Top Law News Vodafone tax case: Delhi HC allows penalty proceedings June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today allowed the income tax department to go ahead with its penalty proceedings against telecom major Vodafone, but asked the agency not to give effect to its final order till the next hearing in July. A vacation bench of V Kameswar Rao and I S Mehta passed the order on Vodafone’s plea […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News penalty proceedings Vodafone tax case
Top Law News Court asks magistrate to decide afresh driving case June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has set aside the one-year jail term of a man, who was convicted for causing death of a person due to his negligent driving, saying he did not get meaningful legal assistance during trial. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Vrinda Kumari remanded the case back to the magisterial court with a direction that […] Read more » Court Delhi court driving case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC refers petition on homosexuality to CJI’s bench June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred the plea of some celebrities, who claim to be part of the LGBT community, seeking quashing of section 377 of the IPC which criminalises homosexuality in the country, to a bench already seized of the matter. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan said the matter […] Read more » CJI's bench Court featured Law Legal News petition on homosexuality Supreme Court
Top Law News “Attack” Pandi moves HC for bail June 28, 2016 / June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today directed the CB-CID police to file its counter to a bail plea of the prime accused in the murder of a former close aide of former union minister M K Alagiri here in 2013. Justice V M Velumani directed the CB-CID to file the counter on […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Pandi moves HC for bail Tamilnadu
Top Law News Celebs move SC for decriminalising consensual homosexuality June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Some high-profile celebrities, who claim to be part of the LGBT community, have approached the Supreme Courtseeking quashing of section 377 of the IPC which criminalises homosexuality in the country. The celebrities, including chef Ritu Dalmia, hotelier Aman Nath and dancer N S Johar, have sought protection of their sexual rights on the ground that […] Read more » celebs consensual homosexuality Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court quashes summons to BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has quashed the order summoning BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri as accused in an alleged assault case, saying there was an attempt to rope him in the case due to “political rivalry”. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar allowed the plea of 54-year-old Bidhuri, also an ex-MLA, while observing that the complainant Sameen Bhai […] Read more » assault case Court Court quashes summons to BJP MP featured Law Legal News Ramesh Bidhuri
Top Law News Disability of witness does not affect credibility: Delhi HC June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Courts must take due care when a differently-abled person who may have a limited vocabulary is being cross-examined and should protect such witnesses from being unfairly dealt with, the Delhi High Court has said. The disability of such a witness does not affect his or her credibility, the High Court said, stressing it was the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Disability of witness does not affect credibility featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Immediate steps must to ensure safety of doctors: Bombay HC June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said steps needed to be taken at the earliest to ensure security in state and civic-run hospitals to prevent attacks on doctors and staff by aggrieved relatives of patients. The issue was raised by a division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayyed after going through an […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News safety of doctors
Top Law News Tibetan moves Delhi HC to get an Indian passport June 28, 2016 / June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 46-year-old Tibetan has moved the Delhi High Court pushing for implementation of the Indian Citizenship Act to allow him to legally procure an Indian passport. Lobsang Wangyal in his plea before Justice Manmohan has said that despite being a registered voter, his application for an Indian passport was rejected on the ground that though born […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Tibetan moves HC to get an Indian passport
Top Law News Chhota Rajan fake passport case: Retd govt officer moves Delhi HC June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A retired government official, who along with gangster Chhota Rajan is facing trial in a fake passport case, has moved Delhi High Court seeking quashing of criminal and corruption charges framed against her. The petition by the 62-year-old woman, a former public servant who worked in a regional passport office at Bengaluru, has sought quashing […] Read more » Chhota Rajan fake passport case Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News No further interim protection from arrest to Pankaj Bhujbal June 27, 2016 / June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today declined to grant interim protection from arrest to NCP MLA Pankaj Bhujbal in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate. A division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka rejected his petition. It also posted his petition against the non-bailable warrant issued by the special court for Prevention of Money […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News NCP Pankaj Bhujbal
Top Law News Bombay HC junks PIL for quashing school admission order June 27, 2016 / June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking quashing of a 2015 Maharashtra government resolution making it mandatory for children to submit Aadhaar card while securing school admission. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A A Sayyad rejected the public interest litigation challenging the government resolution (GR) issued on April 21, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News PIL quashing school admission order
