Top Law News Bombay HC bars govt from unseating corporator over caste issue August 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today restrained the state government and the civic body from disqualifying Congress corporator from suburban Kalina, Tulip Miranda over the issue of her caste validity certificate. The caste verification committee, on August 14, rejected Miranda’s claim of belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC), and declared her caste certificate invalid. She moved […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Criminal Law News Top Law News Hotel security manager granted bail in molestation case August 19, 2017 / August 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A security manager of a five-star hotel was today granted bail by a Delhi court in a case of alleged molestation and attempt to disrobe a 33-year-old woman employee. Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria granted the relief to the accused after furnishing a personal bond of Rs 25,000. If held guilty of molestation, the accused can […] Read more » case of alleged molestation and attempt to disrobe Court Delhi court featured Hotel security manager granted bail in molestation case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court acquits man accused of rape and abduction August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special POCSO court here has acquitted a man accused of abducting and raping a minor girl in 2013, observing the prosecution failed to prove charges against him and that the victim is happily married to him. Additional sessions and special judge A S Bhaisare, in a recent order, said the prosecution failed to prove […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News POCSO court Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act rape and abduction case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Terror funding case: Kashmiri bizman sent to NIA custody August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, arrested for alleged involvement in a terror funding case, was today sent to 10-day NIA custody. District Judge Poonam A Bamba allowed the agency’s plea for custody after it said that the accused was required to be confronted with evidence and needs to be taken to various places as part of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Kashmiri bizman sent to NIA custody Law Legal News Terror funding case Zahoor Watali
Criminal Law News Top Law News Murthal rape case: HC gives SIT a month’s deadline to conclude August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of rape at Murthal near Sonipat during the 2016 Jat agitation, a one month deadline to conclude investigations. The court also directed that IPS officer Amitabh Dhillon, presently IG, Hisar Range, will head another SIT to look into cases of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Jat agitation Law Legal News Murthal rape case Punjab and Haryana High Court SIT Special Investigation Team
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
