Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Navy war room leak case: SC upholds sacking of naval officers February 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to sack two naval officers facing criminal trial in the 2005 Navy war room leak case. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra refused to intervene with the 2013 order of Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) rejecting the contention of senior naval officers, Commanders Vijendra Rana and V […] Read more » Court criminal trial featured Law Legal News Navy war room leak case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 84 riots: Witness gives conditional consent for polygraph test February 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arms dealer Abhishek Verma today said he was ready for a lie-detector test in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case if Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, given a clean chit by CBI for his alleged role, also agreed to it. Verma, who apprehends threat to his life and to his family, told a city court that he […] Read more » 84 riots Abhishek Verma CBI Congress Court Criminal news featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News Witness gives conditional consent for polygraph test
High Profile Cases Not serving poor quality food to jawans: BSF to Delhi HC February 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The BSF today told the Delhi High Court that the allegation of one of its jawans on social media that poor quality food was being served to its troopers posted along the LoC was “false” as no complaint was ever made in this regard. “Concerned jawan (Tej Bahadur Yadav) or any other jawan of the […] Read more » BSF Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Not serving poor quality food to jawans
High Profile Cases SC to look into AAP govt’s plea for setting up of constitution bench February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would look into the plea for early setting up of a constitution bench to hear AAP government’s appeals against the high court verdict holding LG as the administrative head of Delhi. The matter was mentioned by the Delhi government before a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar […] Read more » AAP government constitution bench Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Guidelines needed for rehabilitation of mentally ill: SC February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was “very sensitive”. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take […] Read more » Court featured Guidelines needed for rehabilitation of mentally ill Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Maruti can’t be heard on compensation post-land acquisition: SC February 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has no locus as an allottee to be heard in a matter relating to determination of compensation under the Land Acquisition law after the land has been acquired. A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit set aside the order of […] Read more » compensation post-land acquisition Court featured Law Legal News Maruti Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC to decide whether to refer Sabarimala issue to larger bench February 21, 2017 / February 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on whether to refer the matters pertaining to the ban on entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years at Kerala’s Sabrimala temple to its constitution bench. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said it would deliver a judgement regarding the “complexities of the issue” […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sabarimala issue Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC rejects plea against UP govt’s pension scheme for poor February 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the Akhilesh Yadav government’s ‘Samajwadi’ pension scheme for the poor. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said the scheme is meant for the poor and “it is a beautiful one”. The court was hearing […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News pension scheme for poor plea against UP govt Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Mamata condoles death of ex-CJI Altamas Kabir February 20, 2017 / February 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed deep condolences at the sad demise of former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir. In her condolence message, Banerjee said with the passing away of Kabir the country has lost a legal luminary. “Condolences on the passing of fmr CJ Altamas Kabir ji. My thoughts with his […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court death of ex-CJI Altamas Kabir featured Law Legal News Mamata Banerjee
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases DDCA case: Kejriwal asked to appear before court on March 21 February 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today directed to appear on March 21 before a Delhi court which granted him exemption from personal appearance for the day in a criminal defamation complaint filed by DDCA and Chetan Chauhan. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra allowed Kejriwal’s plea for exemption for the day as he is in Bengaluru for […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court DDCA case defamation case Delhi court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Centre submits issues in SC,questions practice of triple talaq February 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today submitted in the Supreme Court a list of issues for adjudication including the question whether fundamental right to practice and propagate one’s religion protected the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. The NDA government has, for the first time in India’s constitutional history, opposed in the top court […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court triple talaq
High Profile Cases Constitution bench to decide petitions on triple talaq: SC February 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A five-judge constitution bench would be set up by the Supreme Court to hear and decide on a batch of petitions relating to the practice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar took on record three sets of issues framed by parties with regard […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News nikah halala Supreme Court triple talaq
