Criminal Law News Court quashes man’s life term for dowry death October 28, 2011 / October 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Slamming police investigators, the Delhi High Court Thursday set aside the life term awarded to a man for the 1996 dowry death of a woman, who claimed to be his wife. “There is no cogent proof on record to prove valid marriage between the deceased (Rajni) and the appellant (Lalit),” said the division bench of […] Read more » Court quashes man's life term for dowry death Delhi High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice S.P. Garg
Criminal Law News Lawyer questioned for criticising Shivani case judge October 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday sought a reply from lawyer Ashok Arora on a plea seeking contempt proceedings against him for criticising the judge who acquitted former police officer R.K. Sharma in the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar. Taking note of a petition filed by advocate Manish Kaushik, a division bench of Acting Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Lawyer questioned for criticising Shivani case judge
Criminal Law News Court upholds life term for man who raped, killed daughter October 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dismissing the plea of a man who killed his daughter after raping her in 2005, the Delhi High Court has upheld the rigorous imprisonment for life awarded to him by the trial court. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Veena Birbal dismissed the appeal filed by Mangal Singh in an order made […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Veena Birbal
Criminal Law News Shobhit murder: Victim’s father blames his lover’s kin October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The father of 20-year-old engineering student Shobhit Modi, stabbed to death on May 5 near his house in south Delhi, charged in the Delhi High Court on Thursday that the family of his son’s lover may be involved in the killing. “The girl’s parents were not happy with the love affair, so on many occasion […] Read more » CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi High Court Shobhit murder Victim's father blames his lover's kin
Criminal Law News NIA seizes phones of Delhi blast suspect October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Sep 7 Delhi High Court blast, has seized three mobile phones from the Kishtwar residence of a Kashmiri youth suspected to be the mastermind of the attack. The NIA investigators, who reached Jammu by a special aircraft Tuesday evening, recovered the phones from the house of Wasim Akram […] Read more » Delhi High Court Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Junaid Akram Malik National Investigation Agency NIA NIA seizes phones of Delhi blast suspect Wasim Akram Malik
Top Law News Probe assault on advocate in police station: Court October 20, 2011 / October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the police to register a case over the alleged beating of an advocate in a south Delhi police station when he went there Oct 16 to record a complaint. Advocate Shreeji Bhavsar was allegedly assaulted by sub-inspector O.P. Yadav of the Sarita Vihar police station when he went there, […] Read more » Advocate Shreeji Bhavsar Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Probe assault on advocate in police station sub-inspector O.P. Yadav
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi over right to education October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on an NGO’s plea seeking framing of rules to provide free and compulsory education to children in the capital under the right to education law. Directing Delhi government’s education secretary to appear before it, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Court notice to Delhi over right to education Delhi High Court Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Right to Education law
Top Law News Court curbs on free cricket match passes in Delhi October 18, 2011 / October 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday restrained the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) from distributing more than 10,000 complementary passes for matches at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice S.P. Garg set aside the court’s Oct 13 order allowing DDCA’s plea to distribute 15,000 passes. Read more » Delhi High Court free cricket match passes in Delhi Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice S.P. Garg
Top Law News Three new judges join Delhi High Court October 18, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Three new judges join Delhi High Court Three new judges took oath of office in the Delhi High Court Monday even as the executive committee of the Bar Association opposed the appointment of one of them. Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri administered the oath to Justice R.V. Easwar, Justice Pratibha Rani and Justice Sat Paul Garg. Opposing Justice Easwar’s appointment, Bar Association […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Justice Pratibha Rani Justice R.V. Easwar Justice Sat Paul Garg. Three new judges
Top Law News Justice Ajit Bharihoke Retires October 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday bade farewell to Justice Ajit Bharihoke who rejected the bail application to all the accused except former communications minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri said on the occasion: “In less than one month it is the third time that we have assembled […] Read more » 2G spectrum Delhi High Court farewell Justice Ajit Bharihoke
Top Law News Court issues notice to Delhi government on child labour October 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government, seeking its response to a report that children below 14 years were employed in various trial court complexes. The division bench of acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Siddharth Mridul sought the reply from the Delhi government’s labour department after taking suo moto […] Read more » below 14 years CHILD LABOUR Delhi High Court
Top Law News Court revokes order for extra seats in medical colleges October 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court set aside its earlier order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to grant an increase in the additional intake of students from 100 to 150 to three private medical colleges for this academic session. While setting aside the Sep 29 judgment of a single judge bench, Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and […] Read more » Delhi High Court medical colleges Medical Council of India