Top Law News Court grants bail to man who hurled shoe at Kejriwal May 20, 2016 / May 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A city court today granted bail to a man who had hurled a shoe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on the ground that he was having bad health and was not required for custodial interrogation. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra gave the relief to 28-year-old Ved Prakash, a national general secretary of Aam Aadmi […] Read more » Court Court grants bail to man who hurled shoe at Kejriwal featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Calcutta High Court cancels all civic police appointments May 20, 2016 / May 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the appointment process of civic police volunteers in West Bengal was “a sham with systematic malice”, the Calcutta High Court today ordered the state government to cancel all such appointments by the end of this year. Passing an order on a batch of writ petitions filed by some unsuccessful candidates, Justice Sanjib Banerjee […] Read more » Calcutta High Court civic police Court featured legal news.law
Top Law News MHA official’s CBI custody extended till May 24 May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today extended the CBI custody of MHA official Anand Joshi till May 24 for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains after the agency said it needed to interrogate him in connection with some files seized during the probe. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna allowed the agency’s […] Read more » Anand Joshi CBI Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra
Top Law News Conditional bail to former DMK minister May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today granted conditional bail to former DMK Minister K R Periyakaruppan, his son and 10 others in connection with an alleged incident of violence during campaigning in the run up to the May 16 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. Justice Gokul Dass of the Madurai bench directed him to appear before […] Read more » Conditional bail featured former DMK minister K R Periyakaruppan Madras High Court
Environment Law News NGT restrains authorities from cutting trees in Punjab May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has taken strong note of indiscriminate cutting of trees for various road widening projects in Punjab and restrained public authorities from felling trees in the entire state without its “specific permission”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar expressed concern over indiscriminate chopping of trees and asked the state […] Read more » Court cutting trees in Punjab Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on guidelines for cesarean operations May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the Centres response on a plea seeking direction to frame appropriate guidelines for cesarean sections to safeguard the reproductive health rights of women and children. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also sought to know from Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Delhi […] Read more » cesarean operations Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News NDMC officer murder: 3 accused sent to jail till June 2 May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The owner of a four-star hotel in the city and two others, who were arrested in connection with murder of a 57-year-old estate officer of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), were today sent to judicial custody till June 2 by a Delhi court. Metropolitan Magistrate Sheetal Chaudhary sent Ramesh Kakkar, owner of ‘The Connaught’ hotel […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News NDMC
Criminal Law News Court sends IM’s key operative to 7-day NIA custody May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today sent alleged Indian Mujahideens key operative Abdul Wahid Siddibapa to NIA custody for seven days after the agency said he was required to be interrogated in connection with fund transfer to the terror outfit. 32-year-old Siddibapa, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka, was produced before Special NIA Judge Rakesh Pandit, who […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured IM Law Legal News NIA custody
Criminal Law News Three given 20-year RI for raping minor girl May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Three persons were awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment each by a special court here for raping a minor girl over a period of nearly a month last year. The special court set up to try cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act also slapped a Rs 10,000 fine on the three […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News raping minor girl
Top Law News Family gets Rs 11.43L compensation for man’s death in accident May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The family of a 32-year-old man has been awarded Rs 11.43 lakh compensation by Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for his death in a road mishap in 2011. MACT member and District Judge K D Vadane awarded the compensation of Rs 11.43 lakh to the victim’s family, including his widow, parents and two minor daughters, […] Read more » accident case Compensation Court featured insurance Law Legal News
Top Law News Maharashtra Govt pleader for appeal against decriminalising beef May 19, 2016 / May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Maharashtra Govt pleader for appeal against decriminalising beef The office of the Maharashtra Government Pleader has recommended to the state Government to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order which struck down provisions of the Maharashtra Animals Preservation (Amendment) Act which criminalised mere possession of the beef. The High Court, on May 6, struck down section 5(d) […] Read more » Court decriminalising beef featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Export of crude detrimental to na’l interest: Centre Government May 19, 2016 / May 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that export of country’s domestic crude oil cannot be allowed as it would be detrimental to the national interest considering the fact that nearly 85 per cent of required crude was imported. The government contended this before Justice Manmohan while opposing UK-based Vedanta group company Cairn India’s […] Read more » Centre government Court Delhi High Court Export of crude featured Law Legal News