Criminal Law News Pratyusha suicide case: SC no to quash Rahul Raj bail May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment It was another blow for Pratyusha Singh’s parents on Monday, as the Supreme Court refused to quash the anticipatory bail granted to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh. Rahul is accused of abetting the suicide of 24-year-old TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who was his girlfriend. The plea to cancel the bail was filed by Pratyusha’s mother, Soma […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Pratyusha suicide case Rahul Raj bail Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Drugs case:Court goes easy on 50-yr-old convict May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 50-year-old man, who was found guilty of possessing 20 kg pseudo ephedrine drug, has been sentenced to over three years in jail, a period already spent by him behind bars, by a Delhi court which said he deserved “one opportunity to mend his ways”. Special Judge Shail Jain took a lenient view towards Delhi […] Read more » Court Criminal news drugs case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Spl court directs CBI to probe Ex-Chief RAW assets May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here has directed the agency to inquire into allegations of disproportionate assets amassed by a former Secretary of the country’s elite snooping agency Research and Analysis Wing. An earlier order on February 18, 2013 by Tis Hazari Special court asking CBI to probe the assets of A K Verma, the then […] Read more » CBI Court Ex-Chief RAW assets featured Law Legal News Spl court
Environment Law News Sewage in Kosi: NGT slams U’khand for non compliance of order May 29, 2016 / May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Irked over non-implementation of its order on pollution in river Kosi in Nainital, the National Green Tribunal has slammed the Uttarakhand government for the delay in filing an action plan for collection and disposal of sewage in the entire area. The green panel, which had constituted a committee last December and asked it to submit […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT Sewage in Kosi Uttarakhand
Top Law News “Changing surname does not change caste of person” May 29, 2016 / May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has provided relief to a medical graduate who was denied admission in a post-graduate course in the Scheduled Tribe category despite possessing valid caste certificate on the ground that he had changed his surname. The petitioner contended that though he had a Caste Validity Certificate and belonged to Scheduled Tribe, his […] Read more » Bombay High Court Changing surname does not change caste Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Sexual assault: ‘Judges not to disclose victims name’ May 29, 2016 / May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Judicial officers should not mention the name of victims in the judgements passed in sexual assault cases and they “must avoid” disclosing the identity to protect their reputation, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice S P Garg said this while noting that a magistrate as well as district and sessions judge had mentioned the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Judges not to disclose victims name Law Legal News Sexual assault
Criminal Law News Robbery case:Dec 16 gangrape convicts move Delhi HC May 29, 2016 / May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Three of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the 10-year jail term awarded to them by a trial court in a robbery case. Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma, who were convicted for dacoity and dishonestly receiving stolen property, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Gangrape Law Legal News robbery case
Criminal Law News Suspected IS operative moves special court for bail May 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A suspected operative of Islamic State, Mufti Abdus Sami Qasmi, today moved a special court seeking bail in a case of allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches and instigating youths for anti-national activities. District Judge Amar Nath has fixed May 30 for hearing the application of Qasmi, who was arrested on February 5. He is currently in […] Read more » bail Court Criminal news featured IS Islamic State Law Legal News Mufti Abdus Sami Qasmi
Top Law News SC to hear pleas against AFT order demoting sr Army officer May 27, 2016 / May 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 30 the pleas inculding the one filed by the Centre challenging an Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) order demoting an officer of the rank of Lt General to Brigadier for allegedly misrepresenting facts and imposing a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the Defence Ministry and the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News pleas against AFT Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC amends advocate rules for peaceful proceedings May 27, 2016 / May 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has issued a notification making amendments to existing rules under the Advocates Act with a view to ensuring peaceful conduct of court proceedings and suggesting disciplinary action to be taken against erring advocates. The notification, recently issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, said, “In exercise of powers conferred […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Delhi HC to pass order on May 30 on plea of Virbhadra, wife May 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today said it will pass orders on Monday on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife against the attachment proceedings being carried out by theEnforcement Directorate (ED) with regard to some of their assets. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said it […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea of Virbhadra
Criminal Law News Court extends IM key operative’s NIA custody by 7 days May 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court on Friday extended by seven days NIA custody of Indian Mujahideen’s alleged key operative Abdul Wahid Siddibapa after the agency said his further custodial interrogation was needed in connection with fund transfer to the terror outfit. 32-year-old Siddibapa, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka, was produced before Special Judge Rakesh Pandit, after expiry of his […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured IM Law Legal News NIA