Top Law News Delhi High Court restrains Indian firm from using Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) trademark June 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian firm from using the trade name ‘HM’ or any other deceptive variation which is similar to Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). The court, while granting time to Indian firm HM Megabrands Pvt Ltd and its proprietors to stop use of the mark and commence its […] Read more » featured H & M Hennes & Mauritz Retail Pvt Ltd Hennes & Mauritz HM Megabrands Pvt Ltd Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Human Rights Top Law News Kerala HC ordered examination of a transgender June 5, 2018 / June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today ordered medical examination of a 25-year-old person, who claimed to be a transgender, on a plea by his mother, alleging that her son was being illegally detained by members of the community. The order was issued by the Division bench comprising Justices V Chitambaresh and K P Jyothindranath on a Habeas Corpus Petition […] Read more » featured Justices V Chitambaresh K P Jyothindranath Kerala HC
Criminal Law News Top Law News 5 held guilty in J&K sex scandal plead for mercy June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chandigarh:Five persons,who have been found guilty, including a former DIG of the BSF, by a special CBI court here in the 2006 J&K sex scandal,sought leniency on various grounds even as the public prosecutor strongly opposed it and demanded exemplary punishment for them today. The arguments on the quantum of punishment concluded today and the […] Read more » AG Anil Sethi BSF DIG featured Former DSP Mohd Ashraf Mir K C Padhi section 376
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Madras High Court: Seven newly appointed judges sworn in June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHENNAI: Seven newly appointed judges of the Madras High Court were sworn in today. Chief Justice Indira Banerjee administered the oath of office to them. With this, the total strength of the Madras High Court has reached 63 out of the sanctioned strength of 75. All the judges are from the Bar. The Law Ministry had […] Read more » Chennai Chief Justice Indira Banerjee featured High Court judges Madras
Criminal Law News Top Law News In gangrape case five get rigorous imprisonment for life June 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sambalpur (Odisha):In record 30 days, for the gangrape of a minor girl in Odisha’s Sambalpur district a fast-track court here sentenced five persons to rigorous imprisonment for life and slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of them on May 2. The sixth accused in the case, a juvenile, was sent to a correction […] Read more » featured Gangrape Judge Udayabhanu Jena Odisha
Energy Top Law News Plea to declare disputed area of Ayodhya as national heritage June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A petitioner who sought that the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid site at Ayodhya be declared a national heritage was today asked by the Delhi High Court to file a representation in this regard before the Centre. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar did not issue notice on […] Read more » Ayodhya Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Justice C Hari Shankar Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid
Top Law News Supreme Court sets aside Bombay HC order asking MCI to conduct inspection in college June 2, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court today set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to inspect a medical college, where “large-scale deficiencies” were found during an inspection last year, for granting renewal for admission in academic year 2018-2019. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar allowed […] Read more » apex court Bombay HC featured Justice L Nageswara Rao Justice M M Shantanagoudar MCI
Top Law News Court to pronounce quantum of sentence tomorrow: Bodh Gaya blasts May 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special NIA court here, which had last week convicted five Indian Mujahideen militants in the 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts case, today deferred till tomorrow the pronouncement of quantum of sentence. Special NIA Judge Manoj Kumar Sinha posted the matter after hearing arguments from the prosecution, which pressed for severe punishment to the convicts, and […] Read more » Azharuddin Qureishi Bodh Gaya blast featured Haider Ali Imtiyaz Ansari Mujib Ullah NIA Omair Siddiqui Special Public Prosecutor Lalan Kumar Sinha
Top Law News Man gets 10 yrs in jail for raping, threatening wife’s sister May 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment for raping, stalking and threatening his wife’s sister, with a Delhi court observing that the convict did not mend his ways despite four FIRs lodged against him by the woman. “A girl who is continuously facing molestation at the hands of her (brother-in-law) who had […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Renu Bhatnagar Delhi Legal Service Authority featured jail molestation prosecutrix
Top Law News 9 tourists sent in judicial remand for molesting, assaulting minor sister-brother duo May 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today remanded nine of the 11 tourists from Pune, who were arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl and beating her minor brother at a beach near here, in judicial custody for five days. “Judicial Magistrate First Class at Mapusa remanded the nine accused to five-day judicial custody and were sent to […] Read more » Baga beach Calangute police Colvale featured Jivba Dalvi Mapusa
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court refuses interim bail to principal of BRD Medical College Gorakhpur May 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim bail to a former principal of a medical college and hospital in Uttar Pradesh where scores of children had died last year allegedly due to shortage of oxygen supply. Dr Rajeev Kumar Mishra of Gorakhpur’s BRD medical college and hospital told the top court that he has […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Baba Raghav Das Dr Rajeev Kumar Mishra featured interim bail L Nageswara Rao M M Shantanagouda
Top Law News High Court refrains from vacating stay on Cobrapost documentary May 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refrained from staying an order restraining web portal Cobrapost from making public a documentary alleging that various media houses have indulged in unethical practices like paid news. The bench sought the response of Dainik Bhaskar Corporation Ltd on the plea of the portal and its journalist, seeking to set aside […] Read more » Cobrapost Delhi High Court featured Pramod Kumar Dubey
