Top Law News Delhi HC asks Virbhadra why he was not joining DA probe April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, an accused in a disproportionate assets case along with others, today said he had no problem in joining the CBI’s investigation in the matter after the Delhi High Court asked him why he was not doing so. “Your (Singh) name is there in the FIR. Why don’t you join the […] Read more » Court DA probe Delhi High Court featured himachal padesh Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Madras HC moved against cyber pornography April 5, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to police to take steps to check cyber pornography, saying such content had an extremely bad effect on the youth and was leading to various types of social problems and perpetration of crime. When the petition came up for hearing, a bench […] Read more » Court cyber pornography featured Law Legal News Madras HC moved against cyber pornography Madras High Court
Top Law News Milk company convicted for selling substandard products April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local milk processing company has been been found guilty and convicted for selling misbranded, substandard and unsafe milk products by a court in central Kashmirs Budgam district. The court also imposed a fine of Rs nine lakh on it. In his order yesterday, Sub Judge Imtiaz Ahmad Lone said, “Accused company M/S Khyber Agro […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News M/S Khyber Agro Farms Pvt Ltd Milk company convicted for selling substandard products
Top Law News SC refuses early hearing to Swamy’s plea for facilities at Ayodhya April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to give an early hearing to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking facilities for the devotees visiting the disputed site in Ayodhya. “You (Swamy) are just an intervener and your plea will be heard along with that of other aggrieved parties,” a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur […] Read more » Ayodhya Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Swamy's plea for facilities at Ayodhya
Top Law News Allahabad HC contempt notice to UP govt official April 4, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today issued contempt notice to the Principal Secretary (Home) of Uttar Pradesh, Debashish Panda, for allegedly not complying with the directions of the court to provide documents to suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur about departmental inquiry against the latter. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya gave this order on a contempt petition filed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Contempt notice Court featured Law Legal News UP
Top Law News Centre not to support AMU for its minority status April 4, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Centre not to support AMU for its minority statusThe NDA government today told the Supreme Court that it would withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA government challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict holding the Aligarh Muslim University as non-minority institution. “I changed my mind two months ago,” Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told a […] Read more » AMU Centre government Court featured Law Legal News minority status
Criminal Law News Top Law News HC dismisses ISIS recruit’s appeal against denial of bail April 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed an appeal filed by alleged ISIS recruit Areeb Majeed challenging a special NIA court order that had denied him bail in May last year. “We find no merits in the appeal and the application seeking bail. Hence both stand dismissed,” a division bench of justices R V More and […] Read more » denial of bail featured HC ISIS recruit Areeb Majeed ISIS recruit's appeal ISIS recruit's appeal against denial of bail
Top Law News Art of Living event: NGT notice to Delhi government on review plea April 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We have gone through the review plea. The whole emphasis in your petition is on the delay and laches. See, we have only passed an interim order and the matter is yet to be heard finally on merits. All rights and contentions are kept open and no direction is required at this stage…Issue notice,” the […] Read more » Advocate Sanjay Parikh Art of Living event Delhi government featured NGT
Top Law News PIL seeks HC order to protect women at Maharashtra’s Shani temple April 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A criminal public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday sought a direction to Maharashtra government and Director General of Police to protect women who enter the Shani temple at Shingnapur in Ahmednagar district to worship the deity. The petition also urged the court to direct the Shaneshwar Devasthan Trust, which manages […] Read more » activist Hemant Patil Bombay High Court entrance of women at Maharashtra’s Shani temple featured HC Maharashtra’s Shani temple PIL protect women at Maharashtra’s Shani temple
Top Law News Special CBI court allows Vanzara to return to Gujarat April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today relaxed bail conditions of retired IPS officer D G Vanzara, a key accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan by allowing him to enter and stay in Gujarat. A court of special judge S J Raje today allowed his bail modification plea to enter and stay in […] Read more » CBI court Court encounter case of Ishrat Jahan featured Gujarat Law Legal News retired IPS officer D G Vanzara Special CBI court allows Vanzara to return to Gujarat
Top Law News Electoral reforms are long-awaited: SC April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Electoral reforms are long-awaited: SC Supreme Court today accepted that electoral reforms are “long awaited” but refused to entertain a PIL of several eminent citizens, including former air chief S Krishnaswamy and top cop Julio F Ribeiro, seeking a direction to Election Commission to verify details of persons contesting polls. The apex court also said poll reforms have to be […] Read more » Court Electoral reforms Electoral reforms are long-awaited: SC featured Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Viral video: SC junks compensation plea of city cop April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a Delhi Police head constable seeking compensation for his “wrong” portrayal in a video that went viral on social media last year showing him swaying and collapsing in a metro coach in an alleged drunken state. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Supreme Court viral video