Criminal Law News Uttar Pradesh minister sent to judicial custody July 8, 2016 / July 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Uttar Pradesh state minister Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad was today sent to 14-day judicial remand in a case lodged in 2006 for allegedly beating a woman. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Gaur denied bail to Nishad, who surrendered in the court, following which he was remanded in judicial custody. The case was lodged in 2006 […] Read more » beating a woman Court Criminal news featured judicial custody Law Laxmikant Pappu Nishad Uttar Pradesh minister
Criminal Law News Court acquits 27 in arson case of 2004 July 8, 2016 / July 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Odisha’s Jajpur district has acquitted all 27 people who had been arrested for alleged violence and torching of police vehicles here 12 years ago. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bikram Kumar Pradhan, while pronouncing the verdict yesterday, acquitted all the accused due to lack of evidence. Though 29 persons had been named in […] Read more » arson case Court Criminal news featured Law legalnews Odisha violence case
Criminal Law News Court denies bail to six suspected ISIS operatives July 8, 2016 / July 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today refused bail to six suspected ISIS operatives, arrested from different parts of the country, for allegedly promoting activities and ideologies of the banned terror outfit and luring the youths to join it. During in-camera proceedings, District Judge Amarnath denied relief to accused Mohd Azeemusan, Mohd Osama, Akhlaq ur-Rehman, Meeraj, Mohsin Ibrahim […] Read more » bail Court Criminal news featured ISIS operatives Law Legal News
Criminal Law News 2 men freed in MCOCA case July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two men, facing trial for alleged offences under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), have been acquitted by a Delhi court which said the charges have not been proven and the police had given sanction for prosecution “without application of mind”. The court said the approval for lodging a case and the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News MCOCA case
Top Law News Gujarat HC grants bail to Hardik in two sedition cases July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court Friday granted a conditional bail to Patidar leader Hardik Patel. The high court asked him to remain outside Gujarat for at least six months. He will, however, continue to remain in jail because of another case against him, says Patel’s lawyer Zubin Bharda. Patel, who heads the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured grants bail to Hardik Gujarat High Court Law sedition cases
Top Law News Bombay HC raps Maha govt for not raising pay of judicial members July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on Maharashtra Government for not implementing its 2014 order asking it to raise the remuneration payable to judicial members of consumers forums in the state. Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani assured the court that the state was reconsidering its decision taken in Februrary not to raise the remuneration […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government raising pay of judicial members
Top Law News Kejriwal gets bail in defamation case by BJP MP July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was summoned as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, was granted bail by a court in Delhi on Friday. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh granted the relief to Kejriwal on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 10,000 after he appeared before the court. […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal gets bail BJP MP Court defamation case by featured Law legalnews Ramesh Bidhuri
High Profile Cases Hate speech case: Court issues notice to BJP MP July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has issued notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi asking him to appear in court in connection with a 2009 hate speech case. The notice was sent to Varun yesterday by District Judge Kautilya Kumar Gaur through the Lok Sabha Speaker as he did not appear in the court. The court fixed September […] Read more » BJP Court featured hate speech case issues notice to BJP MP Law Legal News Varun Gandhi
Top Law News “Manipur encounter; Army can’t use excessive force” July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the army and paramilitary forces cannot use “excessive and retaliatory force” in Manipur and such instances must be probed. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and R K Agarwal also asked the amicus curiae to furnish details of alleged fake encounters in Manipur. The bench said it was open […] Read more » Army can't use excessive force Court featured Law Legal News Manipur encounter Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa Police seek to close case against UP MLA July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Goa Police has sought permission from the state’s children’s court to close a case involving UP’s Samajwadi Party MLA Mahendra Kumar Singh who was booked under Immoral Trafficking Act in 2013. “We have recently filed report before Goa Children’s Court seeking to close the case due to lack of evidence,” Panaji Police inspector Siddhanth Shirodkar […] Read more » children's court Court featured Goa police Law legalnews Mahendra Kumar Singh Samajwadi Party Trafficking Act UP MLA
Top Law News Misconduct by lawyers: SC asks law panel to examine July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Misconduct by lawyers: SC asks law panel to examine The Supreme Court has asked the Law Commission to review “all relevant aspects” relating to the law governing the legal profession, including issues like professional misconduct by lawyers, in consultation with all stakeholders. “We request the Law Commission of India to go into all relevant aspects relating to regulation of legal profession in consultation with […] Read more » Court featured Law law panel to examine Legal News Misconduct by lawyers Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bombay HC refuses bail to convict in 2003 train blast case July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to grant temporary bail to Ateef Mulla, sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in the 2003 Mulund train bomb blast case. Ateef had sought his release to tend to his minor son who is suffering from thalassemia. His lawyer Mubin Solkar argued that the son of his client has […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News refuses bail to convict in 2003 train blast case