Tag: Law

kidnap & murder

Top Law News

CJI recuses from hearing PIL seeking norms for raids

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today recused himself from hearing a PIL seeking framing of guidelines for safeguarding rights of public against alleged misuse of powers by probe agencies during search and seizure. As the plea contained details of recent searches conducted at the houses of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Justice […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Two bail pleas of Asaram to be heard together: SC

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

The bail plea of self-styled sect chief Asaram Bapu in a rape case lodged against him by a Surat -based woman in 2013 would be now heard along with a similar petition filed by him in another case lodged in Jodhpur, the Supreme Court said today. “List along with SLP(Criminal)…,” a bench of Justices A […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

SC quashes case against Dhoni for portraying himself as God

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court today quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M S Dhoni for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by portraying himself as God on a magazine cover. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi granted the relief to Dhoni after noting that the trial court in Karnataka erred in summoning the cricketer without following the due […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News

Arguments on charges against ISIS men to start from Sept 27

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

A special court will start hearing arguments on charges later this month against 17 suspected ISIS operatives, arrested from across the country allegedly on charges of recruiting and financing people to join the terror outfit. While fixing the matter for hearing on September 27, District Judge Amar Nath directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to […]

Read more »

Top Law News

SC takes cognisance of suicide of Amity Law School student

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court today took suo motu cognisance of a letter written by a friend of Amity law student Sushant Rohilla, who committed suicide, saying it would examine whether there was an “element of suspicion” that the incident took place due to “harassment”. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y […]

Read more »

Top Law News

‘MCDs plan awaited on seismic zone-IV buildings’

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

The AAP government has informed the Delhi High Court that an “action plan” on making buildings here compliant with the Building Code, 2005 for seismic zone-IV was still awaited from the three municipal corporations. In its affidavit filed before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar, the Delhi government said despite its […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

Fin Min to challenge HC on online travel portals

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

A recent High Court verdict directing the central revenue authorities to refund service tax collected from three travel portals including MakeMyTrip may be challenged in Supreme Court by the government. Officials sources today said legal experts are going through the High Court order and an appeal challenging the verdict is likely to be filed in […]

Read more »

Top Law News

Ex-school headmistress jailed for 2 years

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

A Thane court has sentenced a former school headmistress to two years of rigorous imprisonment for misappropriation of government grants. Chief Judicial Magistrate RM Kulkarni sentenced Omlata Shukla (62) to two years of rigorous imprisonment last week and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 after she was found guilty of misappropriation of grants of Rs 1.84 […]

Read more »

crimes against women

Criminal Law News

Jigisha case:File in for confirmation of death penalty

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

A trial court, which has sentenced two convicts in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case to death, has sent the case file to the Delhi High Court for confirmation of the capital punishment. Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav has sent the case record relating to the conviction and death sentence of Ravi Kapoor and Amit […]

Read more »

Environment Law News

NGT summons Delhi Environment Secretary over dirty water issue

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to non-submission of status report on quality of water supplied to households in the national capital by the Delhi government despite repeated directions. Noting that not even a single report has been filed till date, the bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar summoned the Environment Secretary […]

Read more »

Top Law News

10% quota for poor: SC advances hearing on Guj plea

by Legal India News | 2 Comments on 102 quota for poor: SC advances hearing on Guj plea

The Supreme Court today agreed to advance the date of hearing on Gujarat’s plea challenging quashing of its ordinance to provide 10 per cent quota to economically backward among unreserved category on the ground that counseling for MBBS admission would end soon. Gujarat government mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice T […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

Coal scam case against Jindal: CBI files probe report

by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

CBI today filed a report on its further probe in a coal scam case involving Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and others. The report filed before Special Judge Bharat Parashar in a sealed cover included statements of certain persons recorded during […]

Read more »