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
Top Law News Delhi HC to examine validity of panel report on ads May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today agreed to examine the validity of a Centre-appointed panel’s report recommending that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) be made to pay an amount of Rs 97 crore that the Delhi government had spent on advertisements. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva issued a notice to the Centre, the Delhi government, the Lieutenant Governor […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured HC to examine validity of panel report on ads Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Drunken drivers are like suicide bombers, says court May 8, 2017 / May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Drunken drivers are no less than “suicide bombers”, a city court has said while sending an offender to jail for five days. It refused to let off the man on mere payment of fine, saying doing so would convey the message that he can get away by just paying some money. “Such drivers on the […] Read more » Court Drunken drivers are like suicide bombers featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Maha govt’s obligation to ensure facilities to courts: Bombay HC May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has said it is Maharashtra government’s obligation to provide adequate infrastructure and facilities to all courts and tribunals, and directed the state to take appropriate steps for it. The court also said that the government cannot deny proper infrastructure on the grounds of financial constraints. A division bench of Justices A […] Read more » adequate infrastructure and facilities to all courts and tribunals Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News SC seeks material for probe in renewal of flying licenses May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought “concrete material” in support of a plea seeking a CBI probe into alleged corruption in renewing licences of flying clubs between 2013 and 2015 across the country. “You (petitioner) give us some concrete material. You have raised a very good cause and the point is where is the concrete material,” […] Read more » CBI corruption in renewing licences of flying clubs Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News “Children should be taught to respect men,women equally” May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Children should be taught to respect women the same way they respect men, the Supreme Court’s lone woman judge R Banumathi has said while stressing that gender equality should be made a part of school curriculum. Justice Banumathi, in her separate but concurring verdict running into 114 pages, upheld the death penalty of the four […] Read more » Children should be taught to respect women and men equally Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Admission under 25 per cent quota: SC notice to Centre, UP May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought response of the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking a new policy for admission of children belonging to disadvantaged groups in small but recognised schools nearer to their home under the 25 per cent quota. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra issued notice to the […] Read more » Admission under 25 per cent quota Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court UP government
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two brothers get life term for killing man May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for killing a 40-year-old man here. Additional District Sessions judge Amber Rawat also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the accused, Musa and Mohammed, who were held guilty under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, Badruddin was shot […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar Two brothers get life term for murder
