Top Law News Defamation complaint filed against Shashi Tharoor in Delhi court November 4, 2018 / November 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A criminal defamation complaint has been filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court here for his alleged “scorpion” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his complaint, Delhi BJP leader Rajeev Babbar said his religious sentiments were hurt. “I am a devotee of Lord Shiva… However, the accused (Tharoor) completely disregarded the sentiments […] Read more » alleged "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Delhi BJP leader Rajeev Babbar
Top Law News Court denies bail to alleged middleman in Rakesh Asthana case November 4, 2018 / November 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail application of Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency’s Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann denied bail to Prasad saying it was not a fit stage to grant him relief. The agency had opposed the application […] Read more » Rakesh Asthana Rakesh Asthana case
Top Law News Indrani Mukerjea’s bail plea rejected in Sheena Bora case November 4, 2018 / November 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court here Saturday rejected the bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora. A special CBI court, while rejecting Indrani’s bail plea, observed that the accused was facing trial on a serious charge and several important witnesses like Rahul Mukerjea, Indrani’s stepson, are yet to record […] Read more » Indrani Indrani Mukerjea Rahul Mukerjea SHEENA BORA
Top Law News Allowing AAP MLAs to summon witnesses could prolong the office of profit matter, says HC November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday said allowing 20 AAP MLAs, facing allegations of having held office-of-profit, to summon witnesses in the disqualification proceedings before the poll panel could lead to prolonging the matter beyond their tenure, expiring in 2020. Justice Sunil Gaur said the idea was not to “stop” or “curtail” the rights […] Read more » AAP MLAs advocate Kaushal Sharma Delhi High Court Delhi Law Minister Justice Sunil Gaur
Top Law News Supreme Court gets 4 new judges November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were Friday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 28. The swearing in ceremony started at 10:30 am in court number 1 of the apex court and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to […] Read more » 4 new judges Justices Hemant Gupta M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi R Subhash Reddy SC
Top Law News SC dismisses CBI’s appeal in Bofors case November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed CBI’s appeal against the Delhi High Court verdict discharging all the accused including Hinduja brothers in Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it was not convinced with the grounds of the CBI on the delay in filing the appeal. […] Read more » Bofors case Bofors pay-off case CBI's appeal Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi India and Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors
Top Law News SC quashes FIR against Anurag Thakur, Dhumal and others November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday quashed an FIR against BJP MP Anurag Thakur, former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and others in a case related to alleged irregularities in granting land on lease for construction of the Dharamshala cricket stadium. A bench of justices A K Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and Ajay Rastogi said, […] Read more » BJP MP Anurag Thakur Dharamshala cricket stadium Dhumal FIR against Anurag Thakur HPCA president
Top Law News Court discharges two men in rape case citing call detail record November 3, 2018 / November 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:A Delhi court has discharged two people in a case of rape and recording a video of the incident, noting that documentary and scientific evidence ruled out the allegations. Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga granted relief to a Haryana resident, accused of rape, and his cousin, who had allegedly recorded video of the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga FIR rape case Tihar Central Jail
Top Law News Differently-abled can now go for Haj: Centre to HC November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has amended its Haj policy and differently-abled people are no longer barred from performing the annual pilgrimage. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice I S Mehta, which was also told that only people with serious […] Read more » 'eligibility for Haj' Ajay Digpaul Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice I S Mehta Haj Haj policy and differently-abled people
Top Law News NGT forms team to probe death of 7 elephants in Odisha November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a team to enquire into the death of seven elephants which were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a team comprising representatives of the Ministry of […] Read more » 7 elephants in Odisha Forests Justice S P Wangdi Ministry of Environment National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun
Top Law News YSR Congress chief moves HC seeking independent agency probe into attack on him November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hyderabad: YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Hyderabad High Court seeking a direction to the Andhra Pradesh government to transfer the probe into the recent attack on him at the Visakhapatnam airport, to an independent agency. Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary, DGP and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu were among those who […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh government DGP and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Visakhapatnam airport YSR Congress chief YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
Top Law News Shivaji memorial visitors may be charged to recover cost: Maha to HC November 2, 2018 / November 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai:The Maharashtra government Thursday told the Bombay High Court it was considering levying charges on visitors of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial in the Arabian Sea to recover part of the Rs 3,600 crore project cost. Senior counsel V A Thorat, appearing for the state government, told a division bench of Chief Justice N […] Read more » Coastal Regulation Zone Senior counsel V A Thorat Shivaji memorial Shivaji memorial visitors
