High Profile Cases No bar on collegium: Supreme Court said today November 5, 2015 / November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday said there was no bar on the collegium to go ahead with its work to appoint judges for the higher judiciary, which is plagued with large-scale vacancies. The indication that it was not interfering with the functioning of the collegium system came while the apex court decided to give nine […] Read more » Collegium Court featured Law Legal News No bar on collegium: Supreme Court said today Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Madan Mitra to be kept in house confinement: HC November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today directed that West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, will remain in house confinement under police surveillance till disposal of a CBI plea for cancellation of his bail. Observing that Mitra is a Cabinet minister and has the power to influence witnesses if allowed […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court CBI featured Law Legal News Madan Mitra Madan Mitra to be kept in house confinement: HC Saradha chit fund scam
Top Law News Guj HC rejects plea against Modi for poll code breach November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat high court on Thursday upheld a lower court order rejecting a petition filed by an AAP worker against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged poll code breach in 2014, saying that the magistrate had do so in an appropriate manner. Justice JB Pardiwala while upholding the lower court order rejected admission of the […] Read more » Court featured Guj HC rejects plea against Modi for poll code breach Gujarat High Court Narendra Modi poll-code breach
Top Law News Court orders framing of charges against ex-BCI official November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against five persons, including a former Vice- Chairman and an ex-member of Bar Council of India (BCI), in an alleged corruption case. Special CBI Judge Manoj Kumar Nagpal said prima facie various offences including, cheating, criminal conspiracy of the IPC and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption […] Read more » BCI CBI Court Court orders framing of charges against ex-BCI official Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Rape case: School owner’s son acquitted November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A school owner’s son, who was accused of raping a teacher on the false promise of marriage, has been acquitted by a Delhi court after the woman said that she had lodged a false complaint as she was in a disturbed mental state. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhatt absolved the man, son of the owner […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi featured Law Legal News rape Rape case: School owner's son acquitted
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley November 5, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today quashed a summons issued by a Mahoba court against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the SC decision of striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), according to a lawyer representing him. The HC quashed the summons issued on October 19 after Jaitley’s advocate Maninder Singh contended that the summoning […] Read more » Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley Allahabad High Court Arun Jaitley featured Law Legal News National Judicial Appointments Commission NJAC
Criminal Law News HC upholds life sentence to man for killing pregnant wife November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, the Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment given to a man for killing his pregnant wife at Charkop in suburban Kandivali in 2007. Dismissing an appeal filed by the convict, a bench noted, “on going through the record, we are of the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC upholds life sentence to man for killing pregnant wife Law Legal News murder
Top Law News Judge frowns at govt, police counsel slugfest in court November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Disapproving the slugfest between two counsel representing Delhi police, one appointed by the city government and the other by the probe agency, a Delhi High Court judge told them that politics has no place in his court. Justice Siddharth Mridul quoted a Ghalib couplet which meant — ‘the world is a children’s playground before me, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Judge frowns at govt Justice Siddharth Mridul police counsel slugfest in court
Top Law News CISF to guard Madras High Court: Supreme Court November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order for deployment of CISF by replacing state police security at its Chennai premises, which has recently witnessed unruly scenes caused by lawyers paralysing normal work. It said nobody, including the lawyers, can be allowed to hold to ransom the institution which has […] Read more » CISF CISF to guard Madras High Court: Supreme Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Cour Supreme Court
Environment Law News NGT asks states to take steps to check crop burning November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Worried over high pollution level and thick smog engulfing the national capital, the National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi and four northern states to notify steps to check the menace of crop burning and imposed a fine on farmers indulging in such activities. Observing that it was a serious issue which contributed to global warming […] Read more » crop burning Environment news featured Law legal newsl NGT NGT asks states to take steps to check crop burning
Top Law News Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice TS Thakur would succeed Justice HL Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur, the senior-most judge of the apex court, will take over as the CJI after Justice Dattu retires on December 2. His name was recommended to the government by Justice Dattu on Monday, official sources said. After the law […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Child born out of rape has right over assaulter’s property: HC November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that a child born out of rape will have inheritance rights over the property of the assaulter, the “biological father”. A Division Bench of Justice Shabihul Hasnain and Justice DK Upadhayaya said the child will be treated as an illegitimate child of the rape accused […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Child born out of rape has right over assaulter's property: HC Court featured Law Legal News
