High Profile Cases JNU row: HC reserves verdict on Kanahiya’s bail plea for Mar 2 February 29, 2016 / March 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High court today reserved its verdict on the bail plea of JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who refuted the allegation of police that he was raising anti-India slogans at an event on February 9 at the campus. Justice Pratibha Rani, before whom the Delhi Police claimed that they have witnesses who have […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured JNU row JNU row: HC reserves verdict on Kanahiya's bail plea for Mar 2 Kanhaiya Kumar Law Legal News
Top Law News Employee entitled for backwages if conviction set aside: Madras HC February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has ruled that an employee removed from service due to conviction in a corruption case by the trial court is entitled for back wages if he wins his appeal in an appellate court. Besides if the employee wins the appeal on merit, he is entitled for continuity of service also, justices […] Read more » Court Employee entitled for backwages if conviction set aside: Madras HC featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News 5 of family jailed for murder in Thane February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 72-year-old man and his four sons, who were found guilty of the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, were jailed for varying terms by a district court here for killing an elderly man in 2012. In his order, Additional Sessions Judge V V Bambarde sentenced the sons to 3.5 years rigorous imprisonment […] Read more » 5 of family jailed for murder in Thane Court Criminal news featured Law Maharashtra murder case Thane
Top Law News Court pulls up director of prosecution for being non-vigilan February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Special fast track court has imposed a cost of Rs 1,000 on the Director of Prosecution for not being vigilant and failing to provide a substitute prosecutor to it, causing a delay in disposal of cases. The court also made it clear that the cost amount would be recovered from the salary of Director […] Read more » Court Court pulls up director of prosecution for being non-vigilan director of prosecution for being non-vigilan featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC junks plea agnst Bassi for “influencing” JNU probe February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking action against Police Chief B S Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the JNU sedition case, saying the plea was for “publicity interest” and courts cannot be burdened with such applications. “Why did you file this petition? We are surprised that this is not for […] Read more » B S Bassi Court Delhi HC junks plea agnst Bassi for "influencing" JNU probe Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured JNU probe Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC upholds TRAI order to compensate consumers for call drops February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant development, the Delhi High Court today upheld telecom regulator’s Trai decision asking operators to mandatory compensate mobile users with rupee one for every call drop, maximum to three calls per day. Telecom operators had approached the Delhi High Court against Trai’s regulation. Petitions were filed by the Cellular Operators Association of […] Read more » Call drops Court Delhi HC upholds TRAI order to compensate consumers for call drops Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News TRAI
Top Law News Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer, accuses him of blackmail February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today restrained an advocate of a city-based law firm engaged by the Adani Group of Gujarat from disclosing professional communication sent to him in connection with the company’s proposed purchase of land for a multi-crore power project in Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. Issuing the interim order, valid till March 14, on […] Read more » accuses him of blackmail Adani group Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News R K Pachauri moves Delhi HC, seeks action against some media houses February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment TERI Executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations by an ex-woman colleague, today moved Delhi High Court seeking action against some media houses for “deliberately” disobeying its earlier orders restraining them from publishing averments against him. The contempt petition, which also sought directions to ensure compliance of two orders passed in February […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News R K Pachauri R K Pachauri moves Delhi HC seeks action against some media houses
Criminal Law News 4 more GCPA agitators slapped with sedition charges February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four more persons, arrested in connection with the agitation by the Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association at New Cooch Behar railway station, were produced in the court of CJM Selim Ahmed Ansari today. Twenty-nine GCPA supporters were produced in the same CJM’s court over the last two days. The police had initiated cases against 37 […] Read more » 4 more GCPA agitators slapped with sedition charges Court featured GCPA agitators Law Legal News sedition charges
Criminal Law News Man gets double life imprisonment for murder February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today awarded double life imprisonment to a 32-year-old man for murdering a four-year-old boy after sexually abusing him at Avudayarpuram in Virudhanagar district in 2014. Mahila Court Judge Devadass awarded life imprisonment to him for murdering the boy and a similar separate sentence for offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets double life imprisonment for murder
Top Law News SC declines to entertain PIL on new juvenile law February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL filed by a Congress leader and activist challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile lawthat allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and above to be tried as adults if they commit heinous offences like rape and murder. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection […] Read more » Criminal news featured juvenile law Law Legal News SC declines to entertain PIL on new juvenile law Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all forms in the country saying that the nation cannot “afford to carry on any experiment” in the name of “liberty or freedom of speech and expression”. “The Centre shall file affidavit to suggest ways and means to curb child […] Read more » ban child pornography Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography Supreme Court
