High Profile Cases Delhi HC directs admission of student with blood disorder to MBBS October 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the Indraprastha University here to admit a student suffering from thalassaemia in MBBS course under the disability category in any of its three colleges. The court’s order came on a plea by the student suffering from the blood disorder, which said thalassemia was one of the disabilities recognised under […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Indraprastha University Law Legal News MBBS MBBS course
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC stays withdrawal of central forces from Darjeeling Hills October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today stayed the withdrawal of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from Darjeeling hills, the scene of unrest over the statehood demand, till October 27, in a relief to the West Bengal government. Hearing a plea by the state against the Centre’s decision to withdraw CAPF from Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, a […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court Darjeeling Hills featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Judicial remand of IGP,7 cops in custodial death case extended October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today extended up to October 23 the judicial remand of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Manoj Joshi and six other policemen in the case of custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder of a teenage girl in Kotkhai in Himachal Pradesh. The […] Read more » 7 cops in custodial death case extended CBI court Court Criminal news featured Judicial remand of IGP Law Legal News Manoj Joshi murder case rape case Z H Zaidi
High Profile Cases VVIP chopper: Court denies bail to woman director October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of a woman director of two Dubai-based firms in a money laundering case related to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, saying the allegations against her were serious. Special Judge Arvind Kumar dismissed the bail application of Shivani Saxena, an “active” director of Dubai-based Ms UHY […] Read more » Court Delhi Court denies bail to woman director featured Law Legal News money laundering case VVIP chopper
High Profile Cases EC bribery case: Probe to be completed in 4-6 weeks, HC told October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court was today informed by the Delhi Police it would take 4-6 weeks to complete its probe in the Election Commission bribery case allegedly involving AIADMK (leader) T T V Dhinakaran and others. The court directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch to file by December 5, a status report on the current […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Sunanda Pushkar case: Five-star hotel suite de-sealed October 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court was today informed that the five-star hotel suite where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014 has been de-sealed. Metropolitan magistrate Dharmender Singh was told by the advocate appearing for the hotel that it has been given possession of the suite, after which the court disposed of […] Read more » Court featured Five-star hotel suite de-sealed Law Legal News Sunanda Pushkar case
High Profile Cases Lack of interest by CBI in Najeeb case: Delhi HC October 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today said “there is complete lack of interest” on the CBI’s part in probing the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed. The court had handed over the probe to the CBI five months ago. A bench of Justices G S Sistani and Chander Shekhar observed that there was “no result either […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured JNU Law Legal News Najeeb Ahmed Najeeb case
High Profile Cases Every writer has fundamental right to speak: SC October 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has refused to ban the controversial book–Samajika Smugglurlu Komatollu (Vysyas are social smugglers) penned by prominent Dalit writer and intellectual Kancha Ilaiah, saying every author has a fundamental right to voice ideas freely. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud junked a PIL […] Read more » Court Every writer has fundamental right to speak featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Presence of outsider in Talwars’ flat cannot be ruled out on Aarushi case October 15, 2017 / October 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has said that the possibility of presence of outsiders and persons other than domestic help Hemraj in the Noida residence of the Talwars could not be ruled on the fateful night in the Aarushi murder case. On the basis of the record and statements of witnesses, justices B K Narayana and […] Read more » Aarushi case Aarushi murder case featured Hemraj murder Justice A K Mishra Justice B.K. Narayana Presence of outsider in Talwars' flat The Allahabad High Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Presence of outsider in Talwars’ flat cannot be ruled out: HC on Aarushi case October 14, 2017 / October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has said that the possibility of presence of outsiders and persons other than domestic help Hemraj in the Noida residence of the Talwars could not be ruled on the fateful night in the Aarushi murder case. On the basis of the record and statements of witnesses, justices B K Narayana and […] Read more » Aarushi case Allahabad High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Presence of outsider in Talwars' flat cannot be ruled out
High Profile Cases SC refers ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala to consti bench October 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to its constitution bench the matter pertaining to a ban on the entry of women at Kerala’s historic Sabarimala temple. A three-judge bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra framed several questions to be dealt with by the constitution bench, including whether the temple can restrict women’s entry. The apex […] Read more » constitution bench Court featured Kerala Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC issues guidelines to accord senior designation to lawyers October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued a slew of guidelines, including setting up of a permanent committee led by the Chief Justice of India, to accord senior designation to lawyers. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that besides the CJI, the committee would include a senior- most apex court or a high court […] Read more » Court featured guidelines to accord senior designation to lawyers Law Legal News Supreme Court