Top Law News Shariat courts have no legal sanction: Supreme Court July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ruled that Shariat courts have no legal sanction and no one is bound to accept a fatwa or diktat pronounced by them. The court decided on a petition by a Delhi-based advocate who challenged parallel religious courts run by institutions like the Darul Qaza and Darul-Iftaa. “No religion is allowed to […] Read more » AIMPLB Darul Qaza Darul-Iftaa Fatwa Muslim Personal Law Board news Shariat court Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC refuses to stay appointment of next Army Chief July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday said pendency of Lt Gen Ravi Dastane’s petition challenging promotion of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as commander of Eastern Command would not hinder Lt Gen Suhag from becoming the next Army chief. Lt Gen Dastane had sought a stay on the UPA government’s decision, reiterated by the NDA regime, […] Read more » Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag Lt Gen Ravi Dastane news SC refuses to stay appointment of next Army Chief Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News 2G: Raja accepts meeting Radia at his residence July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Minister A Raja, an accused in the 2G case, on Monday accepted having met former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia along with then Tata group chairman Ratan Tata at his residence in connection with work of Tata group, but categorically denied having any telephonic conversation with her. “I met her once or twice along […] Read more » 2G 2G case A. Raja former Telecom Minister A. Raja Ministry of Communications & Information Technology MOC&IT news Raja accepts meeting Radia at his residence todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court sentences senior Punjab Cong leader, 14 others July 8, 2014 / July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today convicted and awarded varying sentences to 15 people, including a senior Punjab Congress leader, for their involvement in a clash which took place in the district in 2002. Punjab Congress general secretary Fatehjung Singh Bajwa, the younger brother of state Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa, and his five associates were sentenced […] Read more » Court sentences senior Punjab Cong leader news Partap Singh Bajwa Punjab Congress general secretary Fatehjung Singh Bajwa Punjab Congress leader todays news todays top news Top news
Criminal Law News Top Law News Life imprisonment for woman lawyer’s killer July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai court Monday awarded life sentence to a watchman convicted of molesting and murdering a woman lawyer, Pallavi Purkayastha, two years ago. Sajjad A. Pathan alias Mogal, 23, worked at the Himalayan Heights apartments here when he stabbed to death the 25-year-old woman Aug 9, 2012. The victim was the daughter of a senior […] Read more » murder of Pallavi Purkayastha Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam
Top Law News MPPEB scam: HC tells Digvijay courts are not “rajniti ka akhara” July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disposing of a ‘letter petition’ filed by Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on the issue of MPPEB scam, a division bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court Monday directed him to file a proper petition in the case and not involve courts in political battles The division bench of Chief Justice A M Khanvilkar and Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice A M Khanvilkar courts are not "rajniti ka akhara" Justice Alok Aradhe MPPEB scam
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC refuses to stay appointment of Suhag as next Army chief July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army chief who is to take over the charge from August 1. “There is no reason why should we stay,” a bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said. The apex court said there is no […] Read more » appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag stay appointment of Suhag as next Army chief Suhag as next Army chief
Top Law News Shariat court has no legal status: SC July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disapproving of a Shariat court issuing fatwa and order against a person who is not before it, the Supreme Court today said it has no sanction of law and has no legal status. The apex court said there is “no doubt” that such a court has no legal status while noting that in some cases, […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Shariat court Shariat court has no legal status
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Three judges assume charge in SC taking its strength to 27 July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justices Mr Arun Mishra, Mr Adarsh Kumar Goel and Mr Rohington F Nariman today assumed charge as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 27, including Chief Justice Mr RM Lodha. Justices Mr Mishra, 59, and Mr Goel, 61, were the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the Orissa High Court respectively. 58-year-old Justice Nariman, who was a senior advocate and in the panel […] Read more » Justice Mr Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Mr Arun Mishra Mr Rohington F Nariman
Top Law News Ex-minister, in custody for 27 months, seeks bail July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Maharashtra Housing Minister Suresh Dada Jain has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking bail on health and compassionate grounds in the infamous Jalgaon housing scam case. The petition would come up for hearing in due course, court sources said. Jain, 71, in the petition, has prayed that he has been in […] Read more » Former Maharashtra Housing Minister Suresh Dada Jain Bombay High Court Jalgaon housing scam case news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Ex-constable convicted for forging edu document July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former police constable has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years by a local court for forging educational certificate to get job. Judicial Magistrate Manas Kumar Panda found the accused Rajat Kumar Parida guilty of commission of offence and pronounced the jail term yesterday. According to prosecution counsel Saroj Jena, Parida was earlier […] Read more » Ex-constable convicted for forging edu document Judicial Magistrate Manas Kumar Panda news prosecution counsel Saroj Jena todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delay in grant of NoC to imported edibles: HC July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has lambasted officials of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for misusing law to extort money from importers of edible items including chocolates in granting no objection certificates and warned that erring persons will be sent to jail. Justice Manmohan said FSSAI officers, authorised to test the samples of imported […] Read more » Delay in grant of NoC to imported edibles Delhi High Court Food Safety and Standards Authority FSS Act FSSAI Justice Manmohan news todays news todays top news Top news
