Criminal Law News Court awards life term to man for killing driver November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man, convicted for murdering a taxi driver near Dehradun in 2008 after hiring his cab from here and fleeing with the vehicle, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh held 30-year-old Vipin Kumar Saluja, a Delhi resident, guilty of the offences under various sections of the […] Read more » Court Court awards life term to man for killing driver Criminal news featured Law murder case
Top Law News CDs are documents, can be considered as evidence under law: SC November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on CDs are documents, can be considered as evidence under law: SC The Supreme Court has ruled that a compact disc (CD) is a document under Section 3 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Court also held that a CD has to be exhibited/played by the trial court to enable the public prosecutor to admit or deny its genuineness under Section 294 of the Code of Criminal […] Read more » can be considered as evidence under law: SC CD CDs are documents featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Environment Law News Ban on commercial activities affecting livelihood: NGT told November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Heeding to the plea that the ban on commercial activities in the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass area was affecting the livelihood of people, the National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Himachal Pradesh government on the issue. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh government, HP pollution control board […] Read more » Ban on commercial activities Ban on commercial activities affecting livelihood: NGT told Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News HC reunites Hindu-Muslim couple from Rajasthan November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The woman’s relatives took her away to her parents’ house on the pretext that she would be brought back to her matrimonial home in Madhya Pradesh. Later, she was forced to marry another man in Gujarat. The Bombay High Court has reunited a Hindu-Muslim couple from Rajasthan, after the woman was taken away by her […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured HC reunites Hindu-Muslim couple from Rajasthan Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Sedition case filed against Aamir in Bihar court November 25, 2015 / November 26, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A complaint was filed in a court here today against film star Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao under various sections including sedition over his remarks on intolerance. The complaint was filed by advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Sushma Trivedi. The court fixed December one for hearing into […] Read more » Amir Khan BIHAR Bihar court Court featured Sedition case Sedition case filed against Aamir in Bihar court
Criminal Law News Five sentenced for life in dowry death case November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Five persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Ballia (UP) a dowry death case. Additional District Judge Amar Pal Singh held Pappu, his father Subhash, mother Devi, sister Suman and another relative Shiv Chandra guilty yesterday. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 each on the convicts. In June last year, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Five sentenced for life in dowry death case Law Legal News
Top Law News City mortuaries using rusted knives for autopsy, Delhi HC told November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mortuaries in the city are still using outdated and rusted implements to carry out post mortems despite Delhi High Court’s directions to the administration two months back to rectify the situation and the government’s assurance that the equipment would be upgraded in a week. In a report filed in the high court by amicus curiae […] Read more » City mortuaries using rusted knives for autopsy Delhi HC told Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Indrani willed most of her properties to Vidhie: chargesheet November 24, 2015 / November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Boramurder case, had willed most of her property to Vidhie Khanna, her daughter from earlier marriage with Sanjeev Khanna, a co-accused in the case, the CBI chargesheet said. The wills and some of the emails which are a part of the chargesheet stated that Indrani had bequeathed around […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Indrani Mukerjea Indrani willed most of her properties to Vidhie: chargesheet Law PETER MUKERJEA SHEENA BORA VIDHIE KHANNA
Top Law News Surat Police opposes bail plea of Hardik Patel November 24, 2015 / November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Surat Police today filed an affidavit before a sessions court opposing the bail application of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, who is facing a sedition case here. As Hardik’s lawyers sought time to go through the police affidavit, Principal Sessions Judge Geeta Gopi scheduled the next hearing for December 4. The grounds on which […] Read more » bail plea featured Hardik patel Law Legal News surat police Surat Police opposes bail plea of Hardik Patel
Top Law News Vacate millennium depot by Jan 27: Delhi HC to DTC November 24, 2015 / November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today asked DTC to vacate the 50-acre millennium bus depot, constructed on the banks of Yamuna for Rs 60 crore for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, by January 27. Justice Manmohan directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to vacate the site by that date and said its Managing Director would have to be […] Read more » Delhi High Court DTC featured Law Legal News Vacate millennium depot by Jan 27: Delhi HC to DTC
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Plea seeks ban on “Bajirao Mastani” for “distorting” history November 24, 2015 / November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in a Pune court seeking a ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansalis upcoming film “Bajirao Mastani”, alleging that it has distorted history relating to late king Shrimant Bajirao Peshwe and his family members. The case will come up for hearing on November 26 before Pune Metropolitan Magistrate S S Bhule, according […] Read more » Bajirao Mastan Court featured Law Legal News Plea seeks ban on "Bajirao Mastani" for "distorting" history
Top Law News What is the system to enforce FCRA: Delhi HC asks govt November 24, 2015 / November 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today asked the government what system was currently in place to enforce the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) as it took up a PIL seeking creation of an independent body to implement the law. “File an affidavit explaining what is the system in place as on date,” a bench of Chief Justice […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court FCRA featured Law Legal News What is the system to enforce FCRA: Delhi HC asks govt
