Top Law News High Court reprieve for woman, her parents in harassment, death case December 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Notices has been quashed by the Bombay High Court which were issued by a lower court against the three after observing that the deceased died due to natural reasons, to rescue of a woman and her parents, accused of causing mental harassment and death of her father-in-law, Justice K U Chandiwal was hearing a petition filed by […] Read more » Amit and Deeksha Bombay High Court death death of father Deeksha Bhandari Delhi Police High Court hyper-sensitivity hyper-tension Justice K U Chandiwal mental harassment natural reasons North Rohini police station police authorities Pradeep kumar Bhandari
Top Law News Rape Case: Dikshit, Delhi Police at loggerheads December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the blame game, an open war has broken out between Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who complained of “interference” by police officers in the recording of gangrape victim’s statement, and Delhi Police which today demanded a probe into the “leakage” of her letter to the Home Minister. Dikshit, who has been making a strong pitch […] Read more » 16 gangrape B.M. Mishra chief minister Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi government Delhi Police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner gangrape victim’s statement Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Home Ministry interference Rajan Bhagat SDM Usha Chaturvedi senior police
Top Law News Supreme Court blow to govt in high-profile cases, death to Kasab December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judgements giving a body blow to the government in the high-profile Vodafone tax case and scrapping of 2G spectrum licences hogged the limelight in the Supreme Court which in 2012 also brought the curtains down on the 26/11 case by sending the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab to the gallows. The 25-year-old Kasab’s nearly […] Read more » 2G verdict Ajmal Kasab Army Chief V K Singh FDI high-profile Vodafone tax case Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy legal battle for life Pakistani Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab perversity prejudice scrapping of 2G spectrum licences Supreme Court Union Minister P Chidambaram Vodafone
Criminal Law News Woman gets jail for possessing drugs December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for possessing 15 grams of heroin by a Delhi court. Special Judge M K Nagpal gave her milder punishment saying she has to take care of her three minor children, including an four-month-old infant, who has been living with her in custody since her arrest […] Read more » Defence Colony police Delhi court Delhi resident Mohinoor drugs Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act rigorous imprisonment Special Judge M K Nagpal
Criminal Law News High Court suo motu junks closure report in gangrape case December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking suo motu cognisance of a gang-rape case of 2008, the Delhi High Court has set aside a magisterial court’s decision to accept the police report to close the case against the two alleged rapists. Justice P K Bhasin set aside the magisterial court order while dismissing the pleas of the two accused, who had […] Read more » Delhi High Court FIR gang-rape case Justice P.K. Bhasin magisterial court section 376(2)(g) of IPC suo motu cognisance
Media & Entertainment News Tax Law News Income Tax officer gets five years in jail in graft case December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former Assistant Commissioner of Income tax convicted by the special CBI court for demanding and accepting bribe from an assessee and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. According to CBI, accused Rajeev Kumar demanded Rs 25,000 from the complainant in March 1998 to settle a tax claim for year 1995-1996. The CBI filed the […] Read more » Assistant Commissioner of Income tax CBI CBI court chargesheet Prevention of Corruption Act Rajeev Kumar tax claim
Top Law News DA case: High Court dismisses Reddy’s bail plea December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the Andhra Pradesh high court dashed Jaganmohan Reddy hopes by rejecting his statutory bail petition in connection with his alleged disproportionate assets case, YSR Congress party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy would have to stay away from Christmas celebrations. Justice B Seshasayana Reddy, who reserved his judgment on Thursday last after prolonged hearings, dismissed the bail petition of Jagan, […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court CBI CBI argued chairman Ravindra Naik Chanchalguda Jail corruption charges Jaganmohan Reddy Justice B Seshasayana Reddy President of India Pranab Mukherjee VANPIC VANPIC project YS Jaganmohan Reddy YSR Congress party president
Criminal Law News High Court upholds conviction of man for stabbing the girl he loved December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of a 35-year-old businessman for stabbing a girl, who had rejected his proposal for marriage, saying that the five-years’ rigorous imprisonment imposed on him was not “too harsh” as pleaded by him. According to Justice R C Chavan, “Considering the genesis of the incident and the manner in which […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice R.C. Chavan one-sided love rigorous imprisonment stabbing a girl suburban Andheri Vijay Chavan
Top Law News Police constable injured in Sunday’s protests dead December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi, Subhash Chand Tomar Delhi Police Constable who was 47-year-old, who got suffer with serious injuries during violent protests at India Gate, died today after battling for life in a city hospital. Subhash Chand Tomar was on ventilator at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. According to the Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, “With deep regret, we have to […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party Delhi Delhi Police Constable Delhi protest injured on Tilak Marg Meerut in Uttar Pradesh murder charges one day’s salary police constable died posted in Karawal Nagar area Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Subhash Chand Tomar ventilator
Top Law News High Court’s relief to Parle, orders release of seized candy December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to confectionery major Parle Biscuits Private Ltd, the Bombay High Court has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release 39 batches of the company’s `Kaccha Mango Bite’ candy, seized for containing lactic acid. The court pointed out that the law was silent on the lactic acid, and the FDA had […] Read more » 39 batches of the company Bombay High Court Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Justice S J Vazifdar Kaccha Mango Bite lactic acid Parle Biscuits Private Ltd Parle’s factories in Nashik and Raigad Virag Tulzapurkar
Top Law News Delhi gang rape case: Section 144 lifted, protesters continue battle December 24, 2012 / December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of people, mainly the young, continued their protests against the gang rape of a woman, sparking off sporadic clashes with police. Having barricaded all roads leading to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and nearby government offices, security forces sprayed water at a large crowd shouting slogans against Delhi Police and demanding death to the rapists. Police […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party (AAP) Baba Ramdev supporters Delhi University student Hemant gang rape of a woman Our Republic Day is celebrated on Rajpath Rapid Action Force Rashtrapati Bhavan Security forces
Top Law News DA case: High Court dismisses Y S Jaganmohan Reddy’s bail plea December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bail petition of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy has been dismissed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in connection with the case of alleged disproportionate assets involving him. Jagan earlier moved the High court contending that he is entitled to bail as a matter of right in view of the fact that the CBI […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court CBI CBI on corruption charges Chanchalguda Central Prison High Court industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad judicial remand Kadapa MP Supreme Court VANPIC YS Rajasekhara Reddy YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy