Criminal Law News Top Law News FCI scam: CBI court sentences 2 contractors to 3 years in jail December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court in Ghaziabad has sentenced two contractors to three years in jail for cheating the Food Corporation of India (FCI) of about Rs 6 lakh 33 years ago, CBI counsel Naeem Rasa said. CBI court magistrate Anil Kumar also slapped fine on the convicts yesterday. According to the CBI counsel, the two […] Read more » CBI court cheating case Court Criminal news FCI scam featured Food Corporation of India Ghaziabad Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Kejriwal delaying defamation suit proceedings: Jaitley to HC December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Arun Jaitley today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of delaying the proceedings in the defamation suit filed against him and five other AAP functionaries by the BJP leader. The finance minister’s counsel contended that irrelevant questions were being asked by the counsel for Kejriwal during his cross-examination in the high court and sought […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation suit Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Can’t frame guidelines on FIRs for dowry harassment cases: SC November 30, 2017 / November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it does not intend to frame guidelines for the police regarding registration of FIRs on subjecting a married woman to cruelty for dowry, as the process has to be governed by statutory provisions. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, apparently […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure Court dowry harassment cases featured Indian Penal Code Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC directs TN govt to stop sand mining in six months November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Government to stop all sand mining and quarrying activities in the state within six months and to not open any new sand quarries. Justice R Mahadevan in his order said that sand had been quarried beyond permitted level affecting the flow of water in rivers and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
Top Law News Will revise Manodhairya scheme to hike compensation: Maha govt to HC November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Facing flak over its “insensitive attitude” towards victims of rape and other women-related offences, the Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it would revise the Manodhairya scheme, raising the monetary compensation to victims to Rs 10 lakh. Under the Manodhairya Yojana launched in October 2013, the state government gives a compensation of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Compensation Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Manodhairya scheme
Top Law News Respecting god can’t be regulated by court order: Delhi HC November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Respecting god should be one’s habit and it cannot be controlled or regulated through any court order, the Delhi High Court said today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar further said no public interest litigation (PIL) was needed to show respect to the god. “We as citizens should […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL Respecting god can't be regulated by court order
High Profile Cases Omar challenges maintenance proceedings: Delhi HC reserves order November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s plea challenging the maintenance proceedings involving his estranged wife in a family court here. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said she would pass an order on Abdullah’s plea which has claimed that the petition moved by his estranged wife, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court family court featured Jammu and Kashmir Law Legal News Omar Abdullah Omar challenges maintenance proceedings
Top Law News Those with criminal records don’t have rights? HC to Maha govt November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government if it believed that people with criminal records had no right to a safe life. The government invited the high court’s ire after it submitted that it had decided not to extend police protection to persons who had a criminal record, since any threat to their […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News SC dismisses plea against Asthana’s appointment as CBI special director November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a special director of the CBI. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said “the writ petition is dismissed”. The apex court had on November 24 reserved the order in the matter. The […] Read more » CBI special director Court featured Law Legal News plea Rakesh Asthana Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC tells office holders to refrain from commenting on Padmavati November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took strong exception to statements made by persons holding high offices against the film “Padmavati”, saying the remarks were tantamount to pre-judging the movie which is yet to be certified by the Censor Board. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra dismissed the fresh petition that had sought an order […] Read more » Censor Board Court Dipak Misra featured Law Legal News Padmavati Supreme Court
Top Law News Terror funding: Court to hear Salahuddin’s son’s bail plea November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of globally-wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, in a 2011 terror funding case till December 22. District Judge Poonam A Bamba also decided to hear the bail application oved by Yousuf, arrested and currently in the judicial custody, on December 16. In his bail […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News Syed Shahid Yousuf Terror funding
Top Law News SC to hear Aadhaar pleas after concluding Delhi-Centre matter November 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it may consider setting up a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the Centre’s move to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing various services and benefits of welfare schemes after it concludes hearing the Delhi-Centre dispute. The Centre apprised the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was […] Read more » Aadhaar card Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
