Criminal Law News Top Law News Cyber crimes alone cost India Rs 24,630 cr in 2013: Report July 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment have cost India a whopping about Rs 24,630 crore ($4 billion) in 2013 alone as criminals used sophisticated means, says a Delhi High Court-commissioned report. “Internet frauds alone have cost India a whopping 4 billion $(about Rs 24,630 crore) in 2013 as cyber criminals are using more sophisticated means like ransomware and spear-phishing,” the report […] Read more » 630 cr in 2013 Cyber crimes Cyber crimes alone cost India Rs 24 Cyber crimes in India Surinder S Rathi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man acquitted in 15-year-old cheating case July 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man, jailed for three years for dishonestly selling a plot to a woman 15 years ago, has been acquitted by a sessions court which held the complainant’s story as doubtful. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala freed Jaipur native Madan Singh while allowing his appeal against the magisterial court’s order which had sentenced him to […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala latest news in legal Man acquitted in 15-year-old cheating case
High Profile Cases Top Law News CBI quizzes West Bengal governor in VVIP chopper deal June 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday questioned West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan as a “witness” in connection with its ongoing probe into the procurement of AgustaWestland VVIP choppers for 556.262 million euros (Rs.3,726.96 crore). Narayanan, 80, was quizzed in the Kolkata at the office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He was asked to appear before the […] Read more » AgustaWestland VVIP choppers Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi CBI quizzes West Bengal governor Goa Governor B.V. Wanchoo VVIP chopper deal West Bengal governor in VVIP chopper deal West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan
Top Law News SC decries industry’s tendency to hold back dues & taxes June 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday deprecated the tendency of some industrial houses not to pay the government dues and taxes while lavishly spending on celebrity actors for the advertising their products. A bench of made the observation as it refused to provide any interim relief to cement manufacturer Binani Cement Limited that has been asked by […] Read more » industry's tendency to hold back dues & taxes Justice Shiva Kirti Singh Justice Vikramajit Sen
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
