Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea of Kingfisher Airlines September 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by Kingfisher Airline against being declared as wilful defaulter, saying it has become infructuous as the Grievance Redressal Committee of Union Bank of India has already passed an order. “Your grievance has been, that Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) should not decide the matter but they […] Read more » Justice U U Lalit justices A R Dave plea of Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Samjhauta blast: Aseemanand granted bail August 29, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swami Aseemanand, one of the accused in the Samjhauta Express blast case, was on Thursday granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A division bench comprising Justice SS Saron and Justice Liza Gill passed the orders on the application moved by the accused saint. Aseemanand was arrested by NIA on December 26, 2012 […] Read more » Aseemanand granted bail news Samjhauta blast Samjhauta Express blast case todays news todays top news Top news
High Profile Cases Top Law News Sadhvi Pragya charged in RSS worker murder case August 20, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and three others accused were charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday in the murder of RSS worker Sunil Joshi in a special court here. The document by the NIA was filed in the court of Special Judge. Pragya is under judicial custody at the moment. Apart form her, […] Read more » Joshi murder case news NIA RSS worker Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sunil Joshi todays news todays top news Top news
High Profile Cases Top Law News Sexual Harassment: Woman Judge Objects to Inquiry Panel Composition August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman additional district and sessions judge in Gwalior who resigned alleging sexual harassment by a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge has objected to the composition of the inquiry committee that will hold a preliminary inquiry into the allegation. Objecting the presence of Justice Ajit Singh as the head of the two-member inquiry committee, the […] Read more » sexual harassment case
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Complaint against Aamir Khan over ‘PK’ poster August 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A complaint was filed in a local court today against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan over an “obscene” poster of his upcoming movie ‘PK’. The complaint was filed by LLB first year student, Abhishek Bhargava in the court of . “In the poster of the film ‘PK’, which is slated for release on December 19, actor […] Read more » Aamir Khan over 'PK' poster Complaint against Aamir Khan Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Dilip Gupta
High Profile Cases Top Law News Himachal CM gets exemption in defamation cases July 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday appeared in two trial courts here and secured personal bonds for exemption from personal appearance in two defamation suits against him. The cases were filed by state Subordinate Services Selection Board former chairman S.M. Katwal. Official sources said the chief minister appeared in the courts of Chief Judicial Magistrate Parveen Chauhan […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate Parveen Chauhan exemption in defamation cases Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Judicial Magistrate Divya Jyoti
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Katju must reveal more to carry conviction July 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press Council of India chairperson and former Supreme Courtjudge Markandey Katju has alleged that one of his brother-judges in the Madras High Court was corrupt and that the patronage of a party belonging to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition and “improper compromises” by three successive chief justices of India helped him to keep the job. He did not name the judge, […] Read more » Katju must reveal more to carry conviction
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Corrupt judge charge: Markandey Katju poses six questions to RC Lahoti July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Tuesday used former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju’s allegations that corrupt judge was allowed to continue due to political compulsions, to emphasise on the need for a National Judicial Commission for judicial appointments. Amid furore in the Lok Sabha, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said “there’s an imperative need to improve the […] Read more » Markandey Katju poses six questions to RC Lahoti
High Profile Cases No plans to amend Section 377 till SC decision: Modi govt July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today said it has no plans to amend or repeal Section 377 of the IPC, criminalising sex among homosexuals, till the issue is settled by the Supreme Court. “No. The matter is sub-judiced before the Supreme Court. A decision regarding Section 377 of IPC can be taken only after pronouncement of judgement by […] Read more » amend Section 377
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Karuna blasts Katju, says he is acting under indirect pressure July 23, 2014 / July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK President M Karunanidhi today lashed out at former Supreme Court Judge Markendaya Katju for his allegations on a Tamil Nadu judge, which has put his party under a cloud, and accused him of acting under ‘indirect pressure’. Breaking his silence on the issue which has triggered a major controversy, the 90-year old former chief minister questioned Katju’s motives in raking up a […] Read more » Karuna says Katju is acting under indirect pressure
High Profile Cases Top Law News CIC upholds PMO’s refusal to declassify three Netaji files July 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld the Prime Minister’s Office’s contention of keeping, as classified, three files on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, on grounds their declassification would adversely affect foreign relations, reports IANS. Researcher Chandrachur Ghose in April last year filed a Right to Information (RTI) application seeking copies of documents contained in three […] Read more » PMO’s refusal to declassify three Netaji files
High Profile Cases Top Law News Modi gets notice from Allahabad High Court July 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a petition was filed accusing him of . In the petition filed before the bench of Justice V.K. Shukla, Congress candidate Ajay Rai, who lost the Lok Sabha polls against Modi in Varanasi, has alleged that Modi as a candidate had […] Read more » electoral malpractices in the Lok Sabha election Modi gets notice from Allahabad High Court
