Top Law News Gujarat court frees man sentenced for killing wife April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Court Tuesday set free a man who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court on charges of murdering his wife, saying there was insufficient evidence to link the accused to the crime. Acquitting Tribhovandas Sadhu, a division bench said: “It is a fact that the deceased died of burn injuries. It is possible […] Read more »
Top Law News Court acquits driver of doctor’s murder, raps cops April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a driver of killing his doctor employer and slammed Delhi Police for lax investigations into the case, in which the attacker allegedly also forged the doctor’s signatures on cheques. New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a driver of killing his doctor employer and slammed […] Read more »
Top Law News Court tells official to respect detained foreigners’ liberty April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over the plight of foreigners languishing in deportation camps, the Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up a customs official and said no country has the right to take away the liberty of any person. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta pulled up the commissioner of […] Read more »
Top Law News Honour killing: Delhi High Court to reconsider plea April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to reconsider the plea of a man whose wife was allegedly killed by her family members for marrying against their wish. His plea was disposed last month. A division bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ajit Bharihoke accepted the restoration application of Gaurav Saini, who married Sahibabad […] Read more »
Top Law News Madras High Court dismisses Nalini’s plea for release April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release under the general amnesty scheme. Rejecting her petition, a division bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Raj and K K Sasidharan observed that 44-year-old Nalini had committed the crime in a cunning and meticulous […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court pulls up Bengal on illegal places of worship April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court pulls up Bengal on illegal places of worship The Supreme Court Tuesday ticked off the West Bengal government for its failure to give details of steps taken to prevent illegal construction of places of worship on public land. A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice T.S. Thakur asked the state government to submit an affidavit within three weeks to apprise it of […] Read more »
Top Law News No request for accused priest’s return to US: Church April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Catholic Church in India Tuesday said it has not received any request so far asking for the return of priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul – accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in America – for trial in the US. “The diocese has not received any request so far on his return to the […] Read more »
Top Law News Court orders probe against two Gujarat IPS officers April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Monday ordered the state criminal investigation department (CID) to probe involvement of two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the alleged assault on senior lawyer Yatin Oza during a protest in 1998. Also called into question by the high court is the “C” summary report filed by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, […] Read more »
Top Law News Shoaib doesn’t want to tarnish other girl’s image: lawyer April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik does not want to tarnish the image of the girl whom he had taken to be Ayesha Siddiqui by releasing her photographs in public, his lawyer said here Monday. “Shoaib has specifically told me not to disclose the photographs of the girl as it will harm her image,” senior advocate Ramesh […] Read more »
Top Law News Court summons customs official on foreigners’ deportation April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday summoned the Customs commissioner for an explanation on why foreign nationals are languishing in deportation camps despite their acquittal in cases filed against them. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta asked the commissioner of Customs to appear before the court Tuesday. The […] Read more »
Top Law News Scarlett was frothing from mouth, cop tells court (Lead) April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fifteen-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was sexually assaulted and left to die at Anjuna beach in February 2008 was frothing at the mouth when police reached the crime scene, a constable told the Goa Children’s Court (GCC) Monday. The fresh disclosure was made by constable Gurunath Naik, 29, formerly attached to the Anjuna police […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court rejects plea on 1956 pact on Telengana region April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Court Monday dismissed a Hyderabad resident’s plea for implementing an agreement signed by regional leaders in 1956, pledging to protect rights and interests of the people of Telangana region in the new state of Andhra Pradesh then being formed. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Deepak Verma dismissed the […] Read more »