Top Law News Banning tainted leaders from polls: SC to set up larger bench January 6, 2017 / January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ahead of crucial upcoming Assembly polls in five states, the Supreme Court today said it would “soon constitute” a five-judge bench to decide questions like whether people facing trial in serious crime cases can be allowed to contest and at which stage of trial, a lawmaker would stand disqualified. “We must clarify this matter so […] Read more » Banning tainted leaders from polls Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Can’t deny justice in over zealousness to dispose cases: Delhi HC January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Courts must never deny justice to anyone in “over zealousness” to dispose cases, the Delhi High Court has said while observing that “docket explosion” of matters is a problem for the judicial system to contend with. A bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar said this while setting aside a judgement passed by […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News zealousness to dispose cases
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks MoEF not to act under new notification January 5, 2017 / January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to task over its recent notification exempting real estate projects from obtaining prior environmental clearance (EC) and restrained it from granting any fresh permissions under the new regulation. “You can’t do legal blunders and get away with it,” a bench headed by […] Read more » Court EC Environment Law News environmental clearance featured Law Legal News ministry of environment and forests NGT
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man who lost eye in fight gets justice after 17 years January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man who lost an eye after getting beaten up by two brothers has found justice, albeit after 17 years, as a local court here sentenced the accused to 10 years in prison. Additional District Sessions Court judge D C Singh held the brothers Avnish and Perveen guilty under Section 326 of the IPC (Voluntarily […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Muzaffarngar Section 326 of the IPC UP
Top Law News SC dismisses plea for CBI probe into Jayalalithaa’s death January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed pleas, including that of Rajya Sabha MP and expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala Pushpa, seeking a CBI probe or a judicial investigation by an apex court judge into the death of J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and R F Nariman said that a similar petition is pending […] Read more » CBI Court featured Jayalalithaa's death Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Unauthorised colonies born out of greed: Delhi HC January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Unauthorised colonies are normally born out of greed with intent of securing unmerited benefits and legalising them has emboldened purchasers of acquired land and encroachers apart from leading to manifold problems, the Delhi High Court has said. “This court would like to emphasise the distinction between an unauthorised colony and jhuggi jhopri cluster. While jhuggi […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Unauthorised colonies born out of greed
Criminal Law News Top Law News Rohit Tandon was the main conspirator: ED to court January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate today opposed the bail plea of controversial lawyer Rohit Tandon, who is in jail for alleged seizure of Rs 13.6 crore cash from his law firm as part of an anti-blackmoney probe, telling a court here that he was one of the main conspirators in the illegal conversion of nearly Rs 60 […] Read more » Court ED Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News Prevention of Money Laundering Act Rohit Tandon
Criminal Law News Top Law News CBI has agenda against me: Peter Mukerjea January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the murder case of his step daughter Sheena Bora, today told a special court here that CBI was trying to malign his image. Peter’s lawyer Mihir Gheewala argued on framing of charges. Special judge for CBI cases H S Mahajan is likely to frame charges in the case […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News PETER MUKERJEA Sheena Bora murder case
Criminal Law News Top Law News US woman gangrape case: Accused denied bail January 5, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the bail application of one of the four men arrested for allegedly raping a US tourist in a 5-star hotel here last year. Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kapoor denied the relief to accused Vivek Srivastava, who was working in the hotel when the crime was allegedly committed. The court rejected […] Read more » bail Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News US woman gangrape case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets 10 years jail for possessing drugs January 4, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man has been sent to 10 years in jail for possessing 6.5 kg of opium by a special court, which slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on him. The court awarded the sentence to Madhya Pradesh resident Vishnu, while noting that he was carrying opium in commercial quantity. “Keeping in view the commercial […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Man gets 10 years jail possessing drugs
Top Law News Madras HC dispenses with appearance of CEC on election plea January 4, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today dispensed with the personal appearance of the Chief Election Commissioner in an election petition matter. Justice MV Muralidharan allowed a petition by Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhani on behalf of the CEC, seeking to dispense with his personal appearance in court. The judge had, on December 23, ordered […] Read more » CEC Court election featured Law Legal News Madras High Court plea Tamil Nadu
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-MLA Ranveer Yadav gets life term in murder case January 4, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today sentenced former MLA Ranveer Yadav to life imprisonment in a murder case that dates back to 1988. Additional District Judge Phool Singh also imposed on Yadav, an Independent MLA from Khagaria Assembly seat in 1990, a fine of Rs 50,000 after finding him guilty in the murder case of Sunil Yadav. […] Read more » Court Criminal news Ex-MLA Ranveer Yadav featured Law Legal News life term murder case
