High Profile Cases SC ends hope for release of Rajiv killers December 2, 2015 / December 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a verdict that may dampen the hopes for release of killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Supreme Court today ruled the Centre has “primacy” over states’ right to grant remission. It also said the state governments must get “concurrence” of the Union government before freeing convicts in certain cases. A five-judge bench, which […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law SC ends hope for release of Rajiv killers Supreme Court
Criminal Law News ISI agent sent to six-day police custody December 2, 2015 / December 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Suspected ISI agent Mohammad Eizaz, who was arrested by UP Task Force on November 27 with sensitive documents related to Indian Army, was produced before a district court which sent him to six-day police custody. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajesh Kumar sent Mohammad Eizaz alias Mohammad Kalam to police custody for six days after he was […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi featured ISI ISI agent sent to six-day police custody Law Legal News
Top Law News Married daughter eligible for compassionate appointments: Chhattisgarh HC December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased’s father on compassionate grounds, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed. Justice Sanjay K Agrawal made the observation yesterday while hearing a petition filed by Sarojani Bhoi (28) who had challenged the state government on the ground that she was not given the job […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Married daughter eligible for compassionate appointments: Chhattisgarh HC
Top Law News Calcutta HC forms one-man committee to pay MPS Group depositors December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today formed a one-man committee of Justice (retd) S P Talukdar for returning money to depositors in the chit fund company MPS Group which allegedly duped investors. Passing the order on a PIL filed by investors, a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi formed the committee. […] Read more » Calcutta HC forms one-man committee to pay MPS Group depositors Calcutta High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC reserves order on Adarsh petitions December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today reserved its order on a bunch of petitions in connection with the scam- tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in south Mumbai. A division bench of justices R V More and R G Ketkar had in September started final hearing in the petitions including one filed by the society in 2011 […] Read more » Adarsh petitions Bombay HC reserves order on Adarsh petitions Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Air pollution: NGT asks Delhi govt to call urgent meet December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment With the national capital engulfed in smog, the National Green Tribunal today slammed Delhi government for not acting “seriously” to improve deteriorating air quality in the city and directed it to convene an urgent meeting on the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Health Secretary, […] Read more » Air pollution: NGT asks Delhi govt to call urgent meet Delhi government Environment news featured Legal News NGT
Environment Law News NGT prohibits tree felling in a south Delhi green belt December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment As green belts continue to face the threat from rampant encroachment and increasing commercial activity, the National Green Tribunal has prohibited tree felling in the stretch located along Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway in south Delhi’s Saket area. “There shall be no tree cutting on the stretch of green belt indicated in the application without following due process […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT prohibits tree felling in a south Delhi green belt
Criminal Law News Man gets 7 years in jail for abetment of wife’s suicide December 2, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court of Thane has sentenced a 60-year- old man to seven years rigorous imprisonment for abetment of suicide of his wife. Additional Sessions Judge Mridula V K Bhatia found Ragunath Laxman Bhoir, a resident of Pimplas village in the district, guilty under the charge of abetment of suicide of his wife and sentenced him […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Man gets 7 years in jail for abetment of wife's suicide
Top Law News Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment More than 55,000 pending cases has been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat to be held here on December 12. The District Judge R N Kakad said here today that more than 55,000 cases (35,000 in District Court and 20,000 in Executive Magistrate Court) have been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat. […] Read more » cases Court featured Law Legal News National Lok Adalat Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat
Top Law News States can’t grant remission without Centre’s concurrence: SC December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment States cannot exercise statutory power to remit sentences of convicts, tried under central laws and probed by central agencies like CBI without consulting the Union government, the Supreme Court held today. Settling the constitutional issues that had arisen out of the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to set free the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination […] Read more » CBI featured Law Legal News Rajiv Gandhi States can't grant remission without Centre's concurrence: SC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Hardik’s actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Hardik’s actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC In a partial relief to Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel, the Gujarat High Court today dropped the charge of ‘waging war against government’ against him and his five aides but upheld the stringent sedition clause against them. Justice J B Pardiwala, after hearing the arguments, ordered the removal of three IPC sections in the […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Hardik patel Hardik's actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Court dismisses plea of ex-cricketer Jacob Martin December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Indian cricketer Jacob Martin has failed to get any relief from a Delhi court which dismissed his plea challenging framing of charges against him in a case in which he is accused of fraudulently obtaining visa for another person from the UK High Commission. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar dismissed a revision petition filed […] Read more » Court Court dismisses plea of ex-cricketer Jacob Martin featured Jacob Martin Law Legal News
