Top Law News SC allows two minor rape victims to terminate pregnancies September 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed two minor rape victims from Delhi and Bengaluru to abort their foetus while observing that the medical boards have said termination of pregnancy was permissible in these two cases.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra perused the reports of the medical boards of the AIIMS and Bangalore Medical College […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Supreme Court allows two minor rape victims to terminate pregnancies
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kotkhai rape case: Judicial custody of 8 cops extended till Oct 3 September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Himachal Pradesh today extended till October 3 the judicial custody of eight police officers, including an IG rank officer, in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder case of a minor in Kotkhai on July 4. Inspector General of Police Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Himachal Pradesh Kotkhai rape case Law Legal News murder case SIT Special Investigation Team
Top Law News DUSU candidates owe apology for defacing property: Delhi HC September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today castigated the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) poll candidates for defacing the national capital, saying they owe an apology to the patient city, otherwise the offence would have landed them in jail. The high court asked the DUSU leaders and candidates to place an action plan within a week on […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DUSU candidates owe apology for defacing property featured Kunal Sehrawat Law Legal News
Top Law News SC asks Unitech to pay compensation to 39 home buyers September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed embattled real estate firm Unitech Residential Resorts Ltd to pay Rs 80,000 each as compensation to 39 home buyers towards litigation cost and causing harassment to them. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar disposed of the appeal filed by the real […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Supreme Court Unitech Residential Resorts Ltd
Top Law News Anna Univ VC appointment: Madras HC upholds appointment of member in search committee September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today upheld the appointment of Anantha Padmanabhan as a member of the search committee to select the vice chancellor of Anna University. “We find no illegality in the appointment of Anantha Padmanabhan as a member of the search committee,” the first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar […] Read more » Anantha Padmanabhan Anna University VC appointment Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Form panel for street vendors through polls: Delhi HC to Delhi govt September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The rights of street vendors are being “grossly affected”, the Delhi High Court has observed and asked the AAP government to expeditiously set up vending committees through elections to address their grievances. A bench, headed by Justice G S Sistani, asked the city government to set up a Town Vending Committee (TVC) in each municipality […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Form panel for street vendors through polls Law Legal News
Top Law News Only AoRs can mention cases for out-of-turn hearing: SC September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today put an end to the old practice of allowing senior lawyers to mention cases seeking their out-of-turn listing and hearing. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also made clear that now onwards only Advocates-on-Record (AoR) would be authorised to mention cases for out-of-turn hearing. Yesterday, the bench which also […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Only AoRs can mention cases for out-of-turn hearing Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Extortion case: Kaskar, 2 aides get 8-day police custody September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mob boss Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar, arrested in connection with an extortion case, was today sent to eight days police custody by a court here. Apart from Kaskar, the court also remanded in eight days police custody, his two associates, who were arrested today after their detention last night. Kaskar was arrested by the […] Read more » Court extortion case featured Iqbal Kaskar Law Legal News
Top Law News Jaitley opposes AAP leader’s appeal in HC in defamation case September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Arun Jaitley today opposed in Delhi High Court the plea of AAP leader Deepak Bajpai challenging the lower court’s order summoning him in a criminal defamation case, saying it was a “sorry attempt” to delay the trial. Jaitley, in an affidavit, said the AAP leader’s plea was devoid of any merit as no […] Read more » Arun Jaitley opposes AAP leader's appeal in defamation case Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Hearing in murder case of former Dera manager held September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The hearing in former Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh’s murder case, which allegedly involved sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, continued today at a special CBI court here with the prosecution reading out the statements of its witnesses. The special CBI court is hearing final arguments in the case on a day-to-day basis. The […] Read more » Court Criminal news Dera Sacha Sauda featured Hearing in murder case of former Dera manager held Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC accepts draft sanitary waste disposal bye-laws September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today accepted a set of draft bye-laws on sanitary waste disposal framed jointly by local authorities and environmental experts, which call for introduction of user fees for municipal services among other things. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Delhi government to forward […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News sanitary waste disposal bye-laws
Criminal Law News Top Law News Stone-pelting in Kashmir: Two sent to custody for a month September 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent two men, including a freelance photo-journalist, to judicial custody for a month in connection with an alleged case of stone- pelting in the Kashmir Valley. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent Javed Ahmed Bhat from Kulgam and Kamran Yusuf from Pulwama to jail till October 17 after they were produced […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Stone-pelting in Kashmir Two sent to custody for a month in Stone-pelting case
