Top Law News Man acquitted in murder case February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man was acquitted in the case of murder of his wife by a local court after the prosecution failed to prove the offence against him. Additional Sessions Judge A S Bhaisare observed that the prosecution had failed to bring home the charge of murder and disappearance of evidence against the accused, a labourer from […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Man acquitted in murder case murder case thane court
Top Law News HC seeks status report on farmers’ suicides in T’gana February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The division bench of Hyderabad High Court comprising the Acting Chief Justice D B Bhosle and Justice Naveen Rao today directed the Telangana government to file a status report on various measures taken for curbing the farmers’ suicides. It also directed the petitioners to submit a list of the farmers who committed suicides during December […] Read more » Court farmer suside featured HC seeks status report on farmers' suicides in T'gana Law Legal News Telangana
Top Law News Bombay HC tells cops to file FIR into encounter of Ghadoli February 15, 2016 / February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Acting on a petition, the Bombay High Court today directed Mumbai police to register an FIR into the alleged encounter of Sandeep Ghadoli by Gurgaon police at a hotel here on February 7. The order was delivered by a division bench of justices Ranjit More and V L Achilya on a writ petition filed by brother […] Read more » Bombay HC tells cops to file FIR into encounter of Ghadoli Bombay High Court Criminal news encounter of Ghadoli featured Law Legal News
Top Law News DIAL seeks dismissal of plea seeking CBI probe in Delhi HC February 15, 2016 / February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) today urged Delhi High Court to dismiss a plea seeking direction to CBI to lodge a case on “alleged bungling” in the leasing of around 5000 acres of prime land of Delhi airport to private companies for modernisation. “Maintainability of the plea seeking direction to CBI on alleged illegalities and […] Read more » CBI Delhi High Court Delhi International Airport Limited DIAL DIAL seeks dismissal of plea seeking CBI probe in Delhi HC featured Legal News
Top Law News No order on euthanasia, SC leaves it open for UoI to take call February 15, 2016 / February 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refrained from passing an order on a plea to legalise passive euthanasia and the right of terminally-ill persons to execute ‘Living Will’ not to prolong their lives by putting them on life support systems and kept it open for the government to take a call on both the issues. “The […] Read more » featured Law Legal News No order on euthanasia SC leaves it open for UoI to take call Supreme Court
Top Law News Toothless law encouraging quacks in society: Delhi Court February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Toothless” law and lack of effective prosecution has led to the mushrooming of quacks rather than stopping such “unscrupulous people”, a Delhi court observed while acquitting a man accused of wrongfully practising medicine. The court acquitted the man, who is also facing trial in a separate case where a child died after the accused allegedly […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News Toothless law encouraging quacks in society: Delhi Court
Top Law News Justice Karnan “stays” CJI order on his transfer February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Known for his penchant for controversies, Justice C S Karnan of Madras High Court on Monday “stayed” the order of the Chief Justice of India transferring him to Calcutta High Court. Under law, a lower court cannot sit in judgment over an order of higher court, more so the Supreme Court. In a suo motu […] Read more » featured justice karan Justice Karnan "stays" CJI order on his transfer Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Waghela takes oath as Chief Justice of Bombay HC February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Dheerendra Hiralal Waghela was today sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. At the swearing-in ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya read out the warrant of appointment of Justice D H Waghela as the Chief Justice of the Bombay […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Justice Dheerendra Hiralal Waghela Justice Waghela takes oath as Chief Justice of Bombay HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Clean crematoriums, graveyards needed: Delhi HC February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Moved by the “horrific” and “terrible” sight at crematoriums and burial grounds in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has called for their proper maintenance saying “departed souls need to be respected”. Advocating for better regulation and cleaning up of crematoriums and graveyards, the court also sought an awareness campaign to encourage use of […] Read more » Clean crematoriums Court Delhi High Court featured graveyards needed: Delhi HC Law Legal News
Top Law News TV channel asked to pay Rs 20L to Rathi, 2 others February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A TV channel has been directed by a Delhi court to pay Rs 20 lakh damages to three sacked police officials, including former ACP S S Rathi, serving life term in the 1997 Connaught Place shootout case, for harming their reputation by showing defamatory contents. The court said under the auspices of proclaiming oneself to […] Read more » 2 others ACP Rathi Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News TV channel asked to pay Rs 20L to Rathi
Top Law News SC directs IEX to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to FTIL February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked India Energy Exchange to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to Financial Technologies (India) within two weeks. Allowing the prayer of FTIL, a bench of justices A K Sikri and Prafulla C Pant said, “The applicant/appellant (FTIL) wants that the dividends which are declared by…(IEX) be paid to the applicant/ appellant […] Read more » Court featured FTIL Law Legal News SC directs IEX to pay Rs 31 crore dividend to FTIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Ensure buildings are seismic zone IV compliant: Delhi HC February 14, 2016 / February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed municipal bodies in the city and the DDA to ensure that no buildings in future are constructed in the national capital which are not seismic zone IV compliant. The direction was issued by a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva which observed that the municipal corporations […] Read more » DDA Delhi High Court Ensure buildings are seismic zone IV compliant: Delhi HC featured Law Legal News
