Environment Law News Government initiative for speedy disposal: 22 courts to ease burden on judiciary July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The move will create a business-friendly environment and improve the city’s ease-of-doing-business rank, government sources say. The matter has been placed before the cabinet and a decision is likely soon. Nearly 89,000 civil cases are pending with 59 subordinate courts in the city. These are apart from the 15,000-odd commercial cases. Courts handling civil matters, […] Read more » ease burden on judiciary Government initiative speedy disposal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court convicts one accused in death of British teenager July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI Special Prosecutor Ejaz Khan said Samson D’Souza is convicted & accused Placido Carvalho is acquited. “The matter will be heard on Friday,” he said. Keeling’s family lawyer Vikram Verma said, “In this case, there were two accused. Carvahlo is acquited & D’Souza is convicted. D’Souza is convicted under section 354 for outraging the modesty […] Read more » death of British teenager High Court convicts one accused
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Cabinet approves bill to amend Companies Act, 2013 July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bill would replace an ordinance promulgated earlier this year. Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters that it will help companies bring the public issue in less time & benefit law-abiding corporates. Officials said the proposed amendments would lead to de-clogging of National Company Law Tribunal & special courts, strengthening corporate governance standards, […] Read more » amend Companies Act Cabinet approves bill Minister Prakash Javadekar ordinance promulgated earlier
Court, Judiciary & Legal System ‘Not your fault, judgement delivered in English’: Giriraj Singh mocks Pak for tweeting ‘big win’ in Jadhav case July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Wednesday, Singh mocked the neighbouring country Pakistan after its government official Twitter handle tweeted, “Big win for Pakistan. India’s demand of release & repatriation of Kulbhushan Jadhav rejected by ICJ. Kulbhushan Verdict.” Following which, Singh tweeted, “Not your fault… judgement delivered in English.” This comes after the ICJ on Wednesday continued its stay on […] Read more » Giriraj Singh mocks Pak Jadhav case judgement delivered in English Kulbhushan Verdict
Court, Judiciary & Legal System 7 days parole granted to Om Prakash Chautala for grandson’s engagement July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Court said the 85-year-old leader be released for seven days on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount. “He shall not indulge in any illegal activities for the purpose of grant of bail. He is to surrender before the Superintendent of jail after the expiry of […] Read more » 7 days parole granted for grandson’s engagement Om Prakash Chautala
Bar, Bench & Firm News How a new court complex is set to ease congestion around Supreme Court July 17, 2019 / July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The additional building complex of the Supreme Court with underground parking space for 1,800 cars will be inaugurated on Wednesday. The complex with twice of the built-up area available in the the present Supreme Court complex has been built to meet the increasing requirement for storing records & other needs of litigants, lawyers & judges. […] Read more » around Supreme Court ease congestion new court complex is set to ease Supreme Court
Top Law News President to inaugurate Supreme Court’s new state-of-the-art annexe building today July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and other Judges of the Top Court will be present at the inauguration. The additional court complex, which embodied new and contemporary technology, was built in order to cope up with the space constraints in the old court complex. The complex has been designed as GRIHA (Green Rating […] Read more » art annexe building President to inaugurate Supreme Court’s new state
Court, Judiciary & Legal System R. Roshan Baig moves High Court against SIT’s ‘illegal detention’ July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment R. Roshan Baig, Shivajinagar MLA, on Tuesday moved the Karnataka High Court stating that he was taken into “illegal captivity” by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday to allegedly serve the “purpose of the ruling party to coerce him to support the government during the coming floor test even though he had submitted his […] Read more » illegal detention Karnataka High Court R. Roshan Baig moves High Court SIT’s ‘illegal detention’
Court, Judiciary & Legal System NRC case in Supreme Court : Centre, Assam seek sample re-verification July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The need for such an exercise has arisen following representations Assam has received from several organizations over wrongful inclusion & exclusion of names, the applications said. Re-verification must be done for both inclusion & exclusion, they submitted. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta mentioned the applications on Tuesday before the court of Chief Justice of India Ranjan […] Read more » assam seek sample re-verification NRC case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases ICJ to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case today July 17, 2019 / May 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to an ICJ statement, the President of the UN judicial organ Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf will deliver the judgment. Fifteen other judges on the panel — including the representative from Pakistan — will either concur fully with the final verdict or read out supporting or dissenting opinions. Officials familiar with ICJ workings say the […] Read more » case today ICJ to deliver verdict Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf Kulbhushan Jadhav
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Donate Quran, court’s bail condition to woman arrested for offensive post July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here has granted bail to a 19-year-old woman, arrested for sharing an offensive social media post targeting Muslims, on the condition that she will have to donate five copies of the Quran to separate institutions in the city. The court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Manish Kumar Singh, after granting the conditional […] Read more » court's bail condition Donate Quran for offensive post to woman arrested
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Robert Vadra seeks more time in Delhi High Court to reply to ED’s plea against anticipatory bail July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Robert Vadra Tuesday sought more time in the Delhi High Court to file his response to the Enforcement Directorate’s plea challenging his anticipatory bail in a money laundering case. Justice Chander Shekhar granted two weeks’ time to Vadra, brother-in-law of Rahul Gandhi, to file his reply to the plea seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail and […] Read more » against anticipatory bail Delhi High Court ED's plea Robert Vadra
