Criminal Law News MP: Life sentence for 8 persons in murder case August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Shivpuri has awarded life imprisonment to eight persons in a 2010 triple murder case. The sentence was awarded yesterday by the Third Additional Session Judge, Qamar Iqbal under section 302 of IPC, the prosecution said today. On June 14, 2010, the accused had killed a woman, her son and grandson at village […] Read more » Criminal news fwatured Law Legal News MP MP: Life sentence for 8 persons in murder case murder case
Criminal Law News Husband duty-bound to maintain his wife: Court August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has directed a man to pay Rs 5,000 per month as maintenance to his estranged wife and minor son in a domestic violence case saying he was duty bound by law to maintain them. In an ex-parte order against the husband and in-laws of the woman, Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Parihar also directed […] Read more » Court Delhi domestic violance Husband duty-bound to maintain his wife: Court Law Legal News
Top Law News SC refers Aadhar card matter to Constitution Bench August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s ambitious scheme to provide Aadhar card to all citizens and decide whether right to privacy is a fundamental right. Allowing the Centre’s plea, a three-judge bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar, S A Bobde and C Nagappan, framed various questions, […] Read more » Aadhar card constitution bench featured Law Legal News SC refers Aadhar card matter to Constitution Bench Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi High Court dismisses Ola cabs’ plea against Delhi govts’s ban August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a setback to app-based cab service provider Ola, Delhi High Court today dismissed the company’s plea challenging a single-judge order upholding the city government’s ban on such taxi services. “Appeal dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said. The single-judge in his July 29 interim order had directed Delhi […] Read more » Delhi govt Delhi High Court Delhi High Court dismisses Ola cabs' plea against Delhi govts's ban featured Law Legal News ola Cabs
Top Law News Maran moves Supreme Court against Madras HC’s order cancelling his bail August 11, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s decision to cancel his bail and asking him to surrender in a case related to alleged installation of telephone exchange at his residence A three-judge bench comprising justices T S Thakur, V Gopala Gowda and R Banumathi allowed the […] Read more » Dayanidhi Maran featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Maran moves Supreme Court against Madras HC's order cancelling his bail Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Kidnap, rape of 9-year-old girl: Couple and youth jailed August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A couple and a youth have been sentenced to varying jail terms for the offences of raping and kidnapping a minor girl by a Delhi court which relied on the testimonies of the victim and her father, saying they were “convincing and truthful”. The court awarded 10-year jail term to 55-year-old Ram Udagar and Tej Narain, […] Read more » creminal news featured Kidnap Law Legal News rape rape of 9-year-old girl: Couple and youth jailed
Criminal Law News Jahnvi Gadkar case: Mumbai Police files charge sheet August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mumbai Police today filed a charge sheet against 35-year-old corporate lawyer Jahnvi Gadkar, who is accused of mowing down two persons here on June 10 under the influence of alcohol. “We have filed a 560-page charge sheet against the accused. We have made it a watertight case,” said an official of the police department. The […] Read more » featured Jahnvi Gadkar case Jahnvi Gadkar case: Mumbai Police files charge sheet Law Legal News Mumbai Police
Top Law News HC quashes OBC quota for Jats in 2 Raj districts August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Rajasthan High Court today quashed a 1999 order granting OBC quota to Jats in Dholpur and Bharatpur districts of the state with prospective effect and directed that the OBC commission review status of all communities in the category within four months. A bench of Chief Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice Ajit Kumar Singh gave the […] Read more » featured HC quashes OBC quota for Jats in 2 Raj districts High Court Law Legal News Rajsthan
Criminal Law News Drunken driver is like suicide bomber: Court August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A drunk driver is like a suicide bomber, who has set out to kill himself as well as other road users, a Delhi court has observed while proposing that a stringent punishment should be awarded to offenders. “It won’t be inappropriate to say that a drunk driver is like a suicide bomber, who has set […] Read more » Court Delhi Drunken driver Drunken driver is like suicide bomber: Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Witness act may cover whistle-blowers, RTI activists August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government was considering inclusion of whistle-blowers and RTI activists in the proposed Witness Protection Act, it told the Bombay High Court today. While a policy to provide police protection to witnesses in sensitive cases was already in place, a legislation would be framed soon, additional government pleader Nitin Deshpande told the division bench of […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government RTI RTI activists witness Witness act may cover whistle-blowers
Criminal Law News Can’t allow people to take law in their hands: Court August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment If people are allowed to take law in their own hands or enter residential premises of others to take forcible possession of properties, then it will be a difficulty for society as a whole, a Delhi court has said. Denying benefit of probation to three convicts sentenced to varying jail terms in a nearly 27-year-old […] Read more » Can't allow people to take law in their hands: Court Court Delhi featured Law Legal News news
Top Law News 1,598 PILs pending before SC; oldest goes back 23 yrs August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment There are 1,598 public interest litigations pending before Supreme Court with the oldest of them having been filed 23 years ago, the apex court has said in its response to an RTI query. The oldest pending PIL with WP(C) 537/1992 was filed by Sureshwar D Sinha and relates to water pollution linked to industries, domestic […] Read more » 1 598 PILs pending before SC; oldest goes back 23 yrs Court featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
