Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi court commences trial in 2017 Unnao rape case August 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday commenced the trial in a case of alleged rape of a minor girl in Unnao in 2017. District Judge Dharmesh Sharma completed recording statement of a prosecution witness in an in-camera hearing in the case in which expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is a key accused. The court will […] Read more » Delhi court Unnao rape case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court expresses anguish over filing of defective petitions on Article 370 August 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday refrained from examining the legal challenges posed to the changes made in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the petitions filed on the “serious issue” of abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution suffer from defects. The apex court, which was dealing with the first […] Read more » defective petitions Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court rejects PILs seeking extension of Athi Varadar festival August 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed two PILs seeking extension of the 48-day-long Lord Athi Varadar festival which is ending Saturday. A bench comprising S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the prayer of the public interest litigation petitioners who sought more time citing the huge rush of devotees thronging the Devarajaswamy temple in […] Read more » athi varadar festival High Court PILs seeking extension
Bar, Bench & Firm News Ayodhya case: Temple existed before Babri Masjid came up at disputed site, counsel for deity to SC August 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A “massive” temple of Lord Ram, dating back to the second century BC (Before Christ), existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya before the construction of Babri Masjid, a counsel for deity “Ram Lalla Virajman” told the Supreme Court on Friday. The counsel for Ram Lalla, a party to the decades-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land […] Read more » Ayodhya case Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case disputed site disputed site in Ayodhya temple existed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court restrains portal from using ‘Vistara’ mark for selling products August 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court citing the fact that the mark Vitara has become quite popular & has acquired a unique status, restrained an aviation studies portal from using the mark permanently. Justice Pratibha M Singh also directed M/s Pilot18 Aviation Book Store – which operates an aviation studies portal named as https://www.pilot18.com – & its owner to […] Read more » High Court restrains portal restrains portal Vistara
Court, Judiciary & Legal System This High Court’s ruling on land laws has thrown infrastructure projects in this State out of order August 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Big projects such as the second phase of Metro Rail & expansion of Airport are stuck as the Govt. agencies cannot take possession of Private Land. Land acquisition for phase-2 of Chennai metro rail has been stalled. `69,000 crore project requires 117 hectares of land spread over Chennai, Kancheepuram & Tiruvallur districts. Metro rail official has stated […] Read more » High Court infrastructure projects land laws
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court commutes rape-murder convict’s death penalty to 25 yrs in jail August 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing absence of criminal antecedents & also the possibility of reform, the High Court has commuted the death penalty awarded to a youth who had raped & murdered an eight-year-old girl in Aug 2012 to 25-year imprisonment. Saleem, a tailor by profession & resident of Goripalya in Bengaluru, will have to serve the jail term […] Read more » convicts death High Court penalty to 25 years rape murder
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ayodhya Case(Day 6): ‘Mosque built on ruins of Temple not a valid Mosque under Shariat law’ submits advocate for Ram Lalla August 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan resumed his arguments for Ram Lalla before the 5-Judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Vaidyanathan referred to various books and travelogues which describe the city of Ayodhya and also the temples in the city dedicated to Lord Ram. He stated that earliest document is publication […] Read more » Ayodhya case Ram Lalla Shariat law
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Why not make Transport Corporations private-public entities: High Court August 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Criticizing the transport corporations in the state for failing to serve the people & generate revenue for the government, the Madras high court has suo motu impleaded the transportsecretary & questioned whether the government can bring all transport corporations under the public-private partnership model to improve efficiency. The Court asked the Govt. if it wants to denationalize the Public Transport Corporations. […] Read more » corporation private public entities High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Chopper deal: Ratul Puri moves HC seeking anticipatory bail August 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper scam. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar agreed to list the matter for hearing post […] Read more » Chopper deal High Court ratul puri
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ayodhya: On 5th day of hearing, arguments in Supreme Court on whether temple existed on disputed site August 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arguments on whether a temple existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya were presented on Tuesday before the Supreme Court which heard the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case for the fifth day. Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, appearing for deity Ram Lalla Virajman, advanced arguments on whether there was an existing temple over which […] Read more » 5th day of hearing Ayodhya dispute Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi Govt directs Revenue Officials to hold Courts for general public grievances thrice a week August 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Government revenue officials will be available from 2.30 PM three days a week to hear citizens’ disputes that comes under the operation of Revenue Department. Tehsildars, Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) and Revenue Deputy Commissioners have been directed to maintain fixed hours for organizing courts in their offices and to prioritize it over meetings and other […] Read more » Delhi govt public grivences revenue officals
