Top Law News Supreme Court allowed NGO Naz Foundation Trust to withdraw curative plea against verdict recriminalising consensual gay sex February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday allowed NGO Naz Foundation Trust to withdraw its curative plea challenging the apex court’s 2013 verdict that had again criminalised gay sex between two consenting adults. A bench headed comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna considered the plea of the NGO that its curative plea has now become […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Sanjiv Khanna NGO Naz Foundation Trust recriminalising consensual gay sex Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras High Court says fishermen should get maximum subsidy for transponders February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Monday passed an order stating that the Tamil Nadu government should give fishermen the maximum subsidy for transponders. A PIL was filed before a division bench comprising Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad by Fisherman Care, an NGO, seeking direction to the Centre to refer all cases of violation of […] Read more » Ahmedabad Earth Station hub Assistant Solicitor General G Karthikeyan Chennai Fishing Harbour fishermen should get maximum subsidy for transponders HC Justice S Manikumar Justice Subramonium Prasad Madras High Court maximum subsidy for transponders
Top Law News Repeat offender gets 10 years in jail for raping minor February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A repeat offender was Monday sentenced to 10 years in jail by a POCSO court here for raping an eight-year-old girl in suburban Vakola area here in 2013. Aiyaz Ansari (38) was found guilty under section 376 (rape), 363 (kidnapping) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code as well as relevant provisions of […] Read more » additional public prosecutor Rakesh Tiwari POCSO court Protection of Children from Sexual Offences raping minor
Top Law News Judging is ‘under stress’ in digital era, says Justice A K Sikri February 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judging is “under stress” in the digital era, a Supreme Court judge said Sunday, lamenting that even before a case is taken up by the court, people start discussing on social media what the outcome “should be” which has an influence on the judges. Talking on “Freedom of press in the digital age” at the […] Read more » Judging is "under stress" in the digital era Justice A.K. Sikri
Top Law News Robert Vadra appears before ED in PMLA case probe February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Vadra’s wife Priyanka Gandhi accompanied him, in a white Toyota Land Cruiser along with SPG personnel in tow, and dropped him outside the agency’s office […] Read more » ED PMLA case probe Robert Vadra
Top Law News Citizenship Bill will in no way cause harm to Assam & North East: PM Narendra Modi February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday assured the people of Assam and the North East that the citizenship bill will in no way cause harm to their interest. He was addressing a public rally here in the Assembly constituency of Assam health minister and BJP-led NEDA convener Himata Biswa Sarma. “It is a national commitment to […] Read more » Assam Citizenship Bill Narendra Modi North East PM Narendra Modi
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks response from Centre on fresh plea against 10 pc quota to general category poor February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging its decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs and admissions to general category poor candidates. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also made it clear that there shall be no stay on the decision to grant […] Read more » 10 pc quota Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi general category poor President Ram Nath Kovind
Top Law News Two sentenced to five years jail under gangster act February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court convicted two men in a murder case under the gangsters act and sentenced them to five years imprisonment. Judge A K Pathak imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on Vinod Kumar and Praveen Thursday evening. They were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment under the act, prosecutor Sandeep Singh said. Read more » Gangster act Judge A K Pathak
Top Law News Elevated rail corridor can save Gir lions : Gujarat High Court February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyer told the Gujarat High Court on Thursday that an elevated rail corridor was the best solution to save lions from getting run over by trains passing close to the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary. Taking into consideration various other suggestions, a bench of justices S R Brahmbhatt and A G Uraizee ordered the formation of […] Read more » Elevated rail corridor Gir lions Gujarat High Court justice A G Uraizee Justice S R Brahmbhatt
Top Law News HSRP for vehicles: SC issues notice to Centre on contempt plea February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s reply on an application seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the government for allegedly violating the top court’s earlier orders regarding affixation of high security registration plate (HSRP) on vehicles. A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi and R Subhash Reddy issued notice to the Centre on the application […] Read more » high security registration plate on vehicles. HSRP on vehicles Justice R Subhash Reddy Justice R. Banumathi
Top Law News Supreme Court raps CBI for transferring officer probing Bihar shelter home cases February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on CBI for transferring its former Joint Director A K Sharma, who was probing Bihar’s shelter home cases, out of the agency in violation of the court’s order and directed its then interim chief M Nageswara Rao to personally appear before it on February 12. A bench headed […] Read more » Bihar shelter home cases CBI CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi former Joint Director A K Sharma Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court
Top Law News ED seeks extension of custody of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar by 7 days February 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate Thursday sought from a Delhi court extension of custody for corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar by seven days in a money laundering case. The court had earlier allowed ED to quiz in custody for seven days Talwar, after the probe agency alleged that he acted as middleman in negotiations to favour foreign private […] Read more » corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar Deepak Talwar Delhi court ED Enforcement Directorate extension of custody
