Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses Raghav Chadha’s plea on retweets September 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to AAP leader Raghav Chadha, the Delhi High Court today dismissed “as devoid of merit” his plea that he cannot be made to face a criminal case only for retweeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet against Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA row. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also rejected Chadha’s argument […] Read more » AAP Arun Jaitley Court DDCA Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Raghav Chadha
Top Law News Madras HC directs CISF to reinstate sub inspector September 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to reinstate a sub inspector, holding that his termination was “arbitrary”. Justice V Pathiban, in his recent order, set aside the January 9, 2012 termination of SI (Executive) Thiyagarajan, who contended that the action against him was “vindictive in view of him approaching […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court directs CISF to reinstate sub inspector
Top Law News Consent to sexual advances doesn’t come from mere hesitation: Delhi HC September 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Consent to any sexual advances does not come from a mere hesitation, reluctance or a “no”, it has to be “an affirmative one in clear terms”, the Delhi High Court today said while acquitting filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case involving a US researcher. The high court said in today’s scenario, it was expected […] Read more » Consent to sexual advances doesn't come from mere hesitation Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Russian citizen sent to custody in murder case September 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Russian fugitive, accused of committing murder in his homeland, has been sent to judicial custody for four days by a special Delhi court, dealing with the extradition proceedings initiated by the Centre. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur sent Sayakhov Ruslan, who was arrested from Chanakyapuri in South Delhi earlier this month, to jail […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Russian citizen sent to custody in murder case
Top Law News Delhi HC for mobile app to locate public toilets in Delhi September 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhiiites can soon hope to take the help of an application on their smartphones to locate a washroom in the city to attend urgent call of nature. The Delhi High Court, which found it difficult to ascertain the location of public toilets in the city on perusing the response of civic bodies, directed the municipal […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News mobile app to locate public toilets in Delhi
Top Law News Decide on facilities for kids staying with women inmates: Bombay High Court September 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to take a decision on making arrangements for proper upkeep of children staying in prisons across the state with their mothers who are either undertrials or convicts. In a hearing held earlier this week, a special bench comprising Justices Mridula Bhatkar and Revati Mohite-Dere also asked […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Decide on facilities for kids staying with women inmates featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Decide on facilities for kids staying with women inmates: HC September 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to take a decision on making arrangements for proper upkeep of children staying in prisons across the state with their mothers who are either undertrials or convicts. In a hearing held earlier this week, a special bench comprising Justices Mridula Bhatkar and Revati Mohite-Dere also asked […] Read more » Bombay High Court facilities for kids staying with women inmates featured kids staying with women inmates
Top Law News Russian citizen sent to custody in murder case September 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Russian fugitive, accused of committing murder in his homeland, has been sent to judicial custody for four days by a special Delhi court, dealing with the extradition proceedings initiated by the Centre. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur sent Sayakhov Ruslan, who was arrested from Chanakyapuri in South Delhi earlier this month, to jail […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur Advocate N K Matta extradition of Ruslan featured
Top Law News Fresh plea in SC favouring deportation of illegal Rohingyas September 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court favouring the Centre’s stand to identify and deport to Mayanmar around 40,000 illegal Rohingya Muslims staying here. The plea may be heard along with the PIL filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees challenging deportation, which is likely to come up for hearing on October 3. […] Read more » 000 illegal Rohingya Muslims 40 Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay deportation of illegal Rohingyas featured illegal Rohingyas Rohingyas
Top Law News Plea in HC for setting up judicial panel to probe Jayalalitha’s death September 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court for setting up an inquiry commission, headed by a retired high court judge, to find out the “truth” behind the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. The petitioner also sought an interim injunction restraining the state ministers from issuing any […] Read more » "truth" behind the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa Chief Minister K Palaniswami featured J. Jayalalithaa Madras High Court
Top Law News SC upholds cancellation of bail to Karim Morani in rape case September 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today upheld the Hyderabad High Court’s decision to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to Bollywood producer Karim Morani, accused of raping an aspiring actress. The Hyderabad High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, on September 5, had held as valid the lower court’s order to cancel Morani’s anticipatory bail on grounds of […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Karim Morani Karim Morani in rape case rape case
Top Law News ED files charge sheet against Kashmiri separatist leader Shah September 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a charge sheet against Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and a suspected hawala dealer in connection with a 2005 money laundering case filed against him for alleged terror financing. The final report, filed before Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, also named the alleged hawala dealer Mohammed Alsam Wani, who […] Read more » Court ED files charge sheet against Shah Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News money laundering case Shabir Shah
