Top Law News Meghalaya HC ”closes” state right to file affidavits January 4, 2016 / January 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya High Court today ‘closed’ the right of the state government to file affidavits on the provisions of Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014, that allows a non-judicial member to head it, after the chief secretary did not file a comprehensive affidavit on the matter. “We have asked the Chief Secretary only to file a comprehensive […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Meghalaya HC ''closes'' state right to file affidavits Meghalaya High court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Court allows Indrani to sign cheques for Vidhie January 4, 2016 / January 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The special CBI court in Mumbai today allowed Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murdercase, to sign some cheques for meeting the educational expenses of her daughter Vidhie. Special judge H S Mahajan allowed an application moved by Indrani in this regard. Vidhie, Indrani’s daughter with her former husband Sanjeev Khanna, was present […] Read more » Court Court allows Indrani to sign cheques for Vidhie Criminal news featured Indrani Mukerjea Law
Criminal Law News Sacked IAF officer sent to 14-day judicial custody January 4, 2016 / January 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Indian Air Force personnel, who was arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan’s ISI, was on Monday sent to 14 days’ judicial custody by a court here. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal sent Ranjith K.K. to judicial custody after he was presented before him on expiry of his two-day police custody. The court sent […] Read more » Court featured judicial custody Law Legal News Sacked IAF officer sent to 14-day judicial custody
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Court takes cognizance in defamation case against Azad, Bedi January 4, 2016 / January 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi court today took cognisance of a criminal defamation case filed by an under-19 cricketer’s father against suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi and two others alleging that they had made false statements with “malafide intention” that Rs 25 lakh was paid for his son’s selection in a team for Vijay Hazare Trophy. […] Read more » Bedi bisan singh bedi Court takes cognizance in defamation case against Azad Criminal news featured kirti azad Law Legal News
Top Law News SC refers to earlier bench plea on appointment of UP Lokayukta January 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The plea challenging appointment of Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court, as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta was today referred by the Supreme Court to a bench which has been hearing various petitions on the issue. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi said the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News SC refers to earlier bench plea on appointment of UP Lokayukta Supreme Court UP Lokayukta
Top Law News AAP MLA’s medical claim: 2 govt officials verify documents January 4, 2016 / January 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two Delhi Assembly officials today verified in a court here the documents related to the medical claim of nearly Rs 2 lakh allegedly taken by AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi for his mother who was not dependent on him. Metropolitan magistrate Ambika Singh, after recording the statements of Manoranjan and Hoshiyar Singh as witnesses, posted the matter for recording of […] Read more » AAP MLA's medical claim: 2 govt officials verify documents APP Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Remo’s bail plea to be heard by court tomorrow January 4, 2016 / January 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Goa Children’s Court will tomorrow hear arguments on the anticipatory bail plea filed by pop singer Remo Fernandes, booked by state police for verbally abusing a 17-year-old girl who was allegedly hit by his son Johan’s car last month. Judge Vandana Tendulkar will hear the anticipatory bail plea of the 62-year-old singer, who arrived in […] Read more » Court featured Goa Law Legal News Remo's bail Remo's bail plea to be heard by court tomorrow
Top Law News Justice Lodha panel submits report to SC for reforms in BCCI January 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Justice RM Lodha Committee on Monday submitted its report suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the Supreme Court. The committee, which was last year appointed by the apex court to make recommendations to the BCCI in order to prevent frauds and conflict of interest in cricket administration, […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Justice Lodha pane Justice Lodha panel submits report to SC for reforms in BCCI Law Legal News Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Govt likely to incorporate ‘dissent’ clause in collegium MoP January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Any dissent note to a recommendation of the collegium to appoint or elevate a judge should be mandatorily shared with the Executive.This is one of the points government is likely to put when it finalises the draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) to guide the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high court, […] Read more » clause in collegium MoP featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Drug patent war, FM auction, coal ordinance kept Delhi HC busy January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The patent war involving domestic and multi-national pharma majors, tussle between the Centre and a private radio channel over FM auctions kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2015 during which it also rapped the Centre for its coal auction ordinance by saying that the legislation “lacked clarity”.The hastily-formulated coal ordinance by the Centre to […] Read more » Coal Ordinance coal ordinance kept Delhi HC busy Delhi High Court Drug patent war featured FM auction
Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student drowned in Beas river January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shimla, Jan 2 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalot in Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014. The HC ordered the […] Read more » compensation to students drowned in Beas river featured HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student Rs 20 L to parents students drowned in Beas river
Criminal Law News Top Law News “Nearly blind” man acquitted of murder charge January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 53-year-old man who is nearly blind with vision impairment of 90 per cent has been acquitted by a court here of murder charge. A daily wage earner ‘Nollakannu’ Ranganathan was charged by police with committing a murder in 2013. The prosecution’s case was that he had dropped a huge stone on the victim who […] Read more » 'Nollakannu' Ranganathan "Nearly blind" man acquitted of murder charge acquitted of murder acquitted of murder charge featured
