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
Top Law News Was land allotted to Patanjali at a throwaway price, asks Bombay HC May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today sought to know from the Maharashtra government if over 600 acres of land in Nagpur was allotted to Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurveda at a throwaway price and on what grounds “concession”, if any, was given to the company. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured land allotted to Patanjali Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Criminal Law News Top Law News Plea of alibi by convicts an afterthought: SC May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of alibi raised by three of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case, saying it was an “afterthought” and could be read as an additional circumstance against them. The court said the evidence produced by them in support of their plea of alibi […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gangrape Law Legal News murder case Plea of alibi by convicts an afterthought Supreme Court
Top Law News Jawans get demoralised due to negative publicity on food: Delhi HC May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Issues of poor quality food being served to the armed forces when raised on social media lower the morale of the jawans who protect the country, the Delhi High Court today said. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra also said that such issues worry the families of the soldiers […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Jawans get demoralised due to negative publicity on food Law Legal News
Top Law News Calcutta HC allows lecture on lifestyle of would-be parents May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today allowed holding of a lecture on lifestyle would-be parents should adopt, dismissing a plea for a stay on it by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice T Chakraborti allowed the lecture to be held, while noting […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured HC allows lecture on lifestyle of would-be parents Law Legal News Protection of Child Rights West Bengal Commission
Criminal Law News Top Law News Scientific evidence sealed fate of death-row convicts: SC May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Scientific and forensic evidence like DNA, finger prints and bite marks analysis, today sealed the fate of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case as the Supreme Court termed them accurate. The top court said while while DNA report “cogently linked” each of these accused with the victim and the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Scientific evidence sealed fate of death-row convicts Supreme Court
