Top Law News Judges argue in court over bail to flyover collapse June 7, 2016 / June 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two judges of a division bench of the Calcutta High Court today argued with each other in open court today over granting bail to some accused persons in connection with the Vivekananda Road flyover collapse. Justice C S Karnan, who had earlier been in news for staying his transfer order from the Madras High Court […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured flyover collapse Law Legal News
Top Law News SC reserves verdict on appeals in DA case against Jayalalithaa June 7, 2016 / June 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of appeals filed by Karnataka government and others against the High Court order acquitting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and others in a disproportionate assets case. A vacation bench comprising justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy, which has been hearing the appeals of […] Read more » Court DA case against Jayalalithaa featured Law Legal News Supreme Court verdict
Criminal Law News Delhi Court extends judicial custody of 3 alleged terrorists June 7, 2016 / June 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has extended by almost a month the judicial custody of three suspected members of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, arrested for allegedly planning an attack in the national capital. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed the prosecution’s plea and sent the accused persons — Mohd Sajid, Shakir and Sameer — for further jail term […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Terrorists
Top Law News Madras HC to decide on granite scam probe after govt report June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today said it will take a decision on entrusting further investigation in the multi-crore illegal granite quarrying scam to CBI or CB-CID or to maintain the current probe, on receipt of a composite report from the state government. When the matter came up before the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay […] Read more » Court featured granite scam Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Four of family sentenced for murder June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four members of a family were sentenced for life by a court here in connection with a murder case. Special Sessions Judge Anil Kumar also imposed a penalty of Rs 6,000 on each of the convicts. In October 2011 Vidyadhar was killed by Rajaram Mishra, Jagdish, Ajay and Vijay, according to the prosecution. The victim’s […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News Court grants bail to MHA official June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today granted bail to Home Ministry official Anand Joshi, who was arrested for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains, observing that the accused cannot be put in jail for an indefinite period. Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar gave the relief to Joshi, who was an under secretary […] Read more » bail Court featured Home Ministry official Anand Joshi Law Legal News MHA official
Top Law News SC refuses to order CBI probe into Mathura violence June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order CBI probe into Mathura violence in which 29 people, including two police officials, were killed during an eviction drive to remove about 3,000 encroachers from a little known armed sect from Jawahar Bagh. A bench of Justices PC Roy and Amitava Roy said that Allahabad HC was […] Read more » CBI Court featured Jawahar Bagh Law Legal News Mathura violence Supreme Court UP
Top Law News Judiciary intervenes only when executive fails: CJI June 6, 2016 / June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | 2 Comments on Judiciary intervenes only when executive fails: CJI Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has said that judiciary intervenes only when the executive fails in its constitutional duties. “The courts only fulfill their constitutional duty and need would not arise if government do their job,” the CJI was quoted as saying in an interview to ETV News Network. Amidst the tug of […] Read more » CJI Court executive fails featured judiciary Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Jat reservation: Punjab and Haryana HC refuses to vacate stay order June 6, 2016 / June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today refused to vacate the stay granted by it last month on Haryana government’s decision to grant reservation to Jats and five other communities in jobs and educational institutions. Taking up the matter, the vacation bench of justices Daya Chaudhary and Arun Palli fixed June 13 for arguments. The […] Read more » Court featured jat reservation Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court stay order
Top Law News Kejriwal granted day’s exemption in defamation case June 6, 2016 / June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was summoned as accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, was today granted exemption from personal appearance by a court here. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh granted the relief to Kejriwal after his counsel moved an exemption plea on his behalf, sumitting that […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation case featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC to hear tomorrow plea for CBI probe in Mathura violence June 6, 2016 / June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking direction to Samajwadi Party-led Uttar Pradesh government to recommend a CBI probe into the horrific violence in Mathura killing two police officers including the Superintendent of Police and over two dozens squatters. A vacation bench of justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy listed […] Read more » CBI Court Criminal news featured Law Mathura violence plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC junks plea for panel to probe Gandhi murder June 6, 2016 / June 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to probe afresh the murder of Mahatma Gandhi in January 1948, and the conspiracy behind it. A bench headed by Justice V M Kanade was of the opinion that it cannot hear a matter that had concluded long […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Gandhi murder Law Legal News plea
