Top Law News Complaint against Dikshit for misusing govt funds June 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Complaint against Dikshit for misusing govt funds A complaint has been filed in a here court seeking registration of an FIR against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds in an advertisement campaign ahead of the 2008 Assembly polls. The complaint, filed over a week after the Delhi Lokayukta held that Dikshit had abused her official position and conducted an […] Read more » Complaint against Dikshit for misusing govt funds Delhi Lokayukta national news news Sheila Dikshit todays news todays top news Top news Vivek Garg's
Top Law News Hearing on Meiyappan, Vindoo’s bail pleas 2morrow June 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today reserved till tomorrow its order on the bail applications filed by CSK team principal Gurunath Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Randhawa arrested in the IPL betting scandal, after they were sent in judicial custody till June 14. Meiyappan and Vindoo filed bail pleas soon after the metropolitan magistrate remanded them in judicial […] Read more » CSK team Gurunath Meiyappan Hearing on Meiyappan ipl fixing national news news todays news todays top news Top news Vindoo Randhawa.IPL Vindoo's bail pleas 2morrow
Top Law News FIR against Karnataka sr cops on Delhi court order June 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on FIR against Karnataka sr cops on Delhi court order An FIR was today lodged against the superintendents of Bellary Police in Karnataka and the central prison there for not producing an undertrial in a Delhi court and illegally confining him in prison despite him being on bail. The case was registered against Bellary SP Chandragupta and P V Reddy, superintendent of central prison, Bellary, […] Read more » FIR against Karnataka sr cops on Delhi court order Magistrate Gaurav Rao national news news P V Reddy SHO police station Sarita Vihar SP Chandragupta todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Another PIL in SC challenging Sharma’s appointment as CAG June 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The former Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswami, and eight other eminent citizens on Monday challenged the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Their public interest litigation petition is to be listed in July first week along with a similar petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma. In […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan Another PIL in SC challenging Sharma's appointment as CAG CAG appointment national news news Sashi Kant Sharma todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC upholds acquittal of bank security guard June 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC upholds acquittal of bank security guard The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court’s acquittal of a bank security guard after accepting his argument that he was only discharging his duties when he fired at a man, who later died, to prevent him from running away after forging some papers. A bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna dismissed police’s appeal […] Read more » Chaturbhuj Singh HC upholds acquittal of bank security guard Justice Sanjiv Khanna Kashmiri Gate Police national news news Sarvesh Sapra todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Railways to pay over Rs 50K for 2yr delay in refund June 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up Indian Railways for taking over two years to process a passenger’s refund request and then “illegally” rejecting it, a consumer forum here has directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the complainant. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum held Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) directly responsible […] Read more » IRCTC national news news Pulastya Pramachala Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Railways to pay over Rs 50K for 2yr delay in refund todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court allows Centre to extradite fugitive to US June 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fugitive criminal, wanted in the US to serve 41-month jail term in a bank fraud case, has been allowed to be extradited to the requesting state by a Delhi court. Allowing the plea of External Affairs Ministry, which had forwarded the extradition request of the US administration, the court recommended to the Centre to extradite 57-year-old […] Read more » Christopher Godfrey Court allows Centre to extradite fugitive to US External Affairs Ministry national news Naveen Kumar Matta news todays news todays top news Top news Union of India US administration
Top Law News Changes needed in criminal justice, says Supreme Court judge June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice B.S. Chauhan of the Supreme Court Friday advocated the need for changing the entire administration system of criminal justice. “Rapid scientific development has taken place in all spheres. Hence, the entire administration system of criminal justice requires appropriate change, right from police to judicial officers,” he said. Inaugurating the three-day regional judicial conference organised […] Read more » Changes needed in criminal justice Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Justice B.S. Chauhan
Top Law News HC judges, lawyers bid adieu to Chief Justice Murugesan June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC judges, lawyers bid adieu to Chief Justice Murugesan Judges and lawyers of Delhi High Court Friday bid adieu to Chief Justice D. Murugesan, who will retire June 8 after serving as a judge for more than 13 years. During a full court reference, Justice Murugesan said in his farewell speech: “I firmly believe that we live in a world in which values like […] Read more » Chief Justice Murugesan HC judges lawyers bid adieu
Top Law News Prosecution has discretion over examination of witnesses: SC June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that it was entirely up to the prosecution to field witnesses to establish its case and the court would not interfere with this unless the case was exceptional. “The prosecution is not bound to examine all cited witnesses, and it can drop witnesses to avoid multiplicity or plurality of witnesses,” […] Read more » discretion over examination of witnesses Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra
Criminal Law News Top Law News Pregnant rape victim moves High Court for medical, financial help June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Abandoned by her family, a 19-year old rape victim, who is in her advance stage of pregnancy, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking medical and financial assistance to give birth to her child. Issuing a notice to the Centre and Delhi government, Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought their replies by June 6 on the plea […] Read more » Pregnant rape victim moves High Court
Top Law News Punjab and Haryana high court chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul takes oath June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Saturday took oath as the new chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was administered the oath of office by Haryana governor Jagannath Pahadia at a ceremony held at Haryana Raj Bhavan. Justice Kaul, 54, earlier served as the senior most judge of the Delhi high court […] Read more » Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Punjab and Haryana high court chief