Top Law News There should not be judicial redrafting of law: SC January 3, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment No form of government is perfect but these imperfections cannot be remedied by “judicial redrafting” of a legislative provision, the Supreme Court, in its minority verdict, today said while holding that the term “his religion” meant the faith of candidates only in the election law. The seven-judge bench, in a majority 4:3 verdict, took a […] Read more » Court featured judicial redrafting of law Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Repromulgation of ordinances “fraud” on the Constitution: SC January 3, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Repromulgation of ordinances is a “fraud” on the Constitution and a sub-version of democratic legislative processes, especially when the government persistently avoids the placing the ordinances before the legislature, the Supreme Court today ruled. A seven-judge Constitution bench, by a majority of 6:1, held that repromulgation is constitutionally “impermissible” and “defeats constitutional scheme” under which […] Read more » Constitution Court featured Law Legal News Repromulgation of ordinances Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Solar scam:Ex-CM Chandy appears in B’luru court January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today appeared in a city civil court in connection with a solar project cheating case, with the court directing him to be present before it on every hearing to begin the process of cross-examination. Additional City Civil and Sessions Court Judge N R Channakeshava had directed the Congress leader […] Read more » B'luru court Court Ex-CM Chandy featured Law Legal News solar scam
Top Law News ‘Do J&K HC judges take oath to uphold Constitution’ January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Does the non-applicability of any Constitutional amendment in Jammu and Kashmir without a Presidential order under Article 370 of Constitution make it non-obligatory for judges there to uphold Indian Constitution was the question before the Delhi High Court today. However, without going into its merit, the high court said it would like to get a […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured J&K high court Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Cannot seek votes in name of religion, caste: SC January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court today held that any appeal for votes on the ground of “religion, race, caste, community or language” amounted to “corrupt practice” under the election law provision. Referring to the term ‘his religion’ used in section 123(3) of the Representation of The Peoples (RP) Act, which deals with ‘corrupt […] Read more » Cannot seek votes in name of religion Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News “Death due to mosquito bite an accident” January 2, 2017 / January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a ruling that will benefit many insurance holders, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that death due to mosquito bite causing malaria is an accident. “It is difficult for us to accept that the death due to a mosquito bite would not be a death due to an accident,” Justice V K […] Read more » consumer law court Court Death due to mosquito bite an accident featured insurance Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt junks plan for new law on grant of bail January 2, 2017 / January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Just over a year after it was conceived, the government has junked a plan to come out with a new law that clearly sets out conditions for grant of bail as it now feels that amendments in CrPC can help do away with cumbersome procedures involved in getting the relief. In September last year, the […] Read more » Court featured Govt junks plan Law Legal News new law on grant of bail
Criminal Law News Two men get 10-yr jail term for possessing 100 kg ‘ganja’ January 2, 2017 / January 2, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced two persons to ten years rigorous imprisonment for possessing and conspiring to transport 100 kg ‘ganja’, saying the crime entails a harsh punishment. The court handed down the jail term to Bihar native Vir Bahadur and Jamshed from Delhi for offences under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act and also […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Two men get 10-yr jail term
Top Law News Madras HC upholds order on dismissal of bank employee December 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has upheld a single judge order justifying the action of a nationalised bank which dismissed an employee from service for suppressing facts about his educational qualification while applying for the post of part-time house keeper. A division bench comprising Justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and S Vaidyanathan had recently dismissed the appeal […] Read more » Court featured ismissal of bank employee Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Court orders case against 3 cops for detaining woman December 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today issued an order to start a case against three policemen in connection with the alleged detention of a woman for more than 24 hours at Hanskhali police station in Nadia district. Additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM), Ranaghat, Sanghamitra Poddar issued the order against officer in charge (OC) Hanskhali police station Aninda […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court Court orders case against 3 cops detaining woman featured Hanskhali police station Law Legal News Nadia district
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Delhi HC grants a day’s parole to O P Chautala to attend grandson’s engagement December 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted parole for one day to ex-Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, serving a 10-year jail term in teachers’ recruitment scam case, to attend his grandson and MP Dushyant Chautala’s engagement on January 3, 2017. Justice Vipin Sanghi ordered Chautala’s release for a day on his furnishing a bond of […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News parole to O P Chautala to attend grandson's engagement teachers recruitment scam case
Top Law News Bombay HC tells Maha to set up new jail to solve overcrowding problem December 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over overcrowding in jails, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to establish a new prison with kitchen and other facilities which would solve the problem of space constraint. A bench of justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed, hearing a petition, asked the state government to submit a plan for setting […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured jail Law Legal News Maharashtra government
