Top Law News “Parl should approve revised nat’l policy on elderly” January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parliament should approve the national policy on welfare of elderly person in view of a “grey tsunami” which is likely to overtake the nation, an NGO has told the Supreme Court. The report on policies for elderly and suggestions was filed before a bench of Justices M B Lokur and P C Pant which took […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News national policy NGO Parliament Supreme Court welfare of elderly person
Top Law News SC to decide if courts can add word ‘rigorous’ to life term January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for the convicts by adding the word “rigorous” (harsh) to life sentence as the law does not provide for this. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and R K Agrawal considered a submission which said […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure Court featured Law Legal News life imprisonments Supreme Court
Top Law News Demonetisation puts probe agencies in a fix January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Probe agencies like CBI and NIA have found themselves in a piquant situation following demonetisation of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, taking varying stands in different courts on whether to keep the seized crime money with them to safeguard evidence or deposit the currency to save them from becoming worthless. The dilemma is […] Read more » CBI Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News NIA probe agencies
Top Law News SC dismisses poll petition against ex-CM’s son January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Upholding a Bombay High Court order, the Supreme Court has dismissed an election petition filed against Amit Deshmukh, Maharashtra MLA and son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, alleging he had indulged in “corrupt practices”. A division bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Ashok Bhushan, dismissed the petition saying “we do not find […] Read more » Amit Deshmukh Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra poll petition Supreme Court Vilasrao Deshmukh
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC upholds life sentence to man for murder of minor daughter January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to a 29-year-old man for murdering his minor daughter, relying on the evidence of the victim’s mother who is an eye-witness. A division bench headed by Justice V K Tahilramani recently dismissed an appeal filed by convict Mohammad Naim Nabi Khan challenging a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Life sentence murder of minor daughter
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four robbers awarded 7 yr imprisonment January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four persons were awarded seven year imprisonment each by a local court here for looting a bank branch in 2012. The sentence was given by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hisar, Vimal Kumar yesterday who found them guilty. Four robbers had looted Rs 3.31 lakh from the Kaimari road branch of Punjab National Bank in […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Four robbers awarded 7 yr imprisonment Haryana Hisar Law Legal News
Top Law News Train young lawyers to understand profession,ethics January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J S Khehar today urged the Bar Council of India to train young lawyers to make them understand the profession and its work ethics. He also asked the apex lawyers’ body, BCI, to improve the quality of legal institutions by training and helping litigants and make the lawyers competent enough to […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Bar Council of India BCI Chief Justice of India Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to quash rape charge against man January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refused to quash rape charges against a man, observing that it cannot be inferred that the “somersault” by the woman was “genuine”. “There are specific and clear allegations against the petitioner in the statement of the complainant on the basis of which the FIR in question was lodged. She reiterated her […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News Rlys, armed forces & varsities seeks recall of BCCI judgement January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a fresh development, Railways, armed forces and Association of Universities today moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its judgement on implementation of Justice R M Lodha panel recommendations advocating sweeping reforms in BCCI. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for them, told a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra that as a result of […] Read more » Armed Forces BCCI Court featured Judgement Law Legal News Lodha panel railways varsities
Top Law News SC irked over use of unparliametary word by lawyer January 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The high stake BCCI hearing today witnessed a piquant situation when a senior advocate used an unparliamentary word while assailing the verdict, evoking sharp reaction from the Supreme Court which not only reprimanded him but barred him from advancing arguments for the day. The charged-up hearing in the BCCI matter before a newly constituted bench […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Kerala Cricket Association Law lawyer Legal News Supreme Court unparliametary word
Top Law News CS, DGP assure HC of traffic regulation January 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Appearing before the Patna High Court, Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh and DGP P K Thakur today assured the court that traffic would be regulated during the human chain programme tomorrow and participation of students and teachers would be voluntary. The undertaking on traffic and participation of schools teachers and students was given by two […] Read more » Anjani Kumar Singh Court DGP P K Thakur featured Law Legal News Patna High Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Brookline man gets 20 months in jail for insider trading January 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Brookline man will spend 20 months in prison for giving friends illegal insider trading tips that netted them $1 million in illegal profits, federal prosecutors said. Amit Kanodia, 49, of Brookline, was also given two years supervised release, 100 hours of community service, a fine of $200,000 and forfeiture of $242,500, which represented his […] Read more » 20 months in jail for insider trading Amit Kanodia featured illegal profits insider trading
