Top Law News SC seeks reply of Maha Police on objections by dance bars February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response of the Maharashtra Police on objections raised against its various conditions, like videographing entire dance performance and segregating the dance area, put in place for granting licences to dance bars across the state. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh asked the Maharashtra government to clarify […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra SC seeks reply of Maha Police on objections by dance bars Supreme Court
Top Law News AFT bench recalls 2012 promotion order February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Lucknow regional bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has recalled its 2012 order in a case leading to the promotion of a senior Army officer to the rank of a Major General, observing that every system of the country has been affected by corruption. “We feel that corruption has crept in every system […] Read more » AFT AFT bench recalls 2012 promotion order Armed Forces Tribunal Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC asks youths accused of assault to do community service February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed 20 youth, accused of assaulting each other, to clean a road and a railway station for three months and quashed a case of brawl against them. A division bench of Justices RV More and V L Achiliya directed one group of youths to clean and sweep Mira Road railway […] Read more » Bombay HC asks youths accused of assault to do community service Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News A section of Bengal police spineless: Calcutta HC February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today expressed displeasure at the functioning of West Bengal Police and observed that a section of it was spineless and could learn from judges to discharge their responsibilities. Justice Dipankar Datta, hearing a case relating to the alleged abduction of an independent councillor of Kandi Municipality, observed that the police authorities […] Read more » A section of Bengal police spineless: Calcutta HC Calcutta High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Nandy willing to apologise in SC for his article on Guj February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Political analyst Ashish Nandy today told the Supreme Court he was ready to tender an unconditional apology for a 2008 article written in a national daily which had led to the registration of an FIR against him for allegedly portraying Gujarat in bad light. The statement by Nandys lawyer was made before a bench of […] Read more » featured gujrat Law Legal News Nandy willing to apologise in SC for his article on Guj Supreme Court
Top Law News Two ex-IAS officers get reprieve in Palmolein case February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A vigilance court in Kerala today acquitted two former senior IAS officers from the over two- decade-old Palmolein import graft case, which had caused a loss of Rs 2.33 crore to the state exchequer in 1991-92. The order was issued by the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) S S Vassan while allowing the discharge […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Palmolein case Two ex-IAS officers get reprieve in Palmolein case
Criminal Law News Man jailed for 15 years for possessing drugs February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for possessing 275 grams of heroin by a Delhi court which also slapped a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on him while noting that enhanced punishment was being awarded as he had been convicted earlier for a similar crime. Special NDPS Judge Shail Jain […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man jailed for 15 years for possessing drugs possessing drugs
Top Law News Delhi HC to hear plea seeking arrest of 5 JNU students February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court agreed Tuesday to give an urgent hearing to a plea seeking immediate arrest of the five JNU students accused of raising anti-India slogans. The petition, which will be heard Tuesday, was filed before a bench of justices B D Ahmed and R K Gauba and it also sought a direction to […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi HC to hear plea seeking arrest of 5 JNU students Delhi High Court featured JNU Law
Top Law News SC junks PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies accountable February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies IB, RAW and NTRO accountable to Parliament, saying trying to get into the domain of intelligence may create a dent in nationalsecurity. “We are not inclined to entertain this petition…Trying to get into the domain of intelligence may create dent in national security,” […] Read more » (RAW) featured IB Law Legal News NTRO SC junks PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies accountable Supreme Court
Top Law News Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that judicial magistrates cannot order change of investigating agency in criminal cases as such power was vested only with higher courts. If judicial magistrates are not satisfied with the probe by local police, at the most, they can only direct further investigation and cannot order any other agency such […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC
High Profile Cases Delhi HC asks police for status of probe in Kanhaiya case February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the city police to file by Wednesday a status report of its investigation in the sedition case in which JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar has been arrested. The court’s direction came while hearing Kanhaiya’s bail plea which was opposed by Delhi Police. As soon as the hearing commenced before Justice […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi HC asks police for status of probe in Kanhaiya case Delhi High Court featured JNU Kanhaiya case Law Legal News
Top Law News Kin of woman cop to get Rs 35 lakh in accident case February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has directed a truck owner and an insurance firm to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to the kin of a woman police constable who lost her life in a road accident. Judge KD Vadane ordered truck owner Mohammad Nazir Khan and insurance company, Oriental Insurance Company […] Read more » accident case Court featured insurance Kin of woman cop to get Rs 35 lakh in accident case Law Legal News MACT
