Top Law News Madras HC grants bail to money laundering case accused July 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chairman T D Naidu of defunct DD Medical College, arrested in a Rs 150 crore money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate, has been granted bail by the Madras High Court on ground of his poor health. Justice S Vaidyanathan granted bail to Naidu, stipulating that the accused would not go out of Tamil Nadu […] Read more » bail to money laundering case accused Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Bombay HC asks govt to consider public interest in deciding cab fares June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government should keep in mind the larger “public interest” before taking any final decision on fare fixations of cabs, the Bombay High Court has said. The court also observed that the services provided by Uber were “fantastic”. A division bench of Justices R M Sawant and Sadhana Jadhav was hearing petitions filed by […] Read more » Bombay High Court cab fares Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-BDO, 2 others sentenced to 2-year in jail for graft June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A vigilance court in Kalahandi district today sentenced an Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer and two others to two years’ rigorous imprisonment for causing Rs 2.94 lakh loss to the state exchequer in the purchase of water coolers. Special vigilance judge Chitranjan Dash also slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 each on the three for […] Read more » 2 years in jail for graft Court Criminal news featured Kalahandi Law Legal News OAS Odisha Administrative Service
Top Law News Bombay HC raps Maha govt for failing to improve condition of jails June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today ticked off the Maharashtra government for its failure in taking any concrete step to implement its earlier order to improve the conditions of jails in the state. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Vibha Kankanwadi had in March this year given a slew of directions to the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured improve condition of jails Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Illegal construction needs to be stopped in Delhi: Delhi HC June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is “high time” that illegal construction, rampant in the national capital, needs to be stopped, the Delhi High Court has observed. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the people of Delhi and the public officials have to be made to ensure that the law has to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Illegal construction needs to be stopped in Delhi Law Legal News South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Criminal Law News Top Law News 17 SIMI men get 3 yrs jail for hurting religious feelings June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bhopal court today sentenced 17 activists of outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India to three years in jail for hurting religious feelings and committing other penal offences. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each on convicts Abu Faizal, Majid Nagauri, Sajid alias Guddu, Irfan Nagauri, Umair Sadique, Mohammad […] Read more » 17 SIMI men get 3 yrs jail for hurting religious feelings Bhopal court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Students Islamic Movement of India
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four convicted in Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today convicted four persons in connection with the murderous attack on AMIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in 2011. The VII Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge T Srinivas Rao convicted the four under relevant sections of the IPC and the Arms Act. However, prime accused Mohd Bin Omer Yafai alias Mohammed Pahalwan, who allegedly masterminded […] Read more » AIMIM Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Consumer Law News Top Law News Accident by UP Roadways bus: Man’s kin get over Rs 19L damages June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family members of a 41-year- old man, who was killed after being hit by a rashly driven UP roadways bus, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 19 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed Uttar Pradesh state road transport corporation (UPSRTC) to pay Rs 19.62 lakh along […] Read more » Accident by UP Roadways bus Court featured Law Legal News MACT Man's kin get over Rs 19L damages Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Two ‘dacoits’ sentenced to 10 years in jail June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two persons, convicted of committing dacoity two years ago, were sentenced to ten years in jail each by a Phulbani court today. Kandhamal Additional District Judge Susant Patel also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them, stipulating that they would undergo an additional jail term of six months in case the fail […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Phulbani court Two 'dacoits' sentenced to 10 years in jail
Top Law News No law followed in construction of hotels in Kasauli: SC June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No law has been followed in the construction of some resorts and hotels in the picturesque town of Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh and government officials have “colluded” in the illegalities, the Supreme Court observed today. The apex court said that some of the resorts and hotels in the town have constructed seven-storeyed buildings whereas they […] Read more » Court featured Himachal Pradesh Law Legal News NGT No law followed in construction of hotels in Kasauli Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT dismisses plea against BJP MP for polluting Saryu river June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today dismissed a plea seeking prosecution and imposition of fine on a BJP parliamentarian for allegedly tossing a plastic bottle in the Saryu river and making a mockery of the Swachh Bharat Mission and Ganga rejuvenation plan. A vacation bench of Justice Dalip Singh and Expert Member Ranjan Chatterjee said the […] Read more » BJP Court Environment Law News featured Ganga rejuvenation plan Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Saryu river Swachh Bharat Mission
Top Law News Six lawyers to be appointed as Punjab and Haryana HC judges June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is learnt to have cleared the names of six lawyers for elevation as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The file has been cleared and is set to be sent to the President for his approval, sources said today. In July last year, the Supreme Court collegium had cleared the names […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court Supreme Court collegium
