Top Law News Curbs in Kashmir: There has to be balance between personal liberty & national security October 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There has to be a balance between personal liberty of an individual and national security, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the pleas that have raised issue of curbs in the Kashmir Valley after the abrogation of provision of Article 370. The top court’s remarks came after the Jammu and Kashmir administration said that […] Read more » Curbs in Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Corporate Law News Top Law News Child trafficking case: Delhi court orders framing of charges against 7 people October 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has ordered framing of charges against seven people for allegedly abducting children, including newborns, and selling them. It observed that trafficking in human beings is a multi-layered phenomena that can take different forms and occur in various industries. “There common characteristic is the element of constraint, deceit, threat, fraud, coercion, etc. used […] Read more » Child trafficking case
Top Law News IAF personnel killing: Hearing adjourned, Yasin Malik to be presented through video-conferencing October 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the case of killing of four IAF personnel in 1990 after Tihair Jail authorities expressed their inability to present main accused JKLF chief Yasin Malik in court due to security reasons. They posted the matter for October 23. Malik would now be presented before […] Read more » Yasin Malik t
Top Law News Woman accused of running brothel acquitted by Maharashtra court. October 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here in Maharashtra has acquitted a 48-year-old woman of charges of running a brothel and forcing women into flesh trade. Assistant Sessions Judge Shailendra Tambe held that the prosecution miserably failed to prove the charges against the accused, Veena Bharatbhai Soni, under Indian Penal Code Section 370 (buying or disposing of any person […] Read more » Additional public prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale Assistant Sessions Judge Shailendra Tambe running brothel
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to further entertain plea for producing Farooq Abdullah October 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to further entertain Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko’s plea seeking production of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah before it and said the MDMK leader can challenge the detention order under the Public Safety Act. “He (Abdullah) is under detention under the Public Safety Act,” a bench headed […] Read more » Farooq Abdullah
Top Law News Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan skips local court hearing September 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Salman Khan on Friday did not appear before a local court here in connection with the blackbuck poaching case. Khan’s counsel moved two applications in the court, one for his exemption from the court on Friday and the other for permanent exemption from personal appearance. The court accepted the application for exemption from appearing […] Read more » blackbuck poaching case Salman Khan
Top Law News Maradu flats: SC directs demolition to be completed in 138 days September 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday directed that demolition of flats built on the coastal zone of Kochi’s Maradu be completed in 138 days, in accordance with the time schedule provided by the Kerala government. The apex court also directed payment of R 25 lakh as interim compensation by the state government to each flat owner […] Read more » Justice Arun Mishra Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Maradu flats
Top Law News Muzaffarnagar: Gangster and four others acquitted in murder case due to lack of evidence September 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here acquitted a gangster and his four associates accused of killing an undertrial prisoner in April 2015. Special Gangster Court Judge V K Pandey on Thursday acquitted the five accused, including gangster Shahrukh Pathan, saying the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against them. According to the prosecution, undertrial prisoner Asif […] Read more » acquitted in murder case Special Gangster Court Judge V K Pandey
Top Law News UGC asks varsities to send correct degree verification reports to Indian missions abroad September 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities to correctly and expeditiously send degree verification reports to Indian Missions abroad. As a procedure, the Ministry of Education in foreign countries seeks verification reports on degrees issued to Indian students for job purposes. The consulate then issues ‘Genuineness Certificates’ after getting verification reports from universities […] Read more » Indian missions abroad UGC asks varsities UGC Secretary PK Thakur
Top Law News Indian Army’s statement on reactivation of JeM terror camp in Balakot ‘completely baseless’: Pakistan September 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “completely baseless” the Indian Army chief’s statement on the reactivation of a Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot that was destroyed by the IAF in February Army chief General Bipin Rawat in Chennai on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently and about 500 infiltrators were […] Read more » reactivation of JeM terror camp in Balakot
Top Law News Circulated order staying online sale of medicines to states: Centre September 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre told the Delhi High Court Tuesday that it has informed all state drug controlling authorities about the interim order barring online sale of medicines and has directed them to take requisite action under the Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Act and Rules. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice C Hari Shankar staying online sale of medicines
Top Law News HC dismisses Dhananjay Singh’s plea against withdrawal of Y+ category security September 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by mafia-turned-politician Dhananjay Singh challenging the withdrawal of his Y+ category security cover. The bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Vivek Varma dismissed the Singh’s petition after hearing his counsel and the counsel of state government. In the petition, it was alleged that while […] Read more » Chief Justice Govind Mathur Justice Vivek Varma mafia-turned-politician Dhananjay Singh withdrawal of Y+ category