Top Law News SC refuses to entertain AAP leader’s plea against death threat July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Asish Khetan alleging death threats from right-wing organisations. A bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit asked Khetan to approach the Delhi High Court with his plea in which he has also sought framing of guidelines to […] Read more » AAP Asish Khetan Court featured Law Legal News plea against death threat Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Mallya fails to appear before SC in contempt case July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, who was held guilty of contempt, today failed to make a personal appearance before the Supreme Court despite being directed to do so. A bench comprising of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit fixed the matter for hearing on July 14 and sought the assistance of the Solicitor General […] Read more » contempt case Court featured Kingfisher Airlines Law Legal News SBI Supreme Court Vajay Mallya
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court goes easy on reckless driver who took injured to doctor July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man’s act of taking two injured persons to a doctor has earned him the leniency of a Delhi court which set aside the two-month jail term awarded to him for endangering the life of others by rash driving. The court, while releasing Gramin Sewa driver Pradeep Tanwar, 47, on probation for one year, said […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Rash driving
Top Law News SC allows counselling and admissions to IITs July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed the counselling and admission into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country on the basis of the results of the IIT-JEE (Advance) 2017 results by vacating its stay on it. The apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra vacated its stay ordered last Friday, but asked the high […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court allows counselling and admissions to IITs
Top Law News Delhi HC questions maintainability of plea against Speaker’s order July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today questioned the maintainability of a plea by two persons challenging the Delhi Assembly Speaker’s order sending them to jail for throwing pamphlets and sloganeering in the House. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri wondered how a habeas corpus plea, as filed by the two, can be heard […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP Court Delhi Assembly Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News plea against Speaker's order
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four acquitted in Jagdish Varma murder case July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four persons including the wife of late builder Jagdish Varma, who was killed here in 2013, were acquitted of all charges in the infamous murder case, by a local court for want of sufficient evidence. The prosecution had alleged that the four accused had killed 40-year-old Varma and dumped his body in the Bhatsa river […] Read more » Bhatsa river Court featured Jagdish Varma murder case Law Legal News Shahpur
Criminal Law News Top Law News 3 transgenders acquitted in attempt to murder case July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three transgenders have been acquitted by a city court in a case of attempt to murder after the complainant refused to acknowledge the incident. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey granted the relief to the accused noting there was no eyewitness to the incident except the complainant himself, who denied the prosecution story altogether. “In view […] Read more » 3 transgenders acquitted in attempt to murder case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Kids’ custody battles transcend boundaries, law is needed: CJI July 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Intense custody battles in courts between estranged spouses transcending national boundaries cause children “immense mental stress”, necessitating a law on inter-country child custody cases, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said today. “The only question is to give custody to which parent. It’s not simple. It’s a cultural question involving the ways of life, […] Read more » Chief Justice of India J S Khehar Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction CJI custody battle custody battles transcend boundaries featured Hague Convention of October 1980 International Law Association Kid Law Supreme Court judge A K Sikri
Top Law News Aadhaar-linked issues to be decided by constitution bench: SC July 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said all the issues arising out of Aadhaar should finally be decided by a larger bench and the Chief Justice of India would take a call on the need for setting up a constitution bench comprising seven or nine judges. “My opinion is that once a matter has been referred to […] Read more » Aadhaar-linked issues to be decided by constitution bench Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Banks not to take coercive steps against farmers, says SC July 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Financial institutions should not resort to coercive action for recovery of loans from farmers in case of crop failure and the government should intervene in such cases, the Supreme Court said today. The apex court said the government’s approach should be preventive rather than compensatory and it should “travel the last mile” to reach out […] Read more » Banks not to take coercive steps against farmers Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Gorakhpur riots case: HC asks petitioners to file rejoinder to govt affidavit July 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On a petition seeking a CBI probe into the 2007 Gorakhpur riots, the Allahabad High Court today asked the petitioners to file his rejoinder to the counter affidavit of the state government. A Division Bench, comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice K P Singh, passed the order on the petition of Parvez Parwaz and Asad […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Gorakhpur riots case Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Byculla jail death: Court extends police custody of 6 accused July 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A metropolitan magistrate’s court here today extended till July 14 the police custody of six personnel of Byculla prison, arrested in connection with the death of a woman inmate. The accused– Manisha Pokharkar, Wasima Shaikh, Shital Shegokar, Surekha Gulve, Aarti Shingne and Bindu Naikade– were produced in the court as their police remand ended today. […] Read more » Byculla jail death Court Court extends police custody of 6 accused in byculla death Criminal news featured Law Legal News
