Criminal Law News Top Law News Four acquitted in sensational Moga molestation case July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Punjab court has acquitted a bus driver and his three accomplices of charges of molesting a 13 -year-old Dalit girl and pushing her off a moving bus leading to her death in Moga in 2015, citing “lack of evidence” after the victim’s mother turned hostile. Additional District and Sessions Judge Lakhwinder Kaur Duggal yesterday […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Moga molestation case Punjab court
Top Law News Gujarat HC raps RBI for giving directions to NCLT July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today rebuked the Reserve Bank of India for asking the National Company Law Tribunal in its June 13 directive to give priority to the insolvency proceedings against companies with huge debts. It also questioned the functioning of the central bank. The bench of Justice S G Shah came down heavily on […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News NCLT RBI Reserve Bank of India
Top Law News ‘No policy decision yet on GM mustard crop’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that so far it has not taken any policy decision on the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud considered the statement of Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, that the government […] Read more » Centre government Court featured GM mustard crop Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Riots over cow: SC raps MP police for non-examination of VCD July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today castigated the Madhya Pradesh police for not getting a video pertaining to the 2013 communal riots over rumours of cow slaughter and producing them as crucial evidence before a trial court, warning the officials of action. “You (Deputy Superintendent of SIB) are in for a serious trouble, sir! Why have you […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News MP police Riots over cow Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘How is Dahi Handi an adventure sport?’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to clarify the grounds for classifying ‘Dahi Handi’ as an adventure sport in 2015 and permitting minors to participate in the festival. A division bench of Justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav raised the query while hearing a petition seeking contempt action against BJP leader […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dahi Handi featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks AAP govt’s reply on plea against Delhi Assembly rule July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the AAP government’s stand on a plea challenging validity of a Delhi Assembly rule which permits punishing a person accused of breach of privilege of the House without hearing him. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea against Delhi Assembly rule
Top Law News MP honeytrap case: Police to file supplementary charge sheet July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police has informed a special court that it will file a supplementary charge sheet in a case involving a woman and two others for allegedly organising a honeytrap and blackmailing BJP MP K C Patel. The investigating officer told the court that the forensic science laboratory result was awaited and after receiving it, […] Read more » BJP BJP MP BJP MP K C Patel. honeytrap and blackmailing BJP MP K C Patel MP K C Patel in honeytrap MP K C Patel.
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT raps Delhi govt over illegal industries in Northwest Delhi July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies for not giving details of the illegal industries sealed by them in Northwest Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the SDM of the area concerned not filing action taken report despite its specific direction. The green panel […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC) featured illegal industries in Northwest Delhi Justice Jawad Rahim NGT NGT raps Delhi govt
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC lashes out at Centre on issue of dearth of judges July 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a scathing attack on the Centre for delaying the appointment of judges, the Calcutta High Court has warned of “appropriate action” if urgent steps are not taken on it, while asking whether the nation could think of the Parliament functioning with half its strength. The “continued silence” of the Centre on appointing judges, despite […] Read more » appointment of judges Calcutta High Court featured issue of dearth of judges judges prevent the justice delivery system from collapsing
Top Law News Court seeks police reply on plea to de-seal Pushkar’s suite July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sought a response from the city police on de-sealing a suite in a five-star hotel where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014. Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma asked the probe agency to respond by July 21 on the hotel’s plea which said it was ready to […] Read more » Congress Court Delhi court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News plea to de-seal Pushkar's suite Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar
Top Law News SC lets off prof in contempt; takes note of his mental state July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order awarding three months jail to a professor for contempt for casting aspersions on some HC judges, saying he was not in a “proper frame of mind”. The court said professor Lavit Rawtani, who teaches Information Technology at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, […] Read more » Bhopal Court featured Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh High Court Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Supreme Court
Top Law News Pachauri suit: Delhi HC asks trial court to record evidence from Aug July 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked a trial court-appointed local commissioner to start recording evidence of former TERI chief R K Pachauri in a suit seeking to restrain media houses from reporting his court cases and seeking damages of Rs one crore from lawyer activist Vrinda Grover and another woman for allegedly defaming him. Justice […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Pachauri suit R K Pachauri trial court
