Top Law News Respecting god can’t be regulated by court order: Delhi HC November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Respecting god should be one’s habit and it cannot be controlled or regulated through any court order, the Delhi High Court said today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar further said no public interest litigation (PIL) was needed to show respect to the god. “We as citizens should […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL Respecting god can't be regulated by court order
High Profile Cases Omar challenges maintenance proceedings: Delhi HC reserves order November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s plea challenging the maintenance proceedings involving his estranged wife in a family court here. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said she would pass an order on Abdullah’s plea which has claimed that the petition moved by his estranged wife, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court family court featured Jammu and Kashmir Law Legal News Omar Abdullah Omar challenges maintenance proceedings
Top Law News Those with criminal records don’t have rights? HC to Maha govt November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government if it believed that people with criminal records had no right to a safe life. The government invited the high court’s ire after it submitted that it had decided not to extend police protection to persons who had a criminal record, since any threat to their […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News SC dismisses plea against Asthana’s appointment as CBI special director November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a special director of the CBI. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said “the writ petition is dismissed”. The apex court had on November 24 reserved the order in the matter. The […] Read more » CBI special director Court featured Law Legal News plea Rakesh Asthana Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC tells office holders to refrain from commenting on Padmavati November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took strong exception to statements made by persons holding high offices against the film “Padmavati”, saying the remarks were tantamount to pre-judging the movie which is yet to be certified by the Censor Board. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra dismissed the fresh petition that had sought an order […] Read more » Censor Board Court Dipak Misra featured Law Legal News Padmavati Supreme Court
Top Law News Terror funding: Court to hear Salahuddin’s son’s bail plea November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of globally-wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, in a 2011 terror funding case till December 22. District Judge Poonam A Bamba also decided to hear the bail application oved by Yousuf, arrested and currently in the judicial custody, on December 16. In his bail […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Syed Shahid Yousuf Terror funding
Top Law News SC to hear Aadhaar pleas after concluding Delhi-Centre matter November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it may consider setting up a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the Centre’s move to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing various services and benefits of welfare schemes after it concludes hearing the Delhi-Centre dispute. The Centre apprised the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was […] Read more » Aadhaar card Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Indrani using media, misleading court: Peter Mukherjea November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former media baron Peter Mukerjea, an accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, today told the court that his wife and key accused, Indrani Mukherjea, was trying to mislead the court and creating “adverse publicity”. Peter, through his lawyer Shrikant Shivde, was arguing on an application moved by Indrani, accusing Peter of playing a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Indrani Mukherjea Law Legal News Peter Mukherjea Sheena Bora murder case
Top Law News SC to Hadiya: Wife is not a chattel, hubby can’t be guardian November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A wife is not a chattel and the husband cannot be her guardian, the Supreme Court said today after interacting with a Kerala woman, alleged victim of love jihad. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud interacted with the 25-year old Hadiya for nearly half-an-hour and […] Read more » apex court Court Dipak Misra featured Hadiya Law Legal News Love Jihad Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets 14 years in jail for raping 8-year old neighbour girl November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sent a 40- year old man to jail for 14 years for raping an 8-year old girl, saying such people had perverted minds, carried “animal streak” who would ravish anyone. Asserting that they should be dealt with firmly, Additional Sessions Judge Seema Maini, while awarding rigorous imprisonment to north Delhi resident […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News SC allows Centre to withdraw force from Darjeeling hills November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today permitted the Centre to withdraw four of the eight companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal for deployment in poll-bound Gujarat. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre’s plea […] Read more » Centre government Court Darjeeling Hills featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain woman’s plea claiming to be Jaya’s daughter November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition of a woman who claimed to be the daughter of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also refused to allow the plea of the woman to conduct DNA test for the purpose of proving her […] Read more » Court featured J. Jayalalithaa Law Legal News plea claiming to be Jaya's daughter Supreme Court Tamil Nadu
