Top Law News Calcutta High Court, directed government, no slaughter of animals in any open public place August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: The West Bengal High Court directed Mamta Banarjee, government to insure that there was no slaughter of animals in any open public place. The High Court also directed the state authorities to do needful exercise to ensure that the provisions of West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act 1950 were implemented prior to the observance of […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Chief Justice of West Bengal High Court J Bhattacharya featured slaughter of animals
Criminal Law News Top Law News Uttarakhand High Court, directed the state government to set SIT in all district to probe minors’ rape, murder August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NAINITAL: Nainital High Court has ordered the state government to constitute SIT in every district in the next 48 hours to investigate the incidents of rape and murder that took place with minor girls. Concerned over rising crime against children, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari ordered yesterday setting […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma featured Justice Manoj Tiwari SIT in every district uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme court prohibited NOTA in Upper House Election August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said that the option of none of the above (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the NOTA option was meant only for direct elections and not polls held by the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justices A M Khanwilkar NOTA Rajya Sabha elections Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC asks police to file status report on plea against Tharoor’s anticipatory bail August 21, 2018 / August 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Police to file a status report on a plea challenging anticipatory bail given to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death. Justice R K Gauba asked the Delhi Police’s standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra to appear in the matter and […] Read more » Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Deepak Anand plea against Tharoor's anticipatory bail sections 498A Tharoor's anticipatory bail
Top Law News 2 men get death sentence for raping minor girl in MP 2 months ago August 21, 2018 / August 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two months after an eight-year-old girl was raped here in Madhya Pradesh, a special court awarded death sentence to two men for the crime today. Special Judge Nisha Gupta held Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) guilty and sentenced them to death under the newly-introduced IPC section 376DB (punishment for rape of a woman […] Read more » 2 men get death sentence for raping minor girl IPC section 376DB Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) guilty Judge Nisha Gupta POCSO Act
Top Law News MP: 14-yr-old boy sentenced after 7-hr trial for rape of minor August 21, 2018 / August 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an extra-ordinarily fast-paced trial, a juvenile court here convicted and sentenced within seven hours a 14-year-old boy on charges of raping a minor girl. Juvenile Justice Board Judge Tripti Pande awarded two years’ imprisonment to the accused yesterday after wrapping up the trial in seven hours, government advocate Deependra Malu said today. The crime […] Read more » Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act Judge Tripti Pande rape of minor
Top Law News One more charge sheet filed in Manipur fake encounter cases: CBI to SC August 21, 2018 / August 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) today told the Supreme Court that it had filed another charge sheet in connection with the alleged fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur. On July 30, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the apex court that its had filed two charge sheets before […] Read more » featured Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit Manipur Manipur fake encounter SIT
Top Law News SC notice to Centre and Assam on PIL of fake encounter August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Assam government on a PIL accusing the armed forces and state police of allegedly indulging in fake encounters in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud also issued notices to the CRPF, the National […] Read more » fake encounter featured PIL of fake encounter
Top Law News Man gets death sentence for sodomising and killing minor boy August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Madhya Pradesh has awarded death sentence to a 20-year-old man for sodomising and killing a 13-year-old boy. Datia’s Special Judge Hitendra Dwivedi awarded the punishment to Nand Kishore yesterday while the case of a 15-year-old co-accused was transferred to a juvenile court, public prosecutor Pushpendra Kumar Garg said. The prosecutor told the […] Read more » featured sodomising and killing minor boy
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear PIL alleging siphoning of funds meant for SC/ST students August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear next week a PIL alleging siphoning of Rs 18,000 crore funds meant for granting scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar considered the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma seeking urgent hearing of […] Read more » featured funds for SC/ST students siphoning of funds meant for SC/ST students
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on court-monitored probe in suicide by ministry official and family August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged suicide of B K Bansal, a Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ official, and his family. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the Centre after […] Read more » featured suicide by ministry official
Top Law News OCI card holders appear to enjoy freedom of speech, equality like other Indians: HC August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has said that Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) appear to enjoy the fundamental rights of equality before law and freedom of speech and expression in the same way as any other Indian citizen does. The court’s observation came while asking the Centre to place before it the material based on which […] Read more » featured OCI card OCI card holders
