Top Law News Conviction can be based on voluntary extra-judicial confession: SC October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, while affirming the conviction of a bank’s peon accused of corruption, has observed that the courts must ensure same inspires confidence and was corroborated by other prosecution evidence. “Extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence and the court must ensure that the same inspires confidence and is corroborated by other prosecution evidence […] Read more » featured Justices Indira Banerjee Justices R Banumathi
Top Law News Brett Kavanaugh Takes Oath as US Supreme Court Judge after divisive fight October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a judge in the United States Supreme Court on Saturday after the Senate confirmed his nomination by 50 votes to 48. Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice at a private ceremony. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the constitutional oath and retired Supreme Court Justice […] Read more » Brett Kavanaugh featured
Top Law News Bar demands lifting ban on lawyers’ strike, but CJI rejects October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday on Saturday disagreed with a suggestion by the apex bar body to lift a 16-year-old ban on strikes by lawyers, wondering why there should be a strike at all. Justice Gogoi, who was sworn in as the CJI on October 3, said, “I don’t think it is […] Read more » cji ranjan gogoi featured
Top Law News Plea in SC to bring office of UP Chief Minister under Lokayukta law October 8, 2018 / October 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the UP government to amend the law to bring the Chief Minister’s office under the Lokayukta. The PIL, filed by advocate Shiv Kumar Tripathi, has sought a direction for amending the most populated state law to bring the Chief Minister under purview […] Read more » featured
Top Law News Brett Kavanaugh steps away from being confirmed Supreme Court judge for life October 6, 2018 / October 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s controversial nomination to the Apex Court advanced a step further this morning, when senators voted 51 to 49 to advance to a final confirmation vote, as the ruling Republican party managed to gain the crucial backing of enough Senators needed to confirm his nomination. During a frenzied […] Read more » featured
Top Law News Kolkata High Court directs West Bengal government to hold to distribute funds among Puja committees October 6, 2018 / October 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the West Bengal government and put an interim stay of government’s decision to provide a grant of Rs 10,000 each to 28,000 Durga Puja committees across the state. On September 10, Banerjee declared that Rs 10,000 would be given to each of the 28,000 Puja committees across West Bengal – 3,000 […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Debasish Kar Gupta featured Justice Shampa Sarkar
Top Law News Nagpur advocate files PIL seeking regulation of web streaming services, Bombay High Court issues notice to centre October 6, 2018 / October 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: Nagpur-based advocate Divya Ganeshprasad Gontia, represented by well-known advocate Shyam Dewani, recently filed a PIL seeking regulation of the content of ‘web series’ or other programs which are broadcast directly through the internet. A division bench of Justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and M G Biradkar issued notices to the I&B Ministry, Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, […] Read more » featured Justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari justices M G Biradkar
Top Law News Nun rape case: Pala court extends judicial custody of Bishop Franco Mulakkal by 14 days October 6, 2018 / October 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment KERALA: A first class court of the Pala Judicial Magistrate on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Bishop Franco Mulakkal for 14 days. The 54-year-old clergyman was produced before the court after after the initial remand period of 14 days got over. However, his counsel informed the media that in the coming week, they will approach the Kerala High Court […] Read more » featured Nun Rape Case
Top Law News IRCTC scam: Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav granted bail by Delhi Court October 6, 2018 / October 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav and other accused in the 2006 India Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam case. The court also directed another accused Lalu Prasad Yadav to appear through video conferencing.The court granted bail to Rabri and Tejashwi Yadav in […] Read more » featured IRCTC scam Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj
Top Law News CBI grants bail to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Castration Case October 6, 2018 / October 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment HARYANA: Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the spiritual head of Dera Sacha Sauda has been granted bail by the Panchkula Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the castration case. In the castration case, the Panchkula court had recently framed charges of cheating, criminal intimidation and the one for causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons against Gurmeet. Ram Rahim, however, […] Read more » featured Ram Rahim
Top Law News Faulty implants for hip replacement: SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL to trace patients October 5, 2018 / October 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s respond to a plea asking the government to trace all the patients who have been fitted with faulty hip implants supplied by a multinational company. A report filed by an expert committee, which was set up by the health ministry in 2017, suggested that the company had ‘suppressed’ facts on […] Read more » cji ranjan gogoi featured
Top Law News SC allows deportation of seven Rohingyas from Assam to Myanmar October 4, 2018 / October 4, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the deportation of seven Rohingyas, who have illegally migrated to Assam in India, to their country of origin Myanmar. The apex court said the seven Rohingyas were found by the competent court as illegal immigrants and Myanmar had accepted them as its citizens. “We are not inclined to interfere […] Read more » Assam to Myanmar Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi featured Rohingyas
