Top Law News Penal laws on defamation constitutionally valid: SC May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of penal provisions on defamation law, observing that the right to freedom of speech is “not an absolute right”. The bench passed the judgement on a batch of petitions filed by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and others. […] Read more » Court defamation constitutionally valid featured Law Legal News Penal laws Supreme Court
Top Law News Four judges sworn in as Supreme Court judges May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justices A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and L Nageshwar Rao were today sworn in as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 29, including Chief Justice T S Thakur. They were administered the oath of office by CJI Thakur this morning. Justices Khanwilkar, Chandrachud and Bhushan were the Chief Justices […] Read more » Court featured judges Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Delhi HC asks Kanhaiya to end students’ hunger strike May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today asked JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar to immediately bring to an end the indefinite hunger strike by students and said it would hear their writ petitions challenging the varsity s disciplinary action only if they end the agitation. The court also sought an undertaking from Kanhaiya that he will allow the University […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured hunger strike Kanhaiya Law Legal News
Top Law News Take action on plea for additional security in 51 booths: Madras HC to EC May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today directed election authorities to take a decision within 24 hours on a representation which sought deployment of additional forces in 51 sensitive polling booths in Mudhukulathur in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for the May 16 Assembly elections. A vacation bench comprising Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice M V Muralidaran passed […] Read more » Court election authorities featured Law Legal News Madras High Court plea
Criminal Law News Bakson’s Dr Bakshi, others acquitted of corruption May 12, 2016 / May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chairman of Bakson’s drugs and pharmaceuticals, Dr SPS Bakshi, along with five other doctors has been acquitted by a special court in a case of alleged regularisation of some homeopathic medical colleges after these institutions agreed to buy drugs from his company. The court said there was nothing on record to show that Bakshi, president […] Read more » Bakson's Dr Bakshi corruption Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News 6 suspected ISIS operatives sent to judicial custody May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Six suspected terror operatives, alleged to have links with ISIS, were today sent to judicial custody by a special court after NIA submitted that they were not required for custodial interrogation in the case. According to sources, during an in-camera proceeding, District Judge Amarnath sent accused Mohd Azeemusan, Mohd Osama, Akhlaq ur-Rehman, Meeraj and Mohsin […] Read more » 6 suspected ISIS operatives sent to judicial custody Court Criminal news featured ISIS Law NIA
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL for doubling number of judges May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction for doubling the number of judges as recommended by the Law Commission. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice R Banumathi issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Finance on the plea […] Read more » Centre government doubling number of judges featured Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Court seeks report from jail official on Kobad Ghandy’s plea May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sought a report from Tihar Jail Superintendent on a plea by Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, facing trial for allegedly trying to set up a base of banned outfit CPI (Maoist) here, regarding his production in another case in a Telangana court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh asked the Jail Superintendent to […] Read more » Court featured Kobad Ghandy's plea Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC allows Rane to amend bail plea; defers hearing May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Bombay HC allows Rane to amend bail plea; defers hearing The Bombay High Court today deferred till May 17 the hearing on an anticipatory bail petition filed by formerCongress MP Nilesh Rane, son of former MaharashtraChief Minister Narayan Rane, in a case of alleged kidnapping and assault on a party worker from Chiplun. The hearing was adjourned to enable the petitioner to carry out amendments […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Rane to amend bail plea;legal news
Criminal Law News Crime against women unusually high in state: Tripura HC Chief Justice May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court Deepak Gupta today praised the governance by the Manik Sarkar government but said the crime against women was “unusually high” in the state. “Governance in the state is good. There is honesty at the helm of affairs. I find good roads, good libraries and good dispensaries even in remote […] Read more » Court Crime against women Criminal news featured Law Tripura Tripura HC Chief Justice Tripura High court
Criminal Law News Medal-winning Shooter sent to 14 days’ JC May 11, 2016 / May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A meal-winning shooter, arrested for allegedly selling arms and ammunition to criminals in NCR and Uttar Pradesh, has been sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi court. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass sent 35-year-old Mukarram Ali Khan to judicial custody after he was produced on expiry of his five-day police custody. Khan was […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured judicial custody Law Medal-winning Shooter
High Profile Cases SC extends Subrata Roy’s parole till July 11 May 11, 2016 / May 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a breather to Sahara chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court today extended his parole till July 11 to enable him to deposit Rs 200 crore with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, however, directed Roy and Sahara Group director Ashok Roy Choudhary, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Subrata Roy Supreme Court
