Criminal Law News Top Law News SC dismisses CBI probe into WB BJP workers death June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the recent killing of two BJP workers in Purulia district of West Bengal after panchayat polls. A vacation bench of Justices A K Goel and Ashok Bhushan asked the petitioners to approach the Calcutta High Court for the relief. Advocate […] Read more » BJP CBI Justice A.K.Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan
Human Rights Top Law News Calcutta HC raps Bengal govt for denying employment benefits to cop June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: The High Court has rapped the West Bengal government for failing to implement an order it passed 28 years ago on restoring employment benefits to a reinstated police constable. A division bench of the high court directed the state Advocate General in the presence of the West Bengal Home secretary that it has to retrieve […] Read more » Calcutta Justice Debasish Kargupta Justice Shampa Sarkar SAT
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC seeks reply from UP govt in Convict’s appeal against death penalty June 10, 2018 / June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a plea by a death-row convict challenging the Allahabad High Court’s judgement upholding the capital punishment awarded to him for burning alive his son and two brothers. A vacation bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Ashok Bhushan Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses to stay CLAT counselling June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Wednesday, The Supreme Court refused to stay the counselling process for admissions to 19 national law schools across the country under the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018. A Vacation Bench of Justices A.K. Goel and Ashok Bhushan was hearing a batch of petitions by students who complained of technical glitches in the conduct […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC grands bail NCP leader Sameer Bhujbal in money laundering case June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai:The High Court today granted bail to NCP leader Sameer Bhujbal, the nephew of former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, in a 2016 money laundering case. Justice AS Gadkari granted bail to Sameer on the primary grounds that the main accused, Chhagan Bhujbal, had already been extended a similar relief by another bench of […] Read more » Chhagan Bhujbal featured justice AS Gadkari money laundering NCP Sameer Bhujbal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC sends notice to deputy tahsildars over firing in Tuticorin June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madurai: The High Court bench here today observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that three deputy tahsildars, who had reportedly ordered the firing during the stir, be impleaded as respondents and issued notice to them. A division bench of justices C T Selvam and Basheer Ahamed was […] Read more » deputy tahsildars featured firing in Tuticorin Justice Basheer Ahamed Madras HC T Selvam
Top Law News HC refuses to stay results of JEE (Advanced) exam June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad:The Gujarat High Court saying the announcement of the results has all India ramification today refused to stay the results of the 2018 JEE (Advanced) examination scheduled to be declared on June 10. Justice Biren Vaishnav ordered that the results of the JEE (Advanced) for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology for 2018, will be “subject […] Read more » featured gujrat IIT JEE
High Profile Cases Top Law News Madras HC stays I-T notice to Chidambaram for re-assessment June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai:The High Court today stayed the Income Tax Department’s notices issued to former finance minister P Chidambaram seeking reopening of assessment of his I-T returns for 2011-12 as it suspected that his income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment. Justice T S Sivagnanam granted the interim stay on the proceedings pursuant to the notices dated […] Read more » featured Justice T S Sivagnanam P Chidambarm
Energy Top Law News HC rejects as infructuous Sasan Power’s plea to mine excess coal June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The High Court today termed as infructuous a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary, seeking permission to extract excess coal from two mines in Madhya Pradesh, saying that the Centre was already examining the issue. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar also noted that an […] Read more » C Hari Shankar Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Sasan Power Ltd
Top Law News Calcutta High Court grants anticipatory bail to BJP leader Mukul Roy June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader and former railways minister Mukul Roy on a bond of Rs 50,000 in connection with a complaint over the death of his “mentor” Mrinal Kanti Singha Roy in 2015. A division bench comprising Justices Joymalyo Bagchi and R K Kapur directed Roy to meet […] Read more » anticipatory bail anticipatory bail to BJP leader Mukul Roy BJP Leader Calcutta High Court featured featuredlegal news Justices Joymalyo Bagchi Mukul Roy R K Kapur
Top Law News Misplaced sympathy harmful for justice system:Delhi Court June 6, 2018 / June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Misplaced sympathy for the accused is harmful for the criminal justice system, a Delhi court has said while refusing to set aside the three-year jail term awarded to a man for illegally possessing a pistol. Special Judge Rakesh Kumar upheld the sentence awarded to convict Anil Kumar, a south Delhi resident, by a magisterial court […] Read more » featured Misplaced sympathy Misplaced sympathy harmful for justice system Special Judge Rakesh Kumar
Top Law News Delhi High Court restrains Indian firm from using Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) trademark June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian firm from using the trade name ‘HM’ or any other deceptive variation which is similar to Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). The court, while granting time to Indian firm HM Megabrands Pvt Ltd and its proprietors to stop use of the mark and commence its […] Read more » featured H & M Hennes & Mauritz Retail Pvt Ltd Hennes & Mauritz HM Megabrands Pvt Ltd Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
