Criminal Law News Court awards death sentence to man in rape and murder case April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 47-year old man was on Tuesday awarded death sentence by a Giridih court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl in 2011. Giridih District and Additional Sessions Court Judge Sunil Kumar found Mathura Yadav guilty of the crime that took place at Badidih village. The court also awarded a two-year rigorous prison term to […] Read more » Court Criminal news death sentence featured Law murder case rape case
Top Law News SC for making public the loan default amount, RBI opposes April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on SC for making public the loan default amount, RBI opposes The Supreme Court today favoured making public the total amount of outstanding loans given by banks to various individuals and entities and running into lakhs of crores of rupees as per the information provided to it by RBI in a sealed cover. “This information does make out a case. This is quite a substantial amount […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News loan default amount RBI Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Maoists get life sentence for killing policemen in blast April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Five Maoists were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing 11 policemen and injuring 58 others in a landmine blast in this district five years ago. Pronouncing the verdict, the Lohardaga district judge (1), Anil Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them for committing the crime […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Maoists
Criminal Law News Murthal: Haryana Police add gangrape to FIR April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment After rejecting reports of gangrapes at Murthal during the Jat stir for reservation, the Haryana Police has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the section on gangrape had been added to the FIR in the case. The move comes after the police received two anonymous letters from women stating that they had been […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured FIR Gangrape Haryana Haryana Police Law Legal News Murthal
Criminal Law News 4 sentenced to one year in prison for cow slaughter April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Indore court here today sentenced four persons to rigorous imprisonment for one year for cow slaughter. Judicial Magistrate Arun Kumar Kharadi convicted Niyazuddin (29), Irfan Sheikh (30), Shoaib (19) and Ibrahim (30) and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each on them, said District Prosecution Officer Mahendra Kumar Chaturvedi. He said on April 14, 2015, the […] Read more » Court cow slaughter Criminal news featured Indore Law Legal News
Top Law News Gender justice endangered by ban on women in Sabarimala: SC April 11, 2016 / April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Gender justice endangered by ban on women in Sabarimala: SC Asserting that it would decide on the right of women to enter the historic Sabarimala shrine on the basis of constitutional principles and not by the prevalent customary practices, the Supreme Court today said “gender justice is endangered”. “We will now only be guided by the rationale under the Constitution. The gravity of this petition […] Read more » Court featured Gender justice Law Legal News Sabarimala temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Kerala HC Judge seeks ban on high decibel fire crackers April 11, 2016 / April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Kerala HC Judge seeks ban on high decibel fire crackers Use of high decibel fire crackers must be banned at allKerala temples, a senior Kerala High Court Judge suggested today, seeking immediate judicial intervention by the court to stop “man-made” tragedies like Kollam mishap. In a letter to Registrar General of the high court, Justice V Chitambaresh said, “The time is more than ripe for […] Read more » ban on high decibel fire crackers Court featured Kerala High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News SC recalls its 2013 verdict on medical entrance April 11, 2016 / April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant order, Supreme Court today recalled its controversial judgement scrapping single common entrance test for admission to MBBS, BDS and PG courses in all medical colleges, delivered by then Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on the day of his retirement. The recall of 2:1 majority verdict of July 18, 2013, on the […] Read more » 2013 verdict Court featured Law Legal News medical entrance Supreme Court
Top Law News Bail denied to man who hurled shoe at Kejriwal April 11, 2016 / April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here on Monday dismissed the bail plea of a man who hurled a shoe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while he was addressing a press conference last week and sent him to 14 days judicial custody. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra dismissed the bail plea of Ved Prakash, observing there should be deterrent punishment […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal bail Court delhi CM featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC doesn’t stay “Fan” release for “copyright breach” April 11, 2016 / April 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to stay the release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer film “Fan” following a suit filed by a writer alleging copyright infringement, but asked the actor and the movie’s producer Yashraj Films to file their replies within two weeks. “Fan” is scheduled for release on April 15. Justice Gautam Patel was […] Read more » bollywood news Bombay High Court Court featured film Fan Law Legal News Shah Rukh khan
Top Law News Delhi Court awards Rs 17L damages to kin of mishap victim April 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has awarded Rs 17 lakh compensation to the kin of a 29-year-old man who died in a road mishap here in 2011. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, presided by Manish Gupta directed Bharti Axa General Insurance Company Ltd, the insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay a compensation of Rs 17,08,900 to […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured insurance Law Legal News mishap case
Criminal Law News Pratyusha suicide: Rahul moves HC to seek pre-arrest bail April 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Television producer Rahul Raj Singh, accused of abetting suicide of his actress girlfriend Pratyusha Banerjee, today approached the Bombay High Court seeking pre-arrest bail. On April 7, a sessions court here had rejected Rahuls anticipatory bail application, following which the producer filed a plea in the high court. Rahuls bail plea is likely to be […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Pratyusha suicide Rahul Raj Singh