Top Law News Kejriwal summoned as accused for giving false info before EC March 23, 2016 / March 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, M Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today summoned as an accused for allegedly giving false information in an affidavit filed in run up to 2013 assembly polls by a court here which said he had prima facie “wilfully concealed” and “suppressed” the details. Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria directed the AAP leader to […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal featured Metropolitan magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria
Top Law News Will file reply to IT dept show cause notice: Vodafone to HC March 23, 2016 / March 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Vodafone today told Delhi High Court that it will file a reply by Friday to the income tax department’s show cause notice asking the company why its 2011-12 financial records should not be subjected to a special audit. Vodafone’s submission came two days after the court, in a subtle warning, told the company […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured income tax departmen Justices S. Muralidhar Vibhu Bakhru Vodafone
Top Law News Court takes Chautala in custody as surety withdraws March 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in a teachers’ scam, has been taken into custody in a disproportionate assets (DA) case after a man sought to withdraw his surety bond furnished for the politician’s bail. Special CBI Judge Sanjay Garg-I allowed the application of Surjit Singh, who had […] Read more » Court takes Chautala in custody featured former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala Judge Sanjay Garg Om Prakash Chautala Om prakash chautalainn custody
Consumer Law News Top Law News Plea in Delhi HC against shutting of Seed PUHC dispensary March 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to immediately stop closing of one of the Seed Primary Urban Health Centre (PUHC) dispensaries run by the Delhi government. A plea, filed by the resident welfare association of the area concerned, alleged that the order to shut one of 69 such dispensaries was […] Read more » Delhi HIgh Court against shutting of dispensary featured Plea in Delhi HC Seed Primary Urban Health Centre Seed PUHC shutting of Seed PUHC dispensary
Consumer Law News Top Law News MACT awards Rs 43L to man in vegetative state after mishap March 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs 43 lakh to the family of a man, who suffered severe head injuries in a road mishap leaving him in an “almost vegetative state”. “The injuries suffered by the injured has made his life almost vegetative and he is totally confined to bed and […] Read more » featured MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Top Law News Delhi Court Acquits Juvenile Charged for Sodomising Minor Inmate in 1997 March 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a juvenile of the charge of sodomising a minor inmate at an observation home here in 1997 after the alleged victim went untraceable and could not be examined. Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar let off the juvenile while noting that the complainant was the only eyewitness who could have identified the […] Read more » Delhi court featured juvenile Juvenile Charged for Sodomising Minor Inmate Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar Sodomising Minor Inmate
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Don’t have juris to ask Mumbai jail to provide books March 20, 2016 / March 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Don’t have juris to ask Mumbai jail to provide books The Delhi High Court said it has no jurisdiction to ask authorities of Mumbai Central Jail as to why a prisoner, who has been incarcerated there, was not provided books required for a course on homeopathy. “It requires debate. I cannot direct the state or Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH). If he (petitioner) […] Read more » books books to Tihar Jail free of cost CCRH Central Council for Research in Homeopathy featured juris Mumbai jail provide books
Media & Entertainment News National Security Top Law News Freedom of expression gives no right to destroy nation: BJP March 20, 2016 / March 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the debate on nationalism coming to the fore, BJP today said freedom of expression does not give a right to seek the country’s destruction, as the issue found the pride of place in the political resolution adopted at its National Executive meeting here. The issue of nationalism continued to take the centre stage in […] Read more » BJP featured
High Profile Cases Hardik’s bail plea: HC issues notice to Gujarat govt March 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad,The Gujarat High Court today issued a notice to the state Government on the bail petition of the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, arrested in a sedition case. Justice A J Desai asked the Government to file its reply and kept the next hearing on April 7. Before issuing the notice, the court inquired […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Hardik patel Hardik patel sedition case Hardik Patel' bail plea Hardik's lawyer Zubin Bharda HC issues notice to Gujarat govt issue of Hardik Patel's bail Justice A J Desai Sedition case
Top Law News HC quashes Baig”s death penalty in Pune German bakery blast March 18, 2016 / March 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mumbai, The Bombay High Court today quashed the death penalty awarded to lone convict Himayat Baig in the 2010 German Bakery blast in Pune due to lack of evidence, but confirmed the life sentence imposed on him for possession of explosives. A division bench of Justices N H Patil and S B Shukre said Baig […] Read more » Bombay Bombay High Court featured German Bakery blast Himayat Baig Mumbai N H Patil S B Shukre Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Court to hear bail plea of ex-DU lecturer SAR Gilani March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A Delhi court will hear tomorrow the arguments on the bail application moved by former DU lecturer SAR Gilani, arrested under sedition charges in connection with a Press Club event here. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal posted the matter for tomorrow after noting that the judge concerned was on leave today. Gilani, who […] Read more » DU lecturer SAR Gilani featured Judge Amit Bansal Judge Deepak Garg Patiala House court Sar Gilani
Top Law News SC to hear SGPC’s plea for prohibiting jokes on Sikhs March 17, 2016 / March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on April 5 the plea of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) along with other petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about the Sikh community and said it may act if people are commercially exploiting the jokes. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and […] Read more » Chief Justice T.S. Thakur featured jokes on Sikhs Justice U U Lalit prohibiting jokes on Sikhs Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Supreme Court
