Top Law News Congress claims fake voters in MP: Supreme Court get Involved August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission of India on the plea of Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot alleging duplication of voters in the voters’ list in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajsthan. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the EC and […] Read more » featured Justices A K Sikri Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Fodder Scam: Jharkhand High Court rejects Lalu Prasad’s bail plea August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday refused to extend the provisional bail of Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janta Dal Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and has asked him to surrender before August. RJD chief Lalu Yadav has been convicted in several cases linked to the Bihar fodder scam. Hearing his request for an extension […] Read more » featured fodder scam case Lalu Prasad
Environment Law News Top Law News Instant deliver of water from Mullaperiyar dam is the reason behind Kerala flood: Kerala to SC August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Kerala government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar dam by the Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the massive floods in the state. In its affidavit, Kerala blamed the sudden release of water from the dam for the unprecedented floods. The […] Read more » featured kerala flood Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Umar Khalid attack case: 2 prime accused sent to judicial custody August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Patiala House court sent 2 accused who allegedly attacked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, to judicial custody till September 6. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat sent the duo, Darwesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal, to the judicial custody after they were produced before the court on expiry of their two-day police custody. […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat featured Umar Khalid attack case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Sunanda Pushkar Suicide case: Delhi Police handed over chargsheet to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on thursday handed over chagesheet and witness statement to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, and several documents before a court in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. The documents included statements of various witnesses recorded in the case. The court, thereafter, posted the matter for further hearing […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal Congress leader Shashi Tharoor featured Sunanda Pushkar Suicide case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Environment Law News Top Law News Judges of Delhi High court will contribute for Kerala floods rehabilitation August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Judges of Delhi High Court have have decided to contribute for the rehabilitation of the people of Kerala hit by the devastating floods. The judges of the high court have decided to contribute voluntarily to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. Besides the judges, the the Registry of the High Court would also contribute […] Read more » Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. Delhi High Court featured kerala flood
Criminal Law News Family Law News Top Law News Matrimonial Disputes: Husband’s close should not be roped on the basis Of Omnibus Allegations,SC August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that relatives of a husband should not be roped in cases of matrimonial disputes and dowry deaths unless specific instances of their involvement in the crime is made out. The bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao also cautioned the lower courts to be careful in proceeding against […] Read more » featured Justices L Nageswara Rao Justices S A Bobde matrimonial dispute Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Naxal awarded 27 months jail under Arms Act August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment JHARKHAND: A Maoist Chotan Yadav yesterday was sentenced two years and three months in jail under Arms Act. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 and if he failed to cough up the amount, the convict will have to serve six months more in jail. The 1st class Judicial Magistrate, Rajendra Prasad, sentenced the Maoist […] Read more » Naxal The 1st class Judicial Magistrate Rajendra Prasad
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
