Top Law News Soldiers injured before Independence entitled to war injury July 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has ordered that troopers injured in pre-Independence wars be given ‘war injury pension’ like those wounded after it, in a relief to a 94-year-old war veteran. Seeking to end the discrimination in injury benefits to soldiers injured in pre-Independence and post-Independence wars, the Chandigarh Bench of the tribunal said they […] Read more » AFT Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bench Court featured Law Legal News Sowar Amar Singh
Top Law News Delhi HC baffled as police books teacher after child falls into manhole during picnic July 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today expressed concern over a government school teacher being booked for the death of an 11-year-old student who fell in an open manhole in a city park during a picnic. “If the manhole was visible and the teacher had sent the boy, then he could have been made liable,” a bench […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Government school Law Legal News Millennium Park
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court to pronounce order on charges against Bhatkal on Aug 1 July 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today reserved for August 1 its order on whether to put Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal on trial in four separate terror cases. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma reserved its order after concluding the hearing of arguments on charges in the cases. While two cases relate to the 2010 Jama Masjid […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Indian Mujahideen Jama Masjid attack Law Legal News Yasin Bhatkal
Top Law News Liezietsu to face trust vote tomorrow, HC dismisses his plea July 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Gauhati High Court dismissing his petition today, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu will seek a vote of confidence at a special session of the assembly tomorrow. Governor P B Acharya directed Speaker Imtiwapang Aier to summon the emergent special session of the assembly at 9.30 am tomorrow for the purpose. Earlier in the […] Read more » Court featured Gauhati High Court Law Legal News Liezietsu to face trust vote tomorrow Nagaland Shurhozelie Liezietsu
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks govt’s stand on pleas for making marital rape an offence July 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to spell out its stand petitions seeking to make marital rape a criminal offence. Marital rape (or spousal rape) is an act in which one of the spouses indulges in sexual intercourse without the consent of the other. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News marital rape
High Profile Cases Jaitley defamation case: Delhi HC chides Kejriwal’s lawyers over conduct July 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “not being reasonable” in the civil defamation case against him by Union minister Arun Jaitley, and cautioned his lawyers over their conduct. “You (defendant 1 – Kejriwal) are not being reasonable. Your conduct is not reasonable. It cannot be like this. We cannot […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court Delhi High Court featured Jaitley defamation case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four acquitted in sensational Moga molestation case July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Punjab court has acquitted a bus driver and his three accomplices of charges of molesting a 13 -year-old Dalit girl and pushing her off a moving bus leading to her death in Moga in 2015, citing “lack of evidence” after the victim’s mother turned hostile. Additional District and Sessions Judge Lakhwinder Kaur Duggal yesterday […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Moga molestation case Punjab court
Top Law News Gujarat HC raps RBI for giving directions to NCLT July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today rebuked the Reserve Bank of India for asking the National Company Law Tribunal in its June 13 directive to give priority to the insolvency proceedings against companies with huge debts. It also questioned the functioning of the central bank. The bench of Justice S G Shah came down heavily on […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News NCLT RBI Reserve Bank of India
High Profile Cases SC allows Centre to replace MCI oversight committee July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said the Centre had proposed the names of five eminent doctors […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News MCI Medical Coucil of India Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘No policy decision yet on GM mustard crop’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that so far it has not taken any policy decision on the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud considered the statement of Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, that the government […] Read more » Centre government Court featured GM mustard crop Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Riots over cow: SC raps MP police for non-examination of VCD July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today castigated the Madhya Pradesh police for not getting a video pertaining to the 2013 communal riots over rumours of cow slaughter and producing them as crucial evidence before a trial court, warning the officials of action. “You (Deputy Superintendent of SIB) are in for a serious trouble, sir! Why have you […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Court featured Law Legal News MP police Riots over cow Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘How is Dahi Handi an adventure sport?’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to clarify the grounds for classifying ‘Dahi Handi’ as an adventure sport in 2015 and permitting minors to participate in the festival. A division bench of Justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav raised the query while hearing a petition seeking contempt action against BJP leader […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dahi Handi featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
