Top Law News Panaji mayor creek mishap: Court notice to police June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today issued notices to North Goa and Panaji Police to file their replies on July 1 in connection with a case pertaining to the city mayor falling into a creek here recently. On June 26, a photo-op turned into a major embarrassment for city Mayor Surendra Furtado, landing him in murky waters […] Read more » Court Court notice to goa police featured Law Legal News Panaji mayor creek mishap
Criminal Law News 2 get life term in 27-year-old acid attack case June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Nalanda district court today sentenced two persons to life imprisonment in a case of acid attack 27 years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge-VI, Isratullah, convicted Ratan Singh and Tanik Singh and awarded life term to them. The court also imposed Rs one lakh fine on each of them. Another convict Brajdev Singh was […] Read more » Acid attack case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News life term
Top Law News Probe agencies don’t follow protocol in drugs cases – Court June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Probe agencies do not follow investigation protocols despite being aware of the gravity of narcotics-related offences, a court here has observed while pulling up Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for framing an African national in a case involving 10 kg heroin. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, while absolving African national Samson Ongera Omoro of the […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News protocol in drugs cases
High Profile Cases Gujarat court refuses to ban book mocking PM Modi June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has dismissed a suit seeking a ban on the sale of a Gujarati book in which author Jayesh Shah, a Congress leader, has allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Civil court judge A M Dave cited Article 19 of the Constitution and dismissed the suit on Monday, holding that banning the book, […] Read more » Court featured Fekuji Have Dilli Ma Fekuji is in Delhi now Gujarat court Law Legal News refuses to ban book mocking PM Modi
Top Law News Vodafone tax case: Delhi HC allows penalty proceedings June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today allowed the income tax department to go ahead with its penalty proceedings against telecom major Vodafone, but asked the agency not to give effect to its final order till the next hearing in July. A vacation bench of V Kameswar Rao and I S Mehta passed the order on Vodafone’s plea […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News penalty proceedings Vodafone tax case
Top Law News Court asks magistrate to decide afresh driving case June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has set aside the one-year jail term of a man, who was convicted for causing death of a person due to his negligent driving, saying he did not get meaningful legal assistance during trial. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Vrinda Kumari remanded the case back to the magisterial court with a direction that […] Read more » Court Delhi court driving case featured Law Legal News
Top Law News SC refers petition on homosexuality to CJI’s bench June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred the plea of some celebrities, who claim to be part of the LGBT community, seeking quashing of section 377 of the IPC which criminalises homosexuality in the country, to a bench already seized of the matter. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan said the matter […] Read more » CJI's bench Court featured Law Legal News petition on homosexuality Supreme Court
Top Law News “Attack” Pandi moves HC for bail June 28, 2016 / June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today directed the CB-CID police to file its counter to a bail plea of the prime accused in the murder of a former close aide of former union minister M K Alagiri here in 2013. Justice V M Velumani directed the CB-CID to file the counter on […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Pandi moves HC for bail Tamilnadu
High Profile Cases Ex-DMK minister gets anticipatory bail in poll case June 28, 2016 / June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Senior DMK leader and former state minister Thangam Thennarasu was today granted anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court bench here in an election- related case filed in Virudhunagar district in the run-up to the May 16 assembly polls. Justice V M Velumani granted the bail and directed the DMK leader to cooperate with the […] Read more » Court Ex-DMK minister gets anticipatory bail featured Law Legal News Madras High Court poll case Thangam Thennarasu
Top Law News Celebs move SC for decriminalising consensual homosexuality June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Some high-profile celebrities, who claim to be part of the LGBT community, have approached the Supreme Courtseeking quashing of section 377 of the IPC which criminalises homosexuality in the country. The celebrities, including chef Ritu Dalmia, hotelier Aman Nath and dancer N S Johar, have sought protection of their sexual rights on the ground that […] Read more » celebs consensual homosexuality Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Court quashes summons to BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has quashed the order summoning BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri as accused in an alleged assault case, saying there was an attempt to rope him in the case due to “political rivalry”. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar allowed the plea of 54-year-old Bidhuri, also an ex-MLA, while observing that the complainant Sameen Bhai […] Read more » assault case Court Court quashes summons to BJP MP featured Law Legal News Ramesh Bidhuri
Top Law News Disability of witness does not affect credibility: Delhi HC June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Courts must take due care when a differently-abled person who may have a limited vocabulary is being cross-examined and should protect such witnesses from being unfairly dealt with, the Delhi High Court has said. The disability of such a witness does not affect his or her credibility, the High Court said, stressing it was the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Disability of witness does not affect credibility featured Law Legal News
