High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain plea to play national anthem in courts December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of a BJP leader and lawyer seeking playing of national anthem in all courts before the start of proceedings. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said it is not inclined to entertain the plea of BJP spokesperson Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay after Attorney General […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News national anthem.courts plea Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-MLA Rambeer Shokeen sent to 5 days police custody December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent former MLA Rambeer Shokeen, who has been chargesheeted along with alleged gangster Neeraj Bawana and others in a case under MCOCA, to five days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit sent Shokeen to custody of Delhi Police after he was produced before the court, saying that his custodial interrogation […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MCOCA police custody Rambeer Shokeen
Top Law News We have intention to pay damages to Docomo: Tata December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tata Sons today told the Delhi High Court that it has every intention of paying the arbitral award of USD 1.17 billion in favour of Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo, but has been unable to do so due to lack of permission from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Even as Tata Sons made the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Docomo featured Law Legal News Tata
Top Law News SC questions Centre’s notification supporting ‘jallikattu’ December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre for its 2016 notification allowing use of bulls in events like jallikattu, saying that its 2014 verdict banning the use of the animals cannot be “negated”. “How can you (the Centre) negate our judgment banning jallikattu by coming up with the January 2016 notification allowing bulls to participate […] Read more » Centre's notification supporting 'jallikattu' Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Ossification test can’t be considered “conclusive”: SC December 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ossification test cannot be considered as “conclusive” to ascertain the age of a person, the Supreme Court has said while dismissing the juvenility plea of two accused in a criminal case. The apex court said a “blind and mechanical view” on the age of a person cannot be adopted solely on the basis of medical […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Ossification test can't be considered "conclusive" Supreme Court
Family Law News High Profile Cases Malaika, Arbaaz attend counselling session after filing for December 1, 2016 / December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Bollywood actress Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan attended their first counselling session after filing for divorce by mutual consent. The couple filed for divorce last month and attended the first mandatory counselling session on November 29 in Bandra Family Court. According to family court sources, on Tuesday they were given counselling in the family […] Read more » Arbaaz Khan Bandra Family Court Court divorce featured Law Legal News Malaika
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court sends three persons in jail in rape case December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two men and a woman have been awarded varying jail terms of eight and seven years by a Delhi court in a rape case in which the victim was taken out of the capital and ravished after her drink was spiked. The court said it has been proved that the three convicts, who were also […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News three persons in jail in rape case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Probe already on in Madhan case, says Madras HC December 1, 2016 / December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that film producer Madhan has been arrested and a probe is already on into his alleged involvement in a multi-crore medical admission scam in which 123 persons were cheated, the Madras High Court today dismissed a bunch of petitions filed in the matter. A division bench comprising justices M Jaichandren and S Bhaskaran dismissed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madhan case Madras High Court
Top Law News Delhi HC quashes ban on 344 fixed dose combo medicines December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Delhi HC quashes ban on 344 fixed dose combo medicines In a blow to the Centre, its decision to ban 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines, including well known brands like Corex cough syrup, Vicks Action 500 extra and several anti-diabetes medication, was today set aside by the Delhi High Court which said the step was taken in a “haphazard manner”. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw […] Read more » ban on 344 fixed dose combo medicines Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Aircel-Maxis case: Court’s order on charge on Dec 19 December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court will on December 19 pronounce its order on the issue of framing charge against former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case lodged by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge O P Saini, who was scheduled to pass the order today on […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case CBI Court ED Enforcement Directorate featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Geotag speed breakers, Delhi HC tells traffic police December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Speed breakers, both authorised and unauthorised, on Delhi roads must be geotagged and their location marked by GPS, the Delhi High Court today told the traffic police. The direction was among several issued by a bench of justices B D Ahmed and Jayant Nath for ensuring that all the speed breakers on city roads conform […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Geotag speed breakers Law Legal News traffic police
Top Law News SC re-appoints receivers, seeks report on SYL canal December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today again appointed receivers in the ongoing Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana and sought a report from them by December 15 on the present status of land and other properties on the canal site. A bench comprising justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy, however, made clear that […] Read more » Court featured Haryana Law Legal News Punjab Supreme Court SYL canal