Top Law News Free legal aid counsel for Sharmila April 5, 2016 / April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Free legal aid counsel for Sharmila A local court today appointed a free legal aid counsel for rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu. Sharmila had submitted an affidavit at the chief judifical magistrate court, Imphal West, stating that she wanted to fight her case against the state government without a counsel. The hunger striker, who was present in the court, talking to […] Read more » Court featured Free legal aid counsel Law Legal News Manipur Sharmila chanu
Top Law News SC slams BCCI for not checking how hefty sums are being spent April 5, 2016 / April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today came down heavily on cash-rich BCCI, saying the cricket body was running like a “mutually beneficial society” and “practically corrupting” its members by not seeking any explanation on how crores of rupees allotted to them were being spent. While scrutinising the fund allocation and expenses of the Board of Control for […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Law Legal News SC slams BCCI for not checking how hefty sums are being spent Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Madras HC suspends life term of 6 in PMK cadre murder case April 5, 2016 / April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today suspended the life sentence awarded to six men by a lower court in a case related to the murder of a PMK worker during clashes in Marakkanam town in Villupuram district in 2013. A bench comprising justices M Jaichandren and S Nagamuthu suspended the sentence when appeals filed by the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court murder case PMK
Criminal Law News Insurance agent gets 2 yrs RI in cheating case April 5, 2016 / April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Coimbatore today sentenced an insurance agent of a public sector firm to two years rigorous imprisonment in a cheating case. CBI’s anti-corruption wing registered the case against New India Assurance Company’s agent K Srinivasan on allegations that between January and March 2006, he misappropriated funds collected from various customers and issued fake and […] Read more » cheating case Court Criminal news featured Insurance agent Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC asks Virbhadra why he was not joining DA probe April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, an accused in a disproportionate assets case along with others, today said he had no problem in joining the CBI’s investigation in the matter after the Delhi High Court asked him why he was not doing so. “Your (Singh) name is there in the FIR. Why don’t you join the […] Read more » Court DA probe Delhi High Court featured himachal padesh Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Madras HC moved against cyber pornography April 5, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to police to take steps to check cyber pornography, saying such content had an extremely bad effect on the youth and was leading to various types of social problems and perpetration of crime. When the petition came up for hearing, a bench […] Read more » Court cyber pornography featured Law Legal News Madras HC moved against cyber pornography Madras High Court
Top Law News Milk company convicted for selling substandard products April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local milk processing company has been been found guilty and convicted for selling misbranded, substandard and unsafe milk products by a court in central Kashmirs Budgam district. The court also imposed a fine of Rs nine lakh on it. In his order yesterday, Sub Judge Imtiaz Ahmad Lone said, “Accused company M/S Khyber Agro […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News M/S Khyber Agro Farms Pvt Ltd Milk company convicted for selling substandard products
Criminal Law News Four sentenced for life for murdering Dalit April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four persons have been sentenced for life by a local court in connection with a Dalit’s murder 17 years ago. Special Judge Harinath Pandey of the SC\ST court yesterday held Raja Ram, Ram Chandra, Munna and Narain Das guilty and awarded life sentence to them. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on each […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Four sentenced for life for murdering Dalit Law Legal News
Top Law News SC refuses early hearing to Swamy’s plea for facilities at Ayodhya April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to give an early hearing to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking facilities for the devotees visiting the disputed site in Ayodhya. “You (Swamy) are just an intervener and your plea will be heard along with that of other aggrieved parties,” a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur […] Read more » Ayodhya Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Swamy's plea for facilities at Ayodhya
Top Law News Allahabad HC contempt notice to UP govt official April 4, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today issued contempt notice to the Principal Secretary (Home) of Uttar Pradesh, Debashish Panda, for allegedly not complying with the directions of the court to provide documents to suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur about departmental inquiry against the latter. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya gave this order on a contempt petition filed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Contempt notice Court featured Law Legal News UP
High Profile Cases 14 yrs on, 31 acquitted in 2 post-Godhra riots cases April 4, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Thirty-one people accused of looting and arson at Thara village in North Gujarat in two cases related to the 2002 post-Godhra riots were today acquitted by a court at Deesa in the district. Sessions judge N M Parmar pronounced the verdict, saying there wasn’t enough evidence. On February 28, 2002, a day after the Godhra […] Read more » 14 yrs on 31 acquitted in 2 post-Godhra riots cases Criminal news featured Godhra riots cases Gujarat Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Herald case: Cong leaders challenge trial court order April 4, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress leaders today challenged in Delhi High Court the trial courts decision summoning the 2010-11 balance sheet of Indian National Congress (INC) in connection with the National Herald case, saying such an order was not “desirable” in the present matter. “Neither notice was issued to us, nor we were summoned to contest the present application […] Read more » Congress Court featured Herald case Herald case: Cong leaders challenge trial court order Law Legal News
