Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Charge sheet filed in IRS scam in Thane court December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 5000-page charge sheet was filed in a special court today in connection with the multi-crore call centre scam wherein the accused based here allegedly duped US citizens by posing as officials of the US’ Internal Revenue Service and made them cough up money by threatening ‘legal action’. The charge sheet, filed by the crime […] Read more » call centre scam charge sheet Court Criminal news featured IRS scam Law Legal News thane court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Rly obliged to take care of passenger, luggage: SRDC December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) today asked the Northern Railway to compensate a passenger for his stolen luggage and said the national carrier was obligated to ensure that a traveller reaches his destination safely with his baggage. The commission rejected the railway’s contention, invoking Section 100 of the Indian Railways Act, that […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission featured Law Legal News luggage Rly obliged to take care of passenger SRDC
Top Law News “No scope for interference with Muslim Personal Law” December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Prominent Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind today told the Supreme Court there is no scope for interference with the Muslim Personal Law in which triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy are well rooted and stand on much higher pedestal as compared to other customs. In its counter affidavit, the Jamiat stated that the Muslim Personal Law […] Read more » Court featured jamiat Ulema-i-Hind Law Legal News Muslim Personal Law Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-armyman given bail in high profile sex racket case December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted bail to retired Colonel Ajay Ahlawat, who was arrested in a high profile sex-racket case allegedly involving government servants and women from Central Asian countries. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain granted bail to Ahlawat, who was produced from judicial custody, on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and […] Read more » Court Criminal news Ex-armyman given bail in sex racket case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Demonetisation: SC asks Centre to spell out steps to ease December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to spell out measures taken to ease the sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on co-operative banks, post-demonetisation. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud, while hearing a batch of pleas challenging various aspects of demonetisation, […] Read more » Centre government Court Demonetisation featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Fin Min, RBI response sought on exchanging old notes December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has sought response from the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India on a PIL seeking extension of deadline for exchanging the demonetised notes. A division bench of Justices Bhushan Gavai and Vinay Deshpande issued the notices yesterday while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), and posted the matter for further […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court exchanging old notes featured Fin Min Law Legal News RBI
Top Law News Allahabad HC turns down plea of live-in couple for protection December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has turned down the plea of a live-in couple that they be provided protection on the ground that the woman in question happened to be married and “her marriage has not been dissolved by any competent court as on date”. Justice Suneet Kumar passed the order last month, dismissing the petition […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News plea of live-in couple for protection
Top Law News Cap on cash withdrawal: Delhi HC dismisses plea to recall its order December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking recall of its order rejecting a plea to remove the cap on daily withdrawal of money deposited in banks before the demonetisation decision. “The application is dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice V Kameswar Rao said. The bench had on November 25 dismissed […] Read more » Cap on cash withdrawal Court Delhi High Court demonetization featured Law Legal News plea
High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain plea to play national anthem in courts December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a BJP leader and lawyer seeking playing of national anthem in all courts before the start of proceedings. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said it is not inclined to entertain the plea of BJP spokesperson Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay after Attorney General […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News national anthem.courts plea Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-MLA Rambeer Shokeen sent to 5 days police custody December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent former MLA Rambeer Shokeen, who has been chargesheeted along with alleged gangster Neeraj Bawana and others in a case under MCOCA, to five days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit sent Shokeen to custody of Delhi Police after he was produced before the court, saying that his custodial interrogation […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MCOCA police custody Rambeer Shokeen
Top Law News We have intention to pay damages to Docomo: Tata December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tata Sons today told the Delhi High Court that it has every intention of paying the arbitral award of USD 1.17 billion in favour of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo, but has been unable to do so due to lack of permission from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Even as Tata Sons made the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Docomo featured Law Legal News Tata
Top Law News SC questions Centre’s notification supporting ‘jallikattu’ December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre for its 2016 notification allowing use of bulls in events like jallikattu, saying that its 2014 verdict banning the use of the animals cannot be “negated”. “How can you (the Centre) negate our judgment banning jallikattu by coming up with the January 2016 notification allowing bulls to participate […] Read more » Centre's notification supporting 'jallikattu' Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
