Legal Articles Legal News Madras High Court refuses relief to IRS officer who expressed support for Sri Lankan Tamils March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by an officer of the Indian Revenue Services (IRS) challenging disciplinary action initiated against him after he publicly expressed support for Sri Lankan Tamils through a hunger strike and criticised the Indian government’s policies on the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord [B Balamurugan v The Secretary]. In a judgment […] Read more » Madras High Court
Legal Articles Same-sex marriage — wedding isn’t the challenge, but more serious legal issues are the divorce, alimony and domestic violence March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Constitution bench would start hearing the petitions filed seeking the Apex Court’s intervention using its plenary powers under article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice by travelling even outside the laws made by the Parliament or state assemblies to declare marriage between two persons belonging to the same sex as […] Read more »
Legal Articles Court denies bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case October 25, 2021 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday denied bail to JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case lodged against him for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech and inciting violence during the CAA-NRC protests in 2019, saying free speech cannot be exercised at the cost of communal peace and harmony. Imam on December 13, 2019, had allegedly […] Read more » Court denies bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
Legal Articles SC upholds environmental clearance, government notification on Central Vista project January 6, 2021 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the environmental clearance and notification for change in land use for the Central Vista Project. The Central Vista revamp, announced in September, 2019 envisages a new triangular Parliament building, with seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, that is to be constructed by August, 2022 […] Read more » Central Vista project government notification on Central Vista project Justice AM Khanwilkar SC upholds environmental clearance
Legal Articles Legal India Stop misuse and wastage of potable water: NGT December 23, 2020 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment The misuse and wastage of potable water has to be prevented and authorities should continuously monitor it, the National Green Tribunal has said. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made the observation while asking a petitioner, who sought to stop water wastage, to take up the matter with the statutory authorities […] Read more » NGT Stop misuse and wastage of potable water
Legal Articles Legal India Further hearing needed in 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal : SC August 10, 2020 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday said further hearing was required in the 2009 criminal contempt case against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal to examine whether comments on corruption against judges per se amounted to contempt or not. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra and comprising justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari […] Read more » journalist Tarun Tejpal Justice Arun Mishra Prashant Bhushan Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal
Legal Articles Legal India Online Lecture Series : Dattopant Thengadi Lecture Series May 1, 2020 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment In order to utilize this lockdown period and for the benefit of lawyers, our organization is organizing an ‘Online Lecture Series’ in the name of ‘Dattopant Thengadi Lecture Series’ wherein a Senior Advocate, ASG or a Prominent Legal Personality share his views on a given subject/topic. In this Lecture Series till now we have organized […] Read more » Dattopant Thengadi Lecture Series Online Lecture Series
Legal Articles Maxwell Chambers Suites Officially Opens Today Giving Yet Another Boost to Singapore’s Legal Hub Position August 8, 2019 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment The world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, and three of the four largest economies in Asia, China, India and South Korea, along with 46 States met in Singapore today and inked a new international treaty on mediation that will enable the enforcement of mediated settlement agreements amongst the signatory countries. Singapore was […] Read more » Convention on International Settlement Agreements K Shanmugam Maxwell Chambers Singapore Convention on Mediation Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam
Legal Articles Legal India Supreme Court sets aside merger order of NSEL with 63 moons technologies limited . May 3, 2019 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment Judgment dated 30.04.2019 passed by the Hon. Supreme Court in 63 moons technologies limited (formerly, FTIL) Vs Union of India & Others Vide a detailed judgment dated 30.04.2019, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India was pleased to hold that the Order dated 12.02.2016 of forced amalgamation passed by the Central Government, was ultra vires of […] Read more » 63 moons technologies limited merger order of NSEL with 63 moons technologies limited . Supreme Court Supreme Court sets aside merger order of NSEL with 63 moons technologies limited .
Legal Articles Modi Govt’s Electoral Bond Scheme Has Serious Impact On Transparency In Political Funding : ECI Tells SC March 29, 2019 / November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment Anonymous corporate donations could lead to the increased use of black money for political funding through shell companies, expressed the ECI. Disagreeing with the version of the Central Government, the Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that the ‘Electoral Bonds Scheme’ has a serious impact on transparency in political funding. The counter-affidavit […] Read more » Electoral Bond Scheme Electoral Bond Scheme Has Serious Impact On Transparency In Political Funding Transparency In Political Funding
