Top Law News SC notice to Centre on rape victim’s plea against law prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks July 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Maharashtra government on a plea of an alleged rape victim challenging provisions of the abortion law which prohibits termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks even if there is a fatal risk to the mother and the foetus. A bench headed by Justice J S […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News MTP Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Man sentenced to life term for killing paramour’s husband July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his paramour’s husband in 2009 at Barwala village in the district. Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar yesterday convicted Sanjiv Kumar to life imprisonment after holding him guilty under IPC section 302 (murder). A fine of Rs 5,500 was also imposed on the convict. According […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News HC disposes of Nalini’s petition for premature release July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan seeking premature release, saying it cannot grant her request in view of pendency of a related matter before the Supreme Court. Justice M Sathyanarayana made it clear that the prayer of Nalini, a life convict, seeking a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Family Law News Court grants 2-day interim bail to officer after kin’s suicide July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today granted two-day interim bail to graft accused Director General Corporate Affairs B K Bansal to attend the last rites of his wife and daughter, who allegedly committed suicide. Special CBI Judge Gurdeep Singh granted the relief to Bansal till July 22 and said that after yesterday’s incident (of suicide), its time […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Special court suicide
Top Law News SC declines interim relief to disqualified U’khand MLAs July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined any interim relief to nine disqualified Uttarkhand MLAs, who have sought a stay on their disqualification and permission to participate in the assembly session, commencing from July 21 in Dehradun. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, however, said that the notice, given by these MLAs and […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News ATFI files complaint against Pak PM in Ambala Court July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A case has been filed in a local court against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accusing him of hatching a conspiracy to provoke riots in Jammu and Kashmir. The President of Anti-Terrorist Front of India Viresh Shandilya has filed the complaint in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambala. CJM Swati Sehgal has forwarded the […] Read more » Ambala Court Court featured Law Legal News Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif terrorist
Top Law News Consecutive life terms ‘irrational’: SC July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An offender cannot be directed to undergo two life sentences consecutively as that would be “anomalous” and “irrational” and will disregard the fact that “humans like all other living beings have but one life to live”, the Supreme Court today said. The apex court, however, said that multiple sentences for imprisonment for life can be […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Tax Law News Row over goods entry tax: Hearing by SC’s 9-judge bench begins July 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court today commenced hearing to examine the validity of separate entry taxes on goods mandated by various state government statutes, without heeding to the plea of the Centre to wait for the passage of GST Bill in Parliament. As the Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur […] Read more » Court featured GST Bill Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Multiple Life Terms to Run Concurrently, Not Consecutively: SC July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur ruled on Tuesday that if a convict is awarded multiple life imprisonment then the sentences shall run concurrently and not consecutively. The bench which also comprised justices FMI Kalifulla, A K Sikri, S A Bobde and R Banumati held that trial courts and high courts […] Read more » Chief Justice TS Thakur Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC refuses to interfere in Essar phone tapping matter July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to direct a court-monitored probe by an SIT into the allegation that corporate major Essar tapped phones of high- profile people and some union ministers, saying the Centre has already asked the Delhi Police to investigate the matter. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra […] Read more » Court Essar featured High Court Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Matrimonial disputes cases can be transferred out of J&K: SC July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes can now be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir by the apex court for ensuring access to justice to litigants, the Supreme Court today ruled. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur considered the fact that the local laws of Jammu and Kashmir do not provide […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News HC notice to BCCI over “noise norms violation” in IPL July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Maharashtra Cricket Association seeking their response on a PIL alleging violation of noise pollution norms during IPL matches. Kapil Soni, an advocate, filed the petition in 2014 alleging that during the IPL matches held in 2013 at […] Read more » BCCI Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
