Top Law News Child to remain with adoptive parents, orders Calcutta HC December 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court has directed that a two-year-old child would remain with a couple who had adopted her, despite the biological mother’s tearful plea to get her back, noting that a lower court had passed the order for adoption of the child. A division bench comprising justices Ashim Kumar Ray and M M Banerjee […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Child to remain with adoptive parents Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Magistrate can extend detention period upto 180 days: Madras HC December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Magistrate can extend detention period upto 180 days: Madras HC The custody of a person accused of a crime under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act can be extended by a court up to 180 days, provided it is satisfied with the report of the public prosecutor indicating progress in the probe and finds other specific reasons, the Madras High Court has said. A division bench comprising […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court grants bail to Iranian national in USD 200 theft case December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A city court today granted bail to an Iranian national who was arrested in connection with theft of USD 200 from a money changer in Southeast Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain enlarged Davoud Zare on bail, who was in judicial custody since November 25, on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 and a cash […] Read more » Court Court grants bail to Iranian national Criminal news Davoud Zare featured Law Legal News theft case
Top Law News 35,000 lawyers abstain from judicial work in J’khand December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Over 35,000 lawyers of state today abstained from judicial work to express solidarity to a day-long pen down strike called by Jharkhand Bar Council in protest against the firing by miscreants in the Jamshedpur Bar Association building on Wednesday last. JMM leader-cum-contractor Upendra Singh, 56, was shot dead in the incident that took place in […] Read more » 35000 lawyers abstain from judicial work Court featured Jharkhand Law Legal News
Consumer Law News Top Law News Rly obliged to take care of passenger, luggage: SRDC December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) today asked the Northern Railway to compensate a passenger for his stolen luggage and said the national carrier was obligated to ensure that a traveller reaches his destination safely with his baggage. The commission rejected the railway’s contention, invoking Section 100 of the Indian Railways Act, that […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission featured Law Legal News luggage Rly obliged to take care of passenger SRDC
Top Law News “No scope for interference with Muslim Personal Law” December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Prominent Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind today told the Supreme Court there is no scope for interference with the Muslim Personal Law in which triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy are well rooted and stand on much higher pedestal as compared to other customs. In its counter affidavit, the Jamiat stated that the Muslim Personal Law […] Read more » Court featured jamiat Ulema-i-Hind Law Legal News Muslim Personal Law Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-armyman given bail in high profile sex racket case December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted bail to retired Colonel Ajay Ahlawat, who was arrested in a high profile sex-racket case allegedly involving government servants and women from Central Asian countries. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain granted bail to Ahlawat, who was produced from judicial custody, on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and […] Read more » Court Criminal news Ex-armyman given bail in sex racket case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Fin Min, RBI response sought on exchanging old notes December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has sought response from the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India on a PIL seeking extension of deadline for exchanging the demonetised notes. A division bench of Justices Bhushan Gavai and Vinay Deshpande issued the notices yesterday while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), and posted the matter for further […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court exchanging old notes featured Fin Min Law Legal News RBI
Top Law News Allahabad HC turns down plea of live-in couple for protection December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has turned down the plea of a live-in couple that they be provided protection on the ground that the woman in question happened to be married and “her marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date”. Justice Suneet Kumar passed the order last month, dismissing the petition […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News plea of live-in couple for protection
Top Law News Cap on cash withdrawal: Delhi HC dismisses plea to recall its order December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking recall of its order rejecting a plea to remove the cap on daily withdrawal of money deposited in banks before the demonetisation decision. “The application is dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V Kameswar Rao said. The bench had on November 25 dismissed […] Read more » Cap on cash withdrawal Court Delhi High Court demonetization featured Law Legal News plea
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-MLA Rambeer Shokeen sent to 5 days police custody December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent former MLA Rambeer Shokeen, who has been chargesheeted along with alleged gangster Neeraj Bawana and others in a case under MCOCA, to five days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit sent Shokeen to custody of Delhi Police after he was produced before the court, saying that his custodial interrogation […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MCOCA police custody Rambeer Shokeen
Top Law News We have intention to pay damages to Docomo: Tata December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tata Sons today told the Delhi High Court that it has every intention of paying the arbitral award of USD 1.17 billion in favour of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo, but has been unable to do so due to lack of permission from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Even as Tata Sons made the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Docomo featured Law Legal News Tata
