Top Law News NCA: SC to refer PIL to five-judge bench April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it may refer to a five-judge constitution bench a plea seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities for deciding cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also sought Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi’s response on suggestions submitted […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur Court featured Law Legal News NCA PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Can govt take over cricketing activities by enacting law: SC April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Persistent efforts by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its full members to block the implementation of some crucial recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha committee on Wednesday provoked the Supreme Court to observe that public functions relating to cricket can be taken over by the government with the enactment […] Read more » BCCI Court cricket featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Merc hit-and-run: JJB to if boy to be tried as adult April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Juvenile Justice Board would be competent to decide on the controversy over whether the teenager accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case should be tried as a major since he was just four days shy of his 18th birthday on the day of the accident, legal experts say. “Since the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured JJB Juvenile Justice Board Law Legal News Merc hit-and-run
Top Law News Society tolerating incompetence can’t prosper: Delhi HC April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A society which tolerates incompetence can never prosper and education standards cannot be allowed to fall, a Delhi High Court has said. Rejecting a man’s petition for a direction to Delhi University (DU) to allow him to complete law course, Justice Manmohan said “every country has to try to achieve excellence and the highest academic […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DU featured Law Legal News petition
Top Law News Complainant can’t be probe officer, says Delhi court April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If a complainant himself is the investigating officer, the whole probe is vitiated, a Delhi court has observed while acquitting a man found in possession of a pistol and three live cartridges without any licence. “It is settled law that complainant cannot himself be investigating officer(IO) and if complainant himself is investigating officer, the whole […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured honda city Law Legal News
Top Law News TN withdraws plea from SC for security at Mullaperiyar dam April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday withdrew its interim plea seeking deployment of CISF to protect Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala after the Supreme Court objected to filing of such pleas in an already decided case. “Once the decree is passed, you cannot file interim applications in it. You seek execution of the decree and you may […] Read more » CISF protection featured inter-state dispute Law Legal News Mullaperiyar Dam Supreme Court water rights
Top Law News No meeting by political party on HCU campus: Hyderabad HC April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim order, the Hyderabad High Court today directed the registrar of the Hyderabad Central University and the Cyberabad police commissioner not to allow any political party or association to hold a meeting on the varsity’s campus. HCU has been at the centre of controversy since the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula on […] Read more » Court Cyberabad police commissioner featured HCU Hyderabad Central University Hyderabad High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News AG seeks time in ACB case, matter posted to April 20 April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The State Advocate General Madhu R Naik today sought time for seeking certain instructions from Karnataka government in a case pertaining to operation of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Granting time to facilitate the Advocate General toseek instructions from the government, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherejee and Justice Ravi Malimath posted the matter for […] Read more » ACB AG Anti-Corruption Bureau Court featured Karnataka Government Law Legal News Lokayukta
Criminal Law News Driver sentenced to life for raping minor April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced a driver to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl last year here. Mahila Court Judge N Thirunavukkarasu sentenced Kannan of Namakkal district to life for raping the girl and ordered the state government to grant Rs one lakh to her as ex-gratia. The prosecution case was that Kannan (23) […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News Delhi Court extends detention of 4 ISIS operatives April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended by a month the period of detention of four suspected ISIS operatives after the NIA submitted that the larger conspiracy of the outfit in India and abroad, including recruitment of resident and non-resident Indians, was yet to be ascertained. District judge Amarnath extended the period of detention of accused — […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured ISIS Law Legal News
Top Law News SC for disclosure of amount of outstanding loans, RBI resists April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Default in repayment of loans running into “lakhs of crores of rupees” today prompted the Supreme Court to throw up the idea of making public the total outstanding amount without disclosing the defaulters names, but RBI resisted the proposal citing confidentiality clause. “This information does make out a case. This is quite a substantial amount […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News loans RBI Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Rajendra Kumar moves court for release of laptop, iPad, cash April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Rajendra Kumar moves court for release of laptop, iPad, cash Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar, against whom CBI has lodged a corruption case, has moved a special courtseeking the release of his laptop, iPad and cash seized during the investigation. Kumar submitted that his articles should be returned as investigation was over and the items would be of no use to […] Read more » corruption case Court Delhi government featured Law Legal News Rajendra Kumar
