High Profile Cases Gulberg society case: Quantum of sentence likely tomorrow June 5, 2016 / June 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special SIT court, which had on June 2 convicted 24 accused in the 2002 post-Godhra Gulberg society massacre case, is expected to pronounce the quantum of sentence tomorrow. The prosecution is likely to seek capital punishment for the 11 convicted who were charged with murder, while the lawyer of victims may seek life imprisonment […] Read more » Court criminal case featured Gulberg society case Gulberg society massacre case Law Legal News SIT
Top Law News Erickshaw recharge stations: Delhi HC stays proceedings June 5, 2016 / June 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has put on hold the proceedings in a power theft case in which a special electricity court had issued directions to AAP government’s Power Secretary to create legal recharging stations for e-rickshaws. Justice Manmohan issued the interim direction on the plea of the AAP government which has challenged the special court’s […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi government Delhi High Court Erickshaw recharge stations featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Clean natural water bodies in 3 weeks: NGT June 5, 2016 / June 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to clean and restore all the natural water bodies here within three weeks after a plea expressed concern over alarming depletion of the water table in the national capital. The green panel also directed the city government and agencies concerned to ensure that these water bodies […] Read more » Clean natural water bodies Court environment laws featured Legal News NGT
Criminal Law News Special Court discharges duo in terror case June 5, 2016 / June 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court has discharged two persons in a case in which they were accused of arranging money and disbursing them to various terrorist organisations. District judge Amar Nath granted the relief to West Bengal residents Shahjahan Seikh and Malek Seikh after noting that there were no evidence to begin trial against them. “Both the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News NIA Special court terror case
Criminal Law News Mercedes hit-and-run case: Teen to be tried as adult June 4, 2016 / June 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a first, a teenager, who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father’s Mercedes, will now face trial as an adult after the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) today said the offence allegedly committed by him was “heinous”. The Presiding Officer of the JJB passed the order on the application of Delhi […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Mercedes hit-and-run case Teen to be tried as adult
Top Law News MACT compensation cannot be subjected to TDS: Madras HC June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has said compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal or the interest accruing therein cannot be subjected to tax deducted at source (TDS). A civil revision plea was filed by the Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, Dharmapuri, against an order passed by Additional District Judge, Fast […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MACT compensation Madras High Court TDS
High Profile Cases Court extends police remand of IAS, RAS officer June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court today extended till June 8 the police remand of suspended IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan and Rajasthan Administrative Service officer Anil Kumar Agarwal who were arrested by anti-corruption bureau in connection with a bribery case involving Rs 1.5 crore. “Both of them were produced in the ACB court where the magistrate extended their police […] Read more » Anil Kumar Agarwal Anti-Corruption Bureau Bribery case Court featured Law Legal News Neeraj K Pawan Rajasthan Administrative Service officer
Criminal Law News Riya murder case: CBI produces first witness June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today produced its first witness in the case of murder of a 17-year-old college girl in the district in a local court. Additional District Sessions Judge D C Singh has adjourned the case till June 21 for further hearing after examining witness Dr Umesh Kumar in the case, CBI officials said. According to CBI, […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar Riya murder case
Criminal Law News Delhi HC asks Rajpal Yadav to undergo 6-day jail term for contempt June 3, 2016 / June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today directed Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav to surrender before Tihar Jail by July 15 to serve out the remainder six days of the total 10-day imprisonment awarded to him in 2013 for filing a false affidavit in court. Yadav had spent four days in jail from December 3, 2013 till December 6, […] Read more » contempt case Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Rajpal Yadav
Criminal Law News Bail plea of SP leader rejected in murder case June 3, 2016 / June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today rejected the bail plea of Samajwadi Party leader Mehrajuddin in a murder case. Acting district judge D C Singh dismissed the bail plea of the SP leader, a former SP district secretary, saying that there is no case of relief. Aleem was shot dead allegedly by the accused at Tewda village […] Read more » bail plea Court Criminal news featured Law Mehrajuddin murder case Samajwadi Party
Criminal Law News SC upholds man’s jail term for abetting wife’s suicide June 3, 2016 / June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Young women enter matrimonial homes with a hope of leading a long and blissful married life “but this hope, invariably, does not last long, nor their life”, the Supreme Court observed today while upholding a five-year jail term of a man guilty of compelling his 25- year-old pregnant wife to commit suicide. “The story of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law suicide case Supreme Court
Top Law News HC faces shortage of 458 judges, says latest data June 3, 2016 / June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The high courts face a shortage of 458 judges, according to a latest Law Ministry data which comes at a time when the judiciary and the government are divided on various clauses of a document which will guide future appointment of members to the higher courts. According to the statistics, against the approved strength of […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News shortage of 458 judges
