Top Law News Controversial book on Sonia Gandhi ‘The Red Sari’ now out for sale in India January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fictionalized account of Sonia Gandhi‘s life by Spanish author Javier Moro which could not be published in India after Congress objected to its contents a few years ago has finally hit book stores in the country. “The Red Sari has now been published in India. Get your copy!” tweeted Roli Book’s editorial director Priya […] Read more » book on sonia gandhi controversial book on sonia gandhi controversial book on sonia gandhi 'the red sari' the red sari
Top Law News Delhi court: Couple staying separately doesn’t mean dowry demand improbable January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to grant any relief to a woman against framing of dowry harassment charges saying that only because her son and daughter-in-law were residing separately, it cannot be concluded that dowry demands was impossible or improbable. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain dismissed the revision petition filed by woman against whom a […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain Couple staying separately Delhi court dowry demand
Top Law News Asaram doesn’t need any surgery January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram, who is in jail since his arrest in August, 2013 in a rape case, does not need any surgery and his aliments can be managed through medicines, a report submitted by a panel of AIIMS doctors to the Supreme Court said today. A bench of justices T S Thakur and Adarsh Kumar […] Read more » 120 B (criminal conspiracy) 354A (sexual harassment) 370(4) (trafficking) 376(2)f (rape on a woman when she is under twelve years of age) 506 (criminal intimidation) 509/34 justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justices T.S. Thakur sections 342 (wrongful confinement) Senior advocate Salman Khurshid
Top Law News SC refuses to interfere in Rajasthan panchayat polls January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the schedule for panchayat elections in Rajasthan. The schedule is being held under the amended provisions that specify educational qualifications for the gram sarpanch and the membership of the other panchayat and zilla samiti bodies. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu told […] Read more » Rajasthan panchayat polls SC refuses to interfere
Top Law News HC grants stay on cock fights slated to be held 2nd Jan 15. January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted an ad-interim stay on cock fights slated to be held in Ulhasnagar town of nearby Thane district tomorrow, saying it is ex-facie illegal and contrary to the provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. , on December 30, directed the Maharashtra government to ensure that no such cock […] Read more » cock fights Justice Gautam Patel Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Top Law News Sonia and Rahul sought Delhi High Court relief in 2014 December 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gallows to the December 16 gangrape convicts and high profile matters relating to defamation, bribery allegations, overseas funding of major political parties and policy issues kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2014 during which Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul also sought relief in the National Herald case. The Gandhis, who were […] Read more » Delhi High Court relief Sonia and Rahul
Top Law News Shortage of Urdu teachers at TGT level: Delhi govt to HC December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that there is a shortage of 152 trained Urdu teachers and the process of appointment was already underway. The submission came in an affidavit filed by Delhi government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw while […] Read more » Shortage of Urdu teachers
Top Law News 2014: Names of Osama & ISIS surfaced in Delhi courts December 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Startling facts revealed by probe agencies on plots hatched by banned outfits made headlines in 2014 in Delhi courts which noted that Osama bin Laden was still the driving force for terror groups following footsteps of ISIS to create situation like Iraq and Syria. A tug of war was also witnessed between a federal agency […] Read more » IM Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) National Investigation Agency NIA Osama & ISIS Tehseen Akhtar Zia-ur-Rehman
Top Law News Jagdish Mukhi sends legal notice to AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal on his photo ‘misused’ December 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Miffed over the Aam Aadmi Party “projecting” Jagdish Mukhi as BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate on its posters, senior party leader Jagdish Mukhi on Friday served a legal notice to Arvind Kejriwal for “misusing” his photo. The posters of AAP can be spotted on auto-rickshaws these days in which the party is seen “projecting” Mukhi as […] Read more » Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay Jagdish Mukhi legal notice to AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal
Top Law News Scrapping of collegium system got vital push in 2014 December 26, 2014 / December 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Law Ministry in 2014 sought an early end to the collegium system of judges appointing judges and plans to push in the new year early ratification of a bill by the states to put in place the new mechanism of selection. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, once ratified by 50 per cent of […] Read more » collegium system Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda National Litigation Policy Scrapping of collegium system
Top Law News Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Madan Mohan Malviya to be awarded Bharat Ratna December 24, 2014 / December 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union government on Wednesday announced the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya. A meeting of the Union Cabinet was convened here on Wednesday where the decision to confer the honour on Vajpayee and Malviya was taken. The announcement coincides with […] Read more » Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be awarded Bharat Ratna Bharat Ratna for AB Vajpayee and Malviya Madan Mohan Malviya Madan Mohan Malviya to be awarded Bharat Ratna
Top Law News SC extends bail of Jayalalithaa December 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Karnataka High Court to expeditiously hear and decide within three months an appeal by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa against her conviction in a corruption case. The AIADMK chief was handed out a jail term for four years following her conviction in a case of amassing […] Read more » former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa Jayalalita for amassing assets disproportionate Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa bail plea
