Top Law News SC refuses to entertain PIL for dropping action against Gujarat March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking quashing of criminal prosecution, suspension and other action taken against Gujarat cops in the 2004 alleged fake encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan in view of recent testimony of jailed LeT operative David Headley. “What is the purpose of Article 32. You cannot file such a […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat Law Legal News SC refuses to entertain PIL for dropping action against Gujarat Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Herald case: Court allows Swamy’s plea to summon INC documents March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today allowed a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and summoned certain documents pertaining to financial details of Indian National Congress (INC) for the year 2010-2011 in the National Herald case. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen partly allowed Swamy’s plea in which he had sought summoning of documents related to financial details of INC, […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Herald case Herald case: Court allows Swamy's plea to summon INC documents Law Legal News Swamy's plea to summon INC documents
Top Law News 2 judges elevated as CJs, 71 addl judges made permanent judges March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Seventy-one additional judges of seven high courts were today made permanent judges even as Justice C S Karnan, who recently courted controversy by “staying” CJIs transfer order, was shifted to Calcutta High Court. Justice Ajit Singh of Rajasthan High Court has been elevated as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court while Justice Satish Kumar Mittal […] Read more » 2 judges elevated as CJs 71 addl judges made permanent judges Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today made it clear to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art Of Living (AOL) Foundation which is organising World Culture Festival that it has time till tomorrow to pay Rs five crore fine and law will take its own course if it fails to do so. “They still have time till tomorrow […] Read more » AOL AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT Art of Living event Court featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An educated woman is mature enough to understand the consequences of having physical relations with her partner and such cases will not fall under the ambit of rape, the Bombay High Court said today while granting anticipatory bail to a 25-year-old man. Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of the youth from […] Read more » Bombay High Court Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt to frame rules to ensure police don’t misuse powers while March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court it was planning to frame guidelines to ensure police don’t misuse powers while raiding hotels to check prostitution. This was stated by Chief Public Prosecutor S S Shindewhen a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka inquired whether the state had issued any guidelines to ensure police do […] Read more » Court featured Govt to frame rules to ensure police don't misuse powers while Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Kahlon taken in police custody for eight days March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Kolkata Port Trust chairman R P S Kahlon, a senior IAS officer, was today remanded by a city court to police custody for eight days following his arrest from a five-star hotel here for allegedly taking Rs 20 lakh bribe. Judge Debabrata Sinha at Bankshall Court rejected the bail plea of Kahlon, a 1984-batch IAS […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Kahlon taken in police custody for eight days Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Babri case: SC judge recuses from hearing crl appeals March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge today recused from hearing appeals pertaining to dropping of criminal conspiracy charge against L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and other BJP-VHP leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Justice V Gopala Gowda, who was heading the bench also comprising Justice Arun Mishra, recused himself from the hearing without […] Read more » Ayodhya case Babri case Babri case: SC judge recuses from hearing crl appeals Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Prisoner serving life sentence gets 10-yr RI March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A prisoner serving life sentence in Nashik Road Central Jail has been awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment in connection with the murder of an inmate. District and Sessions Judge Anil Khadase yesterday awarded 10-year RI to Manoj Kumar Yadav, who is presently serving life imprisonment in a murder case, after convicting him of killing a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Mumbai Prisoner serving life sentence gets 10-yr RI
Criminal Law News Headley to be cross-examined from March 22-25 March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley will be cross-examined in the 26/11 terror attacks case from March 22-25, said reports on Thursday. Headley, convicted in the United States for his role in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had earlier deposed before a Mumbai court via a video link and exposed Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 attacks. Headley […] Read more » Court Criminal news David Headley featured Headley to be cross-examined from March 22-25 Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Arms Act case: Salman Khan claims forest officials framed him March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Pleading his innocence, actor Salman Khan today alleged that he has been framed by forest officials as he recorded his statement in a court here in an Arms Act case against him in connection with poaching of protected black bucks at Kankani village in October, 1998. “I am innocent and have been framed by the […] Read more » Arms Act case Arms Act case: Salman Khan claims forest officials framed him Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Salman Khan
Criminal Law News Sheena case:CBI allowed to question Indrani and others in jail March 9, 2016 / March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today permitted CBI to question the four accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, including Indrani Mukerjea, afresh. The agency had sought permission to interrogate Indrani Mukerjea, her husband and former media baron Peter Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyam Rai for ten days in the jail. […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Mumbai court murder case Sheena case Sheena case:CBI allowed to question Indrani and others in jail
