Top Law News Islamabad High Court suspends Jail Sentences of Nawaz Sharif, DaughterMaryam Nawaz September 20, 2018 / September 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the release former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son in law Mohammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption reference case. Sharif’s supporters cheered as the Islamabad High Court suspended the 10-year jail term of the three-time premier. A two-judge bench comprising of justices Athar Minallah and Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb gave the […] Read more » featured Nawaz Sharif
Top Law News Contempt notice to BJP leader Manoj Tiwari, for breaking lock of sealed house September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the presence of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari before it on September 25 for allegedly breaking the lock of a house sealed by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) in Gokulpur. Terming the action of Tiwari “unfortunate”, a bench of Justice Madan B Lokur, Justice Abdul […] Read more » featured Justice Abdul S Nazeer Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Madan B. Lokur Manoj Tiwari
Top Law News Cabinet passes triple talaq ordinance, Instant triple talaq to be a crime now September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has passed an ordinance which criminalises making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term and the woman will be entitled to maintenance. Giving details about the provisions of the ordinance, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the core component is that an offence will be cognizable only when […] Read more » featured Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad triple talaq
Top Law News Sheena Bora Case: Indrani, Peter Mukerjea file for divorce in Mumbai court September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: Indrani Mukerjea and her husband Peter Mukerjea, the two accused in Sheena Bora murder case have filed for divorce in the family court, Bandra. they were arrested for their involvement in the murder of Sheena Bora in 2012. The two have been married for 16 years. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Sheena Bora was Indrani’s biological daughter […] Read more » featured Sheena Bora case
Top Law News AgustaWestland scam: Christian Michel, middleman to be extradited, orders UAE court September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A court in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the extradition of Christian Michel the middleman alleged in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case. Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the alleged kickbacks paid to swing the deal to buy 12 VVIP choppers in favour of AgustaWestland. Michel, a British national, is wanted in India for allegedly organising bribes […] Read more » AgustaWestland scam featured
Top Law News SC adjourns hearing on Rafale fighter jet deal September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing seeking probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K M Joseph put the plea for consideration on October 10. Petitioner M L Sharma told the apex court bench that he wants to file some […] Read more » featured justices km joseph Justices Naveen Sinha justices Ranjan Gogoi Rafale fighter jet deal
Top Law News Nun Rape Case: Bishop Moves Kerala HC for anticipatory bail September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment KERALA: The senior Catholic priest Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, Tuesday filed an anticipatory bail petition in the Kerala High Court. The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Jalandhar would be appearing before the police probe team on Wednesday. Franco, 54, is accused of raping a Kottayam-based nun attached to the Missionaries of Jesus (MJ) […] Read more » featured Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan Nun Rape Case
Top Law News Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: 1,000 affected farmers oppose land acquisition, approach HC September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AHMEDABAD: As many as 1,000 farmers of Gujrat affected by the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train Project will approach the Supreme Court with a plea to stay the project. The farmers also submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court opposing the project. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi is hearing […] Read more » bullet train Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy featured Justice V M Pancholi
Top Law News Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC stays Patna HC order For a New probe team September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court stayed a Patna High Court order asking the CBI special director to set up a fresh team for Bihar’s Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The Apex Court bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said changing the CBI team at this stage will be detrimental to the ongoing investigation. The high court had on […] Read more » Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice MB Lokur
Top Law News Koregaon-Bhima case: May order SIT probe if evidence cooked up, SC September 18, 2018 / September 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it may order SIT probe if it found that evidence has been “cooked up” and the material supporting the arrest of the five rights activists in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case needed to be examined. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra extended till September 19 the house arrest of […] Read more » featured Koregaon-Bhima case
Top Law News Plea in HC challenging DUSU poll results September 18, 2018 / September 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court Monday challenging the Delhi University Students’ Union election results. The plea filed by three candidates alleged that EVMs were tampered with and questioned how “privately procured” EVMs could have been used in the polls held on September 12. The candidates sought securing of the Electronic […] Read more » DUSU poll results featured
Top Law News SC extends house arrest of rights activists till Sep 19 September 18, 2018 / September 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that it will examine two days later whether there is material supporting the arrest of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra extended till September 19 the house arrest of the five rights activists–Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, […] Read more » 'house arrest' featured rights activists SC
