Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court asks Centre to examine whether to restrain Google from uploading Indian maps July 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to examine whether Google should be restrained from uploading maps of India, including defence installations, on its web service. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued the directions while disposing a plea moved by a lawyer, Kisalaya Shukla, who […] Read more » High Court restrain google
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Journalist of news channel that irked Yogi gets bail from Allahabad High Court July 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A journalist of a TV news channel, accused of airing defamatory content on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in a fraud and forgery case on Tuesday, his lawyer said. Anuj Shukla, the managing editor of the Noida-based Nation Live channel, has been given the relief by Justice […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Journalist of news
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Tadvi suicide: High Court to hear bail pleas of doctors on Thursday July 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has posted on Thursday the hearing into the bail pleas of three women doctors arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of their junior colleague by tormenting her with casteist slurs at a hospital here. Special public prosecutor Raja Thakare, appearing for the city police’s crime branch, told a single bench of […] Read more » High Court pleas of doctors tadvi case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Maha: Man gets 3-year Rigorous Imprisonment for molesting minor girl July 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has sentenced a 30-year-old man to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for molesting a teenaged girl last year. Thane district judge R V Tamhanekar, in his order last Friday, convicted Nadeem Anwar Hussain Ansari, a mechanic from Bhiwandi town, under section 354 (molestation) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children […] Read more » Maharashtra molesting minor girl rigorous impisonment
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ahmed Patel fined over plea to produce CD of MLAs’ statements July 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Tuesday after his lawyer sought to allow a witness to produce a CD of the party MLAs’ statements made ahead of the 2017 Rajya Sabha election. Imposing the fine, Justice Bela Trivedi said the court had earlier rejected the […] Read more » Ahmed Patel fined over plea MLAs' statements
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court cancels Amrapali group’s registration and leases, directs NBCC to complete its pending projects July 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the registration of the Amrapali group and appointed the state-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to complete all its pending projects, bringing great relief to thousands of home buyers who had invested their money with it. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit also cancelled the […] Read more » cancels Amrapali group's directs NBCC registration and leases Supreme Court
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
