Top Law News Conflict of interest affects enforcing of FCRA: Delhi HC told November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Conflict of interest in the government hampers implementation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) as political parties which violate this law are part of the ruling establishment, an NGO told the Delhi High Court today. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, which was hearing a […] Read more » BJP Conflict of interest affects enforcing of FCRA: Delhi HC told Congress Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC to hear petitions challenging beef ban in Maha from Dec 5 November 19, 2015 / November 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would start hearing from December 5 all the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the beef ban legislation in Maharashtra. A division bench of justices A.S. Oka and S.C. Gupte said it will hear the petitions on December 5, 9 and 11 and then assign more dates, […] Read more » Beef ban Bombay HC to hear petitions challenging beef ban in Maha from Dec 5 Bombay High Court Court featured Maharashtra
Criminal Law News Ex-sarpanch sentenced to 5 yrs jail in a murder case November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 40-year-old former village sarpanch has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment while two others were awarded three years prison term by a court here in a 2012 murder case. Sessions Judge V V Bambarde sentenced former sarpanch of Kevani village in Bhiwandi taluka of the district, Ramnath Patil to five years rigorous imprisonment […] Read more » Court Criminal news Ex-sarpanch sentenced to 5 yrs jail in a murder case featured Law murder case Thane
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC cancels Madan Mitra’s bail November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court today cancelled the bail of Trinamool Congress leader and former minister Madan Mitra, accused in the multi-crore rupees Saradha chit fund scam, and asked him to surrender. Allowing a petition by CBI pleading to cancel the bail granted by a lower court on October 31, a division bench of Justice Nishita Mhatre and […] Read more » Calcutta HC cancels Madan Mitra's bail Calcutta High Court featured Law Legal News Madan Mitra S Madan
Criminal Law News Cheque bounce case: Woman gets 1-yr jail November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A woman was sentenced to one year imprisonment and slapped with a fine of Rs 21.7 lakh in a cheque bounce case by a Delhi court, which said such matters were unduly increasing pendency leading to “extraction of judicial time”. The court made the observations while awarding one year imprisonment to Kajal Kharbanda, a resident […] Read more » cheque bounce case Cheque bounce case: Woman gets 1-yr jail Court Delhi featured Kailash Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Sheena case: Court records driver Shyam Rai’s statement November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Shyamvar Rai, arrested driver of prime accused Indrani Mukerjea in connection with the sensational Sheena Boramurder case, has recorded his statement before a court here. “The court recorded Rai’s statement under the provisions of Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code, which unlike a police statement is admissible in court,” a CBI official said today. The official […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law murder case Sheena case: Court records driver Shyam Rai's statement
Top Law News HC asks Delhi govt not to withhold NOC for Test match November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the city government not to withhold the ‘no objection certificate (NOC)’ for the upcoming India-South Africa Test match here, saying DDCA has agreed to deposit Rs one crore in connection with the administration’s extertainment tax demand. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva also directed the […] Read more » Court cricket DDCA Delhi government Delhi High Court featured HC asks Delhi govt not to withhold NOC for Test match Test match
Top Law News Can’t formulate draft MoP for appointing judges, Centre to SC November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The government, whose bid to replace the collegium system was thwarted recently, was today entrusted by the Supreme Court with the task of framing a draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for future appointments in higher judiciary after considering all suggestions on the issue.The apex court’s direction, entrusting the major role to the Centre, however, faced […] Read more » Can't formulate draft MoP for appointing judges Centre government Centre to SC Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Hindu woman, Christian man’s marriage not valid if either does November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Marriage between a Hindu woman and a Christian man is not legally valid if either of them does not convert, the Madras High Court on Thursday held. Dismissing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the woman’s parents, justices P R Shivakumar and V S Ravi said if the couple wanted to solemnise the marriage as […] Read more » Christian man's marriage not valid if either does featured Hindu woman Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Probe plaint against Devgn for pan masala ad: Court to police November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Thane has directed police to inquire into a complaint filed against Ajay Devgn, seeking to book the Bollywood actor under charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, for promoting a pan masala on television. Advocate Amar Shribad filed the complaint in the Bhiwandi court on October 14, urging to book Devgn under culpable […] Read more » Ajay Devgn Court featured Law Legal News pan masala ad Probe plaint against Devgn for pan masala ad: Court to police
Criminal Law News Youth gets 10 year jail term for abducting, raping minor girl November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Muzaffarnagar has sentenced a youth to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl in 2008. Additional District Sessions judge Abhimanun imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict, Arun Kumar, after holding him guilty under section 363, 366 and 376 IPChere yesterday. The court also directed […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law rape case raping minor girl Youth gets 10 year jail term for abducting
Top Law News Police opposes AAP govt’s stand in HC November 18, 2015 / November 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment AAP government’s plea that it should be allowed to perform functions like licensing, traffic management, passport verification and creating a state disaster response force, was opposed by the city police in the Delhi High Court today. Maintaining that its role “cannot be segregated in terms of core and non-core policing”, the Delhi Police said the Delhi […] Read more » AAP Delhi government Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Police opposes AAP govt's stand in HC
