Criminal Law News 2 men freed in MCOCA case July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two men, facing trial for alleged offences under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), have been acquitted by a Delhi court which said the charges have not been proven and the police had given sanction for prosecution “without application of mind”. The court said the approval for lodging a case and the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News MCOCA case
Top Law News Gujarat HC grants bail to Hardik in two sedition cases July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court Friday granted a conditional bail to Patidar leader Hardik Patel. The high court asked him to remain outside Gujarat for at least six months. He will, however, continue to remain in jail because of another case against him, says Patel’s lawyer Zubin Bharda. Patel, who heads the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured grants bail to Hardik Gujarat High Court Law sedition cases
Top Law News Bombay HC raps Maha govt for not raising pay of judicial members July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on Maharashtra Government for not implementing its 2014 order asking it to raise the remuneration payable to judicial members of consumers forums in the state. Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani assured the court that the state was reconsidering its decision taken in Februrary not to raise the remuneration […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government raising pay of judicial members
Top Law News Kejriwal gets bail in defamation case by BJP MP July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was summoned as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, was granted bail by a court in Delhi on Friday. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh granted the relief to Kejriwal on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 10,000 after he appeared before the court. […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal gets bail BJP MP Court defamation case by featured Law legalnews Ramesh Bidhuri
High Profile Cases Hate speech case: Court issues notice to BJP MP July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has issued notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi asking him to appear in court in connection with a 2009 hate speech case. The notice was sent to Varun yesterday by District Judge Kautilya Kumar Gaur through the Lok Sabha Speaker as he did not appear in the court. The court fixed September […] Read more » BJP Court featured hate speech case issues notice to BJP MP Law Legal News Varun Gandhi
Top Law News “Manipur encounter; Army can’t use excessive force” July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said the army and paramilitary forces cannot use “excessive and retaliatory force” in Manipur and such instances must be probed. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and R K Agarwal also asked the amicus curiae to furnish details of alleged fake encounters in Manipur. The bench said it was open […] Read more » Army can't use excessive force Court featured Law Legal News Manipur encounter Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa Police seek to close case against UP MLA July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Goa Police has sought permission from the state’s children’s court to close a case involving UP’s Samajwadi Party MLA Mahendra Kumar Singh who was booked under Immoral Trafficking Act in 2013. “We have recently filed report before Goa Children’s Court seeking to close the case due to lack of evidence,” Panaji Police inspector Siddhanth Shirodkar […] Read more » children's court Court featured Goa police Law legalnews Mahendra Kumar Singh Samajwadi Party Trafficking Act UP MLA
Top Law News Misconduct by lawyers: SC asks law panel to examine July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Misconduct by lawyers: SC asks law panel to examine The Supreme Court has asked the Law Commission to review “all relevant aspects” relating to the law governing the legal profession, including issues like professional misconduct by lawyers, in consultation with all stakeholders. “We request the Law Commission of India to go into all relevant aspects relating to regulation of legal profession in consultation with […] Read more » Court featured Law law panel to examine Legal News Misconduct by lawyers Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bombay HC refuses bail to convict in 2003 train blast case July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to grant temporary bail to Ateef Mulla, sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in the 2003 Mulund train bomb blast case. Ateef had sought his release to tend to his minor son who is suffering from thalassemia. His lawyer Mubin Solkar argued that the son of his client has […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News refuses bail to convict in 2003 train blast case
Top Law News Court for training of cops challaning traffic violators July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has taken the traffic cops to task for being oblivious to the decades old Motor Vehicles Act and asked the senior officials of the Delhi Police traffic department to give training to them. The court gave the order while dealing with a case in which a police officer had challaned a person […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News traffic violators training of cops
High Profile Cases Minority tag of AMU: Govt to withdraw plea against HC verdict July 7, 2016 / July 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Government has told the Supreme Court that it will withdraw its appeal, filed by the erstwhile UPA government, challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict holding that the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is not a minority institution. “We (government) have filed an affidavit stating that we will withdraw the appeal,” Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said, adding […] Read more » Court featured Govt to withdraw plea against Allahabad HC verdict Law Legal News Minority tag of AMU
Top Law News Bombay HC raps MCGM for illegally razing lifeguard structure at beach July 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today ticked off the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for its “high-handedness” in “illegally” demolishing a lifeguard work-station at the suburban Juhu beach and directed the civic chief to initiate an inquiry against the errant officers. A division bench of justices A S Oka and A A Sayed asked MCGM […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News raps MCGM
