High Profile Cases Magistrate should not step into IO’s shoes: Court January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Metropolitan Magistrate is not supposed to step into the shoes of investigating officer and not interfere in the probe, a Delhi court has said while setting aside an order directing the police to seize case property in a criminal complaint. The court’s decision came on an appeal by a man, who was booked under […] Read more » accused Rishi Aggarwal Additional Sessions Judge Sudesh Kumar complainant Mukesh Khurana Magistrate should not step into IO's shoes Metropolitan Magistrate step into the shoes of the investigating officer
High Profile Cases Jallikattu: SC rejects early verdict plea January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No jallikattu in Tamil Nadu this Pongal, Supreme Court refuses to give its verdict before Saturday, the Apex Court had earlier banned the festival citing cruelty to animals. SC has refused to pass order before Saturday on the plea challenging Centre’s notification allowing Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. SC has said that draft of Jallikattu judgement […] Read more » featured Jallikattu jallikattu in Pongal jallikattu in Tamil Nadu No jallikattu in Tamil Nadu this Pongal
High Profile Cases Sex racket case: MLA Julius Dorphang sent to judicial custody January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Meghalaya legislator Julius Dorphang, who was booked under POCSO Act and anti-trafficking Act in an alleged sex racket involving a 14-year-old girl, was today remanded in 14 days judicial custody. District and Session Judge E Kharumnuid sent Dorphang, an independent legislator who is supporting the ruling Congress in the state, to 14 days judicial custody […] Read more » alleged sex racket anti-trafficking Act Chief Minister Mukul Sangma District and Session Judge E Kharumnuid featured Home Minister H D R Lyngdoh Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act ITPA. Julius Dorphang Meghalaya legislator Julius Dorphang POCSO Act Sexual Offences Act
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
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
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
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
High Profile Cases Fresh affidavit filed in Sahara-Birla raids case January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment ‘Common Cause’, an NGO, today filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking a court- monitored SIT investigation into the raids on two business houses in 2013-14 after which bribery allegations have been made against against politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ‘Common Cause’, which has repeatedly been asked by the court to come […] Read more » affidavit Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sahara-Birla raids case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Data collection by pvt agencies for Aadhaar not a good idea: SC January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to expedite the hearing of Aadhaar cases challenging the constitutional validity of the scheme but observed that data collection by private agencies is not a good idea. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar made the remarks after senior advocate Shyam Divan sought urgent hearing of the plea […] Read more » Aadhaar card Court Data collection featured Law Legal News pvt agencies Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Adarsh Society, Headley cases kept Maha courts busy in 2016 January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The deposition of David Headley in the 26/11 terror attack case, lifting of ban on entry of women in the Haji Ali dargah and Shani shrine in Shingnapur and the Sheena Bora case kept courts in Maharashtra busy in 2016. Other cases which hogged the limelight during the year gone by were the high court […] Read more » Adarsh society Court featured Headley cases Law Legal News Maharashtra
High Profile Cases Court rejects plea against UP minister Azam Khan January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a relief to Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan, a local court has rejected a plea alleging that he purchased land for establishing Mohammad Ali Jauhar University without paying the market price. Additional civil judge Pratibha had yesterday rejected the litigation filed by some residents of Alia Ganj village, who claimed their land was purchased […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Mohammad Ali Jauhar University plea against Azam Khan Rampur UP
High Profile Cases SC to conduct day-to-day hearing in Cauvery water dispute January 4, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it will conduct day-to-day hearing on the appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the 2007 award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing of water. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar reiterated its October 18, 2016 order and […] Read more » Court day-to-day hearing in Cauvery water dispute featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
