High Profile Cases Herald case: Court allows Swamy’s plea to summon INC documents March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today allowed a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and summoned certain documents pertaining to financial details of Indian National Congress (INC) for the year 2010-2011 in the National Herald case. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen partly allowed Swamy’s plea in which he had sought summoning of documents related to financial details of INC, […] Read more » Court Delhi featured Herald case Herald case: Court allows Swamy's plea to summon INC documents Law Legal News Swamy's plea to summon INC documents
Top Law News 2 judges elevated as CJs, 71 addl judges made permanent judges March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Seventy-one additional judges of seven high courts were today made permanent judges even as Justice C S Karnan, who recently courted controversy by “staying” CJIs transfer order, was shifted to Calcutta High Court. Justice Ajit Singh of Rajasthan High Court has been elevated as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court while Justice Satish Kumar Mittal […] Read more » 2 judges elevated as CJs 71 addl judges made permanent judges Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Sadhu gets life term for killing boy March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Muzaffarnagar (UP) local court today convicted a sadhu and sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing a 14-year-old boy three years ago. Additional District Sessions judge Narender Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on 40-year-old Mahant Ompuri after holding him guilty under section 302 (murder) of IPC in the case relating to the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Legal News murder case Sadhu gets life term for killing boy
Criminal Law News Minor girl rape: Fugitive RJD MLA surrenders March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Controversial RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a minor girl last month, surrendered in a courthere in Bihar’s Nalanda district today after being on the run. Yadav, 50, MLA from Nawada, surrendered in the court of Additional District Judge Rashmi Sikha in the alleged rape of a 15-year-old school girl studying in class […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Legal News Minor girl rape: Fugitive RJD MLA surrenders rape case RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav
Top Law News AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today made it clear to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art Of Living (AOL) Foundation which is organising World Culture Festival that it has time till tomorrow to pay Rs five crore fine and law will take its own course if it fails to do so. “They still have time till tomorrow […] Read more » AOL AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT Art of Living event Court featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An educated woman is mature enough to understand the consequences of having physical relations with her partner and such cases will not fall under the ambit of rape, the Bombay High Court said today while granting anticipatory bail to a 25-year-old man. Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of the youth from […] Read more » Bombay High Court Consensual physical relations do not amount to rape: Bombay HC Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Govt to frame rules to ensure police don’t misuse powers while March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court it was planning to frame guidelines to ensure police don’t misuse powers while raiding hotels to check prostitution. This was stated by Chief Public Prosecutor S S Shindewhen a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka inquired whether the state had issued any guidelines to ensure police do […] Read more » Court featured Govt to frame rules to ensure police don't misuse powers while Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Kahlon taken in police custody for eight days March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Kolkata Port Trust chairman R P S Kahlon, a senior IAS officer, was today remanded by a city court to police custody for eight days following his arrest from a five-star hotel here for allegedly taking Rs 20 lakh bribe. Judge Debabrata Sinha at Bankshall Court rejected the bail plea of Kahlon, a 1984-batch IAS […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Kahlon taken in police custody for eight days Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Babri case: SC judge recuses from hearing crl appeals March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court judge today recused from hearing appeals pertaining to dropping of criminal conspiracy charge against L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and other BJP-VHP leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Justice V Gopala Gowda, who was heading the bench also comprising Justice Arun Mishra, recused himself from the hearing without […] Read more » Ayodhya case Babri case Babri case: SC judge recuses from hearing crl appeals Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Prisoner serving life sentence gets 10-yr RI March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A prisoner serving life sentence in Nashik Road Central Jail has been awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment in connection with the murder of an inmate. District and Sessions Judge Anil Khadase yesterday awarded 10-year RI to Manoj Kumar Yadav, who is presently serving life imprisonment in a murder case, after convicting him of killing a […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Mumbai Prisoner serving life sentence gets 10-yr RI
Criminal Law News Jail to cop and lawyer for framing man in false rape case March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A sub-inspector and a lawyer have been sentenced to four years in jail for implicating a man in a false rape case with the court observing that police and advocates play a pivotal role in justice delivery system and are unquestionably bound by probity, integrity and ethics. The court, which took a stern view, said […] Read more » Court Criminal news false rape case featured Jail to cop and lawyer for framing man in false rape case Legal News
Criminal Law News Headley to be cross-examined from March 22-25 March 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley will be cross-examined in the 26/11 terror attacks case from March 22-25, said reports on Thursday. Headley, convicted in the United States for his role in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had earlier deposed before a Mumbai court via a video link and exposed Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 attacks. Headley […] Read more » Court Criminal news David Headley featured Headley to be cross-examined from March 22-25 Law Legal News
