High Profile Cases Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley November 5, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today quashed a summons issued by a Mahoba court against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the SC decision of striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), according to a lawyer representing him. The HC quashed the summons issued on October 19 after Jaitley’s advocate Maninder Singh contended that the summoning […] Read more » Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley Allahabad High Court Arun Jaitley featured Law Legal News National Judicial Appointments Commission NJAC
Criminal Law News HC upholds life sentence to man for killing pregnant wife November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, the Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment given to a man for killing his pregnant wife at Charkop in suburban Kandivali in 2007. Dismissing an appeal filed by the convict, a bench noted, “on going through the record, we are of the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC upholds life sentence to man for killing pregnant wife Law Legal News murder
Top Law News CISF to guard Madras High Court: Supreme Court November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order for deployment of CISF by replacing state police security at its Chennai premises, which has recently witnessed unruly scenes caused by lawyers paralysing normal work. It said nobody, including the lawyers, can be allowed to hold to ransom the institution which has […] Read more » CISF CISF to guard Madras High Court: Supreme Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Cour Supreme Court
Environment Law News NGT asks states to take steps to check crop burning November 4, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Worried over high pollution level and thick smog engulfing the national capital, the National Green Tribunal today asked Delhi and four northern states to notify steps to check the menace of crop burning and imposed a fine on farmers indulging in such activities. Observing that it was a serious issue which contributed to global warming […] Read more » crop burning Environment news featured Law legal newsl NGT NGT asks states to take steps to check crop burning
Top Law News Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice TS Thakur would succeed Justice HL Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur, the senior-most judge of the apex court, will take over as the CJI after Justice Dattu retires on December 2. His name was recommended to the government by Justice Dattu on Monday, official sources said. After the law […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Child born out of rape has right over assaulter’s property: HC November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that a child born out of rape will have inheritance rights over the property of the assaulter, the “biological father”. A Division Bench of Justice Shabihul Hasnain and Justice DK Upadhayaya said the child will be treated as an illegitimate child of the rape accused […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Child born out of rape has right over assaulter's property: HC Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Dowry case:Victim’s husband, father-in-law get 7-yrs November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced a 27- year-old youth and his father to seven years in jail for torturing his wife who ended her life, observing that it was not just suicide but a result of harassment and oppression by them. “The death of the victim cannot be considered a suicide simpliciter but that was […] Read more » Court Criminal news dowry case Dowry case:Victim's husband father-in-law get 7-yrs featured Law Legal News
Top Law News HC asks Centre to settle medicos’ issue soon November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court has ordered the Union government to amicably settle the issue of medicos of Sardar Rajas Medical College and Hospital by discussing it with the state government and Medical Council of India by November 9 and file an affidavit in this regard Since the Odisha government has decided to shut down the […] Read more » featured HC asks Centre to settle medicos' issue soon Law Legal News medicos' issue Odish High Court
Top Law News AAP MLA returned medical claim: Cops to court November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police has told a court here that AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, against whom a complaint has been filed for allegedly taking medical claim for his mother who was not dependent on him, has returned nearly Rs two lakh to the Vidhan Sabha secretariat. Police, in its status report, told the court that Tripathi […] Read more » AAP MLA AAP MLA returned medical claim: Cops to court Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Four sentenced to life imprisonment in murder case November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court of Morena (MP) has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for gunning down a man in 2007. Additional Session Judge Zakir Hussain yesterday awarded life imprisonment to Puran Sikarwar, Shivram Singh Chote Singh and Dara alias Satyadev Sharma after they were found guilty of killing Shivnath Sikarwar (39) over a petty dispute on […] Read more » Criminal news featured Four sentenced to life imprisonment in murder case Law MP murder case
Criminal Law News Woman tehsildar gets three years jail for taking bribe November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The district court in Satara has sentenced a woman revenue official to three years rigorous imprisonment in a 2011 bribery case. Special Judge V M Mohite sentenced Satara Tehsildar Supriya Subhash Bagwade to the jail term after finding her guilty under Section 7 (public servant accepting bribe) and Section 13 (criminal misconduct by a public […] Read more » bribe Court Criminal news featured Law Mumbai Woman tehsildar gets three years jail for taking bribe
Top Law News It’s a killing job as a SC judge: Justice Khehar November 3, 2015 / November 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment To work as a judge for seven to eight years in the Supreme Court is “killing”, Justice J S Khehar today said while speaking about the work pressure which leads to a “burnt out situation”. “It is a burnt out situation. It is very tough to sustain. The stakes are high. The pressure is tremendous. […] Read more » Court featured It's a killing job as a SC judge: Justice Khehar Law Legal News Supreme Court
