Top Law News Plea in HC against guidelines banning political ads on PSVs August 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An auto union has moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the city government’s guidelines banning political advertisements on public service vehicles (PSVs). The auto union’s plea contends that the guidelines “interfere” with the right of smaller political parties to express their political views via advertisement on auto-rickshaws, or any other public service vehicles. […] Read more » Advocate Pranav Sachdeva banning political ads on PSVs Delhi High Court news todays news todays top news Top news
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four youths jailed in robbery case August 18, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four youths, who robbed a photographer of his belongings including camera, cell phone and cash at knife point, have been awarded varying jail terms of seven to five years by a Delhi court which expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the city. The court observed that in the recent past, Delhi […] Read more » Four youths jailed in robbery case judge Kamini Lau news Saraswati Vihar Police Station todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt reply on PIL August 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and the city government on a plea for quashing of the existing circle rates in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini also directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( MCD) to file its reply whether it is “charging stamp duty on […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court lawyer Amit Gupta MCD Municipal Corporation of Delhi news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Fresh prop attachment proceedings against Dawood August 18, 2014 / August 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today directed fresh property attachment proceedings against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, absconding in IPL spot- fixing case, even after the Delhi Police submitted that such action has been taken against them in 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Following the court’s earlier direction, the Special Cell of Delhi Police […] Read more » 1993 Mumbai serial blasts 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case Chhota Shakeel Dawood Ibrahim news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Parliament, Executive should not interfere in Judiciary: CJI August 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after Parliament unanimously passed the Constitution (99th Amendment) Bill to do away with the collegium system, Chief Justice of India RM Lodha on Friday said that he hoped that judiciary, executive and Parliament work without any interference. “I am sure people in judiciary, executive and Parliament have mutual respect for one another and […] Read more » Chief Justice of India RM Lodha collegium system judiciary National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014 news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Prof sent to police custody in obscene letter case August 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court sent a professor of the Gujarat University to a one-day police custody here on Friday, in connection with a sexual harassment case, for allegedly writing obscene letters to three of his women colleagues. Sarman Zala (56), who heads the political science department of the Gujarat University, was arrested yesterday for sexually harassing […] Read more » Ahmedabad Crime against women Gujarat University news Obscene letters Professor professor sent police custody Sarman Zala sexual harassment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Doctor jailed for sex determination tests August 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The District Sessions Court here upheld the punishment of one-year rigorous imprisonment of two doctors but acquitted another medico yesterday for conducting sex determination tests. The gender-determination test racket was exposed by a Satara-based social activist and lawyer Varsha Deshpande who had conducted a sting operation at Bhagwan Hospital in Beed district of Maharashtra on […] Read more » Bhagwan Hospital Doctor jailed for sex determination test lawyer Varsha Deshpande news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News ‘Agreement reached to sell luxury hotels’ August 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on ‘Agreement reached to sell luxury hotels’ Sahara group has reached an agreement with a foreign party to sell its three luxurious hotels in London and New York and a reputed foreign bank has also agreed to grant bank guarantee for Rs 5,000 crore, its chief Subrata Roy Thursday told the Supreme Court which granted him 15 more working days to complete […] Read more » Luxury hotels news Sahara Group Subrata Roy Supreme Court Tihar Jail todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News UP police officer held guilty of raping Dalit girl August 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has held a deputy superintendent of police guilty of raping a Dalit girl in Kanpur two years ago. According to a complaint lodged in 2012 by the victim’s father with the police, Deputy SP Amarjeet Shahi during his posting in Kanpur had lured his daughter and raped her. Shahi was suspended with […] Read more » Deputy SP Amarjeet Shahi news police officer held guilty of raping Dalit girl todays news todays top news Top news
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Parliament approval to bill to end collegium system August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parliamentary approval was accorded to two bills seeking to end the collegium system for appointment of judges with the Rajya Sabha Thursday adopting the measure as passed by the Lok Sabha Wednesday. The Constitution (99th Amendment) Bill, which seeks to put the proposed judicial appointment commission and its entire composition in the constitution, and the […] Read more » bill to end collegium system National Judicial Appointments Commission
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News SC rejects plea seeking stay on Aamir film ‘PK’ August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday junked a petition seeking a stay on the screening of Aamir Khan starrer “PK” for alleged obscene scenes and scenes with a potential to stir ill-will among people practising different faiths. While throwing out the plea, the apex court said that the facets of religion should not be brought into art and entertainment. “This is […] Read more » Aamir film 'PK' Chief Justice Lodha
Top Law News Supreme Court moved challenging NJAC August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Thursday moved seeking the quashing of the bill for setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts as passed by parliament to replace the collegium system. Petitioner advocate ML Sharma also challenged the constitutional amendment backing the setting up of […] Read more » Supreme Court moved challenging NJAC
