Top Law News Bombay HC allows retirement benefits of deceased employee to 2nd wife February 23, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld a CAT order which allowed the plea of the second wife of a Union government employee to claim retirement benefits of her husband after his death, on the ground that the deceased had divorced his first wife. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is a competent court to hear matters pertaining […] Read more » Bombay HC allows retirement benefits of deceased employee to 2nd wife Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Residents move NGT against Gurudwara February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A residents welfare association has moved National Green Tribunal against ‘illegal’ dumping of sewage in the Saket storm water drain by a South Delhi gurudwara, prompting the green panel to seek response from Delhi government on the matter. A bench headed by Justice M S Nambiar issued notices to the Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT Residents move NGT against Gurudwara
Top Law News SC to confine hearing to violent incidents at Patiala House February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made it clear that it would confine itself to the violence in Patiala House court complex on February 15 and 17 in which JNU students, teachers and journalists were attacked during the hearing of sedition case against JNUSU head Kanhaiya Kumar. “We are not concerned with other incidents. We are only […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Patiala House SC to confine hearing to violent incidents at Patiala House Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court to hear Hindalco’s case on May 23 February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today fixed May 23 for hearing a coal scam case in which the Supreme Court has stayed summons against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar deferred the matter as operation of its order summoning Singh, Birla and others as accused in the […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court to hear Hindalco's case on May 23 Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News CBI court sends govt official to 3 yrs imprisonment February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A CBI court today sentenced a suspended government official to three years in prison in a disproportionate assets (DA) case lodged 20 years ago. CBI Special Judge Sarvjeet Kumar held Central Excise and Customs department’s former inspector Samarendra Singh guilty of amassing assets more than known sources of his income and sentenced him to three […] Read more » CBI court CBI court sends govt official to 3 yrs imprisonment Criminal news disproportionate assets case featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Court gives 30 days ultimatum to fugitive RJD MLA February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today gave a 30-day ultimatum to absconding RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav to surrender in a case of alleged rape and directed the police to attach his properties if he fails to give himself up within that time. Hearing an application of Nalanda police under CRPC sections 82 (provision regarding publishing notice […] Read more » BIHAR Court Court gives 30 days ultimatum to fugitive RJD MLA Criminal news featured Law rape case RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav
Criminal Law News MP: Suspended DIG jailed in DA case February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Suspended Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Umesh Gandhi was sent to jail here after a court rejected his bail plea in a disproportionate assets case. Special Judge Kashi Nath Singh yesterday turned down the bail plea of Gandhi, his wife Archana and brother Ajay Gandhi, who was posted as guard at Sehore district jail – also accused […] Read more » Court Criminal news DA case DIG featured Law Legal News MP MP: Suspended DIG jailed in DA case
Top Law News Justice Saran to take oath as new CJ of Orissa HC February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice Vineet Saran will be the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. A Presidential warrant of appointment of Justice Saran has reached here, a source in the High Court registry office said. The new CJ will take oath on February 26. Prior to his present appointment, Justice Saran was officiating as a senior judge of […] Read more » Court featured Justice Saran to take oath as new CJ of Orissa HC justice veenit saran Law Legal News Orissa High Court
Criminal Law News Couple get life imprisonment for relative’s murder February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A couple from the tribal Jawhar taluka of neighbouring Palghar district has been awarded life imprisonment by a local court for murdering a close relative. Additional Sessions Judge Mridula V K Bhatia awarded the life sentence to Ganesh Bacchu Valavi (34) and his wife Sakhubai Ganesh Valavi (31), both labourers, for murdering Ganesh’s step-brother Rajaram […] Read more » Couple get life imprisonment for relative's murder Court Criminal news featured Law murder case
Criminal Law News 3 get 10-year imprisonment in loot case February 21, 2016 / February 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Muzaffarnagar has sentenced three robbers to 10 years of imprisonment for looting passengers of a roadways bus in 2008. Fast track court Judge Punem Rajput held the convicts — Sompal, Azmat and Shoket — guilty under relevant sections of the IPC and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each. In February 2008, […] Read more » 3 get 10-year imprisonment in loot case Court Criminal news featured Law loot case
High Profile Cases Herald case: Cong says Swamy has to satisfy court February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and other accused in the National Herald case today told a Delhi court that BJP leader Subramanian Swamy should first satisfy it about the relevance of documents which were ordered to be summoned from various ministries in the matter. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Gandhis, […] Read more » Court featured Herald case Herald case: Cong says Swamy has to satisfy court Law Legal News Rahul Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Subramanian Swamy
Criminal Law News Youth sentenced to 10-yr jail for abducting, raping minor February 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court here has sentenced a youth to 10 years in jail for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl in 2010. Additional District Judge Manoj Kumar sentenced Naushad, the main convict in the case, to 10 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 18,000 on him after holding him guilty. The court […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News raping minor Youth sentenced to 10-yr jail for abducting
