High Profile Cases Sex racket case: MLA Julius Dorphang sent to judicial custody January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Meghalaya legislator Julius Dorphang, who was booked under POCSO Act and anti-trafficking Act in an alleged sex racket involving a 14-year-old girl, was today remanded in 14 days judicial custody. District and Session Judge E Kharumnuid sent Dorphang, an independent legislator who is supporting the ruling Congress in the state, to 14 days judicial custody […] Read more » alleged sex racket anti-trafficking Act Chief Minister Mukul Sangma District and Session Judge E Kharumnuid featured Home Minister H D R Lyngdoh Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act ITPA. Julius Dorphang Meghalaya legislator Julius Dorphang POCSO Act Sexual Offences Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Decide death row convict’s plea in 2 months:SC to HC January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi High Court to decide within two months the plea of a death row convict seeking commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment on the ground of delay to decide his mercy petition. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi passed the order after taking into account […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi death row death row convict's plea Decide death row convict's plea in 2 months featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice R. Banumathi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets life imprisonment for murder January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been awarded life imprisonment by a local court for killing his brother-in-law three years ago. “Special judge B K Singh awarded life imprisonment to Neeraj and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, after finding him guilty of murdering his sister’s husband on circumstantial and last seen evidence, on Tuesday,” Senior Prosecution […] Read more » Daya Shankar Ram Tripathi featured killing brother-in-law three years life imprisonment Senior Prosecution Officer Gautam Buddha Nagar Special judge B K Singh
Top Law News HC revokes disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer Pramod kumar January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today quashed disciplinary proceedings and charge memo against senior IPS officer and additional DGP Pramod kumar who was under suspension for nearly five years. The officer was suspended in May 2012 after a woman promoter of Paazee Forex Private Limited, which went bust unable to repay deposits of a few hundred […] Read more » additional DGP Pramodkumar disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer featured Justice K K Sasidharan Justice V Parthiban Madras High Court senior counsel Vijay Narayan senior IPS officer Pramodkumar woman promoter of Paazee Forex Private Limited
Top Law News SC asks NDMC to reconsider its decision to auction Hotel Taj Mansingh January 13, 2017 / January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to reconsider its decision of auctioning the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in wake of the Attorney General and Solicitor General’s opinion not to initiate any such process. The apex court noted the fact that the opinions of both the top law officers against the […] Read more » featured Hotel Taj Mansingh Justice Pinaki Ghose justice R F Nariman NDMC New Delhi Municipal Council Supreme Court
Top Law News MACT-Thane awards Rs 55.17 lakhs to Kalyan family January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The family of a senior company manager, who was mowed down by a tanker, has been awarded compensation of Rs 55.17 lakhs for the accident that took place on Shilphata-Mahape road in 2014. The family of the deceased staying at Khadakpada in Kalyan, includes his wife, two children and parents. The President of Motor Accidents […] Read more » Compensation Court featured Law Legal News MACT Rs 55.17 lakhs to Kalyan family Thane
Criminal Law News PWD engineer sent to 4 years in jail in graft case January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PWD engineer, accused of demanding and accepting bribe from a contractor, has been sent to four years in jail by a Special court. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry convicted 46-year-old Ved Prakash, who was working as an assistant engineer in Public Works Department (PWD), for the offences of taking illegal gratification and criminal misconduct by […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured graft case Law Legal News PWD engineer
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Court to pronounce verdict in Salman Khan case on January 18 January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today fixed January 18 for pronouncing the verdict in the Arms Act case against Salman Khan and asked the actor to be present on that date. The court of chief judicial magistrate fixed the date after the final arguments from both the sides completed today. Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit directed Khan to […] Read more » Arms Act case Court featured Jodhpur court Law Legal News verdict in Salman Khan case on January 18
Top Law News PIL in Bombay HC challenges govt ordinance on demonetisation January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL in Bombay High Court has challenged an ordinance issued by the Union government restricting members of the public from depositing the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in Reserve Bank of India branches. The petition, filed recently by Congress leader Sachin Sawant, has sought quashing of the ordinance issued by the government […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured government ordinance on demonetisation Law Legal News PIL
High Profile Cases Virbhadra PMLA case: Court fixes Jan 12 for scrutiny of docs January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court has fixed January 12 for scrutiny of documents in a money laundering case involving Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in which LIC agent Anand Chauhan has been chargesheeted. “Put up the matter for scrutiny of documents on January 12, 2017,” Special Judge Vinod Kumar said. The court also allowed Chauhan, who […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News PMLA case Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Doctrine of tooth for tooth, eye for eye can’t be applied: HC January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye” cannot be the criteria for handing down punishment to convicts in a civilised society, the Delhi High Court has said while setting free a former DU student who has already undergone jail term of over 16 years in two murder cases. Jitender, a former […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi University featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Tapas Pal’s bail plea rejected for second time January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Bhubaneswar today rejected the bail petition of TMC MP Tapas Pal for the second time. Pal, arrested for his alleged involvement in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, is now lodged at Jharpada jail here after completion of his remand period with the CBI. The SCJM court, designated […] Read more » bail petition of TMC MP Tapas Pal featured Judge P K Mishra Rose Valley chit fund scam Rose Valley Group Special Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Bhubaneswar TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay TMC MP Tapas Pal
