Top Law News Madras HC issues notice to actor Madhavan over alleged encroachment June 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil film actor R Madhavan on a PIL accusing him of encroaching upon a water channel adjacent to land purchased by him in Dindigul district. A division bench here comprising justices K K Sasidharan and B Gokuldas issued notice to the actor and also the Dindigul District […] Read more » alleged encroachment Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court R Madhavan
Top Law News Madras HC wants CISF in Madurai bench by month end June 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today said it expected that CISF may be deployed in its Madurai Bench by the end of this month. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan, while considering a suo motu PIL on deployment of CISF security in the Madurai bench, said, “It is expected […] Read more » CISF Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Madurai Bench
Top Law News BCI warns Tamil Nadu lawyers against boycott June 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India has warned the Tamil Nadulawyers that disciplinary action would be initiated against them for indulging in court boycott to protest against certain amendments made to existing rules under the Advocates Act. The BCI also directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu andPuducherry to identity such lawyers and submit a list […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI warns Tamil Nadu lawyers Court featured Law Legal News Tamil Nadu
High Profile Cases Narada case: HC says its order will be binding on all June 20, 2016 / June 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today said its order would be binding on all irrespective of who was doing what, as the petitioner in the Narada sting case drew its attention over West Bengal government’s decision to hold an enquiry despite the matter being pending before the court. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court featured Law Legal News Narada case sting case West Bengal government
Top Law News No plan to detain Virbhadra Singh”s children: CBI tells Delhi HC June 20, 2016 / June 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today informed Delhi High Court that Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s two children have been called as witnesses for questioning in a disproportionate assets case and there was “no plan” to detain them. The CBI said this after Justice P S Teji asked the probe agency to clearly state whether they intended to […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Virbhadra Singh
Criminal Law News Shyamvar Rai made approver in Sheena Bora murder case June 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Indrani Mukherjea’s former driver Shyamvar Rai was made the main approver and granted pardon in the Sheena Bora murder case by a special CBI court in Mumbai today. Rai, who can now depose as the main witness in the killing of the 23-year-old in 2012, told the court that he will “reveal everything” about the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sheena Bora murder case Shyamvar Rai
Top Law News Animal Welfare Board terms notifications on vermins arbitrary June 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the animal rights organisations to make representations before the Centre regarding three notifications declaring Nilgais, monkeys and wild boars as vermins, with the Animal Welfare Board of India terming it as an “arbitrary” decision. The board, which is an statutory advisory body on animal welfare laws and promotes animal welfare […] Read more » Animal Welfare Board Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court vermins arbitrary
Top Law News Bank can recover loan dues from debtor’s SB account: Madras HC June 18, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Bank can recover loan dues from debtor’s SB account: Madras HC If a debtor failed to settle the loan dues despite reminders from the bank, then the money could be recovered from his savings bank account, ruled the Madras High Courtbench here today. Justice M Venugopal dismissed a writ petition filed by a retired Tamil Nadu Electricity Board employee, who sought to restrain a nationalised bank […] Read more » bank Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court recover loan from debtor's SB account
Top Law News Compensation to passengers: Madras HC reverses orders June 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ruled that the onus was on the railways to prove whether a person, who died after falling from a crowded train, was a bonafide passenger or not and reversed the orders of Railways Claims Tribunal refusing compensation to families of two such victims. In a judgement reserved in the principal […] Read more » Compensation to passengers Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Full Court reiterates CJ’s assurance to Bar Assns June 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Full Court meeting today reiterated the assurance of Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Sanjay Kishan Kaul to the Bar Council and Bar Associations recently that pending examination of the amendments to the Advocates’ Act, no precipitative action will be taken against Advocates. The full court meeting of the judges of the high […] Read more » Bar Associations Bar Council Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Court featured Law Legal News Sanjay Kishan Kaul
High Profile Cases 11 sentenced to life in Gulberg massacre case June 17, 2016 / June 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Calling Gulberg massacre the “darkest day” in the history of civil society, a special SIT court today awarded life term to 11 convicts for burning alive 69 people, including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri, in one of the worst riots post-Godhra violence in 2002. However, the judgement left the prosecution, Jafri’s widow Zakia and civil […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gulberg massacre case Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Vyapam scam: Delhi HC seeks whistleblower reply on CBI plea June 17, 2016 / June 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today sought the response of a whistleblower in the Vyapam recruitment scam on CBI’s plea to provide it copies of documents and a pen-drive which were sent to a forensic lab to examine their veracity and whether there has been any tampering of evidence as alleged by him. Justice P S Teji […] Read more » CBI plea Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Vyapam recruitment scam Vyapam scam
