Environment Law News Ensure no further forest area encroachment October 20, 2015 / October 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the city government and its authorities to ensure there was no further encroachment in forests in the National Capital Territory, after it was told that the green cover here was shrinking due to rampant construction. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction after […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Ensure no further forest area encroachment featured Law Legal News New Delhi
Top Law News Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules, HC October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has informed the Bombay High Court that it was ready to look into the grievances of people about the new guidelines on child adoption issued by Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. This was conveyed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh yesterday […] Read more » Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules complaints on adoption rules Court featured HC Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Murder over conversion: SC upholds life imprisonment to two October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to two persons for killing a Muslim man after he converted two Hindu girls to Islam and married them in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district. A bench of Justices F M I Kalifulla and Uday Umesh Lalit upheld the punishment awarded by the Madras High Court to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Murder over conversion: SC upholds life imprisonment to two Supreme Court
Top Law News HC asks state not to act on sedition circular October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High today extended its interim order restraining Maharashtra government from acting on its controversial circular issued to prevent misuse of IPC section 124-A which deals with sedition. A bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar- Joshi extended the interim order till the government files a reply to two petitions challenging the constitutional […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC asks state not to act on sedition circular Law Legal News Maharastra sedition circular
Criminal Law News Maha rapped for ‘insensitive approach’ on shelters October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today rapped Maharashtra government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken an insensitive approach on the issue. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and V L Achiliya was today informed that the state government has rejected seven proposals forwarded by […] Read more » Court criminal case featured Law Legal News Maha rapped for 'insensitive approach' on shelters rape case
Top Law News Hardik moves Gujarat HC to set aside sedition charges October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A day after he was arrested, Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Tuesday moved a petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking to set aside the sedition charges filed against him in Surat. Hardik’s father Bharat Patel moved the plea on behalf of his son through his advocate B M Mangukiya and stated that […] Read more » featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Hardik moves Gujarat HC to set aside sedition charges Hardik patel Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Uber cab driver convicted of raping 25-yr-old woman executive October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The special fast track court on Tuesday convicted Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav – guilty of raping a 25-year-old woman executive in his cab. Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja held Yadav guilty of rape, endangering a woman’s life and causing grievous bodily harm under the sections of IPC. The FTC will now hear the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi featured rape Uber cab Uber cab driver convicted of raping 25-yr-old woman executive
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court summons Sports ministry for CWG files October 20, 2015 / October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court conducting trial in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG)-related corruption case in which Suresh Kalmadi and others are accused today directed Sports Ministry to produce some files pertaining to electronic scoring system used during the mega sporting event held here. The court asked the ministry to produce the files after the then CWG […] Read more » Court Court summons Sports ministry for CWG files CWG featured Law Legal News sports news Suresh Kalmadi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Salman wasn’t drunk and was not driving car: lawyer October 20, 2015 / October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There was no evidence to prove that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan had taken drinks and was driving the car on the day in 2002 when it rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra, killing one and injuring four, his lawyer argued in the Bombay High Court today. Justice AR Joshi is hearing an appeal filed […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Salman Khan Salman wasn't drunk and was not driving car: lawyer
High Profile Cases Top Law News What action taken on witness claim agnst Tytler October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today asked CBI to inform it about the efforts made by it to ascertain claims of controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who was given a clean chit in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, influenced a witness and made hawala transactions. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SPS Laler asked […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Congress Court Delhi featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News What action taken on witness claim agnst Tytler
Top Law News Examining if docs are relevant to case, says CBI October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today informed a special court here that they were examining whether some of the documents, which were sought to be inspected by the accused in a coal scam case, were relevant to the matter or not. Special public prosecutor R S Cheema told the court that they need some time to file a reply […] Read more » CBI Court Examining if docs are relevant to case featured Law Legal News says CBI
Top Law News File prayers of pleas pending before SC on Art 370 October 19, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to file the prayers of petitions pending in Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The court’s direction came on a similar PIL filed before it challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 after the Centre submitted […] Read more » Article 370 Court Delhi High Court featured File prayers of pleas pending before SC on Art 370 Legal News
