Top Law News Rabri Devi gets bail for abusive remarks May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bihar court Tuesday granted bail to former chief minister Rabri Devi for allegedly abusing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a public rally. The Chief Judicial Magistrate in Chapra district, about 100 km from here, granted the bail. Earlier this month, the court issued a non-bailable warrant against Rabri Devi, wife of Rashtriya Janata Dal […] Read more »
Top Law News Court asks CBI to conduct fresh probe into Rizwanur death May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a fresh probe into the death of Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman, whose mysterious death after his marriage with the daughter of a rich Hindu businessman in 2007 had sparked widespread outrage. The court, acting on a complaint filed by Rizwanur’s […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court comes to help of same-gotra couple May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Coming to the aid of a Haryana couple belonging to the same gotra, or sub-caste, who married defying family norms, the Supreme Court Monday stayed the trial proceedings against the man and also issued a notice to the Haryana government. The apex court stayed the trial proceedings against Parveen Kumar who moved the court seeking […] Read more »
Top Law News Hong Kong advises Indians to abide by immigration rules May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With South Asians dominating the number of illegal immigrants in Hong Kong, its administration has advised Indians not to get misled and enter the city without the proper documents for employment. “I want to take the opportunity to advise that Indian nationals should not be misled by other agents or person. If they want to […] Read more »
Top Law News Dawood’s aide gets life term for abduction May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for abducting a businessman and demanding a ransom of Rs.1.5 crore. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Suresh Kait expressed its anguish that the use of a rented government accommodation to keep the victim […] Read more »
Top Law News Cops’ probe a ruse to hinder CBI, says Prajapati’s mother May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The mother of Tulsi Prajapati, the slain associate of Sohrabuddin Sheikh who too was killed in a fake gun battle, has asked Gujarat police to halt their probe as it was a ruse to thwart a federal agency investigation. “The manner in which the Gujarat police woke up suddenly and started arresting its own officers […] Read more »
Top Law News No organised gang behind missing children: Delhi Police May 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police have finally started investigating the cases of missing children in East Delhi. More than 100 children have gone missing from East Delhi since last year, while 20 children are missing from a single colony in the area since 2002. “We are very concerned the moment a child goes missing and we register a […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court restrains Patna court order against airport agency May 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Patna High Court order upholding the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s (BCAS) decision to withdraw security clearance licence granted to an agency run by retired armymen engaged in ground handling operations at Patna and other airports. The BCAS’ withdrawal of security clearance, valid for a five-year period, to the […] Read more »
Top Law News Two suspended, 200 more CCTV cameras in Tihar after custody death May 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two Tihar Jail wardens have been suspended and 200 additional CCTV cameras installed in prisons after a suspected custody death in February, the Delhi High Court was informed Monday. Submitting a status report before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta, jail authorities said: ‘The objective (behind installing […] Read more »
Top Law News Ban khap panchayats, says petition to president May 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parallel justice systems like the khap panchayats that promote killings in the name of honour should be banned, says an online petition doing the rounds lately. The petition, which has gathered signatures of scores of people from all walks of life, will be submitted to President Pratibha Patil. Led by the Centre for Social Research, […] Read more »
Top Law News Three convicted in gang rape of Japanese woman May 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bihar court on Monday, May 17, convicted three persons in connection with the gang rape of 25-year-old Japanese tourist on Apr 16. Buzz up!Chief judicial magistrate of Gaya, Rajesh Narain Sevak Pandey pronounced Pappu Kumar, Uday Kumar and Anuj Kumar guilty of raping the Japanese woman. The quantam of sentencing will be announced later […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court to go on 49-day recess May 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will go on a 49-day summer recess starting Monday. The court re-opens July 5. During the vacation, two benches will function to hear urgent and regular matters. The bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad would hear urgent matters, while the bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar […] Read more »