High Profile Cases Will not re-visit 1995 judgement on ‘Hindutva’: SC October 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ruled out re-visiting the famous ‘Hindutva’ verdict holding Hinduism as a “way of life’ making it clear that it would not go into the “larger debate” as the issue did not find mention in the reference made by a five-judge bench. “We will not go into the larger debate as to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Will not re-visit 1995 judgement on Hindutva
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC reserves order on Arvind Kejriwal’s petition October 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court reserved its order on a petition moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, challenging the summons issued by a lower court in connection with a criminal case. Justice Aditya Nath Mittal of the Lucknow bench of the court reserved its order after hearing the petition yesterday. […] Read more » AAP Allahabad High Court Court featured HC reserves order on Arvind Kejriwal's petition Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Two gets 20 years in jail for raping a girl October 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A fast track court here has sentenced 20 years in jail to two rape accused and also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on each of them. Additional District Counsel Yusuf Nirwan said that after completion of final hearing, Additional District and Sessions judge Vandna Singh awarded 20-year jail term to Sannu alias Dinesh and […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case Two gets 20 years in jail
Criminal Law News Top Law News Lalita suicide case: Rohit’s father sent to JC October 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today sent the father of national-level Kabaddi player Rohit Kumar to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged suicide by his wife Lalita who had accused him and her in-laws of harassment. Rohit’s father, Vijay Singh, was produced before a link magistrate who remanded him to judicial custody till November 4 […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Lalita suicide case Law Legal News Rohit's father sent to JC
Criminal Law News Sheena Bora case: CBI files 2nd charge sheet October 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today filed its second supplementary charge sheet in the 2012 Sheena Bora murder case in a special court, stating Sheena’s mother and prime accused Indrani Mukerjea kept her husband Peter Mukerjea updated on phone over the selection of spot for disposal of the body. The nearly 200-page charge sheet was filed before the court […] Read more » CBI files 2nd charge sheet Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sheena Bora case
Top Law News Garbage mounds “like Qutub Minar” in Delhi; SC concerned October 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An “alarming” situation prevails in Delhi as the garbage mounds near three landfill sites here are “like Qutub Minar”, the Supreme Court today said as it rapped the Delhi government for not doing enough to dispose of the huge quantity of waste. It also asked the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators to create awareness […] Read more » Court featured Garbage like Qutub Minar in Delhi Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC directs Parsvnath to give flat to MoS Rathore in 2 days October 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today directed Parsvnath developers to hand over possession of a flat in its Gurgaon project to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in two days. A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said “the possession of flat shall be handed over to the respondent in two […] Read more » Court featured flat to MoS Rathore Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Nepali smuggler sentenced to 10-yr imprisonment October 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Nepalese has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a court for smuggling drugs into India. Additional District judge Brij Lal Chaurasia yesterday held Ishwarlal Roka, a resident of Dang district in Nepal, guilty of smuggling narcotics into India. The court also imposed a fine Rs 1 lakh on him. Roka was […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Nepali smuggler SSB
High Profile Cases Bypolls: Madras HC moved against allocating registered symbols October 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A petition was filed today in Madras High Court to forbear the Election Commission from assigning registered symbols to AIADMK candidate Senthil Balaji and DMK nominee in the November 19 assembly by-election to Aravakurichi constituency. Petitioner S Rajendran of Karur District submitted that election to the Aravakurichi constituency was cancelled during the assembly polls in […] Read more » Bypolls Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC moved against allocating registered symbols
Criminal Law News Two get life term for killing truck driver October 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing a truck driver and looting his truck in 2009. Birju and Nishan Singh were awarded the jail sentence by Additional District Sessions Judge Ombir Singh, who also imposed a fine of Rs 46,000 on each of the convicts. They were convicted […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured killing truck driver Law Legal News Two get life term
Top Law News Conciliatory procedure needed to settle matrimonial dispute: Delhi HC October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Conciliatory approach is needed to settle matrimonial disputes between couples, the Delhi High Court said today while highlighting the role of mediation in resolving such cases. “As the matrimonial disputes are mainly between husband and wife and personal matters are involved in such disputes, so, it requires conciliatory procedure to bring a settlement between them. […] Read more » Conciliatory procedure needed to settle matrimonial dispute Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Decibel meters: HC warns of aggravated contempt action against October 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today warned of “aggravated contempt” action against Maharashtra government’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home) K P Bakshi if the state fails to procure meters to measure noise levels by November this year. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A A Sayed had in May this year issued contempt notice […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Decibel meters featured Law Legal News Maharashtra