Top Law News AAP MLA’s trial in rioting case to commence in Nov July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court would commence in November the trial against AAP MLA Som Dutt, who has been charged with offences of rioting, wrongfully restraining and assaulting a man during the 2015 assembly election campaign. Metropolitan Magistrate Ruby Neeraj Kumar today fixed November 2 for recording prosecution evidence, including deposition of complainant Sanjeev Rana, in the […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News rioting case to commence in Nov Som Dutt
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT raps AAP govt over steel pickling units in Wazirpur July 28, 2017 / July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government for not closing down steel pickling industries which are operating without permission in the national capital and gave it two weeks time to comply with its order. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that the tribunal’s order has not been implemented despite […] Read more » AAP government Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Wazirpur
High Profile Cases SC gives nod to ‘Indu Sarkar’; film to be released today July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood movie ‘Indu Sarkar’, based on the 1975-1977 Emergency period, would hit the screens tomorrow with the Supreme Court today rejecting the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the biological daughter of late Sanjay Gandhi, for a stay on its release. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, said that the Madhur […] Read more » Court Emergency period featured Indu Sarkar Law Legal News Sanjay Gandhi Supreme Court
Top Law News How could jail officials judge Dutt’s good conduct in two months, HC asks govt July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government how actor Sanjay Dutt was granted parole and furlough in quick succession and within two months of surrendering to serve his five-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. The high court also sought to know how is the good conduct and behaviour of a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Sanjay Dutt
High Profile Cases Right to privacy not fundamental right: Centre to SC July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court since privacy was multifaceted, it could not be treated as a fundamental right. Attorney General K K Venugopal resumed his arguments before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, stressing that it was not a fundamental right. “There is no fundamental right to privacy and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Right to privacy not fundamental right Supreme Court
Top Law News CBSE pulled up for not notifying HC order on re-evaluation July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was today pulled up by the Delhi High Court for causing hardship to students by not notifying on its site that re-evaluation was permissible in all subjects of class 12. The court’s remarks came after it was told that the Board was reluctant to accept applications for re-evaluation […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News re-evaluation of all subjects of class 12
Top Law News 2 jailed for Assembly ruckus seek prosecution of AAP MLAs July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two men sentenced to a 30-day jail term for creating a ruckus in the Delhi Assembly today moved the Delhi High Court, seeking the prosecution of 10 AAP MLAs who had allegedly beaten them up. Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri asked the counsel for the two jailed men — Jagdeep Rana and Rajan Kumar […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi Assembly Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Consider increasing penalty for littering: Delhi HC July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today hinted at increasing the penalty for littering as the amount of fine was inadequate and asked the Centre and the AAP government to consider amending the law in this regard. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the legislature needs to address the […] Read more » Consider increasing penalty for littering Court Delhi High Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News
Top Law News School can’t throw child out of classroom: Delhi Court July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The director and principal of a school were awarded a two-month jail term today by a Delhi court which convicted them for causing mental trauma to a seven-year-old student by sending her out of her classroom. The court said a child could not be thrown out of a class on the “whims and fancies” of […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News School can't throw child out of classroom
High Profile Cases Second defamation suit by Jaitley: HC imposes cost on Kejriwal July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on Arvind Kejriwal after he failed to file his response on a fresh Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley over use of an objectionable word allegedly by the CM’s lawyer. Joint Registrar Pankaj Gupta directed the chief minister to […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Second defamation suit by Jaitley
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life sentence for wife’s murder July 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Thane district court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife. Testimony of the couple’s daughter, who had witnessed the crime, proved crucial for the prosecution’s case against Rajkumar Tukaram Chavan, the accused. Judge P P Jadhav also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. Additional Public […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets life sentence for murder thane court
Top Law News Manju Shette case: Six women jail staffers seek bail July 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after the police informed the Bombay High Court that Byculla jail inmate Manju Shette died after falling in the toilet, six jail officials arrested on charge of her murder today moved bail application in the sessions court. In the bail application filed through their lawyer Pankaj Bafna, the arrested officials contended that they […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Manju Shette case Six women jail staffers seek bail
