Top Law News Ukhand HC rejects plea of disqualified Cong MLAs May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today dismissed the petition of nine rebel Congress MLAs challenging their disqualification, holding that by their conduct they have “voluntarily given up membership of their political party”, implying that they can be disqualified on that ground. “This court, subject to scrutiny of Speaker’s action on the principles of natural justice, therefore, […] Read more » Congress MLA Court featured Law Legal News plea Uttarakhand uttarekhand high court
High Profile Cases Panama papers: SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for CBI inquiry May 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking CBI inquiry against Indian offshore bank account holders named in the Panama papers. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh issued notices to Centre and the CBI on the petition filed by advocate M L Sharma. A Multi Agency […] Read more » CBI Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Panama papers plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Himachal HC dismisses petitions challenging appointment of Palampur VC May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Himachal High Court today dismissed twin petitions, challenging the appointment of Vice Chancellor of CSK Agriculture University, Palampur, terming these as “frivolous” and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000. Dismissing the petitions filed by J S Chauhan and Ashok Mahan Narula, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Meer and Justice Tarlok Singh […] Read more » Court featured Himachal High Court Law Legal News Palampur VC petitions
High Profile Cases Floor test in U’khand to be held on May 10: SC May 6, 2016 / May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered a floor test on May 10 in the Uttarakhand Assembly when sacked Chief Minister Harish Rawat will seek a vote of confidence in which the nine rebel Congress MLAs cannot participate if they continue to remain disqualified at the time of voting. A specially convened two-hour-long session during which the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Assembly
Top Law News SC says state of medical colleges rotten May 6, 2016 / May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the state of medical colleges in the country as “rotten”, the Supreme Court today imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on an Odisha-based private medical college for raising the number of seats from 100 to 150 in an academic year and “playing with the future of students”. “Costs of Rs 5 crores are […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News medical colleges Odisha Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC stays proceedings against former UP Lokayukta May 6, 2016 / May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today stayed the proceedings of a criminal complaint case against former Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, Justice (retired) N K Mehrotra, filed by social activist and wife of suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur before the Chief Judicial Magistrate here. Justice Sudhir Kumar Saxena of Lucknow bench gave the order on a petition filed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News UP Lokayukta Uttar Pradesh
High Profile Cases Lalu, Mishra appear in court in fodder scam case May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra today appeared in a special CBI court here following its direction in connection with a multi-crore rupee fodder scam case. In pursuance of the order of Special CBI court judge Devraj Tripathi for personal appearance of all the 31 accused, Lalu Prasad, Jagannath […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured fodder scam case Lalu Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC decriminalises possession of beef with a caveat May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Upholding the ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks imposed by BJP-led Government in Maharashtra, Bombay High Court today decriminalised possession of beef where animals are slaughtered outside the state. It struck down as “unconstitutional” provisions which held mere posession of beef as crime, saying only “conscious possession” of the meat of animals slaughtered in […] Read more » beef case Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC to hear Subrata Roy’s parole plea at 2pm May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear the plea of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy seeking parole to perform cremation rites of his mother who passed away in the wee hours this morning. Roy has been in Tihar jail since March 4, 2014 on the orders of the apex court in relation with a long running […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Subrata Roy's parole plea Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Illegal confinement:CJM orders kotwali inspector to lodge case May 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A chief judicial magistrate here has ordered inspector of the kotwali to register a case against eight police personnel and a homeguard after an advocate alleged that he was kept in “illegal confinement” and “looted” by them last month. Complainant Anil Kumar Tewari alleged he was kept in a lock-up of Mathura Refinery Police Station […] Read more » CJM Court criminal case featured illegal confinement Law Legal News Mathura
Criminal Law News Man gets 10 yrs in jail for rape, court terms barbaric May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 45-year-old man has been sent to jail for 10 years for raping and trying to strangulate a woman with a Delhi court terming his act as “barbaric, diabolic and disturbing”. The court described as “vile” the act of the convict, a Delhi resident, while observing that the woman was subjected in 2014 to one […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News Court restrains in-laws from throwing out daughter-in-law May 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man’s parents and other family members have been restrained from throwing out his wife from her shared matrimonial house by a Delhi court. The court dismissed an appeal filed by the man’s parents, brother and sister-in-law and said that the woman was entitled to peaceful possession of a room in the matrimonial home here. […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News
