Top Law News ‘Harassed’ husbands burn effigy of Surpanakha on Dussehra October 20, 2018 / October 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Burning effigies of Ravana is a common practice on Dussehra, but some “harassed” husbands celebrated the festival here in a slightly different way – by burning an effigy of Surpanakha, sister of the mythical multi-headed demon king.These men- members of ‘Patni Pidit Purush Sanghatana’, an organisation of victims of harassment by wives- burned the effigy […] Read more » #MeToo movement effigy of Suparnakha Patni Pidit Purush Sanghatana suparnakha effigy burnt in Maharashtra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News No insurance cover to persons suffering from congenital anomalies: High Court October 20, 2018 / October 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) to “explain the reasonableness” of not granting insurance cover to people suffering from congenital anomalies.“What is the objection to giving insurance cover to them (people suffering from congenital anomalies),” a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao asked […] Read more » Chief Justice Rajendra Menon congenital anomalies. Justice V.K. Rao Life Insurance Council no insurance for congenital anomalies people suffering from congenital anomalies. PIL by Nipun Malhotra
Top Law News Life term to four for property dealer’s kidnapping and murder October 20, 2018 / October 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has awarded life imprisonment to four people for the kidnapping and murder of a property dealer.Kuldip (45) of Amardeep Colony in the Azad Nagar area here was murdered on January 19, 2016.Additional District and Sessions judge R K Jain on Thursday convicted and sentenced Ravinder alias Monu of Professor Colony (Hisar), Manoj […] Read more » kidnapping and murder of a property dealer
Top Law News Hearing on Akbar’s defamation plea to commence on Thursday October 20, 2018 / October 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment M J Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, is scheduled to come up for hearing on Thursday in the Patiala House court here.Akbar resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs on Wednesday following a spate of accusations of sexual misconduct levelled […] Read more » #MeToo Anju Bharti Anju Bharti and Shutapa Paul. Ghazala Wahab journalist Priya Ramani National Herald Shuma Raha Shutapa Paul. Sunanda Pushkar's death
Top Law News MACT awards over Rs 75 L to road accident victims October 19, 2018 / October 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded over Rs 75 lakh as compensation to the victims of a road accident which resulted in the death of a woman and injured six others. MACT presiding officer Pawan Kumar Jain asked New India Assurance Company Limited, insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay a total […] Read more » MACT awards New India Assurance Company Limited Pawan Kumar Jain road accident victims Rs 75 L to road accident victims
Top Law News HC seeks report on Maha officials’ visits to malnutrition-hit areas October 18, 2018 / October 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government on Wednesday to submit a report on visits conducted by its public health and district level officers to the state’s tribal areas that are battling malnutrition. A bench of justices A S Oka and M S Sonak directed the state’s counsel Neha Bhide to submit the report […] Read more » A S Oka and M S Sonak Bombay High Court Maha officials' Maharashtra government
Top Law News Godman Rampal, 13 followers sentenced to life term in another case October 18, 2018 / October 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hisar: A Haryana court sentenced self-styled god man Rampal and his 13 followers to life imprisonment in a second case of murder Wednesday. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge in Hisar sentenced Rampal, 67, and his followers in the case registered at Barwala police station in the district on November 19, 2014. They had […] Read more » Barwala police station Haryana court Rampal's Ashram self-styled god man Rampal Swami Dayanand Maharishi
Top Law News Guj HC to monitor steps taken to prevent lion deaths in Gir October 18, 2018 / October 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday said it will monitor the progress on measures taken by the Gujarat government for safety and conservation of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest in the state. A bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi asked the state government to file periodic progress reports […] Read more » Asiatic lions Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi Guj HC Gujarat Assembly lion deaths in Gir
Top Law News Hearing on Akbar’s defamation plea to commence on Thursday October 18, 2018 / October 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: M J Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, is scheduled to come up for hearing on Thursday in the Patiala House court here. Akbar resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs on Wednesday following a spate of accusations of sexual […] Read more » Akbar's defamation plea M J Akbar's criminal defamation complaint Minister of State for External Affairs Patiala House court
Top Law News Ex-BSP MP’s son who brandished gun at 5-star hotel surrenders October 18, 2018 / October 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:Former BSP MP son Ashish Pandey who had brandished pistol at guests and threatened them in the foyer of a five-star hotel here surrendered before a court here Thursday. A surrender application, filed through lawyer S P M Triathi, said that Pandey, the son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmaker Rakesh Pandey, has […] Read more » 5-star hotel Ashish Pandey Ex-BSP MP's son featured lawyer S P M Triathi
Top Law News Coal allocation scam: Court grants bail to Jindal & others October 15, 2018 / October 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Patiala House Court in New Delhi on Monday granted bail to industrialist and Congress leader Naveen Jindal and 14 others, in connection with the allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. Apart from Jindal, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s then adviser Anand Goel, Mumbai’s Essar Power Ltd’s Executive Vice-Chairman Sushil Kumar Maroo, […] Read more » Coal allocation scam featured
Top Law News Major General, 6 Others Sentenced for Life in 24-year-old fake encounter case October 15, 2018 / October 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DIBRUGARH: A Summary General Court Martial (SGCM) of the Indian Army has convicted seven army personnel, including a dismissed Major General, in a 24-year-old fake encounter case, sentencing them to life in prison. However, army officials said that the judgment of life imprisonment needs to be confirmed by the competent authority, which can take a few months. Major […] Read more » fake encounter case featured
