Top Law News AFT bench recalls 2012 promotion order February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Lucknow regional bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has recalled its 2012 order in a case leading to the promotion of a senior Army officer to the rank of a Major General, observing that every system of the country has been affected by corruption. “We feel that corruption has crept in every system […] Read more » AFT AFT bench recalls 2012 promotion order Armed Forces Tribunal Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC asks youths accused of assault to do community service February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed 20 youth, accused of assaulting each other, to clean a road and a railway station for three months and quashed a case of brawl against them. A division bench of Justices RV More and V L Achiliya directed one group of youths to clean and sweep Mira Road railway […] Read more » Bombay HC asks youths accused of assault to do community service Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News A section of Bengal police spineless: Calcutta HC February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today expressed displeasure at the functioning of West Bengal Police and observed that a section of it was spineless and could learn from judges to discharge their responsibilities. Justice Dipankar Datta, hearing a case relating to the alleged abduction of an independent councillor of Kandi Municipality, observed that the police authorities […] Read more » A section of Bengal police spineless: Calcutta HC Calcutta High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Two ex-IAS officers get reprieve in Palmolein case February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A vigilance court in Kerala today acquitted two former senior IAS officers from the over two- decade-old Palmolein import graft case, which had caused a loss of Rs 2.33 crore to the state exchequer in 1991-92. The order was issued by the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) S S Vassan while allowing the discharge […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Palmolein case Two ex-IAS officers get reprieve in Palmolein case
Top Law News Delhi HC to hear plea seeking arrest of 5 JNU students February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court agreed Tuesday to give an urgent hearing to a plea seeking immediate arrest of the five JNU students accused of raising anti-India slogans. The petition, which will be heard Tuesday, was filed before a bench of justices B D Ahmed and R K Gauba and it also sought a direction to […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi HC to hear plea seeking arrest of 5 JNU students Delhi High Court featured JNU Law
Top Law News Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that judicial magistrates cannot order change of investigating agency in criminal cases as such power was vested only with higher courts. If judicial magistrates are not satisfied with the probe by local police, at the most, they can only direct further investigation and cannot order any other agency such […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC
Top Law News Kin of woman cop to get Rs 35 lakh in accident case February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has directed a truck owner and an insurance firm to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to the kin of a woman police constable who lost her life in a road accident. Judge KD Vadane ordered truck owner Mohammad Nazir Khan and insurance company, Oriental Insurance Company […] Read more » accident case Court featured insurance Kin of woman cop to get Rs 35 lakh in accident case Law Legal News MACT
Top Law News Bombay HC allows retirement benefits of deceased employee to 2nd wife February 23, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld a CAT order which allowed the plea of the second wife of a Union government employee to claim retirement benefits of her husband after his death, on the ground that the deceased had divorced his first wife. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is a competent court to hear matters pertaining […] Read more » Bombay HC allows retirement benefits of deceased employee to 2nd wife Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Residents move NGT against Gurudwara February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A residents welfare association has moved National Green Tribunal against ‘illegal’ dumping of sewage in the Saket storm water drain by a South Delhi gurudwara, prompting the green panel to seek response from Delhi government on the matter. A bench headed by Justice M S Nambiar issued notices to the Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT Residents move NGT against Gurudwara
Top Law News SC to confine hearing to violent incidents at Patiala House February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made it clear that it would confine itself to the violence in Patiala House court complex on February 15 and 17 in which JNU students, teachers and journalists were attacked during the hearing of sedition case against JNUSU head Kanhaiya Kumar. “We are not concerned with other incidents. We are only […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Patiala House SC to confine hearing to violent incidents at Patiala House Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Court gives 30 days ultimatum to fugitive RJD MLA February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today gave a 30-day ultimatum to absconding RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav to surrender in a case of alleged rape and directed the police to attach his properties if he fails to give himself up within that time. Hearing an application of Nalanda police under CRPC sections 82 (provision regarding publishing notice […] Read more » BIHAR Court Court gives 30 days ultimatum to fugitive RJD MLA Criminal news featured Law rape case RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav
Criminal Law News MP: Suspended DIG jailed in DA case February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Suspended Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Umesh Gandhi was sent to jail here after a court rejected his bail plea in a disproportionate assets case. Special Judge Kashi Nath Singh yesterday turned down the bail plea of Gandhi, his wife Archana and brother Ajay Gandhi, who was posted as guard at Sehore district jail – also accused […] Read more » Court Criminal news DA case DIG featured Law Legal News MP MP: Suspended DIG jailed in DA case
