Top Law News CBI registers FIR in ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case January 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,250 crore ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case and is carrying out searches Thursday at the group headquarters in Mumbai and offices in Aurangabad, officials said. The search operation started Thursday morning and also covered offices of Nupower, a company operated by ICICI […] Read more » 250 crore ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case CBI ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case Rs 3
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the proposed amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act which restored the no anticipatory bail provision for the accused. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said the pending review petition filed by the Centre against the apex court’s March 20, 2018 verdict and the pleas […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit Prevention of Atrocities Act SC/ST Act Supreme Court Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments
Top Law News Justice A K Sikri recuses himself from hearing plea on interim CBI Director M Nageswara Rao January 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice A K Sikri on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Centre’s decision to appoint M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director. A bench headed by Justice Sikri listed the matter for Friday for hearing before a different bench. As soon as the matter came up for hearing, Justice […] Read more » CBI Director Alok Verma CBI Director M Nageswara Rao Justice A K Sikri recuses himself from hearing plea on interim CBI Director M Nageswara Rao Justice A.K. Sikri NGO Common Cause
Top Law News Man gets 7 years in jail for aiding wife’s suicide January 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fast track court here sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for forcing his wife to commit suicide in 2013 over dowry demands. Judge Balraj Singh convicted Kamil Hasan on Wednesday and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. Hasan was held guilty under IPC section 306 (abetment of suicide), government lawyer […] Read more » abetment of suicide government lawyer Sitaram Arya imprisonment Judge Balraj Singh Kamil Hasan Nagma
Top Law News Supreme Court Grants Bail to 4 Convicts in 2002 Naroda Patiya Riots Case. January 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court granted bail to four convicts on the chief grounds that the High Court verdict of conviction was “debatable” and that they should be released on bail since their appeal would take much time for disposal. The Supreme Court has ordered the release of four convicts on bail in the 2002 Naroda Patiya […] Read more » 2002 Naroda Patiya Riots Cas Ahmedabad’s Naroda Patiya Harshad alias Mungda Jila Govind Chhara Parmar Justice AM Khanwilkar Maya Kodnani Naroda Patiya riots Padmendrasinh Jaswantsinh Rajput Prakashbhai Sureshbhai Rathod Rajkumar Umeshbhai Surabhai Bharwad
Top Law News Attempt to murder case against Congress MLA J N Ganesh who ‘attacked’ lawmaker colleague January 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A case of attempt to murder was registered Monday against Congress MLA J N Ganesh in connection with the alleged brawl with lawmaker colleague Anand Singh at a resort near here, police said. The case was registered based on a complaint by Singh, who has been hospitalised for injury suffered in the brawl late Saturday […] Read more » Congress MLA J N Ganesh
Top Law News EC writes to Delhi Police seeking FIR against self-proclaimed cyber expert January 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against a self-proclaimed cyber expert for his claims that the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were rigged and the EVMs can be hacked. In its letter, the EC said Syed Shuja has allegedly violated section 505 (1) of the IPC pertaining to spreading […] Read more » electronic voting machines Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) EVMs EVMs can be tampetred FIR against self-proclaimed cyber expert spreading rumours which creates panic Syed Shuja
Top Law News By delaying new court building plot, state denying litigants’ justice: Bombay HC January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Tuesday said the state government was “essentially denying justice to litigants” by delaying a decision on allocation of a new building for the high court. This, the court said, was forcing litigants and judicial staff to continue work from the current 138-year-old building which has inadequate space. A bench of justices […] Read more » Bombay High Court essentially denying justice to litigants Justice AS Oka Justice MS Sonak
Top Law News Man gets 7 years rigorous imprisonment for robbery January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Thane court has awarded seven years’ rigorous imprisonment to a 36-year-old man for robbing a person and injuring him. Additional Sessions Judge R N Ambatkar pronounced the punishment last week after convicting the accused, Shaukat Ali Abdulsalam Shaikh, under Indian Penal Code Sections 392 (robbery) and 397 (robbery or dacoity with an attempt to […] Read more » 7 years rigorous imprisonment Robbery Shaukat Ali Abdulsalam Shaikh
Top Law News 45 followers of UP cult leader sentenced to 3 years in jail for assaulting government employees January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court Monday sentenced 45 people to three years’ imprisonment for assaulting government employees and creating hindrance in their functioning in a case involving the followers of a cult leader who had clashed with police at Jawahar Bagh here in 2016, leading to about 30 deaths. According to the prosecution, Additional Civil Judge (Senior […] Read more » Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division-II) Jahendra Pal Singh assaulting government employees Jawahar Bagh
Top Law News Supreme Court defers to Jan 28 hearing on Karti’s plea to travel abroad January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday deferred to January 28 the hearing on a plea moved by Karti Chaidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, seeking permission to travel abroad. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna adjourned the hearing after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Enforcement Directorate, sought time to […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Sanjiv Khanna Karti Chaidambaram
Top Law News Consider Manu Sharma plea for premature release in next SRB meeting : Delhi High Court January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government to consider Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma’s request for premature release at the next meeting of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) that is likely to be held in March. Justice Najmi Waziri issued the direction after the Delhi government told the court that under […] Read more » Jessica Lall murder case Justice Najmi Waziri Manu Sharma Manu Sharma plea for premature release plea for premature release
