Top Law News There should not be judicial redrafting of law: SC January 3, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment No form of government is perfect but these imperfections cannot be remedied by “judicial redrafting” of a legislative provision, the Supreme Court, in its minority verdict, today said while holding that the term “his religion” meant the faith of candidates only in the election law. The seven-judge bench, in a majority 4:3 verdict, took a […] Read more » Court featured judicial redrafting of law Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Do J&K HC judges take oath to uphold Constitution’ January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Does the non-applicability of any Constitutional amendment in Jammu and Kashmir without a Presidential order under Article 370 of Constitution make it non-obligatory for judges there to uphold Indian Constitution was the question before the Delhi High Court today. However, without going into its merit, the high court said it would like to get a […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured J&K high court Law Legal News
Consumer Law News Top Law News “Death due to mosquito bite an accident” January 2, 2017 / January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a ruling that will benefit many insurance holders, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that death due to mosquito bite causing malaria is an accident. “It is difficult for us to accept that the death due to a mosquito bite would not be a death due to an accident,” Justice V K […] Read more » consumer law court Court Death due to mosquito bite an accident featured insurance Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt junks plan for new law on grant of bail January 2, 2017 / January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Just over a year after it was conceived, the government has junked a plan to come out with a new law that clearly sets out conditions for grant of bail as it now feels that amendments in CrPC can help do away with cumbersome procedures involved in getting the relief. In September last year, the […] Read more » Court featured Govt junks plan Law Legal News new law on grant of bail
Top Law News Madras HC upholds order on dismissal of bank employee December 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has upheld a single judge order justifying the action of a nationalised bank which dismissed an employee from service for suppressing facts about his educational qualification while applying for the post of part-time house keeper. A division bench comprising Justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and S Vaidyanathan had recently dismissed the appeal […] Read more » Court featured ismissal of bank employee Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Court orders case against 3 cops for detaining woman December 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today issued an order to start a case against three policemen in connection with the alleged detention of a woman for more than 24 hours at Hanskhali police station in Nadia district. Additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM), Ranaghat, Sanghamitra Poddar issued the order against officer in charge (OC) Hanskhali police station Aninda […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court Court orders case against 3 cops detaining woman featured Hanskhali police station Law Legal News Nadia district
Top Law News Bombay HC tells Maha to set up new jail to solve overcrowding problem December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over overcrowding in jails, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to establish a new prison with kitchen and other facilities which would solve the problem of space constraint. A bench of justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed, hearing a petition, asked the state government to submit a plan for setting […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured jail Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Criminal Law News Top Law News CBI Court rejects bail pleas of Reddy, associates December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A CBI court here today dismissed the bail petitions of sand mining baron J Shekar Reddy and four others who were arrested in connection with alleged seizure of over Rs 170 crore, including new currency notes, from their premises. The order was passed by Special Judge for CBI cases Vijayalakshmi. The judge also dismissed a […] Read more » bail pleas of Reddy CBI court Court Criminal news featured J Shekar Reddy Law Legal News
Top Law News Chopper case: Court extends custody of two accused till Jan 13 December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended by a fortnight the judicial custody of former IAF chief S P Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan, co-accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case. Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet Anand extended their 14- day custody which expired today, till January 13, after the CBI moved an application for the […] Read more » AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case Chopper case Court Delhi court featured Gautam Khaitan Law Legal News Sanjeev Tyagi
Top Law News Suspended ATS cop alleges two Malegaon blasts accused no more December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A suspended Maharashtra ATS officer told a court in Solapur that two of the absconding accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts case are dead but are falsely shown as “alive” by probe agencies. Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad’s former senior inspector Mehmood Mujawar has, in an application filed in August before a magistrate court in Solapur, alleged that […] Read more » Anti Terrorism Squad Court featured Law Legal News Malegaon blasts Mehmood Mujawar Mumbai
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bail of Pingale held in connection with cash seizure, rejected December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has denied bail to former NCP MP and current chairman of Nashik APMC, Devidas Pingale, who was arrested by the ACB in connection with the seizure of around Rs 58 lakh from a car in October which the police suspect was unaccounted money. The District and Sessions court here turned down Pingale’s […] Read more » Bail of Pingale cash seizure Court Devidas Pingale featured Law Legal News Nashik APMC NCP
Top Law News Demonetisation, Tatas, drugs ban kept Delhi HC busy in 2016 December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A large number of PILs on issues relating to demonetisation and litigations involving Tatas over management and operation of its JV airline AirAsia India and the iconic Taj Mansingh hotel in the heart of capital were among major financial and corporate cases handled by the Delhi High Court in 2016. The high court, which was […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Demonetisation drugs ban featured Law Legal News Tata's
