Criminal Law News Charge sheets filed against a Delhi blasts accused September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police filed four supplementary charge sheets against a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, charged with hacking the wi-fi system to send e-mails to media houses just before last year’s Sept 13 serial blasts in the Delhi. Submitting the charge sheet in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja, the special cell of Delhi […] Read more »
Top Law News HC notices to Mayawati & Siddiqui in Taj corridor case September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court issued notices to the UP Chief Minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui on PILs seeking resumption of proceedings against in the Taj corridor case. Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC comprising Justice Pradip Kant and Justice Sabehul Hasnain passed this order on PILs filed by Anupama Singh and others challenging […] Read more »
Top Law News Mayawati blames central govt. for delay in tax case September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment UP Chief Minister Mayawati told the Delhi High Court that the central government was delaying the income tax case pending against her. Senior advocate Satich Chandra Mishra contended before the bench of Justices B.D. Ahmed and Valmiki Mehta that the appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against its Tribunal’s order giving her a clean […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Bombay HC acquits ‘serial killer’ in murder case September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bombay HC acquits ‘serial killer’ in murder case Bombay High Court acquitted alleged serial killer Ravindra Kantrole in a 2007 murder case, reversing the judgement of a trial court that convicted him of the crime. Justices Bilal Nazki and A R Joshi acquitted him in the case, after Ravindra Kantrole filed an appeal in the HC. Ravindra, who was charged with three murders, […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Court acquits man of charges of raping employer’s wife September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of raping the wife of his office worker, saying the victim seemed to be in love with the accused and made a story of sexual assault to shield herself from her husband’s anger. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma said , The entire conduct vis-a-vis evidence […] Read more »
Top Law News ASI gets notice over illegal construction in Fatehpuri mosque September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on ASI gets notice over illegal construction in Fatehpuri mosque Delhi HC has sought a reply from the Archaeological Survey of India over the alleged illegal construction inside the Fatehpuri Masjid. Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan asked Archaeological Survey of India last week to submit its reply. The court asked Archaeological Survey of India whether or not the sprawling 350-year-old mosque, built […] Read more »
Top Law News HC directive to Delhi Government September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government and the local civic bodies to recruit two qualified special educators in each school run by them to take care of the teaching needs of their physically challenged students. Court said the Government and the civic bodies should recruit these teachers on the salary and allowances of general […] Read more »
Criminal Law News HC to the rescue of pregnant girl September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC to the rescue of pregnant girl Coming to the rescue of a pregnant minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her neighbour in capital , the Delhi HC directed the city government to provide protection to the girl. Court directed adequate medical arrangement for safe delivery of child. Delhi police for delay in tracing her, Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice […] Read more »
Top Law News Madras HC notice to State on Nalini’s plea September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras HC ordered notice to the Tamil Nadu government and the Advisory Board, Special Prison for Women, Vellore, on a writ petition by Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release. Justice P. Jyothimani said the notice would be returnable in two weeks. Nalini said that nearly a year had […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Former MP gets bail in murder case September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna HC granted regular bail to a former LJP MP facing life-term in connection with the killing of a former Bihar minister. Surajbhan Singh was facing life imprisonment for his involvement in the murder of former minister and RJD leader Brij Bihari Prasad. He was killed in judicial custody in 1998. Justices Chandra Mohan Prasad […] Read more »
Top Law News Child rights panel moves SC on gay sex September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Child-rights panel of delhi moved the Supreme Court opposing a high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality. Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights in its lawsuit pointed out that the laws of the land prevent men below the age of 21 from marrying women and even countries like the United Kingdom permit homosexuality between adults above […] Read more »
Top Law News Lok Adalat organised September 16, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A two-day Lok Adalat organised by power distribution company BSES in association with the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee this past weekend, 2,601 cases were settled on the spot. It offered an opportunity to the BSES consumers for an amicable on-the-spot settlement. Read more »