Criminal Law News Top Law News Chhota Rajan, 3 others held guilty in fake passport case April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gangster Chhota Rajan and three retired public servants were today held guilty by a special court here in a fake passport case. Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal convicted Rajan for offences including forgery of valuable security under the IPC which entails a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Besides him, the other persons who have been […] Read more » Chhota Rajan Court Criminal news fake passport case featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News High Profile Cases SC transfers to NGT plea over Yamuna river pollution April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today transferred to the National Green Tribunal a 23-year-old PIL on pollution in River Yamuna. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said there cannot be two parallel jurisdictions to deal with the same issue. It transferred the PIL, which was instituted after taking suo motu […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT plea Supreme Court Yamuna river pollution
Top Law News Sex workers’ kids don’t want to go back to mothers: HC told April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four minor children of sex workers from Andhra Pradesh have told the Delhi High Court that they do not want to return to their mothers. The children, all girls aged between six and ten years who are currently under the care of a Delhi-based NGO, made the submission before a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Sex workers' kids don't want to go back to mothers
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Kushwaha granted bail in Model Code of Conduct case April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union minister Upendra Kushwaha was today granted bail by a Bihar court in connection with a case relating to violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ravi Kumar granted bail to Kushwaha on a personal bond of Rs 10,000 soon after the minister surrendered. However, […] Read more » bail in Model Code of Conduct case Bihar court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Upendra Kushwaha violation
Top Law News SC dismisses PIL seeking implementation of fundamental duties April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre for implemention of the recommendations of the Justice J S Verma committee to bring into force fundamental duties of citizens. “This report is of 1999. How can a court direct the government to implement fundamental duties,” a bench comprising Chief […] Read more » Court featured fundamental duties Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Why can’t a woman live in peace in this country:SC April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Why can’t women live in peace in this country, a Supreme Court bench, apparently exasperated over growing crimes against women, has observed. The observation came when a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was hearing an appeal filed by a man who was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Himachal Pradesh High Court […] Read more » Court crimes against women Criminal news featured Himachal Pradesh High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News MP: Court nullifies triple talaq for not following norms April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A family court here has “nullified” the triple talaq given by a man to his wife on the grounds that due procedure, as prescribed in Muslim religious texts, was not followed in the matter. Additional principal judge of the family court, Omprakash Sharma on March 9 observed that the procedure adopted by Tousif Sheikh to […] Read more » Court family court featured Law Legal News MP triple talaq
Top Law News Elderly man sentenced to 7 year jail for raping a woman April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a 67- year-old man to a seven-year jail term for raping a woman three years ago. Fast-track court judge Shyam Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000, Additional government counsel Moolchandra Kushwaha said today. The accused, Jauhari had raped a woman in Sarsawa village in the district on September […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News man sentenced to 7 year jail for raping a woman
Top Law News 2 BJP-ruled states among 7 opposing all-India judicial service April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seven states, including BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh, have opposed the formation of an all-India judicial service, a 60-year-old proposal which has received a fresh push from the Modi government. Another BJP-ruled state, Maharashtra, wants recruitment for the all-India judicial service (AIJS) to be done in a particular manner which the Law Ministry feels […] Read more » AIJS all-India judicial service Court featured Law Law Ministry Legal News
High Profile Cases Maintenance amount must be befitting status of parties: SC April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The amount of alimony awarded to a woman must be befitting the status of parties and capacity of the spouse to pay maintenance, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said that amount of maintenance was always dependant on the factual situation of a case and courts would be justified in moulding the claim […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maintenance amount must be befitting status of parties Supreme Court
Top Law News Vacancies in bodies under JJ Act affecting implementation: SC April 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Different authorities constituted under the Juvenile Justice Act are facing vacancies which, in turn, is affecting the effective implementation of the Act, Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur said today. “If authorities constituted under the (Juvenile Justice) Act, such as the juvenile justice boards, state commissions for protection of child rights, special juvenile police units, […] Read more » Court featured Juvenile Justice Act Law Legal News Supreme Court Vacancies in bodies under JJ Act affecting implementation
Top Law News Uber Moves HC for Rs 12 cr in damages from taxi owners bodies April 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment App-based car service provider Uber India has approached the Bombay High Court seeking Rs 12 crore in damages from taxi owners and drivers associations for harming its reputation and livelihood of drivers by protesting against the company. In its suit, Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd also sought an injunction restraining the defendants from stopping Uber […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra suit Uber India Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd
