Top Law News Special CBI court allows Vanzara to return to Gujarat April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today relaxed bail conditions of retired IPS officer D G Vanzara, a key accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan by allowing him to enter and stay in Gujarat. A court of special judge S J Raje today allowed his bail modification plea to enter and stay in […] Read more » CBI court Court encounter case of Ishrat Jahan featured Gujarat Law Legal News retired IPS officer D G Vanzara Special CBI court allows Vanzara to return to Gujarat
Top Law News Electoral reforms are long-awaited: SC April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Electoral reforms are long-awaited: SC Supreme Court today accepted that electoral reforms are “long awaited” but refused to entertain a PIL of several eminent citizens, including former air chief S Krishnaswamy and top cop Julio F Ribeiro, seeking a direction to Election Commission to verify details of persons contesting polls. The apex court also said poll reforms have to be […] Read more » Court Electoral reforms Electoral reforms are long-awaited: SC featured Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Viral video: SC junks compensation plea of city cop April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a Delhi Police head constable seeking compensation for his “wrong” portrayal in a video that went viral on social media last year showing him swaying and collapsing in a metro coach in an alleged drunken state. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Supreme Court viral video
Criminal Law News Man gets life term for raping deaf-mute woman April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to life term by a court here for raping a hearing and speech impaired woman. According to the prosecution, Srirangan had taken land for lease in Chennampatty forest area in Bhavani taluk in Erode district and raped the 30-year-old woman who was working there on October 2, 2009. He […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
High Profile Cases U’khand HC seeks Centre’s response to petition challenging ordinance April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court today directed the Centre to respond to a writ petition filed by deposed chief minister Harish Rawat challenging promulgation of an ordinance by the Union government on the appropriation bill, a consolidated legislation on the state’s annual budget which was declared passed by the state assembly. A division bench comprising justices […] Read more » Congress Court featured Law Legal News petition challenging ordinance Uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
High Profile Cases Jat group files caveat in SC on quota issue April 1, 2016 / April 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jat community representatives filed a caveat plea in the Supreme Court on Friday, saying they need to be heard first in case of a challenge to grant of reservation benefits to the community in Haryana. “In case of filing of petition for stay [of decision to grant reservation] on behalf of the respondent [Raj Kumar […] Read more » Court featured jat quota issue jat reservation Jat stir Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC gives clean chit to MIOT Hospital April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Giving a clean chit to the private MIOT Hospital here, the Madras High Court today observed that it has taken all requisite permission for construction and the building is in conformity with regulations and there has been no violation. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh, which disposed of […] Read more » Chennai Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court MIOT Hospital
Criminal Law News Train blast convict’s plea in attempt to murder case rejected April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has rejected the discharge application filed by Saquib Nachan, who was recently convicted in the 2003 Mulund train blasts case, in connection with an attempt to murder case against him and others. Saquibs son Shamil Saquib Nachan, who was also arrested in the same case, too filed an application for discharge which […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case train blast case
Criminal Law News Youth gets life term for murdering lover April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A youth has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a woman he was in love with by a Delhi court, which observed that he chose his obsession over her happiness and tainted the “idea of love”. The court said the manner in which the offence was committed and the weapon used, it can be […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Youth gets life term for murdering lover
Top Law News Temple entry row: Bombay HC asks Maha govt to protect fundamental April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to take pro-active steps for ensuring compliance of law to prevent discrimination against women on entry to places of worship, saying “it is the fundamental right of a woman” and the government should protect it. The court, which disposed of a PIL challenging the bar on entry of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Temple entry row
Environment Law News Don’t surrender the amount allotted for Yamuna: NGT to DJB April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) not to surrender the amount allocated to it in the last fiscal for rejuvenation of Yamuna to the Delhi government. The green panel also made it clear that DJB would spend these funds for restoration during the year and the implementation of its ‘Maili se […] Read more » Court Delhi Jal Board DJB Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Cong moves Uttarakhand HC challenging expenditure ordinance April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress today moved the Uttarakhand High Court challenging a central ordinance authorising expenditure in the state, which is under President’s rule, as the party has contended that the Assembly had duly passed the Appropriation Bill on March 18. A writ petition challenging promulgation of the ordinance was mentioned by senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Union […] Read more » Cong moves Uttarakhand HC challenging expenditure ordinance Court expenditure ordinance featured Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
