Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking arrest of 5 JNU students February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A plea, seeking immediate arrest of five JNU students accused of raising anti-national slogans, was dismissed by Delhi High Court today after the petitioner sought to withdraw it due to technical reasons. The plea was filed as a civil writ petition but when the matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justice Manmohan, […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking arrest of 5 JNU students Delhi High Court featured JNU row JNU students Legal News
Top Law News Nandy willing to apologise in SC for his article on Guj February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Political analyst Ashish Nandy today told the Supreme Court he was ready to tender an unconditional apology for a 2008 article written in a national daily which had led to the registration of an FIR against him for allegedly portraying Gujarat in bad light. The statement by Nandys lawyer was made before a bench of […] Read more » featured gujrat Law Legal News Nandy willing to apologise in SC for his article on Guj Supreme Court
Top Law News Two ex-IAS officers get reprieve in Palmolein case February 23, 2016 / February 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A vigilance court in Kerala today acquitted two former senior IAS officers from the over two- decade-old Palmolein import graft case, which had caused a loss of Rs 2.33 crore to the state exchequer in 1991-92. The order was issued by the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) S S Vassan while allowing the discharge […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Palmolein case Two ex-IAS officers get reprieve in Palmolein case
Criminal Law News Man jailed for 15 years for possessing drugs February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for possessing 275 grams of heroin by a Delhi court which also slapped a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on him while noting that enhanced punishment was being awarded as he had been convicted earlier for a similar crime. Special NDPS Judge Shail Jain […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man jailed for 15 years for possessing drugs possessing drugs
Top Law News HC seeks status report on Jat agitation by Monday February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Haryana Government to file a status report by Monday on the Jat agitation which has claimed 19 lives and caused extensive damage to public and private property. A division bench comprising justices S K Mittal and H S Sidhu gave the directions to the states Advocate General […] Read more » featured HC seeks status report on Jat agitation by Monday Jat agitation Legal News Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News SC junks PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies accountable February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies IB, RAW and NTRO accountable to Parliament, saying trying to get into the domain of intelligence may create a dent in nationalsecurity. “We are not inclined to entertain this petition…Trying to get into the domain of intelligence may create dent in national security,” […] Read more » (RAW) featured IB Law Legal News NTRO SC junks PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies accountable Supreme Court
Top Law News Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that judicial magistrates cannot order change of investigating agency in criminal cases as such power was vested only with higher courts. If judicial magistrates are not satisfied with the probe by local police, at the most, they can only direct further investigation and cannot order any other agency such […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC
High Profile Cases Delhi HC asks police for status of probe in Kanhaiya case February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the city police to file by Wednesday a status report of its investigation in the sedition case in which JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar has been arrested. The court’s direction came while hearing Kanhaiya’s bail plea which was opposed by Delhi Police. As soon as the hearing commenced before Justice […] Read more » Criminal news Delhi HC asks police for status of probe in Kanhaiya case Delhi High Court featured JNU Kanhaiya case Law Legal News
Top Law News Kin of woman cop to get Rs 35 lakh in accident case February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has directed a truck owner and an insurance firm to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to the kin of a woman police constable who lost her life in a road accident. Judge KD Vadane ordered truck owner Mohammad Nazir Khan and insurance company, Oriental Insurance Company […] Read more » accident case Court featured insurance Kin of woman cop to get Rs 35 lakh in accident case Law Legal News MACT
Top Law News Bombay HC allows retirement benefits of deceased employee to 2nd wife February 23, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld a CAT order which allowed the plea of the second wife of a Union government employee to claim retirement benefits of her husband after his death, on the ground that the deceased had divorced his first wife. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is a competent court to hear matters pertaining […] Read more » Bombay HC allows retirement benefits of deceased employee to 2nd wife Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News
Environment Law News Residents move NGT against Gurudwara February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A residents welfare association has moved National Green Tribunal against ‘illegal’ dumping of sewage in the Saket storm water drain by a South Delhi gurudwara, prompting the green panel to seek response from Delhi government on the matter. A bench headed by Justice M S Nambiar issued notices to the Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT Residents move NGT against Gurudwara
Top Law News SC to confine hearing to violent incidents at Patiala House February 22, 2016 / February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made it clear that it would confine itself to the violence in Patiala House court complex on February 15 and 17 in which JNU students, teachers and journalists were attacked during the hearing of sedition case against JNUSU head Kanhaiya Kumar. “We are not concerned with other incidents. We are only […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Patiala House SC to confine hearing to violent incidents at Patiala House Supreme Court
