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
Top Law News Delhi High Court grants police protection to J-K rape victim and her husband January 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An alleged rape victim and her husband, who have temporarily shifted here from Jammu and Kashmir apprehending threat to their lives, have been given protection by the Delhi High Court. The high court was informed by the couple that personal circumstances forced them to leave their native place and made serious allegations against some police […] Read more » Delhi High Court
Top Law News Life sentence to SP-rank officer in kidnapping and extortion case January 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Maharashtra court has sentenced a superintendent of police (SP)-rank officer and another person to life imprisonment in a 2009 kidnapping and extortion case. Jalgaon sessions judge P Y Ladekar convicted Manoj Lohar, who is presently posted at the Home Guard Department in Mumbai in a senior administrative position, and his relative Dheeraj Yevle on […] Read more » extortion case Jalgaon sessions judge P Y Ladekar kidnapping case Life sentence to SP-rank officer Manoj Lohar Vishwasrao Nimbalkar
Top Law News Film on 1962 Sino-Indian war hero released after HC’s nod January 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A film based on the life of a 1962 Sino-Indian war hero was released on Friday after the Delhi High Court gave its green light to it by saying the man’s family members could not claim breach of their privacy as they had consented to the making of the film in 2015. Justice Vibhu Bakhru […] Read more » 1962 Sino-Indian war Sandhya Entertainment
Top Law News JNU sedition case: Court questions Delhi Police for filing chargesheet without procuring requisite sanctions January 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here questioned the Delhi police on Saturday for filing a chargesheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case without procuring requisite sanctions. Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat granted police time till February 6 to procure requisite sanctions after they told the court they will […] Read more » Anirban Bhattacharya Aparajitha Raja Ashutosh Banojyotsana JNU sedition case Kanhaiya Kumar Rama Naga Shehla Rashid Umar Khalid
Top Law News Delhi court extends interim protection from arrest to Robert Vadra’s aide till Feb 6 January 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday extended till February 6 the interim protection from arrest granted to Manoj Arora, a close aide of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that Arora was cooperating in the probe. “He joined the probe yesterday. […] Read more » Manoj Arora Manoj Arora in money laundering case money laundering case Robert Vadra Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Special Judge Arvind Kumar UPA chairperson
Top Law News Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as SC judges January 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to justices Maheshwari and Khanna during the swearing-in ceremony held in court number 1 of the apex court. The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court is 31. […] Read more » comprising CJI Gogoi Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Arun Mishra Justice N.V. Ramana Justice S.A. Bobde Justice Sanjiv Khanna Justices Dinesh Maheshwari Sanjiv Khanna Supreme Court collegium supreme court judges
Top Law News Court sentences two men to 20 years in jail for raping minor girl January 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has sentenced two men to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2016. Awarding the jail term to Dhulia Manual and Bikas Majhi on Thursday, Additional District Judge Ajanta Sarangi also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the convicts for raping the 14-year-old girl at Chakarada village. […] Read more » 20 years in jail raping minor girl
Top Law News NGT slams Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore as per its 2018 order January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday slammed German auto major Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore in accordance with its November 16, 2018 order and directed it to submit the amount within 24 hours. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel took strong exception to the non-compliance of its order by the […] Read more » Justice Adarsh Goel Justice S P Wangdi NGT NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel Volkswagen
