Top Law News Madhya Pradesh HC dismisses PIL challenging appointment of MP law officers December 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of law officers made by the state government. The Indore bench of the high court, comprising justices P K Jaiswal and Virender Singh, recently dismissed the PIL filed by activist Mahesh Garg. The plea alleged that the appointment of law […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh High Court MP law officers
Top Law News Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral granted bail in chopper case December 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the VVIP chopper scam case filed against him, former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and others. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Gujral on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and a surety of the same […] Read more » CBI Chopper case Court featured J S Gujral granted bail Law Legal News VVIP chopper scam case
Top Law News Former Calcutta HC judge Karnan released from jail December 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan was released from jail today after serving a six- nonth sentence for contempt of court. The sentence was awarded by the Supreme Court in May. Karnan left the Presidency Correctional Home premises around 11.00 am, his wife Saraswati Karnan said. His wife and elder son, who reached […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta High Court contempt of court case Court featured Karnan released from jail Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Journalist J Dey murder case: court examines expert from US December 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI court here today heard the deposition of a scientific expert from the US via a video link in connection with the 2011 killing of journalist J Dey. “Edward Burns, an expert, deposed before the court. He had compared the actual image of the bike used in the killing with its CCTV footage, and […] Read more » CBI court Criminal news featured J. Dey murder case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Seashore CMD Prahant Dash gets bail in 3 chit fund cases December 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court today granted bail to Prashant Dash, CMD of Seashore Group of Companies, in three chit fund related cases. The bench of Justice C R Dash granted conditional bail to Prashant in the cases registered in Jajpur, Nawarangpur and Titlagarh police stations. He was earlier granted bail in three cases registered in […] Read more » chit fund cases Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Orissa High Court Prahant Dash
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC forms temporary ICC in JNU to look into sexual harassment December 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today formed a temporary Internal Complaint Committee (TICC) in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to proceed with 31 pending complaints of sexual harassment. The court’s direction came on a plea filed by a group of teachers and students of JNU opposing the office order disbanding the Gender Sensitisation Against Sexual Harassment […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured ICC JNU Law Legal News sexual harassment
Criminal Law News Top Law News Fire in Mumbai shop: Owner gets five-day police custody December 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai court today remanded the owner of a snack shop, where 12 people were charred to death in a massive fire yesterday, to five-day police custody. Ramesh Bhanushali, the owner of the shop in Sakinaka- Kurla area, was arrested late last night. He was produced before a magistrate in suburban Andheri, who remanded him […] Read more » Court featured Fire in Mumbai shop Law Legal News police custody
Top Law News Madras HC seeks status of missing fishermen December 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to inform it about the fate of 551 fishermen from Kanyakumari region who are reported missing in the aftermath of cyclone Ochki. Issuing notices on a petition filed by a resident of Kanyakumari district, which bore the brunt of the cyclone fury, […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC dismisses petitions filed by two Malegaon blast accused December 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed petitions filed by Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit and Sameer Kulkarni, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging the sanction for prosecution granted by the Maharashtra government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The petitions said that under the UAPA, the state law and judiciary department, the sanctioning […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Malegaon blast case
Top Law News Court refuses bail to Chhagan Bhujbal, nephew Sameer Bhujbal December 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major setback to former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, a local court today rejected his bail application in connection with cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The court also rejected the bail application of his nephew and former Lok Sabha member Sameer Bhujbal. “Both the bail applications are rejected,” said […] Read more » Chhagan Bhujbal Court featured Law Legal News Prevention of Money Laundering Act Sameer Bhujbal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Calcutta HC rejects ISIS operative’s bail prayer December 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today rejected the bail prayer of suspected ISIS operative Musa, who had allegedly planned to attack Mother House here and other places in West Bengal. Musa alias Md Mosiuddin had allegedly attacked a jail warden on December 4 inside the correctional home where he is lodged on judicial remand. The suspected […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court Court Criminal news featured ISIS operative's bail prayer Law Legal News
Top Law News Spread awareness on rights of senior citizens: Delhi HC to AAP govt December 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP-led city government to run an awareness programme on the rights and protection available to senior citizens, on the lines of the pan-India ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also suggested to the authorities to place frequent advertisements […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Swachh Bharat Abhiyan