High Profile Cases Malegaon blasts case: Supreme Court rejects Lt Col Purohit’s Plea For SIT Probe September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to admit a plea by Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit seeking a court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into his alleged kidnapping illegal detention and brutal torture in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The bench, comprising Justices Naveen Sinha ,Justices Ranjan Gogoi, and K M Joseph, said admission of the […] Read more » featured justices K M Joseph Justices Naveen Sinha justices Ranjan Gogoi Malegaon blasts
Top Law News Dipak Misra Recommends Justice Gogoi, As Successor wrote to the government September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra has recommended the name of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as his successor with a month to his retirement. Justice Gogoi, the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, will take charge on October 3 as the next Chief Justice of India. This comes after the Law Ministry a few days ago asked […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra featured Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News Two Indian Mujahideen men, convicted In 2007 Hyderabad twin blast September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment HYDERABAD: A Hyderabad court convicted two men for the 2007 twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad that claimed 44 lives and left 68 others injured. The court acquitted two other people. According to the prosecution, Aneeq Shafique Sayeed, Riyaz Bhatkal and Ismail Chowdhari planted bombs. The near simultaneous blasts on August 25, 2007 at the popular eatery Gokul Chat […] Read more » featured Hyderabad twin blast Metropolitan Sessions Judge T Srinivas Rao
Top Law News No more protests at Chennai’s Marina beach, says Madras High Court September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHENNAI: Reversing the orders of a single judge, a division bench of Justice KK Sasidharan and Justice R Subramanian of Madras High Court upheld Tamil Nadu government’s decision to prohibit holding protests at Chennai’s Marina Beach. The court observed that the beach can’t be used for agitations as public order is equally important. The court also […] Read more » featured Justice KK Sasidharan Justice R Subramanian madars high court Marina beach
Top Law News Use Scheduled Castes instead of ‘Dalits’ I&B ministry asks television channels September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked television channels to refrain from using the term “Dalits, based on an order of the Bombay High Court, which has asked the government to ensure that the term Dalit is not used for referring to the communities included in the Scheduled Castes by the Constitution. The Bombay high […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured ib ministry
Top Law News SC orders ban on Maharashtra construction September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: In an embarrassment to the Maharashtra government the Supreme Court order banning construction activity in States those do not have a solid waste management policy should not apply to Maharashtra, said Nitin Kareer, the State’s Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department. The SC on Friday imposed a stay on all construction in Maharastra and slapped a fine of […] Read more » featured Maharashtra government Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay High Court, directed the Maharashtra government to make all its websites disabled-friendly September 3, 2018 / September 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: A division bench headed by acting Chief Justice Naresh Patil directed the state government to update all its websites, make them disabled-friendly and file a status report in three months. Justice Patil gave the order, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by city-based NGO Disability Rights Initiative, seeking a direction to the government and other […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Naresh featured
Top Law News Attempt made to influence me: Justices Indira Banerjee September 3, 2018 / September 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Indira Banerjee surprised everyone by saying that an attempt made her to pressure and influence the hotel Royal Plaza case. This incident took place when a bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Banerjee was hearing a matter on August 30 in court number 8 when the revelation was made. Justice Mishra has said that […] Read more » featured Justices Arun Mishra Justices Indira Banerjee
Top Law News Activist Arrest case: Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra Police, for holding press conference September 3, 2018 / September 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the press conference by Maharashtra Police elaborating on the evidence it had against activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case. The Maharashtra Police on Friday held a press conference and elaborated on the evidence it had against the activists it had arrested. While hearing a petition, the court […] Read more » Bhima-Koregaon Case Bombay High Court featured Maharashtra Police
Top Law News Myanmar court order 7 years in jail to 2 Reuters journalists, in official secrets case September 3, 2018 / September 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Two Reuters journalists accused of breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act have been found guilty and sentenced to seven years each in jail, a Yangon court has decided. Today is a sad day for Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and the press everywhere,” Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler said in a statement, commenting on the verdict. […] Read more » featured official secrets case Yangon court
High Profile Cases Pune Police gets extension of the 90-day To File Chargesheet In Bhima-Koregaon Case September 2, 2018 / September 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment PUNE: The Pune Sessions Court has granted a 90-day extension to Pune Police to file chargesheet in a case registered against five accused Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawale and Rona Wilson in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence which took place on January 1, this year. Pune police arrested five Dalit activists on […] Read more » Bhima-Koregaon Case featured judge KD Vadhane Pune police
Top Law News Madras High Court Asks,Centre to detail steps taken to prevent fishermen from crossing borders September 2, 2018 / September 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A division bench, comprising Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad, asked the Centre to explain the steps it has taken to prevent Indian fishermen from crossing the international maritime boundary line and enter the Lankan waters. The bench was hearing a plea from Fisherman Care, a non-governmental organisation. Madras High Court has directed Central Government […] Read more » featured Justice S Manikumar Justice Subramonium Prasad
