Top Law News Cab driver freed of rape charge September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A taxi driver, accused of raping a woman passenger in his cab five months ago, has been acquitted by a Delhi courton the grounds that the victim’s statements were contradictory and medical evidence did not support her allegations. The court said it appeared from the evidence that some quarrel and struggle had taken place between […] Read more » Cab driver freed of rape charge Court Delhi featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Asaram’s trial to continue at sessions court September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Trial of the sexual assault case against self-styled godman Asaram will now continue in the sessions court here after the August 3 notification of the High Court leading to hearing of the trial in jail premises was withdrawn today. The notification was challenged by the accused in the division bench of high court after which […] Read more » Asaram's trial to continue at sessions court Asharam Bapu Court Criminal news featured jodhpur Law Legal News rape case
Environment Law News Meghalaya: NGT extends time to pay royalty on coal September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a relief to coal mine owners in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal today extended the time for payment of royalty of already extracted coal in the state by a month after the state government said heavy rains had hampered the transport of coal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed […] Read more » Coal Court Environment news featured Meghalaya Meghalaya: NGT extends time to pay royalty on coal NGT
Corporate Law News Top Law News HC extends Red FM licence for Del, Mum, Kolkata September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a relief to radio channel Red FM, Delhi High Court today extended its licence to operate in the national capital as well as in Mumbai and Kolkata till further orders on the company’s plea seeking direction to the Centre to allow it to migrate to phase III from II. Justice R S Endlaw extended […] Read more » Court Delhi featured HC extends Red FM licence for Del Kolkata Mum Mumbai red FM Red FM licence
Criminal Law News Court grants 3-month bail to Maoist leader Ghandy September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Top Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, accused of trying to set up a base for banned outfit CPI (Maoist) here, has been granted interim bail for three months by a Delhi court on health grounds. The court said that 65-year-old Ghandy, who is in custody in this case since September 2009, was suffering from various ailments […] Read more » bail Court Court grants 3-month bail to Maoist leader Ghandy Criminal news Delhi featured Law Maoist leader Ghandy
Criminal Law News Court sends bus driver to 1 yr jail, suspends license September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to set aside a year’s jail term to a bus driver convicted of killing a 50-year-old woman by negligent driving, while modifying his sentence from simple to rigorous imprisonment saying the trial court had already taken a lenient view towards him. “As far as sentence is concerned, already the magisterial […] Read more » Court Court sends bus driver to 1 yr jail Delhi featured Law Legal News news suspends license
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC junks Essar’s plea challenging Spl 2G court’s jurisdiction September 29, 2015 / September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and its promoters challenging the Special CBI court’s jurisdiction to hold trial against them in the case arising out of the probe in 2G spectrum scam. “We dismiss the appeals and the writ petition,” a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and justices A […] Read more » 2G CBI Court Essar featured Law Legal News SC junks Essar's plea challenging Spl 2G court's jurisdiction Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases AAP MLA Somnath Bharti arrested in domestic violence case September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment AAP MLA Somnath Bharti was arrested here early today, hours after he surrendered in connection with the attempt to murder and domestic violence case filed by his wife. He was arrested around 4 AM, Dependra Pathak, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southwest) said. Bharti, who evaded arrest for nearly a week, had surrendered last night hours […] Read more » AAP AAP MLA Somnath Bharti arrested in domestic violence case Court domestic violence case featured Law Legal News MLA Somnath Bharti
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC admits plea challenging validity of Article 370 September 29, 2015 / September 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court today agreed to hear a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 that gives special status to J&K. A bench of chief justice G Rohini and justice Jayant Nath posted for October 19, the hearing on a plea by a 22-year-old girl who contended that Article 370 was a temporary […] Read more » Article 370 Court Delhi Delhi High Court featured HC admits plea challenging validity of Article 370 Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News No evidence against ex-PM in coal scam case, CBI tells court September 28, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today opposed in a special court the plea of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking summoning of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others as additional accused in a coal scam case, saying the application was “devoid of any merits”. Special Public Prosecutor R S Cheema told the court that the records of […] Read more » CBI CBI tells court coal scam Court featured Law Legal News Manmohan Singh No evidence against ex-PM in coal scam case
Criminal Law News SC rejects Bharti’s bail plea, asks him to surrender by evening September 28, 2015 / September 28, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti in domestic violence case and asked him to surrender by evening. Bharti’s wife Lipika has filed the domestic violence and attempt to murder case against the AAP MLA. “First surrender, then we will see whether matter should be […] Read more » AAP asks him to surrender by evening Court Delhi featured Law Legal News MLA SC rejects Bharti's bail plea Somnath Bharti
Top Law News NGT to hear plea challenging fine on Akshardham September 27, 2015 / September 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal will hear on October 5 a plea challenging its order in which it had quashed two office memoranda of the Environment and Forests Ministry and imposed a fine on Akshardham Temple for carrying out expansion without prior environmental clearance. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar had on July […] Read more » Akshardham temple Court featured Legal News NGT to hear plea challenging fine on Akshardham
