Top Law News Court restrains grandson from dispossessing 92-yr-old man of July 27, 2016 / July 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Coming to the aid of a 92-year-old man, a Delhi court has restrained his grandson from forcibly dispossessing him of a disputed property. The court has passed the interim order on the elderly man’s suit filed against his grandson, who has allegedly forged and fabricated documents giving him a share of the property. “The defendant […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Petition filed in Bombay HC in MIDC land deal matter July 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A ‘whistle blower’ has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Courtseeking setting aside of a “toothless” inquiry committee, set up to probe allegations against former Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse in the MIDC land purchase deal here. Hemant Gavande, a builder who had levelled allegations against Khadse in the MIDC land purchase matter, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News MIDC land deal matter
Top Law News Court issues arrest warrant against Vijayakanth, wife July 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in nearby Tirupur today issued arrest warrants against DMDK leader Vijayakanth and his wife Premalatha after they repeatedly failed to appear before it in a defamation case filed against them. Principal District Judge Alamelu Natarajan ordered the arrest warrants against the two as they failed to appear before the court for the past […] Read more » Court DMDK leader Vijayakanth featured Law Legal News
Top Law News J’Khand: HC holds appointment of a judicial magistrate illegal July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jharkhand High Court today held the appointment of one Chanchal Kumar as a Judicial Magistrate illegal for taking benefit of reservation under BC-1 in the interview while he himself had applied for the post in the caste category BC-2. The High Court also appointed the petitioner in his place as she was the next in […] Read more » Court featured Jharkhand High Court judicial academy Law Legal News
Top Law News Illegal sale of NSP arms: SC reserves verdict on PIL July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a PIL filed in 2007 which alleged that a racket was being run by some army officers and bureaucrats by illegally procuring and selling Non-standard Pattern (NSP) weapons from Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur concluded hearing arguments on the […] Read more » (NSP) Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Non-bailable warrant against Dayashankar July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today issued a non-bailable warrant against suspended BJP leader Dayashankar Singh on the application of the district police over his derogatory remarks against BSP supremo Mayawati. “The district police had approached the local court for NBW against Dayashankar. It has been issued today,” IG Law and Order Hariram Sharma told reporters here. […] Read more » BJP leader Dayashankar Singh BSP Supremo Mayawati Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC slams Rajpal Yadav for not settling bizman’s loan July 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today pulled up Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav for not paying money to a businessman here despite giving repeated undertakings before court, saying his conduct in the case was “inexplicable”. “You have taken the court for a ride. People like you should go to jail. You filed undertakings after undertakings and still you […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Rajpal Yadav Supreme Court
Top Law News Courts should rarely exercise power to thwart arbitration: HC July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has said that while courts have the power to issue injunction against arbitration proceedings, they should use it rarely. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said courts need to remind themselves that the trend was to minimise interference with arbitration which was the “forum of choice”. “Courts must […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC under security blanket as lawyers hold siege stir July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sections of lawyers from across Tamil Nadu are holding a siege protest in front of the Madras High Court here today demanding withdrawal of new disciplinary rules, claiming them to be “draconian,” even as police brought the court premises under a tight security blanket. The advocates belonging to various lawyers associations are seeking withdrawal of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News AAP MLA remanded in two days police custody in sacrilege case July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Yadav was today remanded in police custody for two days by a local court in connection with an incident of alleged sacrilege here last month, a day after the Delhi legislator was arrested in the case by Punjab police. Malerkotla Additional Civil Judge Preeti Sukheja sent Yadav to two […] Read more » (AAP) MLA Naresh Yadav Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Disqualification of lawmakers: SC seeks response July 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission on a PIL alleging that despite the ruling of the apex court, elected lawmakers continue to enjoy their status as MPs and MLAs for quite some time after their conviction in criminal cases. Initially, a bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices […] Read more » Court featured Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC asks Centre to take possession and secure Adarsh apartments July 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to take possession and secure the 31-storey controversial Adarsh apartments in Mumbai and issued notices to various stakeholders on pleas challenging the Bombay High Court order asking civic bodies to demolish it. The Centre gave an assurance to the court that the building would not be demolished. […] Read more » Adarsh apartments Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court