Top Law News Doctor acquitted in rape case as woman resiles from complaint July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A doctor has been acquitted of charge of raping a woman, whom he had met through a matrimonial website, by a Delhi court after she deposed that the physical relations were established with her consent. The court said no incriminating evidence has come on record against the doctor and absolved him of the charges. “From […] Read more » Court Delhi court Doctor acquitted in rape case featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Son of former BSP MP sent to judicial remand in rape case July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here has sent the son of a former BSP RPT BSP MP and three others to jail in connection with the gangrape case of a minor in 2014. A case was registered against Anand Pandey, son of former BSP MP Gorakhnath Pandey and three others in connection with the gangrape of a […] Read more » BSP Court Criminal news featured gangrape case Gorakhnath Pandey Law Legal News rape case
Top Law News HC adjourns till Monday petitions challenging new Nitish govt July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court today adjourned till Monday the hearing on two PILs challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) along with the BJP After a brief hearing, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A K Upadhyay adjourned the matter. Two PILs were filed and their […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Nitish government Patna High Court petitions
High Profile Cases Abuse of anti-dowry law: SC says no arrest till charges verified July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has voiced concern over “abuse” of the anti-dowry law and has directed that no arrest should “normally be effected” without verifying allegations as violation of human rights of innocents cannot be brushed aside. The apex court, which passed a slew of directions to deal with complaints under section 498 A (subjecting a […] Read more » Abuse of anti-dowry law Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News AAP MLA’s trial in rioting case to commence in Nov July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court would commence in November the trial against AAP MLA Som Dutt, who has been charged with offences of rioting, wrongfully restraining and assaulting a man during the 2015 assembly election campaign. Metropolitan Magistrate Ruby Neeraj Kumar today fixed November 2 for recording prosecution evidence, including deposition of complainant Sanjeev Rana, in the […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News rioting case to commence in Nov Som Dutt
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT raps AAP govt over steel pickling units in Wazirpur July 28, 2017 / July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government for not closing down steel pickling industries which are operating without permission in the national capital and gave it two weeks time to comply with its order. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that the tribunal’s order has not been implemented despite […] Read more » AAP government Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Wazirpur
High Profile Cases SC gives nod to ‘Indu Sarkar’; film to be released today July 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood movie ‘Indu Sarkar’, based on the 1975-1977 Emergency period, would hit the screens tomorrow with the Supreme Court today rejecting the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the biological daughter of late Sanjay Gandhi, for a stay on its release. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, said that the Madhur […] Read more » Court Emergency period featured Indu Sarkar Law Legal News Sanjay Gandhi Supreme Court
Top Law News How could jail officials judge Dutt’s good conduct in two months, HC asks govt July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government how actor Sanjay Dutt was granted parole and furlough in quick succession and within two months of surrendering to serve his five-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. The high court also sought to know how is the good conduct and behaviour of a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Sanjay Dutt
High Profile Cases Right to privacy not fundamental right: Centre to SC July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court since privacy was multifaceted, it could not be treated as a fundamental right. Attorney General K K Venugopal resumed his arguments before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, stressing that it was not a fundamental right. “There is no fundamental right to privacy and […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Right to privacy not fundamental right Supreme Court
Top Law News CBSE pulled up for not notifying HC order on re-evaluation July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was today pulled up by the Delhi High Court for causing hardship to students by not notifying on its site that re-evaluation was permissible in all subjects of class 12. The court’s remarks came after it was told that the Board was reluctant to accept applications for re-evaluation […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News re-evaluation of all subjects of class 12
Top Law News 2 jailed for Assembly ruckus seek prosecution of AAP MLAs July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two men sentenced to a 30-day jail term for creating a ruckus in the Delhi Assembly today moved the Delhi High Court, seeking the prosecution of 10 AAP MLAs who had allegedly beaten them up. Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri asked the counsel for the two jailed men — Jagdeep Rana and Rajan Kumar […] Read more » AAP Court Delhi Assembly Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Top Law News Consider increasing penalty for littering: Delhi HC July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today hinted at increasing the penalty for littering as the amount of fine was inadequate and asked the Centre and the AAP government to consider amending the law in this regard. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the legislature needs to address the […] Read more » Consider increasing penalty for littering Court Delhi High Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News
