High Profile Cases National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to pre-empt any ex-parte order on appeals likely to be filed by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in the National Herald case. “I have filed a caveat in the Supreme Court that in case they file any petition, it should […] Read more » featured Law Legal News National Herald case National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bombay HC begins dictation of verdict in Salman’s case December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday said it would give its ruling on the applicability of culpable homicide charge against Bollywood star Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case and also on other key questions like the admissibility of the statement of the actor’s former body guard as evidence. This was stated by Justice A.R. […] Read more » Bombay HC begins dictation of verdict in Salman's case Bombay High Court Criminal news featured Hit-and-run case Law Legal News Salman Khan
Top Law News J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17 December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court will start the trial of the journalist J Dey murder case on a daily basis from December 17. Underworld don Chhota Rajan was shown as an absconding accused in the case. “The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court will start recording the statements of witnesses from December 17 on a day-to-day […] Read more » Criminal news featured J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17 J. Dey murder case Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News Moga case: Prosecution asked to record evidence of witness December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Moga has directed the prosecution to record the evidence of witnesses in the death case of 13-year-old girl who was allegedly molested and thrown off a moving bus in Moga, on December 11. Additional Sessions Judge Gurjant Singh on Saturday gave the direction on Saturday after no one turned up on […] Read more » Court featured jail Law Legal News Moga case: Prosecution asked to record evidence of witness murder
Criminal Law News Espionage: Rasheed,3 others sent to police custody till Dec 10 December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BSF head constable Abdul Rasheed and three others arrested for allegedly supplying sensitive documents to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, were today remanded to police custody till December 10 by a Delhi court. Besides Rasheed, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police produced Munawwar Ahmad Mir, a former army personnel, Mohd Sabar, a teacher by profession and […] Read more » 3 others sent to police custody till Dec 10 Court Criminal news Espionage Espionage: Rasheed featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Court rejects UP plea to withdraw case against SP December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Muzaffarnagar court has rejected a plea of Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw a nine-year-old criminal case against Samajwadi Party’s district president Rashid Siddiquiand a few others for their alleged involvement in a clash during the 2006 local body polls. The court has again issued a non-bailable warrants against Siddiqui. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunder Lal rejected […] Read more » Court Court rejects UP plea to withdraw case against SP featured Law Legal News SP UP
Criminal Law News Acid attack: SC asks states, UTs to give free treatment December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed all the states and union territories (UTs) to compensate, rehabilitate and provide free treatment to the survivors of acid attacks in pursuance of guidelines issued by it earlier. A bench of justices M Y Eqbal and C Nagappan gave the direction while dealing with a case of an acid attack […] Read more » acid attack Acid attack: SC asks states Criminal news featured Law Legal News Supreme Court UTs to give free treatment
Top Law News Activist seeks stay on release of Bajirao Mastani December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A social activist has approached the Bombay High Court seeking stay on the release of the movie Bajirao Mastani until two of its songs — ‘Pinga’ and ‘Malhari’ — are not censored as these allegedly distort facts and history. Hemant Patil, president of a city-based NGO ‘Bharat Against Corruption’, petitioned the HC after a court […] Read more » Activist seeks stay on release of Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Deviant behaviour by judges can’t be tolerated:CJI December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Deviant behaviour and corruption by judges would not be tolerated, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today while making it clear that benefit of doubt will be given to the institution and not to individuals. Maintaining that among the top-most challenges for him as the CJI was to maintain the “credibility” of the […] Read more » CJM Court Deviant behaviour by judges can't be tolerated:CJI featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News CJI favours even-odd scheme to curb pollution December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday endorsed the Aam Aadmi Party government’s odd-even scheme for plying of private vehicles, saying it can be followed if it helps in reducing the pollution, a statement which was welcomed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Commenting on the ambitious move which was announced in the […] Read more » CJI CJI favours even-odd scheme to curb pollution featured Law Legal News T S Thakur
Environment Law News NGT notifies U’khand govt on brick kilns in Haridwar December 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An environment activist has moved the National Green Tribunal alleging that brick kilns in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district were illegally excavating soil, leading the green panel to seek response from the state government on the issue. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notices to Uttarakhand government and Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Haridwar Law Legal News NGT NGT notifies U'khand govt on brick kilns in Haridwar
Environment Law News Gym music source of nuisance in residential areas December 6, 2015 / December 6, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Gym music source of nuisance in residential areas The National Green Tribunal has termed loud music from gyms located in residential areas as source of “nuisance” and restrained a health club in East Delhi from playing music in and around it. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi, which had earlier issued notices to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and assistant commissioner […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment news featured Gym music source of nuisance in residential areas Law Legal News NGT