Top Law News Railway bribery scandal: Court takes note of charge sheet July 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday took cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the CBI against Vijay Singla, nephew of former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, and nine others in the alleged Rs.10 crore cash-for-post bribery scandal. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma took cognizance of the charge sheet and posted the […] Read more » Ajay Garg Joint Director Vigilance R. Vijayan Nair Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma Manjunath national news news P. Rajeshkaran P.V. Murali Pawan Kumar Bansal Rahul Yadav Railway Board Member Mahesh Kumar Railway bribery scandal: Court takes note of charge sheet Samir Sandhir Sandeep Goyal Sushil Daga todays news todays top news Top news Venugopal Vijay Singla
Top Law News SC cautions on slapping murder charge in dowry death case July 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In dowry death cases, the trial courts should not mechanically frame a murder charge against the accused unless there is prima facie evidence supporting the finding, the Supreme Court has said. “The question whether it is murder punishable under Section 302 IPC or a dowry death punishable under Section 304B IPC depends upon the fact, […] Read more » Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai justice TS Thakur national news news SC cautions on slapping murder charge in dowry death case todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News UN welcomes India’s food security ordinance July 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The UN Thursday welcomed the Indian government’s food security ordinance, saying it showed that the issue of hunger was being taken “seriously”. “By legislating food security, the Indian government is making a commitment to the people. It is a sign that the issue is being taken seriously,” UN special rapporteur on food Olivier De Schutter […] Read more » food Olivier De Schutter national news news todays news todays top news Top news UN welcomes India's food security ordinance
Top Law News Odisha to provide self-defence training to girls July 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Odisha government will provide self-defence training to 2.5 lakh college girls in the next six months, an official said Wednesday. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the state secretariat Wednesday. At least 300 trainers have been shortlisted to provide self-defence skills, including martial arts, to […] Read more » Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik national news news Odisha to provide self-defence training to girls self-defence training todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC asks Uttarakhand to file affidavit on rescue work July 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Uttarakhand government to file an affidavit stating that rescue and relief work were over and those rescued were provided immediate relief. Justice AK Patnaik and Justice Fakir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla asked the state to file the affidavit after its claim that rescue operations had got over was disputed by […] Read more » Justice AK Patnaik Justice Fakir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla national news news PIL petitioner Ajay Bansal SC asks Uttarakhand to file affidavit on rescue work todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News CBI names Gujarat cops as accused in Ishrat Jahan killing July 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nine years after Ishrat Jahan was gunned down in an alleged shootout by Gujarat Police, the CBI Wednesday filed a charge sheet in a court here naming at least six policemen as accused. While stating that Ishrat, who lived in Thane, was not a terrorist as alleged by Gujarat Police, the CBI charge sheet named policemen P.P. Pande, A. Choudhary, D.G. […] Read more » A. Choudhary Amjad Ali Rana Assistant Commissioner of Police P. Rathod CBI names Gujarat cops as accused in Ishrat Jahan killing D.G. Vanzare Ishrat Jahan J.R. Parmar Javed Shaikh N.K. Amin national news news P.P. Pande POTA Pranesh Pillai Prevention of Terrorism Act Tarun Barot todays news todays top news Top news Zeeshan Johar
Top Law News 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Notice issued to CBI on Tytler’s plea July 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Notice issued to CBI on Tytler’s plea The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on an appeal of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler against a trial court order reopening a case against him related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Justice SP Garg, seeking response from the agency, also issued notice to the complainant, Lakhwinder Kaur, and asked her to […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Notice issued to CBI on Tytler's plea advocate H.S. Phoolka Congress leader Jagdish Tytler Justice SP Garg Lakhwinder Kaur national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC seeks explanation over Assam shootout July 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Questioning the authenticity of a shootout in which two people were killed in Assam, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the state government why it should not recommend compensation for the victims’ kin. A statement issued by the commission says that after going through the material and record placed before it, several loopholes […] Read more » Ananda Teron Chandra Tokbi National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC NHRC seeks explanation over Assam shootout Rajib Basumatary todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Dec 16 gangrape: Cops want bus owner as witness July 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Tuesday urged a special court here hearing the Dec 16, 2012, gangrape case to call as witness the owner of the bus in which the 23-year-old woman was brutalised. Filing an application before Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna, police sought to call as witness Dinesh Yadav, owner of the bus. Special Public Prosecutor […] Read more » Akshay Thakur Dec 16 gangrape Dec 16 gangrape case Dec 16 gangrape: Cops want bus owner as witness Dinesh Yadav Judge Yogesh Khanna Mukesh national news news Pawan Gupta Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan Ramadhar todays news todays top news Top news Vinay Sharma
Top Law News Railway bribery scandal: CBI file chargesheet July 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today filed charge sheet in the alleged Rs 10 crore cash-for-post Railway bribery scandal before special court here naming former Railway Minister P K Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla and suspended Board member Mahesh Kumar among 10 accused. The agency filed its charge sheet before the special CBI Judge Swarna Kanta Sharma naming 10 accused […] Read more » aides-PV Murali Ajay Garg businessman Manjunath CBI Judge Swarna Kanta Sharma national news news P K Bansal post Railway bribery scandal Rahul Yadav Railway bribery scandal: CBI file chargesheet Samir Sandhir Sandeep Goyal Sushil Daga todays news todays top news Top news Venugopal Vijay Singla
Top Law News 2G case: Dayalu Ammal seeks exemption from appearance July 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dayalu Ammal, wife of DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi, Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the trial court order dismissing her plea for exemption from appearing as a prosecution witness in the 2G case. The 82-year-old Dayalu Ammal moved the Delhi High Court against the trial court’s May 31 […] Read more » 2G case: Dayalu Ammal seeks exemption from appearance Dayalu Ammal Justice Veena Birbal M. Karunanidhi national news news Senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog Tamil Nadu Chief Minister todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC refuses to reschedule West Bengal panchayat polls July 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal Panchayat polls will be held as scheduled between July 11 and 25 as the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected religious sentiment coated postponement pleas, which pointed out that Ramzan clashed with poll schedule and could deprive devout Muslims from casting vote. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and Ranjan Gogoi said it has respect for religious sentiments of […] Read more » Justices A K Patnaik Kalyan Banerjee national news news Ranjan Gogoi SC refuses to reschedule West Bengal panchayat polls Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi todays news todays top news Top news West Bengal Panchayat polls