Criminal Law News Goa HRC to hear petition on police atrocities on protestors January 12, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Goa Human Rights Commission will tomorrow hear a petition filed by social activist Aires Rodrigues over alleged atrocities against demonstrators demanding proper investigations into the death of priest Fr Bismarque Dias here. Several demonstrators were allegedly baton-charged on November 21 last year when they were protesting in Panaji. The three-member Commission headed by Justice […] Read more » Criminal news featured Goa Goa HRC to hear petition on police atrocities on protestors HRC Law priest Fr Bismarque Dias
Criminal Law News PIL on marital rape: Delhi HC seeks govt”s response January 11, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The controversial issue of marital rape was again raked up today before the Delhi High Court, which sought the government’s response on a PIL challenging a provision in the penal law which does not consider sexual intercourse of a man with his minor wife as rape. The issue came up before a bench of Chief […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law PIL on marital rape: Delhi HC seeks govt''s response rape case
Criminal Law News Peter Mukerjea”s JC extended till Jan 25 January 11, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A magistrate’s court here today extended the judicial custody of former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the Sheena Bora murder case, till January 25. He was produced before magistrate R V Adone after the earlier judicial remand expired. Peter’s family members as well as Vidhie Khanna (daughter of Indrani Mukerjea from her earlier marriage […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Peter Mukerjea''s JC extended till Jan 25 Sheena Bora murder case
Top Law News Par may amend law to award harsh punishment in child rapes: SC January 11, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said Parliament could consider amending the penal provisions to award harsh punishments to persons convicted of raping a girl child and also define the term ‘child’ in respect of rape as the offence. The court, which refused to entertain a plea of a women lawyers’ body seeking castration of those convicted […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Par may amend law to award harsh punishment in child rapes: SC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Unitech top bosses get interim bail in cheating case January 11, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hours after top Unitech officials were sent to 14-day judicial custody on Monday, they succeeded in securing interim bail from a Delhi court in alleged cases of cheating filed by two investors. Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav granted three days’ interim bail to Unitech Ltd Chairman Ramesh Chandra, Managing Directors Sanjay Chandra and Ajay […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News unitech Unitech top bosses get interim bail in cheating case
Criminal Law News Police to place certificates of evidence in Kobad case January 11, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi Police has been allowed by a court here to place on record the certificates of electronic evidence relied upon by it in a case in which Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy is facing trial for allegedly trying to set up a base for the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) here. The court allowed the submissions of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured kobad case Law Legal News Police to place certificates of evidence in Kobad case
Top Law News Men need to be protected from false cases: Court January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A lawyer has been acquitted in a rape case by a Delhi court, which said it was time to take a stand to protect men from the implications of such false cases. The court, which said the lawyer may file a case for damages against the complainant, made the observation in the rape case lodged by […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News Men need to be protected from false cases: Court
High Profile Cases Court allows Swamy’s plea to summon documents January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today allowed the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking summoning of documents from the Ministries of Finance, Urban Development and Corporate Affairs, Income Tax Department and other agencies in the National Herald case. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen asked Mr. Swamy to file the process fee for sending summons to these departments, including […] Read more » Court Court allows Swamy's plea to summon documents featured Legal News National Herald case Subramanian Swamy
Top Law News Plea to ban cattle slaughter: NGT issues notice January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today sought response from all the state governments on a plea filed by a lawyer seeking nationwide ban on slaughter of indigenous breeds of cattle. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, which made all the states parties in the case, issued notices to them, National Bio Diversity Authority […] Read more » ban cattle slaughter Court featured Law Legal News NGT Plea to ban cattle slaughter: NGT issues notice
Top Law News Maharashtra mulling change in office timings January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government is considering change in office timings to reduce peak hour crowding in suburban local trains which is resulting in many commuter deaths, the Bombay High Court was informed today. A division bench of Justices N H Patil and A A Sayed was hearing a public interest litigation regarding safety of commuters, facilities provided to […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Maharashtra mulling change in office timings office time
Criminal Law News Crime against women: Install CCTVs in schools January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming as ‘disturbing’ the recent incident of a nine-year-old girl being sexually assaulted in her school in Dadar here, the Bombay High Court today suggested installation of CCTVs in all schools. A division bench of justices N H Patil and A A Sayed sought to know from Maharashtra government’s education department what steps it has […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Crime against women: Install CCTVs in schools featured Law school.criminal news
Top Law News PETA files petition in SC, demands notification on Jallikattu be “struck down” January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India along with other groups on Monday filed petitions in the Supreme Court demanding that the Centre’s recent notification allowing Jallikattu and bullock cart races be “struck down”. PETA India claimed that a battery of urgent petitions led by the government advisory body Animal Welfare Board of […] Read more » Court demands notification on Jallikattu be "struck down" featured Law Legal News PETA PETA files petition in SC Supreme Court
