Top Law News Court pulls up director of prosecution for being non-vigilan February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Special fast track court has imposed a cost of Rs 1,000 on the Director of Prosecution for not being vigilant and failing to provide a substitute prosecutor to it, causing a delay in disposal of cases. The court also made it clear that the cost amount would be recovered from the salary of Director […] Read more » Court Court pulls up director of prosecution for being non-vigilan director of prosecution for being non-vigilan featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC junks plea agnst Bassi for “influencing” JNU probe February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking action against Police Chief B S Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the JNU sedition case, saying the plea was for “publicity interest” and courts cannot be burdened with such applications. “Why did you file this petition? We are surprised that this is not for […] Read more » B S Bassi Court Delhi HC junks plea agnst Bassi for "influencing" JNU probe Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured JNU probe Law Legal News
Top Law News Delhi HC upholds TRAI order to compensate consumers for call drops February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant development, the Delhi High Court today upheld telecom regulator’s Trai decision asking operators to mandatory compensate mobile users with rupee one for every call drop, maximum to three calls per day. Telecom operators had approached the Delhi High Court against Trai’s regulation. Petitions were filed by the Cellular Operators Association of […] Read more » Call drops Court Delhi HC upholds TRAI order to compensate consumers for call drops Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News TRAI
Top Law News Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer, accuses him of blackmail February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today restrained an advocate of a city-based law firm engaged by the Adani Group of Gujarat from disclosing professional communication sent to him in connection with the company’s proposed purchase of land for a multi-crore power project in Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. Issuing the interim order, valid till March 14, on […] Read more » accuses him of blackmail Adani group Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News R K Pachauri moves Delhi HC, seeks action against some media houses February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment TERI Executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations by an ex-woman colleague, today moved Delhi High Court seeking action against some media houses for “deliberately” disobeying its earlier orders restraining them from publishing averments against him. The contempt petition, which also sought directions to ensure compliance of two orders passed in February […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News R K Pachauri R K Pachauri moves Delhi HC seeks action against some media houses
Criminal Law News 4 more GCPA agitators slapped with sedition charges February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four more persons, arrested in connection with the agitation by the Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association at New Cooch Behar railway station, were produced in the court of CJM Selim Ahmed Ansari today. Twenty-nine GCPA supporters were produced in the same CJM’s court over the last two days. The police had initiated cases against 37 […] Read more » 4 more GCPA agitators slapped with sedition charges Court featured GCPA agitators Law Legal News sedition charges
Criminal Law News Man gets double life imprisonment for murder February 26, 2016 / February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here today awarded double life imprisonment to a 32-year-old man for murdering a four-year-old boy after sexually abusing him at Avudayarpuram in Virudhanagar district in 2014. Mahila Court Judge Devadass awarded life imprisonment to him for murdering the boy and a similar separate sentence for offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets double life imprisonment for murder
Top Law News SC declines to entertain PIL on new juvenile law February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL filed by a Congress leader and activist challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile lawthat allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and above to be tried as adults if they commit heinous offences like rape and murder. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection […] Read more » Criminal news featured juvenile law Law Legal News SC declines to entertain PIL on new juvenile law Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all forms in the country saying that the nation cannot “afford to carry on any experiment” in the name of “liberty or freedom of speech and expression”. “The Centre shall file affidavit to suggest ways and means to curb child […] Read more » ban child pornography Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography Supreme Court
Top Law News Coal scam: H C Gupta, one firm put on trial February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a private firm were on Friday put on trial by a special court here for allegedly entering into a conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying the acts attributed to him prima facie show that he had favoured the company. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar framed charges against […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: H C Gupta Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News one firm put on trial
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on establishing National Court of Appeal February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities to decide cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, which issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice, also appointed senior […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News National Court of Appeal SC notice to Centre on establishing National Court of Appeal Supreme Court
Top Law News Kejriwal’s words against PM “defamatory, seditious”: Court told February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An advocate, who has filed a criminal complaint against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, today alleged in a Delhi court that remarks like “coward” and “psychopath” uttered by the AAP leader against Prime Minister Narendra Modi were “defamatory and seditious”. The lawyer argued before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra that Kejriwal’s statements could spread “disharmony” and “disaffection” in […] Read more » Arvind Kejariwal CBI Delhi court featured Kejriwal's words against PM "defamatory Law Legal News seditious": Court told
