Criminal Law News SC upholds man’s jail term for abetting wife’s suicide June 3, 2016 / June 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Young women enter matrimonial homes with a hope of leading a long and blissful married life “but this hope, invariably, does not last long, nor their life”, the Supreme Court observed today while upholding a five-year jail term of a man guilty of compelling his 25- year-old pregnant wife to commit suicide. “The story of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law suicide case Supreme Court
Top Law News Body opposed to Jat quota files caveat in SC June 2, 2016 / June 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi-based body, opposed to the recent law granting quota to Jats and five other castes under the newly-carved Backward Classes (C) category, today filed a caveat in the Supreme Court saying that it be heard before any order is passed on a plea of a Jat organisation in support of the reservation. Hawa Singh […] Read more » Court featured Jat quota Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in SC against Punjab and Haryana HC order staying quota for Jats June 1, 2016 / June 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Haryana-based body of Jat community today moved the Supreme Court challenging an interim order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court staying the recent provisions granting quota to Jats and five other castes under the newly-carved Backward Classes (C) category. The plea has been filed by Hawa Singh Sangwan, a former commandant of CRPF […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea Punjab and Haryana High Court quota for Jats Supreme Court
Top Law News Silicosis deaths: SC stays warrant against CPCB head May 30, 2016 / May 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of its bailable warrants issued against the Chairman of apex pollution control board CPCB after he had failed to appear and apprise it about the steps taken to prevent death of workers due to silicosis in Gujarat. A vacation bench comprising Justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy […] Read more » Chairman of apex pollution control board Court CPCB featured Law Legal News Silicosis deaths Supreme Court warrant against CPCB head
Top Law News SC stays AFT order demoting Lt General to Brigadier May 30, 2016 / May 31, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed an Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) order demoting an officer of the rank of Lt General to Brigadier for allegedly misrepresenting facts and imposing a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the Defence Ministry and the Army. A vacation bench of Justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy also issued notice […] Read more » AFT order demoting Lt General to Brigadier Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Pratyusha suicide case: SC no to quash Rahul Raj bail May 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment It was another blow for Pratyusha Singh’s parents on Monday, as the Supreme Court refused to quash the anticipatory bail granted to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh. Rahul is accused of abetting the suicide of 24-year-old TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who was his girlfriend. The plea to cancel the bail was filed by Pratyusha’s mother, Soma […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Pratyusha suicide case Rahul Raj bail Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear pleas against AFT order demoting sr Army officer May 27, 2016 / May 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 30 the pleas inculding the one filed by the Centre challenging an Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) order demoting an officer of the rank of Lt General to Brigadier for allegedly misrepresenting facts and imposing a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the Defence Ministry and the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News pleas against AFT Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC refuses urgent hearing against NEET Ordinance May 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing and grant interim stay on the operation of recently-promulgated ordinance which allows states to continue with their separate entrance tests for MBBS and BDS courses for academic year 2016-17. “Let us not create further confusion on medical entrance test and let there be some certainty for […] Read more » BDS Court featured Law Legal News MBBS NEET Ordinance Supreme Court
Top Law News SC stays deportation of eight-year old child to UK May 26, 2016 / May 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to a mother, the Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Gujarat High Court asking her to take her eight-year old son to the United Kingdom in pursuance of a judicial order passed there in a custody battle plea filed by her estranged husband. A bench headed by Chief Justice […] Read more » Court deportation of eight-year old child to UK featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC refuses to ask Maharashtra to totally cut water supply to liquor industry May 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Maharashtra government to completely cut water supply to distilleries and breweries in the drought-hit regions of the state. A vacation bench of Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud pulled up the petitioner for approaching the apex court for a complete ban on water supply […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News liquor industry Maharashtra government Supreme Court
Criminal Law News SC agrees to hear Salvatore Girone’s plea to go to Italy May 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 26 the plea of Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian marines who are accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast, seeking permission to go to his country till an International Arbitral Tribunal decides the jurisdictional issue between India and Italy. The other marine Massimiliano […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Salvatore Girone's plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Pratyusha’s mom moves SC to cancel Rahul’s anticipatory bail May 19, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mother of 24-year-old TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who was found dead at her residence in Mumbai in mysterious circumstances, today moved the SupremeCourt seeking to cancel anticipatory bail granted by the Bombay High Court to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh accused of abetting her suicide. The plea was mentioned before a vacation bench of Justices A […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Pratyusha Rahul's anticipatory bail Supreme Court
