High Profile Cases SC nod to probe into ex-CBI chief’s role in coal block scam case September 15, 2015 / September 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday gave its nod to a team headed by CBI’s former special director M.L.Sharma to inquire into allegations that meetings then agency chief Ranjit Sinha had with several coal block allocation scam accused impacted the cases’ outcome. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K.Sikri gave […] Read more » CBI coal block scam case Criminal news featured Law SC nod to probe into ex-CBI chief's role in coal block scam case Supreme Court
Top Law News Shahi snan: Govt asked to revisit decision on releasing water September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming as “illegal” the Maharashtra government’s decision of releasing two TMC (thousand million cubic) dam water for ‘shahi snans’ at Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the Bombay High Court today asked the government to rethink its decision before the next ‘shahi snan’ on September 18. A division bench of justices A S Oka and V L […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government revisit decision on releasing water Shahi snan: Govt asked to revisit decision on releasing water
Criminal Law News Court refuses anticipatory bail to Somnath Bharti September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti in a domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed against him by his wife. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg dismissed Bharti’s application seeking bail, submitting that he was a former Delhi law minister and there was no […] Read more » AAP attempt to murder case Court Court refuses anticipatory bail to Somnath Bharti domestic violence featured Law Legal News Somnath Bharti
Criminal Law News Louis Berger case: HC rejects Alemao’s bail plea September 14, 2015 / September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of former state Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao, arrested in connection with Louis Berger bribery case. Alemao, 66, who is currently lodged in Colvale jail, had applied for bail in the Goa bench of Bombay High Court. The former minister had claimed that the lower […] Read more » Alemao bail Bombay High Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Louis Berger case Louis Berger case: HC rejects Alemao's bail plea Panaji
Criminal Law News Menace of drunk driving needs to be curbed: Court September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The menace of driving vehicles after consuming liquor needs to be curbed as a number of people die unnatural death daily on the roads of Delhi due to rash and negligent driving, a court here has observed. Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Tripathi, while refusing to grant any relief to Delhi resident Harpreet Singh against […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Law Legal News Menace of drunk driving needs to be curbed: Court
Top Law News Court asks senior citizen to pay Rs 21K maintenance September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A retired government servant, who was estranged from his wife after 44 years of marriage and six children, has been directed to pay Rs 21,000 per month as interim maintenance to her by a Delhi court. The sessions court dismissed the appeal of the man filed against a magisterial court order directing him to pay […] Read more » Court Court asks senior citizen to pay Rs 21K maintenance Delhi featured Law Legal News news senior citizen
Criminal Law News HC extends stay on shifting Asaram’s trial to jail premises September 14, 2015 / September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan High Court today extended till September 28 the stay on the notification for shifting the trial in the rape case against Asaram to the central jail premises here and sought the state government’s response. The hearing in the rape case will now take place in the sessions court from September 16. A bench headed […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured HC extends stay on shifting Asaram's trial to jail premises jodhpur Law
Top Law News Bombay high court allows sale of meat in Mumbai on Sep 17 September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay high court in some tough talking stopped the ban imposed by Maharashtra government on sale of meat on September 17 in Mumbai, during Paryushan, a period of fasting for Jains. The HC however did not lift the ban on abattoirs on that day. The meat sale ban was lifted only for Mumbai though […] Read more » Bombay High Court Bombay high court allows sale of meat in Mumbai on Sep 17 Court featured Law Legal News meat sale Mumbai news
Top Law News Woman acquitted in cheque bounce case September 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A woman has been acquitted by a Thane court in a cheque bounce case on the ground that the complainant failed to prove the allegations against her. Deepak Shripatrao Bhosle of Bhandup had stated in his complaint that he had advanced a loan of Rs five lakh to Bhanumati Bhoir, who ran a tiffin service, […] Read more » Canara Bank cheque bounce case Court featured IDBI Bank Law Legal News Thane Woman acquitted in cheque bounce case
Top Law News Gowda seeks details from CJs of HCs on judicial services exams September 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has sought details from chief justices of high courts about steps initiated to bring transparency in judicial services examinations in their respective states. Gowda’s letter was written just days before Law ministry received complaints alleging irregularities in selection of district and session judges in Delhi. Following representations, he had […] Read more » Delhi featured Gowda seeks details from CJs of HCs on judicial services exams judicial services exams Law Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda Legal News
Top Law News MSEDCL engineer, contractor acquitted in bribery case September 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Thane has acquitted a junior engineer and a private electrical contractor of a Maharashtra power distribution company in an alleged bribery case on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them. A local hotelier, Bhavani Shankar Mehta, had complained to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in 2007 against Maharashtra […] Read more » contractor acquitted in bribery case featured Law Legal News Maharashtra MSEDCL MSEDCL engineer Thane
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT fines Agra builders Rs 1.41cr for polluting September 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.41 crore on nine colonies and three builders here for polluting Yamuna river. According to Agra Development Authority (ADA) secretary Prabhanshu Srivastava, NGT gave the order for collecting Rs 1.41 crore as penalty during a hearing yesterday. It also ordered ADA to lay a […] Read more » ADA Agra Development Authority Delhi Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT fines Agra builders Rs 1.41cr for polluting
