Criminal Law News Life term for man for killing 25-year-old wife June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man was awarded life sentence for killing his 25-year-old wife by setting her on fire by pouring kerosene. District and Sessions judge Ashok Kumar Vyas also imposed a fine of Rs 4,000 on Premshankar Goswami, a resident of Dolunda village under Keshoraipatan police station. On the night of December 13, 2013, the woman sustained […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law murder case
Top Law News Black buck poaching: Salman’s lawyers seeks videos June 24, 2016 / June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The defence in the case of alleged poaching of two black bucks by Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Kankani near here in October, 1998, has made a plea in the trial court to produce the cassette of the video recording of the statements of three eye-witnesses. Admitting the plea, Chief Judicial Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit […] Read more » Black buck poaching Court featured Law Legal News Salman Khan
High Profile Cases Essar phone tapping case: Delhi HC to hear advocate’s plea June 24, 2016 / June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court will take up for hearing on June 27 the plea by an advocate for a court- monitored SIT probe into the alleged phone tapping by corporate major Essar of high-profile people and some union ministers. The matter came up for hearing before a vacation bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and A […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Essar phone tapping case featured Law Legal News plea
Criminal Law News GCA officials get bail June 24, 2016 / June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today granted bail to the top officials of Goa Cricket Association who were arrested in a case of alleged fraud. Judicial Magistrate Vijayalaxmi Shivolkar granted bail to GCA president Chetan Dessai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla. All the three were arrested by the Economic Offences cell of Goa police for […] Read more » alleged fraud bail Court Criminal news featured GCA officials Goa Cricket Association Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC moved for ad blitz over evils of drinking liquor June 24, 2016 / June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court bench here today ordered notice to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary among others on a petition seeking a direction for undertaking a publicity campaign on the evils of drinking liquor and the health hazard caused by it. Issuing the notice, Justices Nooty Ramamohana Rao and S.S.Sundar sought the government’s response to […] Read more » Court drinking liquor featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Kerala HC quashes Vigilance court proceedings against Chandy, Mohammed June 24, 2016 / June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a relief to former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and former Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed, the Kerala High Court today quashed proceedings initiated by the Vigilance Court in Thrissur against them in connection with bribery charge in the solar scam. Justice B Kemal Pasha, allowing a petition by Chandy and Mohammed, said the vigilance court […] Read more » Court featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News Oommen Chandy Vigilance Court
Criminal Law News Pansare case: Bombay HC extends stay on framing of charges against June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Friday extended the stay on framing of charges against Sameer Gaikwad, a right-wing Hindu activist, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare as the prosecution is awaiting a forensic report from the United Kingdom. The report has been sought to find out if there […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured M.M. Kalburgi Narendra Dabholkar Pansare murder case Sameer Gaikwad
Environment Law News NGT directs Delhi govt to probe tree felling by SDMC June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment National Green Tribunal today rapped the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for felling trees while constructing storm water drains and directed the Forest Department of Delhi Government to probe the issue within a week. A bench headed by Justice S P Wangdi did not stay the construction work of storm water drains as sought by […] Read more » Court Delhi govt Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT probe tree felling SDMC
Consumer Law News Power Co asked to cough up 17k for deficient service June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A state-owned power company in Maharashtra has been ordered by a consumer court here to pay Rs 17,000 to a consumer for its deficient services. Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum president Sneha Mhatre and members Madhuri Vishwarupe and N D Kadam, in their order issued yesterday, directed the division office of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court deficient service featured Law Legal News Power Co.
Criminal Law News GCA fraud: accused office-bearers not cooperating June 23, 2016 / June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Panaji court today adjourned till tomorrow the hearing on the bail applications filed by three functionaries of Goa Cricket Association arrested in a fraud case after the prosecution told the court that they are not cooperating in the probe. The Economic Offences Cell of the local police had on June 15 arrested GCA President Chetan […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured GCA GCA fraud Goa Cricket Association Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt may rebut some objections raised by Collegium on MoP June 23, 2016 / June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The government is likely to stick to some of the provisions of the revised memorandum of procedure on appointment of judges to the higher judiciary despite the Supreme Court Collegium objecting to certain key clauses. As the government finalises its reply to the objections raised the collegium, Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda this evening […] Read more » Collegium on MoP Court featured Indian government Law Legal News
Top Law News Late Pontiff’s son moves Madras HC to prevent ‘take over’ June 23, 2016 / June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The son of a late pontiff of a 300-year-old ashram in Tiruchirapallil district has moved the Madras High court bench here, seeking intervention of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Board to stop the alleged bid to take over the head post by an unqualified person. Justices K K Sasidharan and B Gokuldass, who heard the […] Read more » alleged bid Charitable Endowment Board Court featured intervention of Hindu Religious Law Legal News Madras High Court