Top Law News Scarlett was frothing from mouth, cop tells court (Lead) April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fifteen-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was sexually assaulted and left to die at Anjuna beach in February 2008 was frothing at the mouth when police reached the crime scene, a constable told the Goa Children’s Court (GCC) Monday. The fresh disclosure was made by constable Gurunath Naik, 29, formerly attached to the Anjuna police […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court rejects plea on 1956 pact on Telengana region April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Court Monday dismissed a Hyderabad resident’s plea for implementing an agreement signed by regional leaders in 1956, pledging to protect rights and interests of the people of Telangana region in the new state of Andhra Pradesh then being formed. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Deepak Verma dismissed the […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi’s illegal constructions: MCD pulled up April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 11 Comments on Delhi’s illegal constructions: MCD pulled up The Central Information Commission (CIC) has written to the Anti-Corruption Bureau about “widespread and organised activity of illegal and unauthorised construction” and noted that complaints to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have had “no impact”. The remark came on an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by Sanjay Kumar, a resident […] Read more »
Top Law News Court stays schoolgirl’s expulsion April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court Monday stayed the expulsion of a 12-year-old girl from her school on failing to clear class 6 examinations and sought an explanation from the school. Justice Kailash Gambhir issued notice to St. Xavier’s School here seeking an explanation on May 11 and stayed the expulsion of Suman Bhati and other students who […] Read more »
Top Law News Sajjan Kumar seeks documents from CBI in riots case April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sajjan Kumar Monday filed an application in a city court seeking documents from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) linked to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases against him. Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Sunita Gupta ordered the CBI to file a reply on his application by April 7. Kumar, who was present in court […] Read more »
Top Law News Rathore’s bail plea hearing adjourned till July 19 April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the wake of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking more time to investigate fresh cases registered against tainted Haryana police officer S.P.S Rathore, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday adjourned his anticipatory bail plea hearing till July 19. Rathore has been convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, leading her to commit suicide. […] Read more »
Top Law News Court rejects plea against Padma Bhushan for Chatwal April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Padma Bhushan awarded to NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, saying no rules were flouted in his selection. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta dismissed the petition by S.K. Shah, a freelance journalist, who claimed that rules were […] Read more »
Top Law News Wife’s jewellery, money gifts can’t be misused: Court April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Money or jewellery gifted to a woman by her family cannot be used by the husband to purchase property in the name of another woman, a court in Ahmedabad has ruled. Ahmedabad Metropolitan Magistrate K.B. Maghnani has granted a stay on the sale of property which was purchased in the joint name of the husband, […] Read more »
Top Law News Court dismisses woman’s maintenance plea April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court dismisses woman’s maintenance plea For Sheena, concealing her income from a city court in a divorce matter proved costly as the court rejected her maintenance plea stating that it cannot allow the law to be used as a tool to get enriched unjustly at the expense of the spouse. Additional District Judge (ADJ) Virender Bhatt rejected Sheena’s plea under […] Read more »
Top Law News Justice Dinakaran asked to go on leave April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan has advised Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran to go on leave. Since December last, Justice Dinakaran has not been performing judicial work. In his place, the acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Madan B. Lokur, is being appointed […] Read more »
Top Law News Sanjay Dutt summoned over ‘jhappi-to-Mayawati’ remark April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Saturday summoned Bollywood actor and former Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Sanjay Dutt on April 24 in a case related to his alleged disparaging remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed against Dutt Friday, Chief Judicial Magistrate A.K. Tiwari Saturday summoned Dutt to appear before […] Read more »
Top Law News Verdict reserved in murder case involving Soren April 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Giridih district court reserved its judgment in a double murder case involving Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren. The verdict will be delivered April 17. Soren appeared in the court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) N.N. Singh. This was Soren’s second appearance in the court after he became Chief Minister on Dec 30 last year. […] Read more »