Top Law News SC directs Petitioner to approach Kerala HC : Plea to revise Backward Community list, raise Muslim reservation in Kerala July 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition moved by the Minority Indians Planning and Vigilance Commission Trust (Trust), seeking a direction to increase the percentage of reservation for the Muslim community in public employment in Kerala and to revise the state’s backward community list. The Court, however, granted liberty to the petitioner to […] Read more » Backward Community High Court Muslim reservation in Kerala Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News 3 Economic Laws Practice (ELP) Partners join hands with former L&S lawyers to form Sarvada Legal July 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Economic Laws Practice (ELP) Partners MP Devnath and Vivek Sharma, and Associate Partner Abhishek Anand have joined forces with Seetharaman & Associates. The merged entity has been rebranded as Sarvada Legal. The Partners from Seetharaman & Associates include: S Seetharaman – International Trade, Customs and Regulatory Atul Sharma – International Trade, Customs and Regulatory Sundar […] Read more » Economic Laws Practice (ELP) former L&S lawyers Sarvada Legal
Bar, Bench & Firm News Karnataka High Court dismisses United Spirits’ plea for release of IDBI-held shares July 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea by United SpiritsNSE -0.04 %, seeking release of its securities held by IDBI BankNSE -0.14 % as a pledge from United Breweries Holdings (UBHL) against the bank’s exposure to the defunct Kingfisher AirlinesNSE -11.11 % (KFA) Finding “no merit” in USL’s petition, the High Court has held […] Read more » IDBI Bank Karnatka High Court united spirits plea
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court judge recuses herself from hearing pleas against Bombay High Court order on laws on beef July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra Monday recused herself from hearing a batch of appeals and cross-appeals challenging a Bombay High Court verdict which held that mere possession of beef of animals slaughtered outside the state cannot invite criminal action. A bench headed by Justice A M Sapre said that Justice Malhotra was recusing herself […] Read more » Bombay High Court laws on beef Supreme Court
Human Rights Supreme Court awards nearly Rs 50 lakh compensation to disabled driver of deceased Punjab minister July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man who suffered permanently disability in an accident while driving the car of the thenD leader and Punjab cabinet minister Kanwaljit Singh in 2009 was on Monday awarded Rs 49.9 lakh compensation by the Supreme Court. Singh, who was Punjab Cooperation Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal’s General Secretary, had died on March 29, 2009 […] Read more » awards nearly 50 lakh Punjab minister Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Father can’t avoid maintaining children just because mother is earning: High Court July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man cannot avoid the responsibility of maintaining his children on the ground that his estranged wife is earning because a lot of time and effort also go into the upbringing, the Delhi High Court said Monday while upholding the interim maintenance awarded to a woman. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said it would be incorrect to […] Read more » High Court mother is earning
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking SIT probe into death of public servant July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Punjab government to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of a government official whose body was found on railway track near Jalandhar Cantt station in November 2017. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices […] Read more » SIT probe Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Marital rape as a ground for divorce: Supreme Court asks petitioner to approach High Court July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to frame appropriate guidelines for registration of FIR for marital rape and frame laws for making it a ground of divorce. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and B R Gavai asked the petitioner advocate Anuja Kapur to […] Read more » High Court marital rape Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court clears last hurdle in way of PM’s Kashi corridor June 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the last legal hurdle in the way of the PM’s Kashi Vishwanath corridor when it disposed of a bunch of petitions challenging the project. The petitions were filed by people claiming to be tenants of the buildings which were in the way of the project. A two-judge vacation bench, […] Read more » kashi corridor Supreme Court
Immigration Law Donald Trump fumes as Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question June 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, blocking his contentious citizenship question planned for the 2020 census because officials gave a “contrived” rationale and prompting Trump to suggest an extraordinary delay in the constitutionally mandated population count. Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 5-4 ruling, joined by the […] Read more » citizenship question donald trumph U.S. Supreme Court
Corporate Law News Madras High Court directs Cognizant, shareholders to approach Dispute Resolution Panel over 2017 Tax Dispute June 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed writ petitions filed by Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited (Cognizant) and two of its foreign shareholders – Cognizant (Mauritius) Limited and New Jersey-based Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation – over tax disputes relating to the buy-back of shares. Justice K Kalyanasundaram dismissed the petitions on grounds of maintainability, […] Read more » approch dispute resolution cognizant shareholders Madras High Court
Top Law News All India Judicial Service: Law Minister Seeks Suggestions From States, High Courts June 29, 2019 / June 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to further the proposal of a having a national level examination for recruitment of judges in the country, the Central Government has sought the stand of all State Governments and the High Courts on the creation of an All India Judicial Service (AIJS). As per the report published by the Economic Times, […] Read more » all-India judicial service High Court law minister
