High Profile Cases SC indicates recognition of living will for passive euthanasia October 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today indicated it might recognise the execution of ‘living will’ in cases of passive euthanasia, as right to die peacefully is part of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The apex court, however, said there should be adequate safeguards and implementation of living will would be subject to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News recognition of living will for passive euthanasia Supreme Court
Top Law News Priest acquitted in rape case, Court rejects woman’s claims October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Refusing to rely on the statement of a woman that she was raped and assaulted by a temple priest, a Delhi court has acquitted him observing that things do not appear to have happened the way they were projected. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain said though in rape cases conviction can be made on the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Priest acquitted in rape case
High Profile Cases SC criminalises sex with minor wife aged between 15 and 18 yrs October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, today criminalised sex with a minor wife aged between 15 and 18 years, saying the exception in the rape law was arbitrary and was violative of the Constitution. Section 375 of the IPC, which defines the offence of rape, has an exception clause that says intercourse or sexual […] Read more » Court criminalises sex with minor wife featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Malegaon: SC for final hearing on plea against Sadhvi on Oct 31 October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today fixed October 31 for the final hearing of a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. A bench comprising Justices R K Agarwal and S Abdul Nazeer listed the matter for final hearing after counsel for […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Malegaon Malegaon blast case NIA Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Supreme Court
Top Law News If public toilets not maintained, will people use them: Delhi HC October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An annoyed Delhi High Court today criticised authorities responsible for maintaining public toilets in the city, saying if they do their job properly, people would not have to come to courts. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar came down hard on the authorities after they said that people […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board featured Law Legal News public toilets
Top Law News Why inmates in jails despite recommendations for release: SC October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today expressed shock at the large number of people languishing in jails in “complete violation” of their rights despite recommendations for their release by the legal services authority, saying such a situation was unacceptable. “What is this happening? People are languishing in jails and there is problem of overcrowding of jails also. […] Read more » Court featured inmates in jails despite recommendations for release languishing in jails Law Legal News NALSA affidavit Supreme Court
Top Law News CBI court grants conditional bail to four accused in NRHM “scam” October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four accused in an alleged scam involving the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) were granted conditional bail by a CBI court here today, while the decision to grant bail to a former chief secretary of the Uttar Pradesh health department was reserved till tomorrow. Senior public prosecutor of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) B […] Read more » CBI court Court featured Law Legal News National Rural Health Mission NRHM scam Uttar Pradesh health department
High Profile Cases Sunanda Pushkar: Police told de-seal hotel suite by Oct 16 October 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted six days to the city police to comply with its earlier order to de-seal a five-star hotel suite where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014. Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh granted time till October 16 to the police after an Additional Delhi Commissioner Police submitted […] Read more » Court de-seal hotel suite Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Sunanda Pushkar
Top Law News Bombay HC stays inquiry against Ajit Pawar, others in MSCB scam October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court, through an interim order, has stayed an inquiry against Maharashtra’s former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other accused in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank Ltd (MSCB) scam. Pawar and 76 others have been accused of being complicit in causing financial losses of over Rs 1,000 crore to the MSCB between […] Read more » Ajit Pawar Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News MSCB scam
Top Law News Madras HC seeks reply from CBI in Sekhar Reddy case October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today sought to know from the CBI why did it not probe bank officials, when its case was that a large quantity of demonetised bank notes was changed with their help by Sekhar Reddy and two others, arrested on charges of money laundering last year. The court sought the reply from […] Read more » CBI Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court money laundering Sekhar Reddy
High Profile Cases No sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till Nov 1: SC October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Firecrackers would not be sold in Delhi-NCR during Diwali this year with the Supreme Court today banning their sale till November 1, dealing a body blow to the traders and businessmen dealing in them. The apex court said its last month’s order, temporarily lifting the stay and permitting sale of firecrackers, would be made effective […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News No sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till Nov 1 Supreme Court
Top Law News SC grants time to govt to file affidavit on destitute widows October 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted six weeks to the government to file a detailed affidavit stating the steps taken by it for the welfare of ostracised destitute widows. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur also asked the Centre to inform whether state women’s commissions were functional in various states as per the statute […] Read more » affidavit on destitute widows Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
