Top Law News Act against witness for non-appearance: CBI to Delhi court April 26, 2016 / April 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The CBI today told a Delhi court that strict action be taken against witnesses if they fail to appear for their deposition in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and two others are facing trial pertaining to the alleged killing of a man. CBI’s submission came when a prosecution witness […] Read more » Act against witness for non-appearance CBI Court Delhi court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Life imprisonment to inspector of schools for murder April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court in Rayagada district of Odisha today awarded life imprisonment to an inspector of schools for the murder of a lady teacher in 2013. District and Session Judge, Rayagada, Janab Mohammed Ajmal held Netrananda Dandasena guilty under sections 109, 302 and 120 (B) of IPC and pronounced life term. The verdict was delivered on […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured inspector of schools Law Legal News life imprisonment murder case
Top Law News Patna HC upholds Narendra Singh’s disqualification April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court today upheld the Bihar Legislative Council chairmans decision to disqualify Narendra Singh from the membership of the Upper House. “There is no reason to interfere with the order passed by the Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council and hence the petition is dismissed,” a bench of Justice K K Mandal said. The […] Read more » Court featured JDU Law Legal News MLC Narendra Singh Patna High Court
Criminal Law News 12-year jail for Nigerian possessing cocaine April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Nigerian national has been sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for possessing 120 grams of cocaine and living in India without a valid visa or permit. Special NDPS Judge Shail Jain handed down the jail term to 35-year-old Okoye Jhonbosco Uchenna, a native of Nigeria, and also imposed a fine […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Nigerian possessing cocaine
Top Law News SC extends till Sept 30 stay of marine Latorre in Italy April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended the stay of marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with his colleague Salvatore Girone is accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012, in Italy till September 30. The court was informed by the Centre that international arbitration proceedings in the matter would be completed by December 2018. A […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News marine Latorre in Italy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Al-Qaeda operatives remanded in police custody April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today remanded two Al-Qaeda operatives to seven-day police custody for interrogation. Abdul Rehman Katki, who was arrested by STF team of Delhi from Cuttack in December last and Abdul Sami, arrested from Haryana in January last, were brought to Jamshedpur from Delhi last night and produced before the Court of Chief Judicial […] Read more » Al-Qaeda Court Criminal news Cuttack featured Law Legal News police custody
Criminal Law News Life sentence for two in murder case April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two persons have been sentenced for life by a local court for kidnapping and murdering a teenager in 2014. The local court judge Sanjay Singh yesterday awarded life sentence to Salman and Sabir and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them. 17-year-old Faizan, a resident of Mardan Naka in the city, was returning after […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Life sentence murder case
Top Law News SC refuses to hear plea against SEBI chief reappointment April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the reappointment of U K Sinha as Chairman of market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) till 2017, saying there is no bar on it. “We are not inclined to hear this,” a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India plea SEBI chief Supreme Court U K Sinha
High Profile Cases Mallya not cooperating in probe: Banks tell SC April 25, 2016 / April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | 4 Comments on Mallya not cooperating in probe: Banks tell SC The consortium of banks today alleged in the Supreme Court that Vijay Mallya, who has been in United Kingdom, is not cooperating in the investigation of cases lodged against him and was averse to disclosing foreign assets. Further, in the rejoinder to the affidavit filed by the beleaguered businessman, the consortium said that disclosure of overseas […] Read more » Banks Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court Vijay Mallya
Top Law News SYL case:Sacked Delhi govt lawyer criticises his removal in SC April 25, 2016 / April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A lawyer who was sacked for making the stand of Delhi Government allegedly without instruction on sensitive Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal case today told the Supreme Court that the Aam Aadmi Party government’s ground for his removal was a “blatant lie”. Delhi Government had replaced advocate Suresh Tripathy as its standing counsel in the apex […] Read more » Court Delhi government featured Law Legal News Satluj-Yamuna Link Supreme Court SYL case
Environment Law News NGT orders re-inspection in Coca Cola’s plant in UP April 25, 2016 / April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has ordered re-inspection into the premises of beverages major Coca Cola’s Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh to investigate whether it was discharging effluents into a nearby pond. The green panel directed officials from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to inspect the Hapur plant after going […] Read more » Coca Cola Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT UP
Criminal Law News Court sets free 8 Muslim youths in 2006 Malegaon blast case April 25, 2016 / April 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Charges against eight Muslim youths accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts case were today dropped by a special court in Mumbai due to lack of evidence against them. The accused were discharged by V V Patil, Designated Judge of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), nearly 10 years after the serial bomb blasts […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Malegaon blast case
