Top Law News Not coerced by police to surrender, says Panda May 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Surrendered Naxal Podiyam Panda today informed the Chhattisgarh High Court that he was not coerced by the police to surrender. Panda was produced before the high court here in response to a habeas corpus petition (plea to produce the person) filed by his wife, Muiye, last week, Additional Advocate General Prafull Bharat said. He informed […] Read more » Additional Advocate General Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Naxal Podiyam Panda Prafull Bharat
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bhandarkar case: Bombay HC extends Preeti Jain’s bail, admits appeal May 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today extended the bail granted to Bollywood starlet Preeti Jain and admitted her appeal challenging a lower court order sentencing her to three years in jail on charge of conspiring to kill filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. On April 28 this year, a trial court here had convicted Jain and two others for […] Read more » Bhandarkar case Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured HC extends Preeti Jain's bail Law Legal News
Top Law News Advisory to Qazis to tell bridegrooms not to go for triple talaq: AIMPLB to SC May 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today told the Supreme Court that it would issue an advisory to ‘Qazis’ to tell bridegrooms that they will not resort to triple talaq to annul their marriage. In an affidavit, AIMPLB said that it has decided to issue an advisory through its website, publications and social […] Read more » Advisory to Qazis AIMPLB All India Muslim Personal Law Board Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court triple talaq
Environment Law News High Profile Cases NGT asks Agra Div Comm to provide data on trees near Taj Mahal May 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Divisional Commissioner of Agra to provide information on the trees planted in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) near the historic Taj Mahal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the officer to provide necessary data within three weeks to advocate M C Mehta, who […] Read more » Agra Court featured Law Legal News NGT Taj Mahal trees planted in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone
Criminal Law News Top Law News Symbol case: Court rejects middleman’s bail May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today dismissed the bail plea of an alleged middleman arrested in the Election Commission bribery case, involving AIADMK (Amma) faction leader T T V Dhinakaran. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry said it was not appropriate to grant bail to Sukesh Chandrashekar at this stage as it was a serious crime and he could […] Read more » AIADMK (Amma) Court Court rejects middleman's bail Election Commission bribery case featured Law Legal News Symbol case T T V Dhinakaran
Top Law News Special CBI court to hear Ayodhya case on May 24 May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court has set May 24 as the next date of hearing in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. The court postponed today’s hearing as Satish Pradhan, one of the six accused, did not appear before it. On May 20, the special CBI court began day-to-day hearing in the politically sensitive case and […] Read more » CBI Court court to hear Ayodhya case on May 24 featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Virbhadra, wife appear in Delhi court in disproportionate assets case May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife today appeared in a special court here in connection with a nearly Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case and sought bail. However, the judge posted the matter for argument to May 29 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought time to file a reply to […] Read more » Court Delhi court disproportionate assets case featured Himachal Pradesh Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Delhi can become a desert if green cover goes: Delhi HC May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The national capital can turn into a desert if the green cover and forest land fall prey to illegal construction and encroachment, the Delhi High Court has observed. It said this environmental issue was a matter of concern and needed to be addressed on a war footing in view of the adverse impact due to […] Read more » Court Delhi can become a desert if green cover goes Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Coalscam: ‘Dishonest misrepresentation before ex-PM’ May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had no reason to presume that then Coal Secretary H C Gupta recommended a non-compliant private firm for coal block allocation in Madhya Pradesh, a special court here has said. Special Judge Bharat Parashar, who convicted Gupta for irregularities in allocation of Madhya Pradesh based Thesgora- B Rudrapuri coal block […] Read more » Coalscam Court featured H C Gupta Law Legal News Madhya Pradesh Manmohan Singh
Top Law News Coal scam case: CBI seeks 7 years jail for ex-coal secy May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has urged a special court here to award the maximum punishment of seven years jail term to former coal secretary H C Gupta for cheating and criminal conspiracy in allocation of a coal block to a private firm. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar, who has held Gupta guilty in the case, will pronounce […] Read more » CBI seeks 7 years jail for ex-coal secy Coal scam case Court featured H C Gupta Law Legal News
Top Law News SC to examine whether NOIDA is a corporation under UP law May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea of the income tax department whether the North Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) is a corporation established by the Uttar Pradesh government under the state industrial development law or not. A bench of Justices R K Aggarwal and A M Sapre has said it will look […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Noida North Okhla Industrial Development Authority Supreme Court UP
High Profile Cases Fresh representation made to Prez: Justice Karnan’s lawyer May 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh representation has been made to the President on behalf of Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan seeking suspension of the Supreme Court order sentencing him to six-month imprisonment for contempt of court, a lawyer representing him has said. Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara said that he, along with other counsel representing the high […] Read more » Calcutta High Court conviction order Court featured Justice C S Karnan Justice Karnan Law Legal News Supreme Court
