit Raha
High Profile Cases Top Law News Campa Cola case: Complaint filed against defiant residents June 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In face of increasing resistance to eviction from Campa Cola compound residents, the civic body in Mumbai has filed a police complaint against those preventing officials from implementing the Supreme Court order even as its team has decided to try again to convince the occupants to leave the illegal flats on Saturday before opting for […] Read more » Campa Cola case eviction from Campa Cola compound Mohan Adtani Additional Municipal Commissioner
Top Law News Court notice on sexual harassment guidelines in foreign airlines June 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought a response from the central and Delhi governments and SriLankan Airlines on a plea by an Indian woman seeking court’s direction for implementing Vishaka guidelines (against sexual harassment) in foreign airlines. A bench of Justice Sunita Gupta issued notice to the civil aviation and women and child development ministries, […] Read more » Delhi High Court sexual harassment sexual harassment guidelines in foreign airlines
Top Law News Rape on Rise Due to Failure of Live-in Relationships: Delhi High Court June 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has held that rape cases are increasing due to failure of live-in relationship or young adults acting immaturely by getting into commitments that end up in break-ups. A bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Sunita Gupta in a recently-delivered order said that boys and girls have to be very careful […] Read more » Delhi High Court Failure of Live-in Relationships Rape on Rise Due to Failure of Live-in Relationships
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC grants bail to JVM MLA Dhulu Mahto June 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to MLA Dhulu Mahto after 11 months in judicial remand in connection with forcibly freeing a person from a police station in Dhanbad. Justice S Chandrasekhar granted the bail to the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha MLA on two sureties for Rs 10,000 each. Mahto had on July 9 […] Read more » granted bail to MLA Dhulu Mahto Jharkhand High Court Jharkhand Vikas Morcha MLA Justice S Chandrasekhar MLA Dhulu Mahto granted bail
Family Law News Top Law News Marriage in upper caste can’t deny quota benefits: court June 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment If a person is born in a reserved category family and later marries into an upper caste, it does not deprive her of benefits of the reservation, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled. Imposing a fine of Rs.200,000 on the state for not issuing a certificate of other backward class (OBC) to the petitioner, […] Read more » can't deny quota benefits if married to upper caste Himachal Pradesh High Court Marriage in upper caste
Top Law News Sign language at PM’s swearing-in ceremony May 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Around 18 million deaf Indian citizens will be able to follow all details of Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony Monday with sign language interpretation facilities at the installation of a new prime minister for the first time in India. Three sign language interpreters would be at duty to ensure that the oath-taking and other ceremonies of prime minister-designate Modi […] Read more » NAD National Association of the Deaf
Top Law News Tell the truth on rape or face action: HC May 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS) The free run of a woman who would dupe people on false promises of getting them jobs in Delhi Metro came to an end when the Delhi High Court told her to come clean on her allegation that she was kidnapped and gang-raped by five men from whom she had allegedly taken money. Warning […] Read more » Justice J.R. Midha Justice P.K. Bhasin truth on rape or face action
Top Law News Defamation case: Bailable warrant against Shazia Ilmi May 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi for her non-appearance in a criminal defamation complaint filed against her, party chief Arvind Kejriwal and others by outgoing Telecom minister Kapil Sibal’s son Amit Sibal. The court had last month warned of coercive measures against Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […] Read more » Bailable warrant against Shazia Ilmi
Top Law News Bombay High Court restrains oil company May 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has restrained an edible oil company from using trademark ‘RISO-LITE’ for its rice bran oil on the ground that it appears identical to or is deceptively similar to trademark ‘RISO’ of another company. The order was passed recently by Justice S J Kathawala in a suit filed by Kamani Oil Industries against […] Read more » Bombay High Court restrains oil company
