Top Law News Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An educated woman is mature enough to understand the consequences of having physical relations with her partner and such cases will not fall under the ambit of rape, the Bombay High Court said today while granting anticipatory bail to a 25-year-old man. Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of the youth from […] Read more » Bombay High Court Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt to frame rules to ensure police don’t misuse powers while March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court it was planning to frame guidelines to ensure police don’t misuse powers while raiding hotels to check prostitution. This was stated by Chief Public Prosecutor S S Shindewhen a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka inquired whether the state had issued any guidelines to ensure police do […] Read more » Court featured Govt to frame rules to ensure police don't misuse powers while Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Kahlon taken in police custody for eight days March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Kolkata Port Trust chairman R P S Kahlon, a senior IAS officer, was today remanded by a city court to police custody for eight days following his arrest from a five-star hotel here for allegedly taking Rs 20 lakh bribe. Judge Debabrata Sinha at Bankshall Court rejected the bail plea of Kahlon, a 1984-batch IAS […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Kahlon taken in police custody for eight days Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Babri case: SC judge recuses from hearing crl appeals March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge today recused from hearing appeals pertaining to dropping of criminal conspiracy charge against L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and other BJP-VHP leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Justice V Gopala Gowda, who was heading the bench also comprising Justice Arun Mishra, recused himself from the hearing without […] Read more » Ayodhya case Babri case Babri case: SC judge recuses from hearing crl appeals Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC quashes IT notices to Vodafone, TTSL March 9, 2016 / March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today set aside notices issued by the Income Tax department to Vodafone Essar Mobile Services Ltd (VEMSL) and Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) to initiate proceedings to declare them as TDS defaulters for assessment years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. The department had initiated proceedings against Vodafone and TTSL in 2011 on the […] Read more » Delhi HC quashes IT notices to Vodafone Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News TTSL Vodafone
Top Law News Bombay HC to hear Service Tax Dept plea against Mallya March 9, 2016 / March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Service Tax department in the city knocked the doors of the Bombay high court on wednesday for a relief, similar to what the banks sought from the Supreme Court, to secure the presence of former UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya. The government authority wants to recover outstanding dues worth Rs 115 crore. Special counsel […] Read more » Bombay HC to hear Service Tax Dept plea against Mallya Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Vijay Mallya
Top Law News Centre, 7 states seek review of SC’s verdict on advts March 9, 2016 / March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre and some states including poll-bound West Bengal and Tamil Nadu today sought revision of the Supreme Court verdict barring publication of leaders’ photos in advertisements except those of President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India, saying that it infringed fundamental rights and federal structure. The bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi reserved […] Read more » 7 states seek review of SC's verdict on advts Centre Court featured Legal News SC's verdict on advts Supreme Court
Top Law News Anar Patel row: allegations of wrongdoing figment of March 9, 2016 / March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gujarat government, in an affidavit filed before the High Court here today, rejected allegations of wrongdoings in sale of land to a private company reportedly linked to of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s daughter Anar, saying it was the petitioner’s “figment of imagination.” The affidavit, filed by Joint Secretary in Revenue Department Bharat Trivedi, said the […] Read more » Anar Patel row Anar Patel row: allegations of wrongdoing figment of Court featured Gujarat government Law Legal News
Top Law News PIL in Allahabad HC on quashing probe on Muzaffarnagar riots March 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking directions for quashing the probe report of the one-member Vishnu Sahai Judicial Commission on Muzaffarnagar riots. The PIL is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow. The PIL has been filed by a local journalist as well as the general secretary of All India Muslim […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar riots PIL in Allahabad HC on quashing probe on Muzaffarnagar riots
Top Law News Debts case: Vijay Mallya has left India, Centre informs SC March 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for allegedly defaulting loans of over Rs 9,000 crores from various banks, has left the country a week back, government today informed the Supreme Court. “I spoke to the CBI little while ago and it told me that on March 2 he (Mallya) left the country,” […] Read more » Centre informs SC Court Criminal news debts case Debts case: Vijay Mallya has left India featured Law Supreme Court Vijay Mallya
Top Law News SC refers to const. bench pleas on lawmakers facing trial March 8, 2016 / March 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to the Chief Justice pleas raising the question as to when lawmakers facing criminal trial would stand disqualified for setting up a constitution bench, saying such issues needed to be decided by larger benches. A three-bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the petitions be sent to Chief Justice T […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News SC refers to const. bench pleas on lawmakers facing trial Supreme Court
Top Law News Bollywood actor Karisma, Sunjay on verge of settlement March 8, 2016 / March 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor and her estranged businessman husband Sunjay Kapur today told the Supreme Court that they have arrived at an amicable solution regarding the financial aspects of the case. In the proceedings, which were held in the chamber of the judge, the financial aspect of the separation terms have been decided between the […] Read more » Bollywood actor Karisma bollywood news Court featured Law Legal News Sunjay on verge of settlement
