Criminal Law News Top Law News Goutam Kundu remanded to four-day EOW custody in chitfund scam May 11, 2017 / May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rosevalley Group chief Goutam Kundu, arrested for his alleged role in a chitfund scam, was today remanded to the custody of Economic Offence Wing of the police for another four days. Balasore’s Additional District Judge Gyanaranjan Mohanty extended Kundu’s custody with EOW on his production before him after the lapse of his earlier five-day custody […] Read more » chitfund scam Court Criminal news EOW custody featured Goutam Kundu Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC raps AAP govt for constructing urinal under transformer May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has rapped the AAP government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation for constructing a public urinal under a power transformer and putting the life of users under “extreme danger”. “This is incredible,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra said and asked, “How can you do this?” […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News urinal under transformer
Top Law News TN asks Madras HC to modify order on liquor shops May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government today urged the Madras High Court to modify its recent order restraining it from relocating or opening liquor shops in residential areas. Seeking modification of the May 8 order, AAG Venkatramani said the government s revenue has been affected and there is a huge loss to the exchequer. The special mention […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News liquor shops Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News SC to hear plea against pellet guns in Kashmir after vacation May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today deferred hearing on a plea, seeking a ban on the use of pellet guns to quell agitating and stone-pelting mobs in the Kashmir valley, till after the summer break. The apex court told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association of Srinagar, which has filed the petition, that it would […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea against pellet guns in Kashmir Supreme Court
Top Law News SC closes contempt proceedings against Kerala’s chief secy May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today closed the contempt proceedings initiated against chief secretary of Kerala on a plea by senior IPS officer T P Senkumar, who had alleged delay in his reinstatement as the state police chief. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said since Senkumar has been reinstated as the Director […] Read more » Court featured Kerala's chief secy Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News No sympathy for Justice Karnan, experts say he deserved it May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Controversial Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan today failed to get any sympathy or support after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months jail for contempt, with legal luminaries saying the errant judge was not in a correct frame of mind and “deserved” it. The experts also said such a “bold” action by […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT pulls Delhi govt over noise pollution at Jantar Mantar May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the Delhi government for not exploring alternative sites to Jantar Mantar for allowing protests after a plea alleged that massive noise pollution was caused due to the agitations. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that various courts have passed orders from time to time […] Read more » Delhi government Environment Law News featured Legal News NGT noise pollution at Jantar Mantar
Top Law News SC sends Justice Karnan to six months in jail May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an unprecedented order, the Supreme Court today held controversial Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to jail for six months, ordering that he be taken into custody forthwith. A seven-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said “We are of the […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News DDCA controversy: HC seeks Jaitley stand on Kejriwal plea May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea to expunge remarks made against him by a trial court in a criminal defamation case filed by the BJP leader. Jaitley had filed the criminal defamation complaint alleging that the accused, including Ashutosh, Kumar Vishwas, Sanjay Singh, […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal plea Court DDCA controversy Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC lauds efforts of Haji Ali Dargah in removing encroachments May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today “appreciated” the efforts of Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah Trust in removing encroachments around the shrine and asked it to clear out the remaining ones in a 500 square metre area in four weeks. A bench headed by CJI J S Khehar directed that the beautification plan around the shrine has to […] Read more » Court featured Haji Ali Dargah Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Mercedes hit-and-run: Teenager’s parents aided act, says cops May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parents of a minor, accused of running over a 32-year-old man while driving his father’s Mercedes last year, had “intentionally aided” the wrong act by allowing their child to drive, Delhi Police has told a city court. Police made the allegation against the teenager’s parents in a charge sheet filed against them in the case. […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Mercedes hit-and-run
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-minister P K Thungon acquitted in 21-yr-old DA case May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former union minister P K Thungon, who was facing prosecution for 21 years in an alleged disproportionate assets case, has been acquitted by a Special Court which said the CBI has failed to prove its case. Special CBI Judge Pitamber Dutt absolved Thungon, former Minister of State in Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, saying […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Former union minister P K Thungon Law Legal News prosecution for 21 years in an alleged disproportionate assets case
