Top Law News Railways asked to compensate passenger for stolen luggage April 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Railways has to ensure safety of not just the passengers, but also their belongings, Delhi state consumer commission has said while holding it responsible for service deficiency after a commuter’s luggage got stolen. The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), while dismissing the Railways’ appeal against a district forum’s order, asked it to pay a […] Read more » compensate passenger for stolen luggage Court featured Indian Railways Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two persons get life sentence for murder April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for the murder of a scrap dealer in Odisha’s Sundargarh district about four years ago. Additional Sessions judge Srinibash Pratihari pronounced the jail term for Mahesh Gope and Rabi Nayar after holding both guilty of killing scrap dealer Ananda Panda (35) in June, 2013. Two […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News life sentence for murder murder case
Top Law News Court highlights camaraderie between police and accused April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court has pulled up the Delhi Police for “wilful inaction” in not taking any step for two years to arrest an accused in an assault case, saying such leniency leads to an inference of “camaraderie” between the police and the accused. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to conduct an […] Read more » Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Mother-son get jail term in rape case April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and awarded ten years’ jail term to his mother for abetting the crime. District judge Mridula V K Bhatia convicted Sushant Dubey, owner of a driving school here, and his mother Mamata Dubey on Monday. Sushant was […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act rape case Thane
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT orders immediate closure of industries near Bengaluru lake April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru’s Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year. Slamming the local civic bodies for inaction, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned dumping of any kind of municipal […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured immediate closure of industries near Bengaluru lake Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Are poor kids getting free uniforms; HC orders inspection April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government to carry out an inspection of all private and government schools to ascertain whether free uniforms and stationary were being provided to poor kids. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Yogesh Khanna gave the direction saying it wants to study “the ground reality” as […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured free uniforms Law Legal News
Top Law News Allahabad HC order on release of Kulbhushan Jadhav from Pak April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has disposed of a PIL with certain observations for release of Kulbhushan Jadhav from Pakistan and his deportation to India. Jadhav was convicted with capital punishment in Pakistan recently. “In the instant case, if the negotiations have to take place, there is no reason for us to issue any direction at […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured HC order on release of Kulbhushan Jadhav from Pakistan Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Damage of Yamuna floodplains: Sri Sri blames govt, NGT April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Spiritual figure Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today blamed the government and the National Green Tribunal for permitting his NGO Art of Living (AOL) to hold the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna river bed and said they should be held responsible if any environmental damage was caused. The AOL head said the foundation had obtained […] Read more » Court Damage of Yamuna floodplains Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Sri Sri Ravishankar blames govt
Top Law News Replace Naroda Gam massacre case judge: victim writes to HC April 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case victim wrote to the Gujarat High Court today seeking replacement of the special SIT judge hearing the matter with an “impartial” one. Sharif Malek, whose house was looted and relatives killed on February 28, 2002 during the Naroda Gam massacre, also demanded cancellation of bail to Naroda Patiya convict […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News Replace Naroda Gam massacre case judge
Top Law News Son, brother of OPS get anticipatory bail in rioting case April 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today granted anticipatory bail to the son and brother of former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in a rioting case related to the RK Nagar Assembly by-poll campaign. When the petition filed by O P Ravindranath Kumar, son of Panneerselvam, along with his uncle O Raja, came up, Justice S Baskaran granted […] Read more » featured Legal News Madras High Court O Panneerselvam get anticipatory bail in rioting case RK Nagar Assembly by-poll campaign
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for policy on anthem, Song April 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre in four weeks on a plea seeking framing of a policy for promoting the national anthem and the national song. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra issued notice and asked the Centre to file its reply on the plea which also sought to ascertain the […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea for policy on anthem Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against UGC admission norms April 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre on a plea challenging UGC’s admission norms for M.Phil and Ph.D courses in the country. A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra also issued notice to the UGC and Jawaharlal Nehru University seeking their replies on the Students’ Federation of […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea against UGC admission norms