Top Law News Guj HC reserves order on 10 pc EWS reservation July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today reserved its order on four petitions challenging the state government’s ordinance providing 10 per cent reservation to members of the economically weaker sections from unreserved category. The order was reserved by a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi after concluding the hearing. Petitioners […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Criminal Law News 4 get life term for gangrape of 37-year-old woman July 19, 2016 / July 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four persons were today awarded life imprisonment for the remainder of their natural life by a court here for alleged gangrape of a woman from Tamil Nadu in Kalamassery in February last year. “The accused 1 to 4 are sentenced to undergo, rigorous imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of their […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gangrape Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Hawkers encroach upon shopkeepers’ rights: Court July 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hawkers encroach upon the fundamental rights of shopkeepers who are carrying their business from commercial establishments and also create security problem for the public, a Delhi court has said. Senior Civil Judge Gaurav Rao also said shopkeepers pay huge rents, taxes and make investments for carrying on their business while hawkers merely sit in front […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News shopkeepers' rights South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Court, Judiciary & Legal System ICJS to be first launched in Telangana and AP July 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are the first states in the country where Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) will be launched, Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur said today. “Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have made lot of progress and that is one of the reasons we have decided that the ICJS is going to be launched […] Read more » (ICJS) Andhra Pradesh Supreme Court Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News TN govt challenges acquittal of Kanchi seer in assault case July 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government today filed an appeal in the Madras High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Kanchi Sankarachraya Jayendra Saraswathi and eight others accused of all charges, including attempt to murder, in the 2002 Radhakrishnan assault case. Justice R Subbiah, before whom the appeal came up, ordered notice to all the accused, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court murder case
High Profile Cases Will file fresh application in Herald case: Swamy July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday told a Delhi court that he would file a fresh application for summoning of documents in the National Herald case in which Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others are accused. He told Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen that the Delhi High Court has set aside the trial […] Read more » BJP Delhi court featured Law Legal News National Herald case Subramanian Swamy
Criminal Law News Madras HC upholds life term in acid attack case July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a 31-year-old man in an acid attack case which caused the death of a woman in 2013, observing that the punishment imposed by a lower court was reasonable and proportionate. Dismissing the appeal filed by accused Vijay Bhaskar, a division bench comprising justices S Nagamuthu […] Read more » Acid attack case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News life term Madras High Court
Top Law News Hardik court undertaking to maintain law and order July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, who walked out on bail after being confined for nine months, today filed an undertaking before a local court saying he will not indulge in any activity which will disturb law and order. He, however, made it clear that his reservation stir will continue “in a peaceful and democratic […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Hardik patel Law Legal News Patel quota
Criminal Law News Mother-son duo get life imprisonment for murder July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man and his mother have been sentenced for life by a local court here for killing his wife in Kanesara village in 2010. Additional District Judge S P Mishra yesterday awarded life imprisonment to one Jagpal Singh and his mother Sheela Devi, and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on both. The two […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News life imprisonment murder case
High Profile Cases AAI cheque bounce case: Mumbai court issues NBW against Mallya July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In more trouble for the promoter of defunct Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya, a metropolitan court in suburban Andheri here today issued a non bailable warrant against him in a case of cheque bouncing filed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). On May 7, Magistrate A A Laulkar had directed Mallya to appear before the […] Read more » AAI cheque bounce case Court featured Law Legal News Mumbai court NBW against Mallya
Top Law News Agusta scam: Charge sheet likely this year July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Agusta scam: Charge sheet likely this year Supreme Court today refused to order a court-monitored probe into the alleged role of political leaders, including UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the Augusta westland chopper scam, as the Centre said a SIT probe was already on and the charge sheet is likely to be filed this year. A […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News SIT Supreme Court
Top Law News Orissa HC gets one more permanent judge July 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice S N Prasad was sworn in as a permanent judge of Orissa High Court here today. Chief Justice Vineet Saran administered the oath of office to Justice Prasad inside the High Court premises in presence of several members of the bench and bar. Justice Prasad, a native of neighbouring Jharkhand, was elevated to the […] Read more » Court featured Justice S N Prasad Law Legal News Orissa High Court
