Top Law News Court to conduct inquiry into Sharad Pawar’s ‘vote twice’ remark September 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Navi Mumbai has ordered an inquiry into the `vote twice’ remark made by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in March 2014, just before the Lok Sabha elections. “As per my view, the investigation by the police is not just and thereby in the facts and circumstances of the case inquiry be […] Read more » Sharad Pawar's 'vote twice' remark
Top Law News Prithviraj Chavan seeks government pleaders’ support to improve conviction rate September 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Chief Minister today said improving conviction rate is a challenge and sought support from government pleaders to make it possible. Addressing a conference of government pleaders here, Chavan said there were new challenges before the judicial system and the role of government pleaders was important. “Pendency of court cases has come down but need more […] Read more » pleaders' support to improve conviction rate Prithviraj Chavan
Top Law News Coalgate: CBI files closure report in case against K M Birla August 30, 2014 / August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a reprieve to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others, who were named as accused in its FIR in one of the coal blocks allocation scam cases, CBI has filed a closure report in a special court here. In this case,CBI has told the court it will file some documents related to the case […] Read more » CBI files report against K M Birla CBI Judge Bharat Parashar coal blocks allocation scam cases former Coal secretary P C Parakh K M Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News JK Govt official sent to jailed for 3 yrs for taking bribe August 30, 2014 / August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special anti-corruption court in Jammu & Kashmir on Friday convicted a government official for taking bribe and awarded him three years’ imprisonment. The court of additional special judge anti-corruption J&K convicted the then ‘naazir’ (revenue official) in Handwara Tehsil office of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, a spokesman of the state vigilance organisation (SVO) said. […] Read more » JK Govt official sent to jail Mohammad Abdullah Geelani news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Hold states’ meet on undertrial prisoners:SC toCentre August 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “serious” the issue of undertrials languishing in jails, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to convene a meeting of home secretaries of all the states to find a solution to the problem. “This is a very serious matter. There are over 31,000 Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) undertrial prisoners. This […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Hold states' meet on undertrial prisoners Justice Kurian Joseph justice R F Nariman news todays news todays top news Top news
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Judge complaint: SC stays MP HC panel proceedings August 30, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the proceedings of a judicial panel set up to probe sexual harassment allegations levelled by a former woman Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge after she raised apprehension over getting justice from it. Issuing notice to the High Court judge, a bench headed […] Read more » Judge complaint Justice JS Khehar news SC stays MP HC panel proceedings sexual harassment allegations todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Tatra deal case: Court summons Tejinder Singh August 29, 2014 / August 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking cognisance of CBI’s chargesheet, a special court on Thursday summoned Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh on September 1 for allegedly offering Rs. 14 crore bribe to then Army Chief Gen VK Singh for clearing file pertaining to procurement of 1,676 heavy mobility Tatra vehicles. Special CBI judge Madhu Jain took cognisance of the charge […] Read more » Court summons Tejinder Singh former defence minister AK Antony news retd. Lt Gen Tejinder Singh Special CBI judge Madhu Jain Tatra deal case Tejinder Singh todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bags destroyed by rats during journey; Rlys to pay August 29, 2014 / August 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian Railways has been held deficient by a consumer forum here which directed it to pay Rs 15,000 compensation to a retired serviceman, whose bags were damaged by rats in a train. New Delhi consumer disputes redressal forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, asked the Railways to pay the amount to Delhi resident R K […] Read more » Bags destroyed by rats during journey Delhi resident R K Bansal news presided by C K Chaturvedi todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Terror accused Maulana Quavi gets bail from Gujarat HC August 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court here today granted bail to terror accused Maulana Abdul Quavi, a Hyderabad based cleric who was arrested by Crime Branch on allegation of taking part in anti-national activities with the aide of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits. A division bench of justices Anant S Dave and Moninder Pal granted bail to Quavi on […] Read more » Gujarat High Court judge Geeta Gopi Maulana Abdul Quavi Maulana Quavi gets bail news POTA Prevention of Terrorism Activities Act todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC dismisses Kingfisher Airlines appeal August 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Kingfisher Airlines against a trial court order that chairman Vijay Mallya and board of directors may be represented by its law officers or company secretary on a showcause notice by United Bank of India (UBI) for alleged wilful default on payment of dues of Rs 400 […] Read more » Calcutta High Court HC dismisses Kingfisher appeal Kingfisher Airlines news todays news todays top news Top news Vijay Mallya
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Samjhauta blast: Aseemanand granted bail August 29, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swami Aseemanand, one of the accused in the Samjhauta Express blast case, was on Thursday granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A division bench comprising Justice SS Saron and Justice Liza Gill passed the orders on the application moved by the accused saint. Aseemanand was arrested by NIA on December 26, 2012 […] Read more » Aseemanand granted bail news Samjhauta blast Samjhauta Express blast case todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Herald case:Court to hear matter against Sonia, Rahul on Dec 9 August 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday fixed December 9 for hearing the complaint case, in which it had issued summons against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, on the issue of acquisition of National Herald daily. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha postponed the matter after the counsel appearing for Sonia Gandhi and others informed the […] Read more » Court to hear matter against Sonia Herald case Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha news Rahul Gandhi Rahul on Dec 9 Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta Sonia Gandhi todays news todays top news Top news
