Top Law News Prosecution has discretion over examination of witnesses: SC June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that it was entirely up to the prosecution to field witnesses to establish its case and the court would not interfere with this unless the case was exceptional. “The prosecution is not bound to examine all cited witnesses, and it can drop witnesses to avoid multiplicity or plurality of witnesses,” […] Read more » discretion over examination of witnesses Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra
Criminal Law News Top Law News Pregnant rape victim moves High Court for medical, financial help June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Abandoned by her family, a 19-year old rape victim, who is in her advance stage of pregnancy, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking medical and financial assistance to give birth to her child. Issuing a notice to the Centre and Delhi government, Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought their replies by June 6 on the plea […] Read more » Pregnant rape victim moves High Court
Top Law News Punjab and Haryana high court chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul takes oath June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Saturday took oath as the new chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was administered the oath of office by Haryana governor Jagannath Pahadia at a ceremony held at Haryana Raj Bhavan. Justice Kaul, 54, earlier served as the senior most judge of the Delhi high court […] Read more » Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Punjab and Haryana high court chief
Top Law News Three Amway officials get bail May 29, 2013 / May 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three officials of network marketing firm Amway India, arrested the day before, were granted bail by a Kerala court here in a case relating to alleged financial irregularities, the company said Tuesday. Amway India’s country head William S. Pinckney and two other officials – Anshu Budhraja and Sanjay Malhotra – have been granted bail by […] Read more » Amway officials get bail
Top Law News India Post penalised for delaying Speed Post letter May 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on India Post penalised for delaying Speed Post letter A Speed Post letter that crawled to its destination and cost an unemployed man the chance of a job has earned the postal department the wrath of India’s top consumer court, which pulled it up for deficiency in service and ordered payment of compensation. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed the pleas of head […] Read more »
Top Law News Deaths in Maoist attack put around 30 May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) The toll in the Saturday evening attack by Maoist insurgents on the Congress convoy at Dharbha Ghati Valley in southern Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district in the restive Bastar is close to 30, an official said Sunday. Initial reports based on body count Saturday night said that at least 16 people were killed and 25 […] Read more » Deaths in Maoist attack
Top Law News Maoist attack: India will not be intimidated, says Pranab Mukherjee May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing shock at the Maoist attack on aCongress convoy in Chhattisgarh, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said the country would not be “intimidated” by such acts. Vice PresidentHamid Ansari said extremism and violence have to be fought and eliminated. “I am deeply dismayed and shocked at the wanton violence unleashed by Maoists. I condemn this incident in the strongest of […] Read more » Maoist attack
Top Law News Maoists danced on finding Mahendra Karma, shot gunmen in legs: Survivor May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum movement’s founder Mahendra Karma was the prime target of the insurgents when they attacked the Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and the rebels danced before they riddled him with bullets, a survivor said Sunday. As the insurgents went about shooting two to four bullets into the occupants of the vehicles after […] Read more » Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum movement's founder Mahendra Karma Mahendra Karma Maoists danced Maoists danced on finding Mahendra Karma
High Profile Cases BCCI president promises fair spot fixing probe May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan Sunday said an independent commission will be set up to probe Chennai Super Kings chief executive — and his son-in-law — Gurunath Meiyappan’s role in the spot fixing scandal, and asserted that he will not have any role to play in its selection or work. […] Read more » BCCI) president N. Srinivasan fair spot fixing probe Gurunath Meiyappan Srinivasan
Top Law News Women misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them: Delhi High Court May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Women misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them: Delhi High Court Penal provisions on rape have been misused by some women who develop consensual physical relationship with their lovers and after the breakup file false rape cases to force them to marry them, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Kailash Gambhir said rape law was often misused by women as weapon for “vengeance and vendetta” […] Read more » misuse of rape law misuse rape law misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them
Top Law News BJP demands halting of Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Demanding a halt in the implementation of the Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia, the BJP Saturday said here that it would work against Indian interests. “The Nitaqat scheme shall primarily work against the Indian interests. A minimum of two to three years moratorium to implement it is demanded,” said BJP’s Convenor of Overseas Affairs Vijay […] Read more » halting of Nitaqat law halting of Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia
High Profile Cases Data shows gambling rampant in India May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While the recent controversy around the Indian Premier League (IPL) has revealed a network of betting in cricket, official national crime data shows gambling, in various forms, is rampant in the country, a think tank said Saturday. National Crime records Bureau (NCRB) data compiled by think tank PRS Legislative Research showed that Andhra Pradesh reported the highest […] Read more » Data shows gambling rampant in India' gambling rampant gambling rampant in India'