Top Law News Justice Saran to take oath as new CJ of Orissa HC February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Vineet Saran will be the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. A Presidential warrant of appointment of Justice Saran has reached here, a source in the High Court registry office said. The new CJ will take oath on February 26. Prior to his present appointment, Justice Saran was officiating as a senior judge of […] Read more » Court featured Justice Saran to take oath as new CJ of Orissa HC justice veenit saran Law Legal News Orissa High Court
Criminal Law News Couple get life imprisonment for relative’s murder February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A couple from the tribal Jawhar taluka of neighbouring Palghar district has been awarded life imprisonment by a local court for murdering a close relative. Additional Sessions Judge Mridula V K Bhatia awarded the life sentence to Ganesh Bacchu Valavi (34) and his wife Sakhubai Ganesh Valavi (31), both labourers, for murdering Ganesh’s step-brother Rajaram […] Read more » Couple get life imprisonment for relative's murder Court Criminal news featured Law murder case
Criminal Law News 3 get 10-year imprisonment in loot case February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Muzaffarnagar has sentenced three robbers to 10 years of imprisonment for looting passengers of a roadways bus in 2008. Fast track court Judge Punem Rajput held the convicts — Sompal, Azmat and Shoket — guilty under relevant sections of the IPC and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each. In February 2008, […] Read more » 3 get 10-year imprisonment in loot case Court Criminal news featured Law loot case
High Profile Cases Herald case: Cong says Swamy has to satisfy court February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and other accused in the National Herald case today told a Delhi court that BJP leader Subramanian Swamy should first satisfy it about the relevance of documents which were ordered to be summoned from various ministries in the matter. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Gandhis, […] Read more » Court featured Herald case Herald case: Cong says Swamy has to satisfy court Law Legal News Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Subramanian Swamy
Criminal Law News Youth sentenced to 10-yr jail for abducting, raping minor February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court here has sentenced a youth to 10 years in jail for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl in 2010. Additional District Judge Manoj Kumar sentenced Naushad, the main convict in the case, to 10 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 18,000 on him after holding him guilty. The court […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News raping minor Youth sentenced to 10-yr jail for abducting
Top Law News Court orders framing of charges against ex-Coal Secy February 19, 2016 / February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today ordered framing of charges against former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a private firm for allegedly entering into a conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying the acts attributed to him prima facie show that he had favoured the company. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar put Gupta and Pushp Steels […] Read more » coal scam Court Court orders framing of charges against ex-Coal Secy Criminal news featured Law
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Prima facie sedition case made out against Gilani February 19, 2016 / February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former DU lecturer SAR Gilani, booked for sedition charges in connection with a Press Club event here, was today denied bail by a Delhi court which said the slogans raised at this meeting could have incited violence and created public disorder. Metropolitan Magisrate Harvinder Singh dismissed Gilanis bail plea after taking note of a CCTV […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Prima facie sedition case made out against Gilani Sar Gilani Sedition case
Top Law News Plea in Delhi HC against Bassi for “influencing” JNU case probe February 19, 2016 / February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A petition filed in Delhi High Court on Friday accused city Police Commissioner B S Bassi of “influencing” the probe in the sedition case against JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and alleged that the police chief was “playing at the hands” of certain political parties. The petition, which is likely to come up for hearing on […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi featured JNU Law Legal News Plea in Delhi HC against Bassi for "influencing" JNU case probe
Top Law News Duncan directed to deposit Rs 4 crore by Feb 22 February 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court today stayed acquisition process by the Centre of six ailing tea gardens in north Bengal owned by Duncans Industries Ltd to alleviate sufferings of its workers and directed the company to deposit Rs 4 crore in a nationalised bank by February 22. Justice Sanjib Banerjee directed the company, which challenged the central […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court Duncan Duncan directed to deposit Rs 4 crore by Feb 22 featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Motor Vehicles Act: HC puts ball in Centre’s court February 18, 2016 / February 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Centre to consider amending the Motor Vehicles Act to bring in a more stringent penalty for those vehicles found plying without fitness certificates. “The Centre shall consider amending section 192 of the Motor Vehicles Act (pertaining to fitness certificates) so as to provide for a more stringent penalty […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Motor Vehicles Act Motor Vehicles Act: HC puts ball in Centre's court
Top Law News 2013 riots case: Sadhvi Prachi surrenders in court February 18, 2016 / February 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi today surrendered in a court here after successive warrants were issued against her for failure to appear in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. The court recalled the bailable warrant issued against her after she furnished a bond of Rs 20,000 and gave an undertaking that she will appear on […] Read more » 2013 riots case 2013 riots case: Sadhvi Prachi surrenders in court Court featured Law Legal News Sadhvi Prachi
Top Law News Former DU lecturer Gilani sent to 14-day JC February 18, 2016 / February 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking no chances after two days of violence in the Patiala House Courts complex, Delhi Police today presented former Delhi University lecturer SAR Gilani, arrested on sedition charges, before a magistrate in a police station for remand proceedings. The remand proceedings passed of peacefully far from the Patiala House Courts which was the scene of […] Read more » Court Criminal news DU featured Former DU lecturer Gilani sent to 14-day JC Law Press Club event Sar Gilani
