Criminal Law News Top Law News Court raps Delhi Police for ‘tawdry’ probe in murder case October 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court has rapped the Delhi Police for shoddy probe in a murder case saying it was “sad” that those responsible for the gruesome killing of a young boy were going unpunished. The court made the sharp observation while acquitting two persons accused of slitting the throat of a 20-year-old boy, noting that the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News murder case
Top Law News Madras HC sets aside govt orders, lifts ban on two Tamil books October 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today set aside government orders banning two Tamil books written by K Senthil Mallar with a condition that “provoking contents” in the books be altered or deleted. A full bench, comprising Justices M M Sundresh, Pushpa Sathyanarayana and R Mahadevan, passed the order while disposing two pleas by the author of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News lifts ban on two Tamil books Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC stays withdrawal of central forces from Darjeeling Hills October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today stayed the withdrawal of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from Darjeeling hills, the scene of unrest over the statehood demand, till October 27, in a relief to the West Bengal government. Hearing a plea by the state against the Centre’s decision to withdraw CAPF from Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, a […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court Darjeeling Hills featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bank under obligation to protect consumers interests: Forum October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Mumbai Consumer Redressal Forum has directed the Punjab National Bank not to close the account of a lawyer over alleged rude behaviour. It also asked the lawyer, a senior citizen, to maintain cordial relations with the bank. “The opponent bank is not entitled to close account of complainant,” the forum ruled after Harish Bhatia […] Read more » Bank under obligation to protect consumers interests Court featured Forum Law Legal News Mumbai Consumer Redressal Forum PNB Punjab National Bank
Top Law News NGT dismisses plea against ban on sale of firecrackers October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today rejected a plea against the ban on sale of firecrackers in the capital, saying the Supreme Court’s order banning the sale till October 31 was the “law of the land”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar rejected the plea to reopen firecracker shops and release the licences […] Read more » ban on sale of firecrackers Court featured Law Legal News NGT Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC raps Delhi govt over non-payment of MCD workers’ dues October 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “There must be somebody with whom you are not at war,” the Delhi High Court told the Delhi government while pulling it up over the pending salaries of sanitation employees of the city’s municipal bodies. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also directed the striking sanitation employees not […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News non-payment of MCD workers' dues
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses Jagdish Tytler’s plea in corruption case October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed the pleas of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and controversial businessman Abhishek Verma challenging framing of charges against them in a corruption case. Tytler and Verma were put on trial by a city court in the case for allegedly using a forged letter addressed to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […] Read more » corruption case Court Delhi High Court featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News plea
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Judicial remand of IGP,7 cops in custodial death case extended October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today extended up to October 23 the judicial remand of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Manoj Joshi and six other policemen in the case of custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder of a teenage girl in Kotkhai in Himachal Pradesh. The […] Read more » 7 cops in custodial death case extended CBI court Court Criminal news featured Judicial remand of IGP Law Legal News Manoj Joshi murder case rape case Z H Zaidi
High Profile Cases VVIP chopper: Court denies bail to woman director October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of a woman director of two Dubai-based firms in a money laundering case related to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, saying the allegations against her were serious. Special Judge Arvind Kumar dismissed the bail application of Shivani Saxena, an “active” director of Dubai-based Ms UHY […] Read more » Court Delhi Court denies bail to woman director featured Law Legal News money laundering case VVIP chopper
Top Law News Delhi HC asks authorities to roll out plan to prevent defacement October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the government, civic bodies and students who won the DUSU polls to roll out an action plan to prevent defacing of public buildings during the election campaigns. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the Dean of Students’ Welfare of Delhi University, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi University Students Union DUSU polls featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases EC bribery case: Probe to be completed in 4-6 weeks, HC told October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court was today informed by the Delhi Police it would take 4-6 weeks to complete its probe in the Election Commission bribery case allegedly involving AIADMK (leader) T T V Dhinakaran and others. The court directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch to file by December 5, a status report on the current […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News 1989 Bhagalpur riots: SC to hear plea on acquittal of accused October 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine an appeal of the Bihar government against the acquittal of Kameshwar Prasad Yadav in the 1989 Bhagalpur communal riots in which over 1,000 people had lost their lives. Yadav was acquitted by the Patna High Court in June this year in a case related to the killing of […] Read more » 1989 Bhagalpur riots Court featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court