Top Law News SC stays HC order suspending sentence in gangrape case November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court suspending the sentence of imprisonment awarded to three persons convicted in a gangrape case relating to a student of a private university at Sonepat in Haryana. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and M M Shantanagoudar also issued notices to the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured gangrape case Haryana Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court Sonepat Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on plea to ban use of Prez, PM’s photo November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre on a plea to ban the use of photos of persons holding constitutional posts, including the President and the Prime Minister, in private advertisements. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also issued notice to the Press Council […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Recording court proceedings would aid openness: Delhi HC November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an age driven by technology, recording of court proceedings would aid the concept of openness, the Delhi High Court has said while deciding to examine the issue of audio-video recording of cases before it and the subordinate courts. A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sunil Gaur was hearing a plea seeking […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Recording court proceedings would aid openness
High Profile Cases SC asks UIDAI to consider an old man’s plea to Aadhaar November 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) to consider and take suitable steps on the representation of a senior citizen seeking an update in his Aadhaar details. Observing that government would be “happy” if a citizen comes forward to get Aadhaar, a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok […] Read more » Aadhaar card Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court UIDAI
Top Law News Deposit substantial amount to prove bonafide: SC to Jaypee November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to allow Jaypee Associates to deposit to Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 crore directed by it, and asked the real estate firm to submit a substantial amount to prove its bonafide. The real estate firm which was asked on September 11 to deposit Rs 2,000 […] Read more » Court featured Jaypee Infratech Law Legal News National Company Law Tribunal Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Delhi HC not to interfere with Patra’s appointment as ONGC director November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to interfere with the appointment of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra as an independent director on the board of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar refused to entertain the PIL which also sought cancellation of […] Read more » BJP Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ONGC Sambit Patra
Top Law News SC, HC judges get DA hike; bills to raise their salary await November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The dearness allowance of judges of the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has been increased even as proposals to give them a salary hike are pending approval of the Union Cabinet. In a letter to the secretary general of the apex court and registrars general of the high courts last month, the department […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Union Cabinet
Top Law News Delhi HC forms panel for enhancing prison security November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Proper functioning of CCTV cameras in Tihar jail, which is overcrowded with prisoners by over 100 per cent, is a “non-compromisable imperative”, the Delhi High Court has said while setting up a high-level committee to suggest measures for enhancing security of three jails here. The court said it was aware that Tihar jail was under […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News prison security Tihar Jail
Top Law News Petrol Pump fraud: Court rejects bail pleas of 12 accused November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Kalyan has rejected bail applications of the 12 accused in the multi-crore petrol pump fraud case, police said today. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mukund Hatote told PTI that the court on Friday rejected bail pleas filed by the 12 accused. District and Additional Sessions Judge N M Waghmare also rejected anticipatory […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Petrol Pump fraud
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi court acquits man of cheating, raping woman November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of raping and deceitfully marrying a woman he met through a matrimonial website after she failed to support the prosecution case. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain absolved the man of the charges of rape, unnatural sex and concealing his first marriage, observing that the complainant […] Read more » cheating case Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News rape case
High Profile Cases Construction workers’ funds spent on laptops; SC anguished November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laptops and washing machines were bought out of a whopping Rs 29,000 crore fund meant for the welfare of construction workers and less than ten per cent spent on the actual purpose. Terming this as a “shocking” and “extremely distressing” state of affairs, the Supreme Court has said the funds, collected by the government through […] Read more » CAG Comptroller and Auditor General Construction workers' funds spent on laptops Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Allahabad HC quashes prev SP govt’s order exempting Lokayukta from RTI November 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Lokayukta is within the purview of the Right to Information Act, quashing a 2012 notification that kept the anti-corruption ombudsmen out of the transparency law’s ambit. Rejecting the plea of the government counsel that the notification was just and lawful, the Lucknow bench of the high court […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Lokayukta RTI SP government
