Top Law News Zero enrolment in Telangana schools; SC seeks report April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking strong note of the fact that almost 400 government schools in the new state of Telangana have ‘zero enrolment’, the Supreme Court has sought a report from an experts’ panel on reasons for non- participation of children. The apex court’s concern came after Telangana informed it that out of 18,139 primary schools, 398 schools […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Zero enrolment in Telangana schools
Criminal Law News Court acquits man of charge of raping sister-in-law April 14, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man, accused of raping his sister-in-law cum business partner, has been acquitted by a city court on the ground that the physical relations between them were consensual. The court said the woman lodged a complaint against him only when their relationship got exposed and she had no other reason of not reporting the matter […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News Mere suspicion cannot take the place of proof: Delhi Court April 14, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mere suspicion cannot replace legal proof and the state is duty bound to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubts, a Delhi court has observed while acquitting a man in a murder case. “Court has onerous duty to ensure that mere conjectures or suspicion do not take the place of legal proof. State is duty-bound […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News Alcohol: Madras HC pulls TN for no panel over WHO report April 14, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Taking strong exception to Tamil Nadu government not implementing its repeated orders on setting up a committee to go into a WHO report on containing alcoholism, the Madras government has warned that it would form the panel itself if the state failed to do so by June 15. “We grant last opportunity to the authorities […] Read more » Alcohol Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamilnadu Who
Criminal Law News Medical student acquitted in a 2006 cheating case April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A medical student accused of sending another person to appear in the 2006 medical entrance examination on his behalf has been acquitted of charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating by a Delhi court, giving him the benefit of doubt. Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Agarwal let off the student saying the prosecution could not prove there was […] Read more » cheating case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Medical Exam
Top Law News Not violated directions on Dahi Handi festival: Maharashtra Govt April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government and BJP leader Ashish Shelar have told the Bombay High Court that they have not violated directions of the HC on precautions to be taken during the Dahi Handi festival, and sought dismissal of the contempt petition filed against them. The state government and Shelar, who is the head of the Dahi […] Read more » Court Dahi Handi festival featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Bombay HC urged to allow witnesses to swear in name of Constitution April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two petitions have been filed in Bombay High Court seeking liberty to people who practise “atheism” to take oath in the name of Constitution in the courts, instead of swearing in the name of God. Currently, as per Oath Act, 1969, a witness or any person who deposes in the court, can swear in the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Constitution Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 11 judges selected in 2014 Delhi Judicial Services: SC April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court registry today apprised the Supreme Court it has found eleven candidates, who were initially unsuccessful in 2014 Delhi Judicial Services examination, suitable for appointment as lower court judges after re-evaluation. “As per the Report, twelve candidates were to appear in the interview, but one candidate did not appear and hence, eleven were […] Read more » Court Delhi Judicial Services featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to entertain plea about black money April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking investigation into alleged conversion of black money into white by certain companies. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit disposed of the petition after Additional Solicitor General Manindar Singh said “except for suspicion, there is nothing […] Read more » black money Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
Top Law News NCA: SC to refer PIL to five-judge bench April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it may refer to a five-judge constitution bench a plea seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities for deciding cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also sought Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi’s response on suggestions submitted […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Chief Justice T.S. Thakur Court featured Law Legal News NCA PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News Can govt take over cricketing activities by enacting law: SC April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Persistent efforts by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its full members to block the implementation of some crucial recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha committee on Wednesday provoked the Supreme Court to observe that public functions relating to cricket can be taken over by the government with the enactment […] Read more » BCCI Court cricket featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Merc hit-and-run: JJB to if boy to be tried as adult April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Juvenile Justice Board would be competent to decide on the controversy over whether the teenager accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case should be tried as a major since he was just four days shy of his 18th birthday on the day of the accident, legal experts say. “Since the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured JJB Juvenile Justice Board Law Legal News Merc hit-and-run
