Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court: Which law prohibits vendors from selling meat without licence ? July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Where is the law that prohibits a street vendor from selling meat without a licence? Which law entitles you [North Delhi Municipal Corporation to prohibit it? Saying you have a policy is neither here nor there,” Justice Vibhu Bakhru said. The Counsel for the civic body thereafter sought time to place before the court the […] Read more » law prohibits vendors selling meat without licence
education law High Court to State: How can a College with 70% seats reserved for Local Students claim be a National Institution July 22, 2019 / July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A query by a bench comprising of Justice Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari and Justice Sandeep Shindes came on a petition by nine students from universities other than Mumbai. They alleged that due to inaction of JBIMS, Mumbai University and the government in forwarding the proposal for renewal/extension of the autonomous status of JBIMS to University Grants Commission, the […] Read more » claim be a National Institution College with 70% seats High Court to State National Institution seats reserved for Local Students
High Profile Cases Supreme Court orders status quo in Essar insolvency case July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday ordered status quo as of today in the Essar insolvency case. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said the monitoring committee will continue its work till the case is heard on August 7. The bench was hearing a plea of the Committee of Creditors challenging NCLAT’s order of July […] Read more » Essar insolvency case Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Plea in High Court for equal status to ‘Vande Mataram’ as that of national anthem July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was Monday filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre to frame a policy to equally propagate the national anthem and the national song — ‘Vande Mataram’. The plea, filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has sought that ‘Vande Mataram’, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, be given […] Read more » 'Vande Mataram High Court National Anthem
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court quashes defamation proceedings against Ratan Tata, others July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed proceedings initiated by a local court against Tata Sons’ former chairman Ratan Tata, its current chairman N Chandrasekaran and eight directors of the firm in a criminal defamation case filed by Nusli Wadia. In December 2018, a magistrate court in the city issued notices to Ratan Tata and […] Read more » High Court Ratan Tata
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Govt-empanelled lawyers say will not attend Calcutta High Court judge’s court July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a rare move, government-empanelled lawyers at the Calcutta High Court Monday told Justice Samapti Chattopadhyay that they will henceforth not attend her court. Additional Government Pleader Bhaskar Baishya told Justice Chattopadhyay, soon after she entered the courtroom for holding hearing of cases, that government-empanelled lawyers have resolved not to attend her court. “The way […] Read more » Govt-empanelled lawyers High Court judge's court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court refuses to urgently list plea of 2 Independent K’taka MLAs seeking floor test forthwith July 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of floor test forthwith, but said it may consider listing of the petition Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, “Impossible. We have never done this before. Tomorrow we may see to it.” The […] Read more » of 2 Independent K'taka MLAs seeking floor test forthwith Supreme Court refuses urgently list plea
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Karnataka crisis set to put a 25-year-old Supreme Court judgment to test July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some of these stakeholders have taken contradictory positions on issues that have resulted in an existential crisis for the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka. But this not the first time something like this has happened in Karnataka politics. SR Bommai was the Karnataka chief minister in 1989. The Janata Dal – formed after the merger […] Read more » Court judgment Karnataka crisis Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Allahabad High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate Pregnancy July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Considering the trauma that the minor rape survivor may face if she has to give birth to a child, the Allahabad High Court Friday permitted her to medically terminate her pregnancy, even if it crossed 20 weeks, the permissible limit given in Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The Lucknow bench of the […] Read more » Minor Rape Survivor Terminate Pregnancy
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court Extends Tenure of Babri Case Judge July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman extended the tenure of the Special Judge conducting the joint trial of the Babri Masjid demolition & criminal conspiracy cases. The judge, who was scheduled to retire on September 30, had sought more time to complete the trial. On April 19, 2017, the apex court gave […] Read more » Babri Case Judge Extends Tenure Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court Notice to PM on Plea Challenging his Varanasi Victory July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad HC on Friday issued a notice to PM Modi on BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s plea challenging his election as MP from Varanasi in 2019, & sought a reply before the next hearing on August 21. Yadav was to be SP’s candidate from Varanasi, but his nomination was rejected on May 1 […] Read more » High Court plea challenging varanasi victory
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court dismisses convict Nalini’s plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras high court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, seeking a directive to the governor to accept a recommendation by the Tamil Nadu government for her premature release. Based on a cabinet resolution, the Tamil Nadu government had […] Read more » convict Nalini’s plea High Court Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
