Criminal Law News Top Law News Court frees man of rape charges, says woman was mature enough March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been acquitted of the charges of raping and threatening a 30-year-old doctor, with a court here saying that physical relations between the two were consensual and the woman was mature enough to understand what was happening. It also observed that the woman, a dentist in a central government hospital, here had already […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape charges
Top Law News SC asks Centre, J&K to sit and decide Muslim minority status March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to “sit together” and decide contentious issues including the question whether Muslims can be treated as minority in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul asked both the governments to […] Read more » Centre government Court featured J&K Law Legal News Muslim minority status Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Aadhaar cannot be made compulsory for welfare benefits: SC March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made it clear that Aadhaar cards cannot be made mandatory by the government and its agencies for extending benefits of social welfare schemes. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul, however, said that government and its agencies cannot be stopped from […] Read more » Aadhaar card Central Government Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Tell us plan to tackle farmer suicides: SC to Centre March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to inform it about the line of action to be taken by states for dealing with the “serious issue” of farmers’ suicide. “It is a very serious issue and the Centre should file the proposed line of action to be taken by states with regard to the farmers’ […] Read more » Centre government Court farmer suicides case featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC denies permission to woman to terminate 27-week foetus March 27, 2017 / March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused permission to a woman to abort her 27-week-old foetus showing signs of severe physical abnormalities. A bench of Justices S A Bobdey and L Nageshwara Rao referred to the report of the medical board, which has examined the woman, and said that as per the opinion of the doctors the […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two get ten years jail term for abduction in UP March 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fast track court here has sentenced two persons to ten years imprisonment for abducting a milk trader and his two servants for ransom here. According to government lawyer Naresh Kumar Sharma, judge Manoj Mishra has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the accused, Baleder and Dugna, after holding them guilty last […] Read more » abduction in UP Chapar police station Court Fast track court featured Law Legal News Two get ten years jail
High Profile Cases Delhi CM, 5 others put on trial in Jaitley defamation case March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders were today put on trial in a criminal defamation case filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA controversy, amid chaotic scenes in a court room here. Advocates from both the sides indulged in a heated argument over non-appearance of Jaitley after Chief Metropolitan […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Court defamation case delhi CM featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Law panel suggests compensation for litigants from lawyers March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Law Commission of India has suggested to the Centre that litigants, who suffer on account of misconduct by lawyers and strikes in courts, be allowed to seek compensation at a forum established under the law. The Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice B S Chauhan, has submitted the report to the Ministry […] Read more » compensation for litigants from lawyers Court featured Law Law panel Legal News
Top Law News Office bearers in state body for 9 yrs can hold BCCI post: SC March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today clarified that an office bearer in a state cricket body for a period of nine years cannot be disqualified from holding a post in apex cricket body BCCI and vice-versa. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said that “doubts are created” with regard to the eligiblity of an office bearer […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Office bearers in state body for 9 yrs can hold BCCI post Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News “Why no witness protection scheme as yet” March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Questioning the failures of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in implementing the witness protection schemes till now, the Supreme Court today asked them to give security to the witnesses in rape cases against Asaram. “It’s high time now, why are you not implementing the witness protection scheme. The witnesses in criminal cases need to be protected,” […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Haryana Law Legal News rape cases against Asaram Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh witness protection
Top Law News Calcutta HC asks Centre to file affidavit on Dhulagarh NIA probe March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today sought the Centre’s stand to plea for NIA probe into the incidents of violence at Dhulagarh in Howrah district last December. A division bench Acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice T Mookherjee asked the Centre and the West Bengal government to file affidavits within four weeks, detailing their respective […] Read more » affidavit on Dhulagarh NIA probe Calcutta High Court Centre government Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Citizens have faith in CBI’s investigating abilities: SC March 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citizens of India have faith in the “investigating abilities” of CBI, the Supreme Court today observed while directing the agency to probe a case relating to the mysterious death of a 22-year-old woman in Noida in 2015. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said there was no laxity in the investigation conducted by Crime […] Read more » CBI Court Crime Branch Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
