Top Law News Ganjam DM pleads High Court to recall its ECI notice July 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Ganjam district collector today filed a petition in the Orissa High Court seeking to recall the notice issued by it to the ECI last week to disclose the poll expenses of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Ganjam collector made the approach when political parties in the state are engaged in a fierce slugfest over […] Read more » Court featured Ganjam DM pleads odisha High Court to recall its ECI notice Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News CBI seeks arrest warrant against Bimal Gurung July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today sought an arrest warrant against the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and 20 others before a city court in connection with the Madan Tamang murder case. The CBI counsel prayed before the chief judge of City Sessions Court Kundan Kumar Kumai that the arrest warrant be issued […] Read more » Bimal Gurung CBI Court Criminal news featured GJM Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Law Legal News Madan Tamang murder case
Top Law News Custodial violence won’t be tolerated, says Delhi HC July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Custodial violence will not be tolerated, the Delhi High Court today said while directing Tihar Jail authorities to ensure that accused in the Election Commission bribery case Sukesh Chandrashekar is not tortured in custody. Justice Ashutosh Kumar also issued notice to the AAP government and the DG Prison of Tihar Jail and asked them to […] Read more » Court custodial violence Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC refuses plea to probe mass murder of Kashmiri Pandits July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking probe and prosecution of various persons, including separatist leader Yasin Malik, for offences including murder of over 700 Kashmiri Pandits during the height of militancy in the Valley in 1989-90. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said that […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News murder of Kashmiri Pandits plea Supreme Court Yasin Malik
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kerala HC denies bail to actor Dileep in abduction case July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today rejected the bail plea of popular Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested for allegedly plotting the February 17 abduction and assault of a popular South Indian actress here. Dismissing the bail application of the actor, Justice Sunil Thomas said the investigation in the case is progressing and the mobile phone, stated by […] Read more » abduction case Court Criminal news featured Kerala High Court denies bail to actor Dileep Law Legal News
Top Law News ‘Inform people about rights in the event of arrest’ July 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the AAP government to run an awareness campaign informing the general public about their rights in the event of arrest or detention by the police in criminal cases. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar observed that there were Supreme […] Read more » AAP government Centre government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Regulatory regime for data protection: Centre to SC July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it will come out with a regulatory regime for data protection, asserting that data involved fundamental rights of individuals. This submission was made before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra which was examining the contentious issue of the 2016 privacy policy of popular messaing […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Regulatory regime for data protection Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects as premature Sasikala Pushpa’s plea on immunity July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed as premature a plea by Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa seeking immunity from the anti-defection law as she has not been after ‘expelled’ from the AIADMK. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said that her plea was “premature” after Pushpa claimed that she had not received any expulsion letter […] Read more » AIADMK Court featured Law Legal News Sasikala Pushpa's plea on immunity Supreme Court
Top Law News SC passes slew of directions for implementaion of NFS Act July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of provisions of the National Food Security (NFS) Act while observing that its compliance has been “pathetic”. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and N V Ramana directed that the secretary of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, should […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Food Security Act NFS Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Army transfer racket: Lt Col, middleman granted bail by court July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Lieutenant Colonel and an alleged middleman has been granted bail by a special court here in a case related to a transfer racket at the Army Headquarters here in which officers allegedly paid lakhs of rupees to manipulate their postings. Special CBI Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra granted relief to Lt. Colonel Ranganathan Suvramani Moni, […] Read more » Army transfer racket CBI Court featured Law Legal News Lt Col middleman granted bail by court Ranganathan Suvramani Moni
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases POCSO can’t be invoked for rape of adult with child-like brain: SC July 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The stringent POCSO Act to deal with sexual offences against minors cannot be invoked to prosecute a man for raping a mentally-challenged adult victim having an under-developed brain like a child, the Supreme Court today ruled. The apex court said that according to Section 2 (d) of the POCSO Act, the term “age” cannot include […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News POCSO rape case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Will decide on early hearing in Babri Masjid dispute case: SC July 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will take a decision to list for early hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid land dispute case. “We will take a decision on it,” a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said when […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Babri Masjid Babri Masjid dispute case Court featured Law Legal News Ram temple Supreme Court
