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
Top Law News Nirbhaya Rapists To Hang, Says Top Court, Refers To Her ‘Dying Declaration’ May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four of the men held guilty of raping and torturing a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012 will hang, the Supreme Court said today, describing the crime as a “story of a different world”. The court referred to the dying declaration of the young woman and said the “brutal […] Read more » Akshay Thakur featured juvenile law Mukesh Nirbhaya Nirbhaya 'Dying Declaration' Nirbhaya gang-rape case Nirbhaya Rapists To Hang Pawan Gupta Vinay Sharma
Criminal Law News Top Law News Model death: Actor Vikram Chatterjee granted bail May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today granted bail to actor Vikram Chatterjee after he surrendered in connection with the accident involving his car in which model and TV host Sonika Chauhan was killed. Vikram, who assured the court that he would cooperate with the police in their investigation into the accident, was granted bail against a personal […] Read more » Actor Vikram Chatterjee granted bail Court Criminal news featured Kolkata Police Law Legal News Model death Sonika Chauhan
Top Law News SC seeks Kerala Chief Secy’s reply on Senkumar’s contempt plea May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response of the Kerala Chief Secretary on a contempt plea by senior IPS officer T P Senkumar, who has alleged delay in his reinstatement as the state police chief despite the apex court’s order. The court also imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on Kerala government, which had filed a […] Read more » Court featured Kerala Chief Secy's reply on Senkumar's contempt plea Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News MCI rule on bonus marks for docs in PG courses would apply: SC May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the admissions to post-graduate medical courses in Rajasthan as per NEET ranks will take place in accordance with the MCI Regulations after giving incentive marks to MBBS doctors who have served in government health facilities in remote areas. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and M M […] Read more » bonus marks for docs in PG courses would apply Court featured Law Legal News MCI Supreme Court
