Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Bombay HC refuses to grant relief to Zakir Naik June 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to grant relief to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is facing charges of inciting communal disharmony and committing unlawful activities, observing that he did not show any interest or desire to help the probe agencies. A division bench of justices R M Savant and Revati Mohite Dere was […] Read more » Enforcement Directorate (ED) featured Islamic preacher Justice R M Savant Justice Revati Mohite Dere National Investigation Agency (NIA) Zakir Naik
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Delhi HC asks for details of physiotherapy facilities in Tihar Jail June 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the director general of prisons to give details of the facilities, Observing that several inmates lodged in Tihar Jail here require physiotherapy, including the number of machines and trained physiotherapists, available at the prison. Justice Mukta Gupta issued the direction while hearing a plea of Jagtar Singh Hawara, […] Read more » featured Justice Mukta Gupta physiotherapy Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh Tihar Jail
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC refuses urgent hearing to declare Kejriwal’s sit-in as unconstitutional June 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking its direction to declare as “unconstitutional” the sit-in of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues inside the lieutenant governor’s office here. Kejriwal and his ministers have been staging a sit-in at L-G Anil Baijal’s office since June 11 evening […] Read more » AAP Arvind Kejriwal featured L-G Anil Baijal
Criminal Law News HC directed Maha govt to probe reason behind crime against children June 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to probe the reasons behind crimes and why juveniles were increasingly taking to criminal activities, lamenting the rampant incidents of crime against children. A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and G S Kulkarni said the state must take preventive steps to minimise incidents involving juveniles […] Read more » Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni featured justice G S Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Sterlite stir: HC rejects pre-arrest bail pleas of lawyers June 19, 2018 / June 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madurai: The Madras High Court bench today dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas of two lawyers, members of an ultra-Left outfit, booked by the police on charges of instigating protests against Sterlite’s copper unit in Tuticorin last month that turned violent. Justice G R Swaminathan dismissed the petitions filed by Vanchinathan and Hariraghavan, who are members of […] Read more » featured Justice G R Swaminathan Tamil Nadu Public Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act.
Top Law News Kerala HC orders probe into disappearance of controversial case file June 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kochi: The Kerala High Court today directed its vigilance registrar to probe into the mysterious disappearance of some files of a controversial case from its premises Justice B Sudheendra Kumar ordered the probe taking serious note of the security breach in its premises leading to the disappearance of files. The security of the high court was […] Read more » disappearance case featured files Justice B Sudheendra Kumar probe registrar
education law Top Law News SC asks MCI for solution over fate of 150 medical students in MP college June 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: After 150 medical students in Bhopal being left in the lurch after permission of a college for admission in the academic session 2017-18 was denied by the Medical Council of India (MCI), The Supreme Court has taken a serious note over the matter . A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and […] Read more » featured Justice Deepak Gupta justiceU U Lalit Madhya Pradesh MCI
Criminal Law News Expedite probe in girl’s murder, HC asks police June 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the city police to expedite its probe into the death of a girl, allegedly killed by her relatives for refusing to read a holy book and offer prayers. A bench of Justices R M Savant and Revati Mohite-Dere directed the Antop Hill police that is probing the incident, to […] Read more » featured girl holy books Justice R M Savant Justice Revati Mohite Dere killed
Criminal Law News 3 Bangladeshi nationals sentenced 10 years of RI for human trafficking June 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thane: Three Bangladeshi nationals sentenced 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2012 human trafficking case by a district court. District sessions judge S C Khalipe convicted the trio– Abdul alias Afzal Shaikh alias Gaffar Shafiuddin Shaikh (48), his wife Shivali alias Sangita Abdul Shaikh (36) and her sister Nargis Abdul Hasan Mandal (30). The sentence was […] Read more » Bangladeshi nationals District sessions judge S C Khalipe featured human traficking sentenced
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC refused to quash case against couple in land grabbing June 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court has denied to quash criminal proceedings against a couple in a case of alleged land grabbing in Puducherry, observing that they were part of a gang which targeted rich French nationals to usurp their properties by forging documents. Justice P N Prakash, dismissing petitions by the couple, directed a judicial magistrate […] Read more » couplr featured Justice P N Prakash land grabbing
education law Top Law News SC to examine if a person with ‘low vision’ can be a doctor June 16, 2018 / June 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to examine whether a person suffering from disability of ‘low vision’, in which eyesight cannot be corrected or improved, can be allowed to pursue MBBS course and treat patients.. This contentious issue came up before a vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta which wondered whether […] Read more » Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD) featured Justice Deepak Gupta Justice U U Lalit low vision MBBS NEET UG examination 2018 Vardhman Mahavir Medical College
Criminal Law News Top Law News Gujarat HC: Adjourns order on 3 convicts’ sentences in Naroda Patiya case June 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court adjourned the pronouncement of the quantum of sentence of three convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya case today. A division bench of justices Harsha Devani and A S Supehia posted the matter for further hearing on June 19, when lawyers of the convicts would start fresh arguments on the quantum of […] Read more » BJP minister Maya Kodnani featured Justice A S Supehia Justice Harsha Devani
