Top Law News ‘High time courts dealt with frivolous pleas strictly’ April 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea of a man seeking appointment in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on compassionate ground terming it a “frivolous petition” which needed to be dealt with sternly. “It is high time that courts deal with certain frivolous petitions in a very strict manner,” Justice Valmiki J Mehta […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court FCI featured Food Corporation of India Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man sentenced to death for raping, killing minor April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fast track court today handed death sentence to a man for raping and killing a minor at Kashipur in Udhamsingh Nagar district last year. Fast track POCSO court judge Neelam Ratra handed the death sentence to Karandeep Sharma alias Raju after pronouncing him guilty of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl on the night […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Man sentenced to death for raping minor murder case udham singh nagar Uttarakhand
Consumer Law News Top Law News Bihar-based university asked to pay for cancelling MBA course April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has held a university in Bihar guilty of making an applicant suffer by “unauthorisedly” initiating an MBA course and then cancelling it. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), however, reduced the amount of Rs 4.5 lakh awarded to the man as compensation for loss of career opportunity by a district […] Read more » apex consumer commission BIHAR Court featured Law Legal News National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC university asked to pay for cancelling MBA course
Criminal Law News Top Law News 2 men acquitted in 23 yr old case by HC of trying to kill man April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two men who had beaten up a tempo driver 23 years ago have been acquitted by the Delhi High Court of the charge of attempting to kill the victim but convicted for causing grievous injuries. While modifying their conviction, Justice P S Teji let them off on the period they have already spent behind the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC junks 14-yr-old ban on meat sale on Mahavir Jayanti April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid the ongoing hearing by a Bombay High Court bench of a plea against the ban on meat sale during Jain festivals since 2015, another bench recently quashed a 14-year-old bar against mutton vending during Mahavir Jayanti. Government counsel Hiten Venegaonkar gave this information about Justice A S Oka quashing the 14-year-old government’s order banning […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC junks 14-yr-old ban on meat sale on Mahavir Jayanti Law Legal News
Top Law News SC imposes costs on 13 states, 2 UTs for not filling vacancies April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acting firmly, the Supreme Court has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each against 13 states and two Union territories for not filling up vacancies in their State Commission for Child Rights (SCCR), saying a central law must be adhered to. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta noted that these states […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News SCCR State Commission for Child Rights Supreme Court
Top Law News Widows’ plight: SC asks Centre to convene meet to frame norms April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to convene a meeting for considering suggestions mooted by the National Commission for Women (NCW) and formulate directions to improve the condition of destitute widows in the country. A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was intimated by the counsel for the Ministry of Women […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Widows' plight
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court dismisses banker’s anticipatory bail plea April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court dismissed today the anticipatory bail plea of a private bank official, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a fraud case post demonetisation, in a related cheating case. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry denied the relief to 32-year-old Vineet Gupta, a branch manager in Axis Bank’s Kashmere Gate branch […] Read more » banker's anticipatory bail plea Court Demonetisation ED Enforcement Directorate featured Fraud case Law Legal News Special court
Top Law News Googlee given to Google by Delhi HC April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The domain name ‘Googlee’ has gone to search engine major Google as the Delhi High Court held that it was registered in bad faith, and not a coincidence, by an entity. The high court refused to interfere with the decision of an arbitrator ruling in favour of Google and transferred the domain name Googlee.in to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Google Googlee Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Plea against Kejriwal: Court says ACB’s report unsatisfactory April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court expressed unhappiness over an “unsatisfactory” report of the Anti-Corruption Branch on threat perception to the complainants in the alleged PWD scam in which a criminal plea has been filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his relative. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra said no efforts have been made by the agency to contact […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Branch Court Delhi Court says ACB's report unsatisfactory featured Law Legal News Plea against Kejriwal PWD scam
Top Law News WhatsApp privacy policy: SC refers matter to Constitution April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred social media platform WhatsApp’s privacy policy matter to a Constitution bench, which will hear the issue on April 18, saying it concerns the larger issue of privacy and right to personal liberty. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said when the matter deals […] Read more » Constitution Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court WhatsApp privacy policy
Criminal Law News Top Law News Former BSSC Chairman Sudhir Kumar denied bail plea April 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today denied bail to former Bihar Staff Selection Commission Chairman Sudhir Kumar, arrested in a case involving the leakage of question papers of a clerical grade examination held by the Commission. While turning down the bail plea of senior IAS officer Kumar, Vigilance Court judge Madhukar Kumar also denied bail to the […] Read more » Court featured Former BSSC Chairman Law leakage of question papers of a clerical grade examination Legal News Sudhir Kumar denied bail plea
