Top Law News HC stays CIC order to disclose LG-Kejriwal communications February 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Lt Governor’s secretariat to disclose communications made between the LG and Arvind Kejriwal when he was Delhi Chief Minister. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, while restraining operation of the CIC’s December 30, 2014 order, also issued notice to the RTI applicant, who had sought […] Read more » Justice Rajiv Shakdher LG-Kejriwal communications standing counsel Zubeda Begum
Top Law News Kejriwal correctly enrolled in voters’ list: ECI to HC February 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AAP chief Arvind Kerjiwal is correctly enrolled in the voters’ list for the upcoming assembly polls in the national capital, the Election Commission today told the Delhi High Court. The poll body made the submission before the bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru, which had on Monday sought its response on Congress leader Kiran Walia’s plea […] Read more » AAP chief Arvind Kerjiwal Delhi electoral rolls HC Kejriwal correctly enrolled Kiran Walia's plea seeking removal of Kerjiwal's name voters' list: ECI
Top Law News Delhi election 2015: Court to record pre-summoning evidence in plea against Kejriwal February 3, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Tuesday fixed April 9, for recording of pre-summoning evidence in a criminal complaint seeking action against AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribes from BJP and Congress and vote for his party. “I am fixing it for April 9, for recording of the pre-summoning evidence,” metropolitan magistrate […] Read more » advocate Arun Kumar Delhi election 2015 Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki
Top Law News 1984 riots: Court reserves order afresh on transfer pleas February 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has reserved its order for February 12 on pleas of three accused who, along with Congress leader Sajjan Kumar are facing trial in a seeking transfer of the case on the ground of jurisdiction. District Judge Rakesh Siddhartha, who recently took over the charge, heard the arguments afresh on the applications and […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case 1984 riots CBI prosecutor D P Singh District Judge Rakesh Siddhartha District Judge Talwant Singh
Top Law News Court to hear plea against Kejriwal’s bribe remark tomorrow February 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Monday said it would hear tomorrow a criminal complaint seeking action against AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribes from BJP and Congress and vote for his party.The matter was scheduled to come up for hearing today, but deferred as Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki was on […] Read more » advocate Arun Kumar Kejriwal’s bribe remark Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki
Top Law News Conversion claim: St Stephen’s Principal dragged to court February 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment has been dragged to court by a suspended administrative officer of the institution who alleged that he was pressurising him to convert to Christianity. Additional District Judge Kamini Lau asked the principal and a college employee Deepak Mukarji to respond by February 25 to the allegations levelled by Subha Kumar Dash, who was working as […] Read more » Additional District Judge Kamini Lau Conversion claim Valson Thampu Valson Thampu Principal of St Stephen’s College
Top Law News Bagrodia, Gupta “prima facie committed misconduct” in Coalscam: Court January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a Coal Ministry official prima facie committed criminal misconduct and facilitated a private firm to unlawfully obtain a coal block, a special court said on Friday. The court’s observation came as it asked CBI to further probe a coal blocks allocation […] Read more » Coalscam
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