Top Law News MACT-Thane awards Rs 55.17 lakhs to Kalyan family January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The family of a senior company manager, who was mowed down by a tanker, has been awarded compensation of Rs 55.17 lakhs for the accident that took place on Shilphata-Mahape road in 2014. The family of the deceased staying at Khadakpada in Kalyan, includes his wife, two children and parents. The President of Motor Accidents […] Read more » Compensation Court featured Law Legal News MACT Rs 55.17 lakhs to Kalyan family Thane
Criminal Law News PWD engineer sent to 4 years in jail in graft case January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PWD engineer, accused of demanding and accepting bribe from a contractor, has been sent to four years in jail by a Special court. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry convicted 46-year-old Ved Prakash, who was working as an assistant engineer in Public Works Department (PWD), for the offences of taking illegal gratification and criminal misconduct by […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured graft case Law Legal News PWD engineer
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Court to pronounce verdict in Salman Khan case on January 18 January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today fixed January 18 for pronouncing the verdict in the Arms Act case against Salman Khan and asked the actor to be present on that date. The court of chief judicial magistrate fixed the date after the final arguments from both the sides completed today. Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit directed Khan to […] Read more » Arms Act case Court featured Jodhpur court Law Legal News verdict in Salman Khan case on January 18
Top Law News PIL in Bombay HC challenges govt ordinance on demonetisation January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL in Bombay High Court has challenged an ordinance issued by the Union government restricting members of the public from depositing the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in Reserve Bank of India branches. The petition, filed recently by Congress leader Sachin Sawant, has sought quashing of the ordinance issued by the government […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured government ordinance on demonetisation Law Legal News PIL
High Profile Cases Virbhadra PMLA case: Court fixes Jan 12 for scrutiny of docs January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court has fixed January 12 for scrutiny of documents in a money laundering case involving Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in which LIC agent Anand Chauhan has been chargesheeted. “Put up the matter for scrutiny of documents on January 12, 2017,” Special Judge Vinod Kumar said. The court also allowed Chauhan, who […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PMLA case Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Doctrine of tooth for tooth, eye for eye can’t be applied: HC January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye” cannot be the criteria for handing down punishment to convicts in a civilised society, the Delhi High Court has said while setting free a former DU student who has already undergone jail term of over 16 years in two murder cases. Jitender, a former […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi University featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Trademark row: DPS World Foundation files settlement proposal January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment DPS World Foundation, floated by a group of Delhi Public School alumni including former Union minister Salman Khurshid, today submitted in the Delhi High Court a proposal for settling the trademark dispute with DPS society, which runs the prominent school. In its proposal for settlement filed before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and […] Read more » Court Delhi Public School DPS World Foundation files settlement proposal featured Law Legal News Salman Khurshid Trademark row
High Profile Cases SC restrains Aircel-Maxis from transferring 2G licences January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today restrained transfer of 2G licences from Malaysia’s Maxis which was originally allotted to Aircel to any other telecom company. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also proposed to restrain earning of any revenue by using the 2G spectrum licences which were originally granted to Aircel in 2006. The […] Read more » 2G licences 2G spectrum licences Aircel-Maxis Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Katju tenders unconditional apology in apex court January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today tendered unconditional apology for contemptuous remarks in his blog to the apex court which was accepted by it and the contempt proceedings closed. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and U U Lalit which accepted the apology and decided to close the contempt […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Markandey Katju Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News NIA files charge sheet against captured Pak terrorist January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment NIA has filed a charge sheet against Pakistani national Bahadur Ali, who was arrested in Kashmir in July last year, alleging that he was working for terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and was planning to carry out attacks at several places including Delhi. The agency has filed the charge sheet under various provisions of IPC, UAPA, […] Read more » charge sheet Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News NIA Pak terrorist
High Profile Cases SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to put off Union Budget January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of presentation of Union Budget due to assembly elections in five states. “There is no urgency in it. We will lay down the law when this petition comes up,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said. Advocate M L […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court Union Budget
Top Law News Can sex with wife below 18 yrs attracts POCSO:asks SC January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Can sex with wife, who is above 15 and below 18 years of age, be termed as sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the event of glaring inconsistency with IPC which does not hold it as rape, the Supreme Court today posed this question to the Centre. Section […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News POCSO sex with wife below 18 yrs Supreme Court
