Top Law News Civic body duty bound to pull down dilapidated buildings : HC February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Civic body duty bound to pull down dilapidated buildings : HC The Bombay High Court has ruled that a municipal body is duty bound to pull down a dilapidated building or structure and police is also obliged to provide logistic support to this exercise even though the occupants of the property may be unwilling to vacate the premises. The ruling was delivered yesterday by Justices KK […] Read more » 354 of the Act Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Civic body duty bound dilapidated buildings Justices KK Tated and AM Khan section 354 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act
Top Law News SC slams Centre for no uniformity among tribunals February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court slammed the Centre for not bringing uniformity in dealing with appointment, tenure and facilities for judges heading judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals and said it would pass order if the government failed to do so in four weeks. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya expressed its anguish that […] Read more » heading judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Justices G.S Singhvi quasi-judicial tribunals Supreme Court uniform policy
Top Law News Man let off due to “invalid sanction” under anti-terror law February 9, 2013 / February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An alleged member of terror outfit ‘Al-Badr’, deported from Saudi Arabia in 2010 for his purported involvement in terrorist activities, here has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said there was “no valid sanction” for his prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law. The court let off Sajjad Hussain Sheikh, arrested in May 2010 after […] Read more »
Criminal Law News High Court stays trial court summons against MP, his brother February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The summons issued by the trial court against Congress MP Mahabal Mishra and his brother has been stayed by the Delhi High Court for their alleged role in the kidnapping and rape of a minor girl in 2006. The relief came hours after a fast-track court in Dwarka issued fresh summons directing Mishra, West Delhi MP from and his family […] Read more » Congress MP Mahabal Mishra Delhi High Court Delhi Police Devender fast-track court in Dwarka High Court kidnapping and rape of a minor girl Mahabal Mishra Pradeep Sehrawat Satinder Sunil Surendra trial court West Delhi locality West Delhi MP
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine validity of decree passed by christian court February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court agreed to examine the issue of whether a divorce granted by a Christian court, set up under its personal law, can be considered valid under Indian common law. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued notice to the Centre and sought its response on a PIL alleging that many Catholic […] Read more » Ajit Bhasme bigamy Catholic Christians Chief Justice Altamas Kabir criminal charges criminal charges of bigamy Cristian court Ecclesiastical Tribunal Indian Catholics Indian common law Mohammedan Law personal law PIL alleging Sanjay Dubey section 494 (bigamy) of the IPC Supreme Court
Top Law News Zee editors cannot dictate terms for giving voice sample:Court February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The two Zee editors cannot “dictate terms” for giving their voice sample in the investigation into the Rs 100-crore extortion case against them lodged by officials of Congress MP Naveen Jindal’s firm said by a court here in Delhi. The court rejected their plea that the investigators be stopped from taking their voice samples by […] Read more » 100-crore extortion case Congress MP Naveen Jindal Congress MP Naveen Jindal's firm extortion case Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia Zee editors Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary
Criminal Law News Five-month-old Radha is dead February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five-month-old Radha, who had sustained severe injuries after her father, in a drunken fit, chewed off her nose and lips Jan 25, died in a hospital here Wednesday. Last week, plastic surgery was conducted on Radha. Doctors failed to save her as her condition suddenly worsened Wednesday morning. She was kept in an incubator, but […] Read more » bronchial tubes charges under Indian Penal Code chewed off her nose Indian Penal Code lips plastic surgery Siyana village of Bikaner district in Rajasthan SMS Hospital state government-run SMS
Criminal Law News Supreme Court: death penalty for kidnapping, killing child February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man hailing from Tamil Nadu, who kidnapped and strangulated a seven-year old boy to death in 2009 when Rs five lakh ransom was not paid for his release, lost out today in the Supreme Court which upheld the death sentence slapped on him by lower courts. Refusing to show mercy, a bench of […] Read more » \ J S Khehar death in 2009 human condonation justices P Sathasivam Karkudal village in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu Madras High Court murder of a child Tamil Nadu
Criminal Law News NIA opposes Sadhvi Pragya Singh’s bail February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Investigation Agency, probing the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it was opposing the bail plea of prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who has sought the relief on medical ground. Sadhvi who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 had sought bail on medical ground to undergo […] Read more » 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case Bombay High Court High Court Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit Maharashtra ATS National Investigation Agency NIA relief on medical ground Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail
Top Law News High Court orders framing of charges against ex-Union Minister February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Setting aside a trial court order discharging former Union minister P K Thunganin a 14-year-old disproportionate assets (DA) case, the Delhi HC has ordered framing of charges against him and “expeditiously” proceed with the case. Justice Sunil Gaur directed the accused to appear before the trial court on February 14 for framing of charges, saying “certainly prima facie […] Read more » CBI chargesheet charges against ex-Union Min charges against Union Minister disproportionate assets (DA) case High Court prima facie Union minister P K Thunganin urban development
Media & Entertainment News Madras HC dismisses PIL against ‘Vishwaroopam’ February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking a ban on screening of actor-director Kamal Hassan’s controversial film ‘Vishwaroopam’ in all languages across the country has beeen dismissed by the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice M Venugopal told that they saw no “genuinity” in the petition as the film is set to be released in Tamil Nadu following a […] Read more » actor-director Kamal Hassan Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao Cinematograph Act controversial film Vishwaroopam Hindu Justice M Venugopal Madras High Court Petitioner C Jebakumar George PIL Tamil Telugu Thiruvananthapuram
Top Law News Rioting case: Kejriwal, Bhushan comply with summons & released February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court released Amid high drama, Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and other members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) when they appeared before it following summonses for alleged involvement in rioting cases in New Delhi last year. The court released Kejriwal, Bhushan, Manish Sisodia and 23 others on an undertaking that they will appear before it to […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party Amid high drama Arvind Kejriwal Congress president Sonia Gandhi Manish Sisodia Patiala House Prashant Bhushan Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Rioting case Section 144 of the CrPC section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act