Top Law News Madras HC directs govt to change name, gender of person in education August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed authorities to change the name and gender in the education certificates of a person, who underwent sex reassignment surgery from female to male. Justice N Kirubakaran gave the direction to the School Education Department, Controller of Examination, Madras University and the Controller of Examinations, Anna University on a petition […] Read more » Controller of Examination Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Madras University School Education Department Tamil Nadu government
Top Law News Orissa HC bench stays order on BMC corporator’s election August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of Orissa High Court today granted an interim stay on an impugned order passed last month by a single judge bench of the court annulling the election of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator Sukanti Subudhi. The bench of Chief Justice Vineet Saran and Justice B R Sarangi stayed the operation of the […] Read more » Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation BMC corporator's election Court featured Law Legal News Orissa High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Himachal HC gives 2 wks to CBI to complete Kotkhai case probe August 18, 2017 / August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the probe in the Kotkhai rape-murder case and the custodial death of an accused and asked the CBI to complete the investigation within two weeks. The orders were passed by a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Sharma. The bench also […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Himachal Pradesh High Court Kotkhai rape-murder case Law Legal News
Top Law News Re-induction of retd cops: Officers undertake to resign August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two senior Gujarat Police officers, N K Amin and T A Barot, who have been accused in encounter killing cases, today undertook before the Supreme Court that they will demit their posts during the day. Amin, who retired in August last year as Superintendent of Police (SP), has been re-appointed as SP of Mahisagar district […] Read more » Court encounter killing cases featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Re-induction of retd cops Supreme Court
Top Law News UP local body polls in November: state govt tells Allahabad HC August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Local body elections will take place in Uttar Pradesh in November this year, the Allahabad High Court was today informed by the state government. The government submitted before a division bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosle and Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta that the notification for the polls was likely to be issued on October […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News UP government UP local body polls in November
Criminal Law News Top Law News Personal liberty can’t be compromised: SC August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Personal liberty cannot be compromised at the altar of what the State may perceive as justice, the Supreme Court today said while granting bail to former Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul in a case of alleged corruption. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur, in a majority ruling of […] Read more » Assam Public Service Commission corruption case Court featured Law Legal News Personal liberty can't be compromised Supreme Court
Top Law News 1984 riots: SC appoints panel to scrutinise 241 cases August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today appointed a supervisory body comprising two former-apex court judges to examine the SIT’s decision to close 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots matter. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also asked the body to scrutinise the SIT’s justification in closing the riots- related cases and directed it to submit […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots matter 1984 riots apex court Court featured Law Legal News SIT Supreme Court
Top Law News No ‘name calling’ in Sunanda Pushkar case: Delhi HC August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked a TV channel and the kin of Sunanda Pushkar not to indulge in “name calling” in connection with her death case but said there could be a possibility of some posturing from both sides. The court was hearing Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s plea seeking to restrain journalist Arnab Goswami […] Read more » Arnab Goswami Congress Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea Republic tv Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar case
Top Law News Man disabled in road accident gets Rs 24 lakh compensation August 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A motorcyclist who suffered 75 per cent disability in his left leg after being hit by a vehicle has been awarded compensation of more than Rs 24 lakh by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT). Mohd Amir was hit by a Tata Sumo on Republic Day last year when he was riding his motorcycle with […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MACT Man disabled in road accident gets Rs 24 lakh compensation Motor Accident Claims Tribunal National Insurance Company Ltd
Criminal Law News Top Law News 10 yr jail term, 1L fine for 2 men caught with 2 kg heroin August 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced two men to 10 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs one lakh each on them for possessing over two kilos of heroin. The court handed down the jail term to the men while holding them guilty of provisions under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act while […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act NDPS
Top Law News PIL on strikes: SC grants states last chance to reply August 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted the “last opportunity” to various state governments to file their responses on a plea alleging non-implementation of its guidelines on strikes and ‘dharnas’ by political parties and others, causing damage to private and public properties. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud granted four […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PIL on strikes Supreme Court
Top Law News Malegaon blast: SC to hear pleas of Purohit, Thakur August 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the issue of granting bail to former Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit and cancellation of bail of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, both accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, needed detailed consideration. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and M M Shantanagoudar listed the case for hearing on August […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Malegaon blast Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Shrikant Prasad Purohi Supreme Court
