Top Law News Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment More than 55,000 pending cases has been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat to be held here on December 12. The District Judge R N Kakad said here today that more than 55,000 cases (35,000 in District Court and 20,000 in Executive Magistrate Court) have been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat. […] Read more » cases Court featured Law Legal News National Lok Adalat Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat
Top Law News States can’t grant remission without Centre’s concurrence: SC December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment States cannot exercise statutory power to remit sentences of convicts, tried under central laws and probed by central agencies like CBI without consulting the Union government, the Supreme Court held today. Settling the constitutional issues that had arisen out of the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to set free the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination […] Read more » CBI featured Law Legal News Rajiv Gandhi States can't grant remission without Centre's concurrence: SC Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Hardik’s actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Hardik’s actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC In a partial relief to Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel, the Gujarat High Court today dropped the charge of ‘waging war against government’ against him and his five aides but upheld the stringent sedition clause against them. Justice J B Pardiwala, after hearing the arguments, ordered the removal of three IPC sections in the […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Hardik patel Hardik's actions no war against govt : Gujarat HC Law Legal News
Top Law News Court dismisses plea of ex-cricketer Jacob Martin December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Indian cricketer Jacob Martin has failed to get any relief from a Delhi court which dismissed his plea challenging framing of charges against him in a case in which he is accused of fraudulently obtaining visa for another person from the UK High Commission. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar dismissed a revision petition filed […] Read more » Court Court dismisses plea of ex-cricketer Jacob Martin featured Jacob Martin Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Delhi HC seeks Kobad’s reply on plea to cancel his bail December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to suspected Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, accused of propagating the activities of the banned CPI-Maoist in the capital city, on a Delhi Police plea seeking to cancel his bail. Justice P.S. Teji asked Ghandy to file his response on the police plea to cancel his bail. The […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi HC seeks Kobad's reply on plea to cancel his bail Delhi High Court featured Kobad Ghandy Law Legal News Maoist
Criminal Law News Ex-minister Thungon moves Delhi HC against conviction December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Union minister P K Thungon, convicted and jailed for four-and-a-half years in a graft case, today moved theDelhi High Court against the trial court order holding him guilty. A bench of Justice Indermeet Kaur posted the matter for further hearing on December 3. 68-year-old Thungon, also former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, was held […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Ex-minister P K Thungon Ex-minister Thungon moves Delhi HC against conviction featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Fund embezzlement: SC extends Teesta’s protection from arrest December 1, 2015 / December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended till January 31 the interim protection from arrest granted to social activist Teesta Setalvad in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. “Interim relief to continue till January 31,” a three judge bench headed by Justice […] Read more » Court featured Fund embezzlement Fund embezzlement: SC extends Teesta's protection from arrest Law Legal News Supreme Court
Consumer Law News Builder asked to cough up Rs 60k for less shop area December 1, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A consumer court has directed a builder to pay Rs 60,000 compensation to a complainant for allotting him a shop of a lesser area than what was agreed upon. Complainant Harshal Keshrinath Patil approached the the The Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum (TDCRF) in December 2009 saying that he had purchased a shop measuring 20.90 […] Read more » Builder asked to cough up Rs 60k for less shop area Consumer news Court featured Law Legal News Property news
Top Law News Bombay HC stays transfer of Nagpur medical college dean December 1, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has stayed the transfer of Dean of Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital here while pulling up the state authorities for the “malafide” act. A division bench of Justices Bhushan Gavai and Pradeep Deshmukh here yesterday, stayed the transfer of the dean, Dr Abhimanyu Niswade and asked him to resume duty […] Read more » Bombay HC stays transfer of Nagpur medical college dean Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Nagpur Nagpur medical college dean
Criminal Law News Bombay HC upholds conviction of 23 people in murder case November 30, 2015 / December 1, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today upheld the life sentences awarded to 23 people for murdering three persons in Roha in neighbouring Raigad district in 2004 on account of political rivalry. The division bench, headed by acting Chief Justice V K Tahilramani, dismissed their appeals challenging a 2005 order of the sessions court, noting that the […] Read more » Bombay HC upholds conviction of 23 people in murder case Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News Police nod to grill Rose Valley chief at Kolkata jail November 30, 2015 / December 1, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Jalpaiguri court today allowed Jalpaiguri district police to interrogate chairman of ponzi firm Rose Valley Group, Gautam Kundu, at Presidency Correctional Home inKolkata in connection with a case of cheating of Rs 2.40 lakh. The Jalpaiguri district court also directed the police to take Kundu to the Presidency Correctional Home, where he will be […] Read more » 'West Bengal Court Criminal news featured grill Rose Valley chief Kolkata Law Police nod to grill Rose Valley chief at Kolkata jail
Top Law News Court reserves order on plea against Arvind Kejriwal November 30, 2015 / December 1, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today reserved its order on a criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking his prosecution for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribe from Congress and BJP and vote for AAP in the last assembly elections. Metropolitan Magistrate Babru Bhan fixed the matter for pronouncing order on the plea on December 19 […] Read more » AAP Arvind Kejriwal Court Court reserves order on plea against Arvind Kejriwal Criminal news featured Law Legal News
