High Profile Cases JNU: Court dismisses plea to collect voice samples February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on JNU: Court dismisses plea to collect voice samples A Delhi court today refused to allow Delhi Police to collect voice samples of two JNU students — Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested in a sedition case. According to court sources, Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen dismissed the application of Delhi Police, which had arrested both the accused students after they surrendered on the night of […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured JNU JNU: Court dismisses plea to collect voice samples Law
Criminal Law News Jiah case: Bombay HC interim stay on trial against Pancholi February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rabia Khan petitioned the High Court against Central Bureau of Investigation’s report categorising Jiah’s death on June 3, 2013 as suicidal and not homicidal. Her lawyer Hiten Vinegaonkar submitted a report before a division bench of justices R V More and V L Achiliya pointing out several injuries on body of Jiah which neither CBI […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Jiah case Jiah case: Bombay HC interim stay on trial against Pancholi Law
Criminal Law News 6-year-old’s killer gets lifer February 25, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A district court here today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the abduction and murder of a six-year-old boy Mehram Sandhu in October 2014. Additional District and Session Judge Tarsem Mangla held 26-year-old Tejinder Singh, who was a neighbour of the victim’s family, guilty of kidnapping and murdering the child. Singh was sentenced to […] Read more » 6-year-old's killer gets lifer Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News More chargesheets would be filed against Bhujbals : ACB to Bombay HC February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A charge sheet will be filed within a month against former Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal in a case of alleged kickbacks received in the award of contract of state central library in Kalina campus of Mumbai University here, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) told the Bombay High Court here today. In another case registered in Navi […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Bureau Bombay High Court Chagan bhujbal Criminal news featured Legal News More chargesheets would be filed against Bhujbals : ACB to Bombay HC
Top Law News JNU row: SC to hear tomorrow plea for action against lawyers February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking contempt action against three lawyers who were allegedly caught on camera “bragging and boasting” that they had beaten up JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and others, including journalists, in a court complex. “Let it be listed tomorrow before the bench concerned,” a bench comprising […] Read more » anti-India slogans Court featured JNU row Kanhaiya Kumar lawyers clash Patiala House Court complex sedition charges Supreme Court Vikram Singh Chauhan
Top Law News DA case:Karnataka questions cash as gifts to Jaya on birthdays February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Karnataka government today raised questions in the Supreme Court about crores of rupees allegedly received as gift by AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister JJayalalithaa from party cadres on her birthdays, saying these earnings cannot be said to be from “lawful source of income”. Continuing his arguments, senior advocate Dushyant Dave, who is appearing […] Read more » Court DA case DA case:Karnataka questions cash as gifts to Jaya on birthdays featured Karnataka government today raised questions in the Supreme Court about crores of rupees allegedly received as gift by AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
Top Law News ACB files charge sheet against Chhagan Bhujbal February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau today filed a charge sheet against senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal and others in the Maharashtra Sadan scam. Besides Bhujbal, who was PWD minister in the Congress-NCP government in the state, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer and 14 others are named in the charge sheet. The charge sheet, which runs […] Read more » ACB ACB files charge sheet against Chhagan Bhujbal Chhagan Bhujbal featured Legal News Maharashtra
Top Law News Bombay HC refuses to release convict for son’s wedding February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A murder convict, who is serving life sentence in Pune Central prison and sought release on parole to attend his son’s wedding slated to be held tomorrow, has failed to get relief from the Bombay High Court. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and V L Achilya, rejecting the plea of Sadashiv Tare, said releasing […] Read more » Bombay HC refuses to release convict for son's wedding Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC allows Delhi govt to appoint DERC chairperson February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today allowed the Delhi government to go forward with the appointment of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, however, clarified that it would be subject to final orders of this court on the PIL which had challenged the appointment process […] Read more » Delhi HC allows Delhi govt to appoint DERC chairperson Delhi High Court DERC featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Country can’t be held to ransom during agitations: SC February 24, 2016 / February 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over damage to public and private properties during violent protests, the Supreme Court today said it would lay down “parameters” to fix accountability for losses on organisers as the country cannot be held to “ransom”. “The country must know what are the consequences. No one can take the country to ransom during agitations. […] Read more » Country can't be held to ransom during agitations: SC Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC: PIL seeks cancellation of Dutt’s release on remission February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A day before Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will walk out from Yerwada prison, a public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging his early release on remission and alleging that the actor was getting preferential treatment. The PIL filed by social activist Pradeep Bhalekar urges the High Court to cancel the […] Read more » Bombay HC: PIL seeks cancellation of Dutt's release on remission Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Sanjay Dutt
Top Law News SC agrees to hear Swamy’s plea for lifting ban on CSK February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging Justice Lodha Committee’s order suspending the IPL franchisee, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), for two years over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice U U Lalit said […] Read more » cricket news CSK featured Legal News SC agrees to hear Swamy's plea for lifting ban on CSK Supreme Court T20