Criminal Law News Supreme Court convicts 12 persons for killing ex-Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003 July 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court convicted 12 persons on Friday for killing former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra allowed the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Gujarat government challenging the high court order by which the convicts were absolved of murder charges in the […] Read more » 12 persons for killing ex-Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya Supreme Court convicts
Criminal Law News Supreme Court convicts 12 persons for killing ex-Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003 July 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court convicted 12 persons on Friday for killing former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra allowed the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Gujarat government challenging the high court order by which the convicts were absolved of murder charges in the […] Read more » 12 persons for killing ex- gujarat Haren Pandya Home Minister Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday decided to abolish state administrative tribunal. July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The cabinet in its meeting, which was presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, decided to abolish the state administrative tribunal (SAT) & issued directions to initiate necessary steps in this regard, according to an official statement. The cabinet also decided to increase the financial assistance for families of deceased & retired journalists. “The […] Read more » abolish state Administrative Tribunal himachal pradesh cabinet
Human Rights AES in Bihar: Providing all support to contain it, Centre tells Supreme Court July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre told the Supreme Court Wednesday that it was proactively providing all support to Bihar in containing and managing Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in which more than children have died. In an affidavit filed on a plea seeking measures for containment of the disease, the Centre said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had visited […] Read more » AES in Bihar BIHAR Supreme Court
Family Law News Plea in High Court for making marital rape a ground for divorce July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking direction to the Centre to frame guidelines for registration of FIR for marital rape as also laws for making it a ground for divorce. The PIL sought that there should be a clear guideline for registration of cases related to marital rape under […] Read more » divorce High Court marital rape
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Talaq notices: Supreme Court refuses to entertain Muslim woman’s plea July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a Muslim woman’s plea challenging two notices of Talaq given by her husband saying it cannot entertain a writ petition on the issue. A bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopana disposed of the plea saying that it is not a court where Talaq notices could […] Read more » entertain Muslim woman's plea Supreme Court refuses Talaq notices
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL in Delhi High Court seeks SIT probe into attack on temple July 4, 2019 / July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking an SIT probe into the alleged conspiracy behind the attack on a temple in the walled city here. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) duly monitored by the court must investigate the attack on the Durga Temple and identify the real perpetrators of the […] Read more » aattack on temple Delhi High Court PIL SIT probe
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court Declines Plea Seeking Disqualification of MLA Alpesh Thakor July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday declined to hear a petition moved by the Congress seeking a direction to Assembly speaker Rajendra Trivedi to take a prompt decision on disqualification of its legislator Alpesh Thakor. Speaking to media persons, Assistant government pleader Utkarsh Sharma said: “The petition, which was moved by the Congress party, was […] Read more » Alpesh Thakor court declines MLA
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Cabinet approves bill to create council for Grading Arbitral Institutions July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bill, which seeks to amend the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, would be introduced in the ongoing session of parliament, sources said. They said that the bill is a part of the efforts of the government to encourage institutional arbitration for settlement of disputes & make India a centre of robust Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) […] Read more » Cabinet approves bill Grading Arbitral Institutions to create council for Grading
Bar, Bench & Firm News RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi to appear before court today July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hearing in the case is scheduled at 10 am at Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate court on July 4. In February, earlier this year, RSS Swayam Sevak Dhrutiman Joshi had filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury & the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for defaming the RSS following the death of Gauri […] Read more » Rahul Gandhi RSS defamation RSS defamation case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Aam Aadmi Party Minister Hussain lodges police complaint against Manjinder Singh Sirsa July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “On July 2, I saw that Manjinder Singh Sirsa from his verified tweeter handle @mssirsa has posted that I was involved in instigating the crowd who were vandalizing the temple at Hauz Qazi in Chandni Chowk, Delhi-6,” Hussain wrote in the complaint. “He also quoted a story which was published by a news website & […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party against Manjinder Singh Sirsa lodges police complaint Minister Hussain
Criminal Law News Specify Stand on Honour Killings, High Court tells Government July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Shameem Akhter issued notices to the government & various authorities on a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought constitution of a special investigation team to prevent honour killing. The investigation team was to also look into honour killings across the state. The division bench […] Read more » Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Government High Court tells honour killings Justice Shameem Akhter
