Top Law News False rape case:Court orders perjury proceedings against woman December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Levelling of false charges of rape against a person is a very serious thing and time has come to curb this “menace”, a Delhi court has observed. The court made the observation while acquitting two men in a fake rape case lodged by a woman with a direction that perjury proceedings be initiated against her […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi false rape case False rape case:Court orders perjury proceedings against woman featured Law
Environment Law News Row over diesel vehicles; NGT refuses to tinker with SC order December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today refused to vacate its order banning registration of new diesel-run vehicles, saying it won’t interfere with the Supreme Court order which has taken a similar stand. In contrast to the prior NGT order banning registration of all diesel vehicles, the Supreme Court, on December 16, though exempted small ones and […] Read more » Environment news featured Law NGT Row over diesel vehicles; NGT refuses to tinker with SC order Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Herald case: Security beefed up ahead of Sonia, Rahul’s December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Security was on Friday beefed up at the Patiala House District Court premises here ahead of the scheduled appearance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others on Saturday in connection with the National Herald case. According to court sources, senior officials of the Special Protection Group (SPG), Delhi Police and Intelligence […] Read more » featured Herald case Herald case: Security beefed up ahead of Sonia Law Legal News Rahul's
Top Law News Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan surrenders, gets bail December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan, BJP MLA Suresh Rana and five others today surrendered in a court here and were granted bail after a warrant was issued against them for failing to appear in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sitaram granted them bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 […] Read more » BJP Court featured gets bail Law Legal News Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan Union minister Sanjeev Baliyan surrenders
Criminal Law News Dec 16 gangrape: Delhi HC refuses to stop juvenile’s release December 18, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday refused to stop the release of a December 16 gangrape convict, who was a juvenile when he and five men brutally raped and murdered a paramedical student in the Capital in 2012. The convict, now 21, has almost completed his mandatory three-year stay at a correctional home and is […] Read more » Dec 16 gangrape Dec 16 gangrape: Delhi HC refuses to stop juvenile's release Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC highlights need to create enclosures for child victims in courts December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has suggested to the state government to provide enclosures with screens or one-way mirrors in all trial courts so that child victims of sexual abuse do not get to see the accused while deposing in court. Justice S.Nagamuthu of the Court’s Madurai Bench, who dismissed an appeal filed by a person […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC highlights need to create enclosures for child victims in courts Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Indrani said Sheena didn’t want to be contacted : says witness December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment After Sheena Bora went missing in April 2012, her mother Indrani Mukerjea allegedly told her employers that Sheena didn’t want to be contacted because of some problem and they should respect her feelings. Shubhodoy Mukherjee, the HR head of Mumbai Metro where Sheena worked, has said in his statement recorded before the magistrate as a […] Read more » Criminal news featured Indrani Indrani said Sheena didn't want to be contacted : says witness Law murder case Sheena
Top Law News Hardik Patel moves HC for bail in sedition case December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today moved the Gujarat high court seeking bail in the sedition case filed against him here by the city crime branch in October. Hardik is also facing a sedition case in Surat. He and his two aides have challenged the December 11 order of the Ahmedabad sessions court […] Read more » bail in Sedition case featured Hardik patel Hardik Patel moves HC for bail in sedition case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Sheena wanted to stop pretending as Indrani’s sister: Rahul December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sheena Bora wanted to stop pretending as sister of the key accused and her mother, Indrani Mukerjea before hermurder in 2012, her fiance Rahul Mukerjea has said in his statement before magistrate. Indrani had introduced Sheena, her daughter from an earlier marriage, in Mumbai social circles as her younger sister. In a statement recorded last […] Read more » featured Law Legal News Mumbai murder case Sheena wanted to stop pretending as Indrani's sister: Rahul
High Profile Cases Beef ban in line with Directive Principles: AG to Bombay HC December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today contended before the Bombay High Court that its decision to impose a comprehensive ban on beef was in furtherance of the Directive Principles of State Policy enumerated in the Constitution. Advocate General Srihari Aney, representing the state, also cited a Supreme Court judgement that says that anylaw which is in line with […] Read more » Advocate General Beef ban Beef ban in line with Directive Principles: AG to Bombay HC Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC refuses to stay summons to actor Simbu December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today refused to stay the summons issued by police to Tamil film actor Silambarasan, popularly known as Simbu, and music director Anirudh Ravichander over a controversial song allegedly denigrating women. When petitions by Simbu and Anirudh seeking quashing of the summons issued by Coimbatore police and praying for a stay came […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC refuses to stay summons to actor Simbu Madras High Court Simbu
Top Law News India, Australia can learn from each other December 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Noting that there are many similarities and differences in legal systems of India and Australia, Justice Michael Kirby, former judge of the High Court of Australia has said that lawyers of both the countries can learn from each other. Kirby, who launched a book titled ‘Australia and India: A Comparative Overview of the Law and […] Read more » Australia can learn from each other Court featured India Law Legal News
