Media & Entertainment News National Security Top Law News Freedom of expression gives no right to destroy nation: BJP March 20, 2016 / March 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the debate on nationalism coming to the fore, BJP today said freedom of expression does not give a right to seek the country’s destruction, as the issue found the pride of place in the political resolution adopted at its National Executive meeting here. The issue of nationalism continued to take the centre stage in […] Read more » BJP featured
Top Law News JNU students Umar, Anirban granted six-month interim bail March 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment JNU students Umar, Anirban granted six-month interim bail New Delhi, JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested in a sedition case almost a month ago, were today granted interim bail for six months by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh granted the relief to the two accused on furnishing of a personal […] Read more » Anirban Anirban Bhattacharya Anirban Bhattacharya arrested in a sedition case interim bail for six months JNU students Judge Reetesh Singh Umar Umar Khalid Umar Khalid arrested in a sedition case
Top Law News Now CMs, Gov, union & state mins to be in govt ads March 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Pictures of Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Governors and State Ministers can now appear in government advertisements with the Supreme Court today modifying its earlier order and allowing their publication. The verdict came on pleas by Centre and states including poll-bound West Bengal and Tamil Nadu which had sought review of the Supreme Court […] Read more » Advertisements Chief Ministers government advertisements Governors state mins to be in govt ads Supreme Court Union Ministers
Top Law News NIA court frees 10 Iranians, one Pak in dhow case March 18, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on NIA court frees 10 Iranians, one Pak in dhow case Kochi, A special NIA court here today set free and a Pakistani national after the investigating agency submitted a charge-sheet giving a clean chit to the men arrested from an Iranian dhow intercepted off Kerala coast last year. Pronouncing the verdict in the case, the court, however, said the Captain of the ship has been […] Read more » 10 Iranians Foreigner Regional Registration Office K M Balachandran kochi NIA NIA court NIA Court Judge
Top Law News SC directs Punjab to maintain status quo SYL canal March 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, In a setback to Punjab, the Supreme Court today directed maintenance of status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal after Haryana alleged that attempts have been made to alter its use by levelling it. The apex court in its interim order also appointed Union Home Secretary and Punjab’s Chief Secretary […] Read more » Haryana Justice A.R. Dave maintain status quo SYL canal New Delhi sutlej yamuna link
Top Law News Two get capital punishment for kidnap & murder of minor March 18, 2016 / March 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two get capital punishment for kidnap & murder of minor Mehsana, A court at Visnagar in Mehsana district today awarded death sentence to two persons for kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old boy in March 2012. Additional Sessions Judge of Visnagar K M Dave awarded the death sentence to Akshay Patel and Kuldip Panchal observing that […] Read more » Akshay Patel judge Kidnap Kuldip Panchal Mehsana murder Pratik Patel punishment for kidnap & murder Visnagar Visnagar K M Dave
Top Law News HC quashes Baig”s death penalty in Pune German bakery blast March 18, 2016 / March 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mumbai, The Bombay High Court today quashed the death penalty awarded to lone convict Himayat Baig in the 2010 German Bakery blast in Pune due to lack of evidence, but confirmed the life sentence imposed on him for possession of explosives. A division bench of Justices N H Patil and S B Shukre said Baig […] Read more » Bombay Bombay High Court featured German Bakery blast Himayat Baig Mumbai N H Patil S B Shukre Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Uphaar case: SC assures AVUT of early open court hearing March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today assured the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) that it will accord an early open court hearing of its plea seeking review of its 2015 verdict by which real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal were required to serve two-year jail term if they failed to pay Rs […] Read more » AVUT Justice A.R. Dave Justice T.S. Thakur Justice U U Lalit Supreme Court Uphaar tragedy
Top Law News Court to hear bail plea of ex-DU lecturer SAR Gilani March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A Delhi court will hear tomorrow the arguments on the bail application moved by former DU lecturer SAR Gilani, arrested under sedition charges in connection with a Press Club event here. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal posted the matter for tomorrow after noting that the judge concerned was on leave today. Gilani, who […] Read more » DU lecturer SAR Gilani featured Judge Amit Bansal Judge Deepak Garg Patiala House court Sar Gilani
Top Law News SC to hear SGPC’s plea for prohibiting jokes on Sikhs March 17, 2016 / March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on April 5 the plea of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) along with other petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about the Sikh community and said it may act if people are commercially exploiting the jokes. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured jokes on Sikhs Justice U U Lalit prohibiting jokes on Sikhs Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Supreme Court
Top Law News AAP MLA’s medical claim:2 govt officials certify docs March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Two government officials today certified in a court here the documents related to the medical claim of nearly Rs 2 lakh allegedly taken by AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi for his mother who was not dependent on him. Metropolitan magistrate Ambika Singh recorded statements of complainant witnesses, Assistant Election Regional Officer (Model Town) […] Read more » AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi Akhilesh Pati Tripathi featured magistrate Ambika Singh medical claim
Top Law News Court order FIR on molestation plea against Vishwas March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi,A Delhi court today ordered lodging of an FIR on a plea by an AAP volunteer alleging molestation by party leader Kumar Vishwas with a liberty to police to arrest him if required during the investigation. The court also said the complaint accuses him of making “sexually coloured” remarks which requires probe. Metropolitan Magistrate […] Read more » AAP volunteer Delhi court featured Kumar Vishwas Magistrate Pankaj Sharma sexually coloured Vishwas
