Top Law News Forgery: Court orders FIR against 3 MEA officials April 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police has been directed by the local court to register an FIR against six persons, including three officials of the External Affairs Ministry, for their alleged role in submitting a forged document in judicial proceedings. Metropolitan magistrate Navita Kumari Bagha asked the station house officer of Tilak Marg police station to lodge the FIR on […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi Police Delhi resident Satwant Singh Dahiya Embassy of India in Tokyo External Affairs Ministry FIR against 3 MEA officials Forgery case Metropolitan magistrate Navita Kumari Bagha section 156(3) of CrPC Tilak Marg police station
Top Law News President may form own opinion on mercy pleas: SC April 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that while the president or a governor cannot overturn its final verdict, in appropriate cases they can form an opinion whether a case is made out for grant of pardon or reprieve. An apex court bench of said: “Although he/she (president/governor) cannot overturn the final verdict of the court, […] Read more » President may form own opinion on mercy pleas
Top Law News Terror suspect Abu Jundal alleges torture by police April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, a 26/11 mastermind and prime accused in a conspiracy case of attack on Maharashtra Police Academy here, has complained to a local court that he was tortured with electric shocks by police, a charge denied by the prosecution. Jundal, who was produced before a special court here yesterday along with […] Read more » 26/11 ATS Crime branch police Delhi Police Human Rights Commission International Court in Hague Lashker-e-Toiba Maharashtra Police Academy Mumbai Police Saudi Arabian Court Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal
Top Law News SC refuses to believe Bhuller’s medical report April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to give credence to Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s medical reports which said that he became mentally disturbed due to living for a long time under the shadow of death, while turning down his plea for commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment. “Though the documents produced by K T […] Read more » Allied Sciences Associate Professor in Psychiatry Bhuller's medical report Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Dr. Rajesh Kumar Institute of Human Behaviors Khalistani terrorist physically and mentally Supreme Court
Top Law News SC justifies death for convicts in terror cases April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The decision will pave the way for his hanging and is likely to have an impact on 17 other convicts on the death row including those held guilty in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s plea for commutation of the death sentence against him, the Supreme Court today said it cannot be done […] Read more » Bhullar's execution Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Supreme Court TADA terror cases
Top Law News Statistics on pending mercy pleas disturbing: SC April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Disturbing” is how the Supreme Court termed the statistics which showed that 17 mercy pleas filed between 1999 and 2011 remained pending for periods ranging from one year to 13 years. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya also noted that the figures “give an impression” that the Centre and the […] Read more » 17 mercy pleas 69 petitions rejected by President Additional Solicitor General Afzal Guru justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC acquits man convicted for wife’s murder April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been acquitted by the Bombay High Court convicted by a lower court for murdering his wife by setting her afire eight years ago. Hearing the appeal filed by Pune-resident Bhanudas Thite, a division Bench of Mr Justice V K Tahilramani and Mr Justice P D Kode recently set aside the 2005 order of the Pune trial court which had sentenced him […] Read more » Bombay High Court homicidal Mr Thite murder Pune-resident Bhanudas Thite special executive magistrate wife's murder
Top Law News New law soon to prosecute sea pirates: Govt to SC April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court of India has been informed by the Centre that it will soon bring a legislation to ensure effective prosecution of pirates and taking all possible steps to bring back Indian seamen who are being held hostages. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, External Affairs Ministry said that the Piracy Bill […] Read more » apex court defence External Affairs Ministr Home Affairs and Law & Justice Indian hostages ministries of Shipping Piracy Bill 2012 prosecute sea pirates Somali pirates Somalian government Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Six new Additional Judges in Allahabad HC April 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six new Additional Judges were appointed to the Allahabad High Court today, taking the total strength to 95. A judge of the Calcutta High Court was transferred in the same capacity to the Rajasthan High Court. Rakesh Srivastava, Surya Prakash Kesarwani, Vipin Sinha, Karuna Nand Bajpayee, Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anjani Kumar Mishra have been […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Karuna Nand Bajpayee Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anjani Kumar Mishra Rakesh Srivastava Six new Additional Judges in Allahabad HC Surya Prakash Kesarwani Vipin Sinha
Top Law News SC restrains Airtel from providing 3G roaming April 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharti Airtel was on Thursday restrained by the Supreme Court from providing 3G roaming services to new customers in seven circles where it does not have license to do so. The apex court also said that no coercive steps will be taken on the issue of penalty raised against Airtel for allegedly illegally providing 3G […] Read more » 3G roaming Bharti Airtel Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Vikramajit Sen Department of Telecommunications (DoT) roaming services to new customers in seven circles SC restrains Airtel from providing 3G roaming Supreme Court
Top Law News Spurt in false cases by sexual abuse of workers :court April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acquitting a man accused of raping his maid, a fast track court has expressed concern over a “spurt” in cases of false allegations by domestic helps regarding rape and physical abuse by their employers. The court also noted that “a recent trend is surfacing where either a domestic worker is being underpaid or where she […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma false allegations Fast track court non-payment of salary placement agency rape and physical sexual abuse cases sexual abuse of workers
Top Law News HC upholds Saini’s appointment as Punjab DGP April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab: For the appointment of senior IPS officer Sumedh Singh Saini as Director General of Police here the Punjab and Haryana High court upheld. A division bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain dismissed a petition filed by an NGO in April last year challenging Saini’s appointment as Punjab DGP […] Read more » appointment of IPS officer Chief Director of Punjab Vigilance Bureau criminal case DGP of Punjab Police Director General of Police Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini Ludhiana district NGO PIL Punjab DGP SAD-BJP government