Top Law News Social media not threat to mainstream media: Nikam August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Noted special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has said social media cannot pose a challenge to mainstream media despite its popularity, as it was “unrelibale” and prone to misuse by “anti-social elements”. “Social media is no doubt gaining popularity but there is no reliability and hence it is not to be treated as a challenge to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam
Top Law News Abu Jundal, six others get life in 2006 arms haul case August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment 26/11 Mumbai attacks key plotter and Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal was among seven persons sentenced to life imprisonment today by a special MCOCA court in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case. Besides Jundal, six other convicts–Mohammed Aamir Sheikh, Billal Ahmed, Sayed Akif, Afroz Khan, Mohammed Aslam Kashmiri and Faizal Ataur Rehman […] Read more » 26/11 Mumbai attacks Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Treat them as own people: JK HC raps Centre on injuries due to August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today rapped the Centre on use of pellet guns by paramilitary forces and asked it to explain why the injuries suffered by people are above the knees — mostly in eyes — despite claims of having trained law-enforcing agencies. “You are discharging the duty of controlling a mob, the […] Read more » Court featured J&K high court Law Legal News raps Centre on injuries due to
Top Law News Srinagar SSP produced in court, gets bail August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today released SSP Srinagar Amit Kumar on bail after he was produced before it by his superior officer for his failure to comply with an earlier order to register an FIR against a DySP in connection with the killing of a youth in Tengpora area of the city last month. “SSP Srinagar […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News SSP Srinagar Amit Kumar
Criminal Law News Court acquits ex-Haryana bureaucrat in rape case August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a retired Haryana bureaucrat in a rape case, observing that in many cases when a consensual physical relation breaks, women use the law “as a weapon for vengeance or personal vendetta”. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain freed the accused, a former principal secretary to a Haryana chief minister, of the […] Read more » Court Criminal Law featured Law Legal News retired Haryana bureaucrat in a rape case
Top Law News Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of rebel BJP MLA August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of rebel Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Nalin Kotadiya, against whom a police complaint was lodged by a city-based builder for allegedly demanding extortion money. Additional Sessions Judge of Ahmedabad rural D P Gohil dismissed the anticipatory bail plea on the ground that allegations against him were […] Read more » allegedly demanding extortion money BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Sohrabuddin case: SC upholds clean chit to BJP chief Amit Shah August 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a huge relief to BJP president Amit Shah, the Supreme Court today upheld the clean chit given by the subordinate courts to him in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case and rejected the plea for its revival. “Rejected,” said a bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan while questioning the locus standi […] Read more » BJP chief Amit Shah Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on verification of cellphone August 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre on the action taken by it on the issue of verification of mobile phone subscribers to avoid fake identities which cause a grave risk to national security. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecom […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court verification of cellphone
High Profile Cases Toppers’ scam: Girl granted bail August 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today granted bail to the girl who was arrested in connection with the Intermediate toppers’ scam on June 25 last. Additional District Judge (ADJ)-I Parvez Alam granted bail to the teenager after her advocate K D Mishra pleaded before the court that her remand in juvenile home was wrong. “It will serve […] Read more » BIHAR Court featured Girl granted bail Juvenile Justice Board Law Legal News Toppers' scam
Criminal Law News Two CAG office employees get 5 yrs jail in corruption August 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two officials in the office of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) have been sent to five years in jail by a special court for trying to get promotion by indulging in corruption and changing their answer sheets of departmental examination. “Corruption not only devalues human rights but it also undermines justice and equality which are […] Read more » CAG CBI corruption case Court featured IPC jail in corruption Law legalnews Rajesh Kumar
Criminal Law News Husband gets 8 years rigorous jail in dowry death August 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 30-year-old man has been sent to eight years in jail here for harassing his wife for dowry and compelling her to commit suicide within four months of their marriage, with the court relying on a note left behind by the victim in which she also accused him of cheating on her. The court, however, […] Read more » Court Criminal news dowry death featured Law Legal News suside case
Environment Law News People will have to carry oxygen cylinder soon, says NGT August 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Time is not far away when people will have to carry oxygen cylinder”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said, pulling up authorities in Himachal Pradesh for not planting a single tree after clearing a forest area for a road project. “Half of the country is facing floods and half of the country is dry. […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT oxygen cylinder
