Top Law News HC rejects plea to make public med reimbursements of SC judges April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges, saying it had personal information and providing it would amount to invasion of their privacy. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Deepa Sharma said there was no larger public interest involved in seeking details of medical […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini featured Justice Deepa Sharma medical reimbursements public med reimbursements of SC judges RTI applicant Subhash Chandra Agarwal's appeal
Consumer Law News Top Law News Dec 16 gangrape: HC seeks reply from BBC & documentary maker April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought reply from BBC and the British director of the controversial documentary on December 16 gangrape case on a plea seeking their prosecution for interviewing one of the convicts who made derogatory statement against women.A bench of Justice Sunita Gupta also asked the Centre and Delhi police to reply on […] Read more » BBC & documentary maker Dec 16 gangrape Dec 16 gangrape documentary featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC seeks details of money spent by Justice Sen Commission April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today sought details of the money spent by Justice Shyamal Sen Commission which probed the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. Hearing a PIL, a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the government to submit in four weeks the details of the money spent by the […] Read more » Chief Justice Manjula Chellur featured HC seeks details of money spent Justice Joymalya Bagchi Justice Sen Commission money spent by Justice Sen Commission money spent by Justice Shyamal Sen Commission multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam
Top Law News Chittoor firing: HC orders fresh post-mortem of 5 victims April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Hyderabad High Court today ordered fresh autopsies for another five victims of the police firing in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh state on April 7. Yesterday it had ordered fresh post-mortem of victim Sasi Kumar, a Tamil Nadu-based labourer, upon his wife’s application. The division bench of Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti […] Read more » Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta Chittoor firing featured fresh post-mortem of 5 victims fresh post-mortem of 5 victims in Chitoor firing case Hyderabad High Court Justice P V Sanjay Kumar
Top Law News Modi thanks Obama for writing article on him in Time magazine April 17, 2015 / April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked Barack Obama for writing a profile on him in Time magazine, terming the US President’s words as “touching and inspiring.” “Dear Barack Obama your words are touching and inspiring. Thanks TIME,” Modi tweeted and provided a link to the article in the magazine which named the Prime Minister among […] Read more » article on Modi in Time magazine featured Modi thanks Obama writing article on Modi by Obama
Criminal Law News Top Law News Chittoor firing case: Hyderabad HC orders fresh autopsy for a victim April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday directed Andhra Pradesh government to conduct a fresh autopsy on the body of Sashi Kumar, one of the 20 people who were killed in police firing in red sanders forest in Chittoor district on April 7. In response to an application filed by Muniyammal, Kumar’s wife and a native […] Read more » Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta Chittoor firing case featured fresh autopsy for a victim in Chittoor firing case fresh autopsy on the body of Sashi Kumar Justice PV Sanjay Kumar police firing in red sanders forest
Criminal Law News Top Law News Asaram’s son Narayan gets bail in rape case April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today granted conditional bail of three weeks to Narayan, son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram, who has been behind bars for more than a year in connection with a rape case filed against him by a Surat-based woman. Justice Paresh Upadhyay granted the relief to Narayan, who has been lodged in a […] Read more » accused Narayan of repeated sexual assault Asaram's son Narayan gets bail conditional bail to narayan sai featured gets bail in rape case Gujarat High Court Narayan gets bail in rape case son of self-proclaimed godman Asaram
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two ‘contract killers’ arrested April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two alleged contract killers, carrying a cash reward of Rs 63,000 and wanted in several cases including a murder near IGI Airport here last year, have been arrested, police said on Saturday. According to police, the accused identified as Amit Kumar alias Khachchar (28) and Pradeep alias Birju (30) were arrested by the staff of […] Read more » Amit Kumar alias Khachchar contract killers contract killers arrested featured Two 'contract killers' arrested
Top Law News Obama writes profile for Modi in Time’s most influential list April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the profile titled ‘India’s reformer-in-chief’, Mr. Obama has described Mr. Modi’s life story “from poverty to Prime Minister”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is featured in the Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for this year with an article written by US President Barack Obama who titled it “India’s reformer-in-chief.” “As a boy, […] Read more » featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News National Law Conference in Jaipur from April 18 April 16, 2015 / April 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A two-day national conference on dispensation of justice and challenges posed by new and emerging trends in law will be held here, where land acquisition laws would also be discussed. Supreme Court judge Jagdish Singh Khehar will preside over the inaugural ceremony of the National Law Conference (NALCO), Chairman of Bar Council of Rajasthan, Ashok […] Read more » Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Sunil Ambwani featured National Law Conference National Law Conference in Jaipur National Law Conference in Jaipur from April 18 Supreme Court judge Jagdish Singh Khehar Union Minister of Law and Justice D V Sadananda Gowda
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Land vandalised as govt grabbed it without use for it: HC April 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today said lot of land in the city has been “vandalised” as the government “grabbed” it without having a use resulting in it being encroached upon. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva made the observation while directing the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to file a detailed affidavit […] Read more » 000 acres of land DDA's failure in taking possession of over 40 featured Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Land vandalised Land vandalised as govt grabbed
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases Top Law News Jayalalithaa’s DA case classic example of wrong in criminal justice system: SC April 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Jayalalithaa’s DA case classic example of wrong in criminal justice system: SC AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s DA case spanning for 15 years was “a classic illustration of what is wrong with our criminal justice delivery system,” and “something drastic” has to be done to remedy it, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.”It is the criminal justice delivery system that comes out the loser,” Justice Madan B Lokur […] Read more » classic example of wrong featured Jayalalithaa's DA case Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R Bhanumathi wrong in criminal justice system
