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
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court junks plea seeking ban on ‘Alibaug se aaya hai kya?’ phrase July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the phrase ‘Alibaug se aaya hai kya?’, observing that there was nothing derogatory in it and it should not be taken as a humiliation. As per the plea, the phrase is commonly used in Maharashtra to address someone who is considered foolish or […] Read more » alibaug chief justice Pradeep Nandrajog High Court seeking ban the Bombay High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court seeks attorney general’s assistance in PIL seeking minority be defined on state-wise data July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions of senior […] Read more » attorney general's assistance PIL seeking minority state-wise data Supreme Court seeks
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Centre, Assam seeks in Supreme Court extension of deadline for finalisation of NRC July 19, 2019 / July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleging wrongful inclusions and exclusions in the National Register of Citizens, the Centre and the Assam government Friday sought from the Supreme Court extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the NRC and said India could not be the refugee capital of the world. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice […] Read more » Assam finalisation of NRC Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Man gets 3-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting girl July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has sentenced a 45-year-old man to three years rigorous imprisonment for molesting a 16-year-old girl, who lived in his neighbourhood. Special Judge for POCSO cases A U Kadam convicted and sentenced the man, a resident of Vasai town in Palghar district, on July 16. She also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 […] Read more » imprisonment Man gets 3-year rigorous imprisonment molesting girl
Top Law News Babri Masjid demolition case: Supreme Court asks special judge to deliver verdict within nine months July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the special judge conducting trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans such as L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, to deliver the verdict within nine months. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant said the recording of evidence in the politically […] Read more » Babri Masjid demolition case deliver verdict within nine months special judge Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Pendency of 1.6 lakh cases of crime against women and kids: Courts to be set up to fast-track them July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Reddy said about 12,609 rape cases were registered under POCSO this year. Of this, charge-sheets have been filed in 6,222 cases while 2,397 cases are under investigation. “The Centre is going to set up fast track courts and a proposal in this regard will be placed before the cabinet in the coming days,” the minister […] Read more » Crime against women fast-track Pendency of 1.6 lakh cases women and kids
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Child Safety: States responsible for combating Child abuse says Centre July 19, 2019 / July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Women & Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said states & union territories are responsible for prevention, detection, investigation & prosecution of crimes, including those related to exploitation of children. “States/UTs are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation & prosecution of crimes including crimes related to exploitation of children […] Read more » child abuse child safety
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Corruption: Rs 400 crore ‘benami’ plot of Maya brother attached July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The BSP chief on Thursday alleged it as “BJP’s deplorable attempt to falsely implicate… & harass members of my family”. The provisional order for the attachment of the seven-acre plot, “beneficially owned” by Anand Kumar — recently appointed BSP national vice-president — & his wife, Vichiter Lata, was issued by the I-T department’s Delhi-based Benami […] Read more » 400 crore corruption corruption Mayawati
