Top Law News Don’t let shark run away for catching small fish: Court to ED November 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Don’t let the shark run away while you are busy in catching the small fish,” a Delhi court told the Enforcement Directorate today. While allowing the ED to have the custody of Delhi-based businessman Gagan Dhawan for two more days in a Rs 5,000 crore money laundering case, Additional Sessions Judge Siddharth Sharma directed the […] Read more » catching small fish: Court ED Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News money laundering case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kolkata court convicts Bangladeshi for raping nun in convent November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today convicted a Bangladeshi man for raping a septuagenarian nun in West Bengal’s Ranaghat town during a dacoity at a convent in 2015. Additional Sessions Judge Kumkum Sinha termed the incident as a matter of shame in a state where Sister Nivedita and Mother Teresa had worked for the people. The quantum […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court Criminal news featured Gangrape Kolkata Law Legal News
Top Law News TN chief secy, 3 other IAS officers appear in HC in contempt November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan and three other IAS officers today appeared in the Madras High Court following its directive on a contempt plea over failure by authorities concerned to reconvey the land acquired by the government for a project. A division bench comprising justices K K Sasidharan and P Velmurugan said it ordered […] Read more » contempt plea Court Delhi High Court featured Girija Vaidyanathan Law Legal News Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Delhi HC quashes Meghalaya panel’s order summoning Golf Club secy November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today quashed the order of the Meghalaya State Commission for Women summoning the Delhi Golf Club secretary over a tribal woman being asked to leave the dining room as her traditional Khasi attire looked like a “maid’s uniform” to staffers. Justice Vibhu Bakhru also held that the Meghalaya Women’s Commission has […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured golf club Law Legal News Meghalaya Meghalaya State Commission
Top Law News TN SEC appears before HC in contempt plea November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Top officials of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission today appeared before the Madras High Court in connection with a contempt plea by the opposition DMK against them for not complying with a court order on holding local body elections. State Election Commissioner M Malik Ferozh Khan and its secretary S Rajasekar appeared before the […] Read more » Court DMK featured Law Legal News Madras High Court State Election Commission Tamil Nadu
Top Law News SC stays HC order suspending sentence in gangrape case November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court suspending the sentence of imprisonment awarded to three persons convicted in a gangrape case relating to a student of a private university at Sonepat in Haryana. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and M M Shantanagoudar also issued notices to the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured gangrape case Haryana Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court Sonepat Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on plea to ban use of Prez, PM’s photo November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre on a plea to ban the use of photos of persons holding constitutional posts, including the President and the Prime Minister, in private advertisements. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also issued notice to the Press Council […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Recording court proceedings would aid openness: Delhi HC November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an age driven by technology, recording of court proceedings would aid the concept of openness, the Delhi High Court has said while deciding to examine the issue of audio-video recording of cases before it and the subordinate courts. A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sunil Gaur was hearing a plea seeking […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Recording court proceedings would aid openness
Top Law News Deposit substantial amount to prove bonafide: SC to Jaypee November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to allow Jaypee Associates to deposit to Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 crore directed by it, and asked the real estate firm to submit a substantial amount to prove its bonafide. The real estate firm which was asked on September 11 to deposit Rs 2,000 […] Read more » Court featured Jaypee Infratech Law Legal News National Company Law Tribunal Supreme Court
Top Law News SC, HC judges get DA hike; bills to raise their salary await November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The dearness allowance of judges of the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has been increased even as proposals to give them a salary hike are pending approval of the Union Cabinet. In a letter to the secretary general of the apex court and registrars general of the high courts last month, the department […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Union Cabinet
Top Law News Delhi HC forms panel for enhancing prison security November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Proper functioning of CCTV cameras in Tihar jail, which is overcrowded with prisoners by over 100 per cent, is a “non-compromisable imperative”, the Delhi High Court has said while setting up a high-level committee to suggest measures for enhancing security of three jails here. The court said it was aware that Tihar jail was under […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News prison security Tihar Jail
Top Law News Petrol Pump fraud: Court rejects bail pleas of 12 accused November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Kalyan has rejected bail applications of the 12 accused in the multi-crore petrol pump fraud case, police said today. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mukund Hatote told PTI that the court on Friday rejected bail pleas filed by the 12 accused. District and Additional Sessions Judge N M Waghmare also rejected anticipatory […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Petrol Pump fraud
