Top Law News Money laundering case: Bhujbal sent to ED custody March 16, 2016 / March 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mumbai, Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal was today remanded in custody of Enforcement Directorate till March 17 by a special court here, a day after he was arrested by the agency in a money laundering case in connection with the alleged Maharashtra Sadan scam. Bhujbal, a former deputy chief minister, was produced before the special […] Read more » Bhujbal sent to ED custody Chhagan Bhujbal featured Hiten Venegaonkar Maharashtra Sadan scam money laundering case
Top Law News HC clears issuance of warrants in Spicejet to Kalanithi March 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Delhi High Court today passed an interim order paving the way for issuance of stock warrants in and his Kal Airways Pvt Ltd (KAL) saying there was no impediment before BSE in considering their joint representation seeking approval of the warrant issue. As per the plea of Sun group head Kalanithi Maran, he […] Read more » Delhi High Court HC HC clears issuance Justice Manmohan Singh Kal Airways Pvt Ltd Kalanithi Maran Manmohan Singh Spicejet
Top Law News Man acquitted of kidnapping and rape charges March 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A Delhi court has acquitted a man of charges of kidnapping and raping a minor girl after she deposed that neither the accused nor any other person had committed sexual assault upon her. Additional Sessions Judge let off the North Delhi resident after noting that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Delhi court Gautam Manan kidnapping and rape Man acquitted North Delhi resident
Top Law News JNU case: Khalid & Bhattacharya seek bail March 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, JNU students and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested in a sedition case in which JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar is also an accused, today moved a Delhi court seeking bail. Both students who were arrested after they had surrendered on the night of February 23, filed their applications before the Patiala House Courts registry and their […] Read more » Anirban Bhattacharya Bhattacharya featured JNU JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar Patiala House Courts Umar Khalid
Top Law News SC asks Swamy to amend plea on Jet-Etihad deal March 16, 2016 / March 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader to amend his plea, seeking quashing of alliance between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, by also challenging the bilateral agreement between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on increasing number of flights between the two countries. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur […] Read more » amend plea Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured Jet-Etihad deal Justice U U Lalit Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in SC for amendment in RTI Act March 15, 2016 / March 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to amend the RTI Act for fixing time limit for disposal of appeals by the Central Information Commission and state information panels. The plea has been filed by an RTI activist against an order of the Allahabad High […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Central Information Commission featured gonda lawyer Shiv Kumar Tripathi Rakesh Kumar Tewari RTI Act. Sarju Nahar Khand Shiv Kumar Tripathi state information panels Supreme Court
Top Law News Misbehaviour case: AP minister’s son gets bail March 15, 2016 / March 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hyderabad, A local court today granted bail to Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu, who was arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a 20-year-old woman teacher. “Susheel was granted bail by the court. He has to cooperate with the investigation,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Banjara Hills Division) D Uday Kumar […] Read more » AP minister's son gets bail Assistant Commissioner Banjara Hills Division featured local court Ravela Susheel Social Welfare Minister Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu
Top Law News HC criticises IO for not arresting woman MLA E S Bijimol March 15, 2016 / March 15, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kochi,The Kerala High Court today slammed the Investigating Officer concerned for not effecting the arrest of a woman MLA in Kerala in connection with a criminal case related to assault of an additional district magistrate in Idukki district while discharging his official duty. Rejecting the police report that there was no need for arresting CPI […] Read more » anticipatory bail application filed by Bijimol B Kemal Pasha Bijimol CPI MLA E S Bijimol featured HC criticises IO MLA E S Bijimol not arresting woman MLA
Top Law News Chhota Rajan passport case: 3 ex-officials get bail March 15, 2016 / March 15, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today granted bail to three retired public servants, chargesheeted along with underworld don Chhota Rajan in an alleged fake passport case, after they appeared before it in pursuance to the summmons issued to them. Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar gave the relief to retired passport officers — Jay Shree Rahate, Deepak Natvarlal […] Read more » Chhota Rajan passport case Prevention of Corruption Act Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar
Consumer Law News Top Law News Health Ministry bans 344 fixed dose combination drugs March 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Health Ministry has banned about 344 fixed dose combination drugs, including cough syrups compositions, saying they involve “risk” to humans and safer alternatives were available. The ban on the drugs comes into immediate effect and the ministry has come out with a gazette notification regarding the matter. “Altogether 344 such fixed dose combinations have been […] Read more » 344 fixed dose combination drugs 344 fixed dose combination drugs banned drugs banned featured fixed dose combination drugs health ministry
Top Law News Legal heirs of deceased convicts liable to pay fine: Bombay HC March 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convicts are liable to pay fines and compensation, imposed by the trial courts, from the properties left behind by him. The judgement was delivered by Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, who observed that death of a convict does not discharge […] Read more » Bombay HC deceased convicts featured Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi Legal heirs Legal heirs of deceased convicts liable pay fine
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News PM raises pendency issue asks courts to highlight oldest cases March 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mooted a novel idea of courts coming out with an annual bulletin to highlight the oldest cases being tried by them to help create sensitivity on pendency of cases in the country. Speaking at the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Patna High Court, he also sought suggestions on […] Read more » Patna High Court pendency of case Prime Minister Narendra Modi