Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Final arguments of defence heard in murder case against Dera chief September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today began hearing the final arguments of the defence counsel in the murder case of former Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh allegedly involving sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The defence counsel today read out the statement of two of the 23 witnesses as the closing arguments in this […] Read more » CBI court Court Criminal news Dera Sacha Sauda featured Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Law Legal News murder case against Dera chief Ranjit Singh
High Profile Cases Madras HC begins hearing pleas challenging disqualification of MLAs September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the disqualification of 18 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs by the Tamil Nadu speaker. Eight of the 18 MLAs had moved court yesterday, challenging the action against them under the anti-defection law. They attacked Speaker P Dhanapal’s order disqualifying them as MLAs as ‘unauthorised’ and ‘illegal’ […] Read more » Court featured HC begins hearing pleas challenging disqualification of MLAs Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Form panel for street vendors through polls: Delhi HC to Delhi govt September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The rights of street vendors are being “grossly affected”, the Delhi High Court has observed and asked the AAP government to expeditiously set up vending committees through elections to address their grievances. A bench, headed by Justice G S Sistani, asked the city government to set up a Town Vending Committee (TVC) in each municipality […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Form panel for street vendors through polls Law Legal News
Top Law News Only AoRs can mention cases for out-of-turn hearing: SC September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today put an end to the old practice of allowing senior lawyers to mention cases seeking their out-of-turn listing and hearing. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also made clear that now onwards only Advocates-on-Record (AoR) would be authorised to mention cases for out-of-turn hearing. Yesterday, the bench which also […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Only AoRs can mention cases for out-of-turn hearing Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Extortion case: Kaskar, 2 aides get 8-day police custody September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mob boss Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar, arrested in connection with an extortion case, was today sent to eight days police custody by a court here. Apart from Kaskar, the court also remanded in eight days police custody, his two associates, who were arrested today after their detention last night. Kaskar was arrested by the […] Read more » Court extortion case featured Iqbal Kaskar Law Legal News
Top Law News Jaitley opposes AAP leader’s appeal in HC in defamation case September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Arun Jaitley today opposed in Delhi High Court the plea of AAP leader Deepak Bajpai challenging the lower court’s order summoning him in a criminal defamation case, saying it was a “sorry attempt” to delay the trial. Jaitley, in an affidavit, said the AAP leader’s plea was devoid of any merit as no […] Read more » Arun Jaitley opposes AAP leader's appeal in defamation case Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Hearing in murder case of former Dera manager held September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The hearing in former Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh’s murder case, which allegedly involved sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, continued today at a special CBI court here with the prosecution reading out the statements of its witnesses. The special CBI court is hearing final arguments in the case on a day-to-day basis. The […] Read more » Court Criminal news Dera Sacha Sauda featured Hearing in murder case of former Dera manager held Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC accepts draft sanitary waste disposal bye-laws September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today accepted a set of draft bye-laws on sanitary waste disposal framed jointly by local authorities and environmental experts, which call for introduction of user fees for municipal services among other things. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Delhi government to forward […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News sanitary waste disposal bye-laws
High Profile Cases Madras HC restrains police from arresting Dhinakaran in defamation case September 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today restrained the police from arresting AIADMK rebel leader TTV Dhinakaran in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a party MP, who is supporting Chief Minister K Palaniswami. In an interim order, Justice S S Sundar of Madurai bench also barred the police from arresting actor and AIADMK […] Read more » Court defamation case featured Law Legal News Madras High Court TTV Dhinakaran
High Profile Cases Verifying details of amount for workers welfare plan:CAG to SC September 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Govenrment auditor CAG today told the Supreme Court that they were verifying the details of the money collected by states and union territories under the 1996 Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act. A consultant with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) told a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that […] Read more » CAG Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Verifying details of amount for workers welfare plan
Top Law News Probe concluded in scribe’s murder case: CBI tells SC September 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today informed the Supreme Court that it has concluded the probe into the murder of journalist Rajdev Ranjan and filed a charge sheet against eight accused including RJD strongman Mohd Shahabuddin. Replying to another query by the court, the agency said it has not yet probed the issue relating to media reports featuring […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Mohd Shahabuddin Probe concluded in scribe's murder case Rajdev Ranjan RJD Supreme Court
Top Law News Defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi, Yechury September 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An RSS activist has filed a complaint in a magistrate court here against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury for allegedly linking the organisation to the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. “I have filed a case of criminal defamation and the hearing is likely to take place on October 22,” […] Read more » Congress Court Defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury featured Law Legal News RSS
