Court, Judiciary & Legal System Dabholkar case: Punalekar sent in judicial custody till July 6 June 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Pune court on Sunday sent lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar, an accused in the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, in judicial custody till July 6. Additional Sessions Judge (special judge) R M Pande last Thursday granted Punalekar’s custody to the CBI till June 23, after the agency said it recovered some “incriminating documents” from the lawyer’s […] Read more » Dabholkar case judicial custody
Court, Judiciary & Legal System CJI writes to Prime Minister, seeks increase in number of Supreme Court judges June 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years. Gogoi has also urged the prime minister to make tenure appointments of retired apex court judges and high court judges under Articles 128 […] Read more » (CJI) Ranjan Gogo CJI court judges Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Puducherry power tussle: Supreme Court extends restrain order on Puducherry govt till July 10 June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday extended its earlier order till July 10, restraining the Puducherry government from implementing any cabinet decisions having financial implications. A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said that the issue requires to be heard at length and therefore it is listing the plea before a regular bench. “These […] Read more » puducherry Supreme Court
education law Supreme Court refuses to extend counselling deadline for post-grad medical seats June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday refused to extend the schedule of counselling for filling up as many as 603 vacant seats in post-graduate medical and dental courses in deemed universities and private colleges. A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant disposed of a plea by the Education Promotion Society of India, a registered […] Read more » Court on medical seat
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Terror module in Amroha, Delhi: NIA files charge sheet against 10 June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency Friday filed a charge sheet before a Delhi court against 10 suspects in a case involving a terror module in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha. The charge sheet was filed before Additional Session Judge Ajay Kumar under various provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against accused including the alleged leader Mufti […] Read more » in amroha NIA files charge terror module
Bar, Bench & Firm News Plea in Supreme Court on safety of women lawyers in courts, to be heard Tuesday June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a plea on June 25 seeking safety and security of women lawyers in courts in wake of the recent murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead in the Agra court premises. A vacation bench of justices Deepka Gupta and Surya […] Read more » women safety
Criminal Law News Powerloom owner gets 2-year jail, hefty fine for power theft June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court sentenced a powerloom owner in Bhiwandi to two years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2006 power theft case here in Maharashtra. District Judge P P Jadhav, who convicted the powerloom owner, Hayat Mohammad Najir Khan, in the case, also imposed a fine of Rs 8.75 lakh on him in an order pronounced last […] Read more » gets 2-year jail powerloom owner
Bar, Bench & Firm News Madras High Court directive to Centre on citizenship plea of Lankan refugees June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Thursday directed the Centre to pass appropriate orders within 16 weeks on a petition filed by 65 Sri Lankan Tamils, residing in a refugee camp in Tiruchirapalli district for the past 35 years, seeking grant of citizenship. Disposing of the petition by the refugees of Kottapattu camp, who had arrived in […] Read more » citizenship plea lankan refugees
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court to hear plea seeking formation of team for treatment of kids affected by encephalitis in Bihar June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to urgently constitute a team of medical experts for the treatment of the children in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, who are suffering from suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which has claimed more than 100 lives. A vacation bench of justices Deepak […] Read more » affected by encephalitis BIHAR kids treatment
Bar, Bench & Firm News Uttar Pradesh Bar Council meet on July 13 to resolve chairmanship issue June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bar members Hari Shanker Singh & Prashant Singh ‘Atal’ have locked horns staking claim for the prestigious post. The UP Bar Council has convened a ‘House’ (meeting) on July 13 at its office on the Allahabad high court premises to resolve the tussle over the vacant post of chairman of the council after the murder […] Read more » on july 13 resolve chairmanship up bar council
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court grants life-imprisonment to businessman who killed partner with paper-weight June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After killing him, the accused had wrapped his business partner’s body in a curtain and hidden it in his shop. The body was discovered three days later when a foul smell started emanating from it. Noting the motive to be a debt of ₹24 lakh that the accused was unable to pay to the deceased, […] Read more » businessman businesspartner court grants life imprisonment killed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court: Inter-Caste marriages should be promoted to uproot caste system and eradicate social bias June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The order passed by Justice N Anand Venkatesh observed that “In fact, many thinkers believe that intercaste marriage is the only panacea to root out the evil of caste system.” “These are days where the younger generation is slowly moving out of ill-effects of the caste system and that is the reason for a lot […] Read more » high court promote inter caste marriages inter-caste inter-caste marriage
