Top Law News HC quashes Gujarat govt’s ordinance to delay local body polls October 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The High Court today quashed an ordinance issued by it to pave way to delay local bodies polls, terming it as “unconstitutional”, and directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to “conduct polls before the expiry of their terms.” The court also came down heavily on the Gujarat SEC for using government ordinance to postpone local […] Read more » Ahmedabad Court featured Gujarat HC quashes Gujarat govt's ordinance to delay local body polls Law Legal News local body polls
Criminal Law News Village head, three others get life term in murder case October 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Muzaffarnagar has sentenced four persons including a village head to life imprisonment in a 2012 murder case. Additional District Sessions Judge A K Upadhyay also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on the three accused convicted last evening. On September 10 three years ago, the victim, Amerpal was shot dead and several […] Read more » election featured Law Legal News murder case Panchayat three others get life term in murder case Village head Vinod Kumar
Criminal Law News Graft case: Ex-spcl metropolitan magistrate gets bail October 20, 2015 / October 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A former special metropolitan magistrate of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, arrested by CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a shop owner here, was today granted bail by a Delhi court. Special CBI judge Vinod Kumar granted bail to R P Bhatia, arrested by CBI on August 18, on a personal bond […] Read more » CBI featured graft case Graft case: Ex-spcl metropolitan magistrate gets bail Law Legal News South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Environment Law News Ensure no further forest area encroachment October 20, 2015 / October 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the city government and its authorities to ensure there was no further encroachment in forests in the National Capital Territory, after it was told that the green cover here was shrinking due to rampant construction. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction after […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Ensure no further forest area encroachment featured Law Legal News New Delhi
Top Law News Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules, HC October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Centre has informed the Bombay High Court that it was ready to look into the grievances of people about the new guidelines on child adoption issued by Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. This was conveyed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh yesterday […] Read more » Centre ready to look into complaints on adoption rules complaints on adoption rules Court featured HC Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Murder over conversion: SC upholds life imprisonment to two October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to two persons for killing a Muslim man after he converted two Hindu girls to Islam and married them in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district. A bench of Justices F M I Kalifulla and Uday Umesh Lalit upheld the punishment awarded by the Madras High Court to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Murder over conversion: SC upholds life imprisonment to two Supreme Court
Top Law News HC asks state not to act on sedition circular October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High today extended its interim order restraining Maharashtra government from acting on its controversial circular issued to prevent misuse of IPC section 124-A which deals with sedition. A bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar- Joshi extended the interim order till the government files a reply to two petitions challenging the constitutional […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC asks state not to act on sedition circular Law Legal News Maharastra sedition circular
Criminal Law News Maha rapped for ‘insensitive approach’ on shelters October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today rapped Maharashtra government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken an insensitive approach on the issue. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and V L Achiliya was today informed that the state government has rejected seven proposals forwarded by […] Read more » Court criminal case featured Law Legal News Maha rapped for 'insensitive approach' on shelters rape case
Top Law News Hardik moves Gujarat HC to set aside sedition charges October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A day after he was arrested, Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Tuesday moved a petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking to set aside the sedition charges filed against him in Surat. Hardik’s father Bharat Patel moved the plea on behalf of his son through his advocate B M Mangukiya and stated that […] Read more » featured Gujarat Gujarat High Court Hardik moves Gujarat HC to set aside sedition charges Hardik patel Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court summons Sports ministry for CWG files October 20, 2015 / October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court conducting trial in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG)-related corruption case in which Suresh Kalmadi and others are accused today directed Sports Ministry to produce some files pertaining to electronic scoring system used during the mega sporting event held here. The court asked the ministry to produce the files after the then CWG […] Read more » Court Court summons Sports ministry for CWG files CWG featured Law Legal News sports news Suresh Kalmadi
Criminal Law News Top Law News Salman wasn’t drunk and was not driving car: lawyer October 20, 2015 / October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There was no evidence to prove that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan had taken drinks and was driving the car on the day in 2002 when it rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra, killing one and injuring four, his lawyer argued in the Bombay High Court today. Justice AR Joshi is hearing an appeal filed […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Salman Khan Salman wasn't drunk and was not driving car: lawyer
High Profile Cases Top Law News What action taken on witness claim agnst Tytler October 20, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today asked CBI to inform it about the efforts made by it to ascertain claims of controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who was given a clean chit in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, influenced a witness and made hawala transactions. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SPS Laler asked […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Congress Court Delhi featured Jagdish Tytler Law Legal News What action taken on witness claim agnst Tytler
