Criminal Law News Rapist sentenced to 7 years in jail December 11, 2015 / December 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Pratapgarh (UP) court has awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to a person for raping a girl in Maheshganj area of the district. Additional Sessions Judge Bhairav Lal awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to Ravindra Prasad Mishra yesterday for raping a girl in a village in Maheshganj in October 2012. The court also imposed fine of Rs […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case Rapist sentenced to 7 years in jail UP
Top Law News Muzaffarnagar Court issues notices to BJP MP, MLA for violation of prohibitory orders December 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Muzaffarnagar court has issued notices to 18 BJP activists, including party MP Hukum Singh and MLA Suresh Rana, for alleged violation of prohibitory orders while holding a protest in Shamli in 2013. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vijai Verma yesterday issued notices to 18 people and asked them to appear before the court on December […] Read more » BJP Court featured Law Legal News MLA MLA for violation of prohibitory orders MP Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar Court issues notices to BJP MP
Top Law News Hardik’s call interception: Gujarat HC seeks govt’s affidavit December 8, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today asked the state government to file an affidavit on a plea by Hardik Patel questioning the legality of interception of his phone calls as well as of his associates, but rejected the defence’s request to share details of certain Home Department orders. During arguments, Hardik’s lawyer B M Mangukiya asked […] Read more » featured Gujarat High Court Hardik patel Hardik's call interception: Gujarat HC seeks govt's affidavit Law Legal News
Top Law News Take stringent action to stop custodial deaths: Bombay HC December 8, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra government to take stern steps to stop the “illegal and inhuman practice” of custodial deaths occurring in the state. “The government should take strict action against police officers and staff who are responsible for custodial deaths and punish them to set an example for others by giving a message […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Take stringent action to stop custodial deaths: Bombay HC
Top Law News SC’s notice on pleas of cruelty against elephants December 8, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, Rajasthan and Goa on pleas alleging that cruelty is being meted out to elephants used for joyrides in these states. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to find out as to whether the elephants, used for joyrides, […] Read more » featured Law Legal News SC's notice on pleas of cruelty against elephants Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Sheena Bora case: Court asks CBI to complete probe by Dec 17 December 8, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court granted permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to interrogate Indrani Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamwar Rai for 10 days. “Permission is granted within specified period,” CBI court Judge H S Mahajan ordered on Tuesday. The judge ordered the CBI to hand over copies of statements of witnesses recorded by a […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sheena Bora case Sheena Bora case: Court asks CBI to complete probe by Dec 17
Top Law News Employee killed on duty can get compensation, rules court December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If an employee is murdered while performing his duty, he is eligible for compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, a Thane court has held. Judge B Y Phad awarded a compensation of Rs 8,61,120 to a woman and her child for the murder of her husband while on duty in 2011. In their claim, family […] Read more » Employee killed on duty can get compensation featured Law Legal News Pune court rules court
Top Law News Hardik sent to one-day police remand by Surat court December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Surat court on Monday remanded Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in one-day police custody in a case in which he had allegedly instructed his fellow activists to block a national highway passing from Surat two months back. Judicial Magistrate of Kathor rural court J.D. Solanki sent the 22-year-old firebrand leader to a day’s remand […] Read more » Court featured Hardik patel Hardik sent to one-day police remand by Surat court Law Legal News Surat
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Court language is English: SC December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to make the court judgement available in Hindi and regional languages, saying the court language is English. “We cannot pass such direction as the court language is English,” a bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justice A K Sikri and Justice R Banumathi […] Read more » Court Court language is English: SC featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to pre-empt any ex-parte order on appeals likely to be filed by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in the National Herald case. “I have filed a caveat in the Supreme Court that in case they file any petition, it should […] Read more » featured Law Legal News National Herald case National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bombay HC begins dictation of verdict in Salman’s case December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday said it would give its ruling on the applicability of culpable homicide charge against Bollywood star Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case and also on other key questions like the admissibility of the statement of the actor’s former body guard as evidence. This was stated by Justice A.R. […] Read more » Bombay HC begins dictation of verdict in Salman's case Bombay High Court Criminal news featured Hit-and-run case Law Legal News Salman Khan
Top Law News J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17 December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court will start the trial of the journalist J Dey murder case on a daily basis from December 17. Underworld don Chhota Rajan was shown as an absconding accused in the case. “The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court will start recording the statements of witnesses from December 17 on a day-to-day […] Read more » Criminal news featured J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17 J. Dey murder case Law Legal News murder case
