High Profile Cases Fresh PIL in HC against film on Indira Gandhi’s assassination October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The release of Bollywood movie ’31st October’, based on the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has been opposed again in Delhi High Court. A petition has been filed afresh against its release after the High Court on October 5 refused to entertain the plea, saying it […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured film on Indira Gandhi's assassination Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Loss of telephone cables: No relief by HC to telephone officer October 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of authorities to compulsorily retire a junior telecom officer in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd after a departmental inquiry held him guilty in a case of loss of telephone cables. “No case has been made out by the petitioner to cause interference by this (High) […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Loss of telephone cables telephone
Top Law News Bombay HC junks petition seeking video recording of court proceedings October 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition praying for video recording of proceedings in all courts of the country on the ground that it was a fundamental right of a citizen to know the judicial procedures and happenings during hearing of cases. The petition, filed by Navneet Khosla, was dismissed by Chief Justice Dr […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured fundamental right judicial procedures Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Court asks police to produce rape victim to record statement October 11, 2016 / October 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court trying a five-year-old gang-rape case has ordered the police to trace the victim and produce her before it to record her statement. Fast track court Judge Rajesh Bhardwaj yesterday ordered SSP, Muzaffarnagar to produce the woman before the court on October 15, according to prosecution. SSP Muzaffarnagar Deepak Kumar has constituted a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law rape victim UP police
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT clarifies order on capital construction in AP October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There is no stay on construction activity for the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh, ‘Amaravathi’, on the banks of river Krishna, the National Green Tribunal has said. The green panel, however, made it clear that continuation of the project would be subject to final decision of the Tribunal and the orders already passed by it. […] Read more » capital construction in AP Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT
Consumer Law News Top Law News MACT awards Rs 39L compensation to kin of road mishap victim October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs 39 lakh to the kin of a man who was killed in a road mishap while travelling on a bike through Greater Noida in 2014. “The kin of the deceased were able to prove that he suffered fatal injuries due to the rash and […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court featured Law Legal News MACT awards Rs 39L compensation road mishap victim
Criminal Law News Man gets ten years RI for raping tribal woman October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 41-year-old man from Kudva village in neighbouring Palghar district was today sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment by a court here for raping a tribal woman in 2014. Additional Sessions Judge S C Khalipe also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on convict Tatu Mavji Pawar. According to the prosecution, the incident took place […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets ten years RI raping tribal woman
Top Law News Law Min for ‘reforms’ to improve criminal justice October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Law Min for ‘reforms’ to improve criminal justice The Law Ministry has called for “procedural reforms” to improve the criminal justice system in the country, saying criminal trials are riddled with the problem of frequent adjournments despite provisions in place to prevent delays. It has asked the Advisory Council of National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms to take a call on […] Read more » Court criminal justice featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News 7-yr jail to man in attempt to murder and robbery October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A youth has been sent to seven years in jail by a Delhi court on charges of attempt to murder a man in a failed robbery attempt on the sidelines of a wedding reception in Northwest Delhi two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Pankaj Gupta convicted Shakurpur-resident Shashi alias Sachin for the offences under sections […] Read more » 7-yr jail to man Court Criminal news featured Law murder case Robbery
Top Law News ‘Complaints against unauth construction online soon’ October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment It would soon be possible for Delhiites to lodge online complaints against unauthorised construction in the city from the comfort of their homes. A website to facilitate this was recently demonstrated by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation before the Delhi High Court. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar, before which the […] Read more » 'Complaints against unauth construction online soon' Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Notes of judges’ stenos don’t come under RTI: HC October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Notes dictated by a judge to a stenographer during the hearing of a case would not be considered as a record held by a public authority and hence cannot be sought under the Right to Information Act, Delhi High Court has ruled. “Shorthand notebook can at best be treated as a memo of what is […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Notes of judges' stenos don't come under RTI
Top Law News Decision to designate lawyer as Sr to remain with judges: SC October 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would remain with the judges. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar said the Bar could form a committee and the court could […] Read more » Court Decision to designate lawyer featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
