Top Law News Badaun gangrape: CBI submits progress report July 9, 2014 / July 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today submitted the progress report of its probe into the Badaun gangrape incident before the Allahabad High Court. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Dilip Gupta, after a perusal of the report which was submitted in a sealed cover, fixed August 5 as the next date of hearing. […] Read more » Badaun gangrape CBI submits progress report Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice Dilip Gupta news NGO Stree Mukti Sangathan todays news todays top news Top news
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Increase courts, judges, hike retirement age: Law Commission July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Increase courts, judges, hike retirement age: Law Commission The Law Commission on Monday recommended setting up of additional courts, increasing retirement age of subordinate court judges and recruitment of new judges as some of the steps needed to deal with the perennial problem of delays and pendency of cases plaguing the judicial system. The Law Commission outlined these priorities in its report to […] Read more » Chief Justice of India RM Lodha hike retirement age: Law Commission Increase courts judges
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi man acquitted of rape charge as woman turns hostile July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man accused of raping a widow after promising to marry her has been acquitted by a Delhi court as the woman turned hostile after he married her. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna absolved the man, a resident of south-west Delhi, of the charges of rape and cheating under the IPC after the woman changed […] Read more » Delhi man acquitted of rape charge as woman turns hostile
Consumer Law News Top Law News LIC asked to pay Rs 70,000 compensation for deficient services July 8, 2014 / July 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum has ordered LIC to pay a compensation of Rs 70,000 to a Bhiwandi resident towards legal charges and mental suffering that he had to undergo after his insurance claim was rejected following the death of his son. Forum President Umesh Jhavalikar and Member N D Kadam in their order […] Read more » compensation for deficient services LIC asked to pay compensation for deficient services
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
