Criminal Law News Top Law News Kerala HC denies bail to actor Dileep in abduction case July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today rejected the bail plea of popular Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested for allegedly plotting the February 17 abduction and assault of a popular South Indian actress here. Dismissing the bail application of the actor, Justice Sunil Thomas said the investigation in the case is progressing and the mobile phone, stated by […] Read more » abduction case Court Criminal news featured Kerala High Court denies bail to actor Dileep Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘Inform people about rights in the event of arrest’ July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the AAP government to run an awareness campaign informing the general public about their rights in the event of arrest or detention by the police in criminal cases. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar observed that there were Supreme […] Read more » AAP government Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Regulatory regime for data protection: Centre to SC July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it will come out with a regulatory regime for data protection, asserting that data involved fundamental rights of individuals. This submission was made before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra which was examining the contentious issue of the 2016 privacy policy of popular messaing […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Regulatory regime for data protection Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects as premature Sasikala Pushpa’s plea on immunity July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed as premature a plea by Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa seeking immunity from the anti-defection law as she has not been after ‘expelled’ from the AIADMK. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said that her plea was “premature” after Pushpa claimed that she had not received any expulsion letter […] Read more » AIADMK Court featured Law Legal News Sasikala Pushpa's plea on immunity Supreme Court
Top Law News SC passes slew of directions for implementaion of NFS Act July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of provisions of the National Food Security (NFS) Act while observing that its compliance has been “pathetic”. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and N V Ramana directed that the secretary of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, should […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Food Security Act NFS Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Army transfer racket: Lt Col, middleman granted bail by court July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Lieutenant Colonel and an alleged middleman has been granted bail by a special court here in a case related to a transfer racket at the Army Headquarters here in which officers allegedly paid lakhs of rupees to manipulate their postings. Special CBI Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra granted relief to Lt. Colonel Ranganathan Suvramani Moni, […] Read more » Army transfer racket CBI Court featured Law Legal News Lt Col middleman granted bail by court Ranganathan Suvramani Moni
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases POCSO can’t be invoked for rape of adult with child-like brain: SC July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The stringent POCSO Act to deal with sexual offences against minors cannot be invoked to prosecute a man for raping a mentally-challenged adult victim having an under-developed brain like a child, the Supreme Court today ruled. The apex court said that according to Section 2 (d) of the POCSO Act, the term “age” cannot include […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News POCSO rape case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will decide on early hearing in Babri Masjid dispute case: SC July 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will take a decision to list for early hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid land dispute case. “We will take a decision on it,” a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said when […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Babri Masjid Babri Masjid dispute case Court featured Law Legal News Ram temple Supreme Court
Top Law News SC seeks Guj’s reply on plea over re-induction of 2 cops July 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Gujarat government on a plea alleging that two police officers, accused in separate encounter cases, have been re-inducted in the force after superannuation. “Issue notice returnable in two weeks,” a bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said. The bench was hearing […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Law Legal News plea over re-induction of 2 cops Supreme Court
Top Law News ED files chargesheet against CA in Rs 8,000 cr money July 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a chargesheet in a money laundering case against a chartered accountant allegedly linked to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti. The chargesheet against Rajesh Agarwal in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case was filed before the court of Special Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra. Misa Bharti is […] Read more » Court ED files chargesheet against CA Enforcement Directorate featured Lalu Prasad Law Legal News Misa Bharti RJD
Top Law News SC asks Centre, states not to protect any kind of vigilantism July 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the states not to protect any kind of vigilantism and sought their response on violent incidents of cow vigilantism. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was informed by the Centre that law and order is a state subject but it does not support any kind of […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court vigilantism
High Profile Cases Pb court issues fresh summons against Amarinder in I-T case July 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here issued fresh summons to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today in an income tax case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Jaapinder Singh ordered issuing of fresh summons in a criminal complaint of 2016 that the I-T department had filed against Amarinder. The court was told that summons earlier sent to the chief minister could […] Read more » Court featured fresh summons against Amarinder in I-T case I-T department income tax case Law Legal News Punjab court