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
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court, brings up top NRC officials, for speaking to media August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Two senior civil servants pulled up by The Supreme Court, speaking to the media about Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) without informing the court. The apex court said, that you do not forget that you are a court employee, it is your duty to obey orders. So how did you go directly to the […] Read more » featured nrc assam Prateek Hajela Sailesh senior civil servants Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Justices KM Joseph to take charge in Supreme Court August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Justice K.M. Joseph, the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, has taken oath as a judge of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. It came out with a notification last Friday on the appointment of three judges to the apex court by putting at third position the seniority of Justice K M Joseph. The Centre […] Read more » featured Justices Indira Banerjee justices km joseph
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Raj Info Commission asks courts to reduce RTI application fee August 6, 2018 / August 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jaipur: Supreme Court orders the Rajasthan Information Commission to ask all courts in the state, including the High Court to reduce RTI application fee. Disposing of an appeal of Anndaram Chaudhary, a resident of Merta City, the Commission in its order given last week, the copy of which was made available today, has expected from the […] Read more » Anndaram Chaudhary featured Right To Information (RTI) Rs 100 judicial stamp
Top Law News SC shows displeasure as states not appointments the board of visitors for jails by states August 6, 2018 / August 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed its disappointment that several states have not yet appointed the board of visitors who regularly inspect prisons to ensure that they are being run in accordance with rules. While terming the appointment of board of visitors “an absolute necessity”, a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta […] Read more » Deepak Gupta featured justices Madan B Lokur
