High Profile Cases SC notice to Vijay Mallya on plea of consortium of banks July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Vijay Mallya has not disclosed his full assets including USD 45 million received by him from a British firm, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today told the Supreme Court which issued notice to the liquor baron. The Attorney General said that Mallya has not disclosed full details of his assets and he is accountable to the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Vijay Mallya (KFA)
Top Law News Courts should rarely exercise power to thwart arbitration: HC July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has said that while courts have the power to issue injunction against arbitration proceedings, they should use it rarely. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said courts need to remind themselves that the trend was to minimise interference with arbitration which was the “forum of choice”. “Courts must […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC under security blanket as lawyers hold siege stir July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Sections of lawyers from across Tamil Nadu are holding a siege protest in front of the Madras High Court here today demanding withdrawal of new disciplinary rules, claiming them to be “draconian,” even as police brought the court premises under a tight security blanket. The advocates belonging to various lawyers associations are seeking withdrawal of […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News AAP MLA remanded in two days police custody in sacrilege case July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Yadav was today remanded in police custody for two days by a local court in connection with an incident of alleged sacrilege here last month, a day after the Delhi legislator was arrested in the case by Punjab police. Malerkotla Additional Civil Judge Preeti Sukheja sent Yadav to two […] Read more » (AAP) MLA Naresh Yadav Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News HC upholds Bina Ramani’s discharge in forgery case July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld a sessions court’s order discharging socialite Bina Ramani, owner of restro-bar Tamarind Court where model Jessica Lal was shot dead in 1999, in an alleged forgery case. Justice P S Teji said the sessions court decision to set aside the order passed by a magisterial court framing charge under […] Read more » Court Criminal Law Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News Drunk driver acted like suicidal human bomb: Court July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to set aside the jail term awarded to a 35-year-old man held guilty of drunken driving, observing that he acted like a “suicidal human bomb” who could have taken the life of others while driving in such a state of mind. The court, however, modified the jail term by reducing […] Read more » Court Criminal Law Drunk driver featured Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC collegium recommends transfer of two judges July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium is learnt to have recommended transfer of two judges from Rajasthan back to the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the Centre said it is not advisable to have several judges from the same high court in another high court. Justices Jaishree Thakur and Anupinder Singh Grewal were transferred to Rajasthan […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Arrested IPS officer Joydeep Nayak sent to jail July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Senior IPS officer Joydeep Nayak, arrested from Ghaziabad by Odisha vigilance sleuths in a corruption case, was today remanded in judicial custody and sent to Choudwar jail after being produced at the residence of a vigilance court special judge here. The Tripura-Manipur cadre Odia officer is facing corruption charges here for his alleged key role […] Read more » corruption Court Criminal Law featured IPS Joydeep Nayak arrested Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Auto ads policy taking time due to change of minister: HC told July 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court it was not against changing its policy on advertisements on autos but a final decision will take some time as the earlier Transport Minister had resigned and a new one was at the helm. The submission was made before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News German bakery blast: SC notice to convict on Maha’s appeal July 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the response of Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone convict in Pune German Bakery blast which had claimed 17 lives in 2010, on a plea of the Maharashtra government against the Bombay High Court verdict that commuted his death penalty to life term. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and […] Read more » Court Criminal Law News featured German Bakery blast Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bail plea of IAS officer rejected July 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today dismissed the bail petition of IAS officer Jitendra Gupta, who was arrested in a corruption case by vigilance department 10 days ago. Vigilance court special judge Raghvendra Kumar Singh dismissed the regular bail petition of Gupta, a 2013 batch IAS officer. Gupta, who was sub-divisional officer of Mohania in Rohtas district, […] Read more » arrestedIAS officer Jitendra Gupta corruption Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Disqualification of lawmakers: SC seeks response July 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission on a PIL alleging that despite the ruling of the apex court, elected lawmakers continue to enjoy their status as MPs and MLAs for quite some time after their conviction in criminal cases. Initially, a bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices […] Read more » Court featured Legal News Supreme Court
