Court, Judiciary & Legal System CBI Registers FIR Against Lawyers Collective For Alleged FCRA Violations; NGO Terms It An Attempt To Silence Them June 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has registered a criminal case against the NGO Lawyers Collective for alleged violations of Foreign Contributions Registration Act, reports the PTI. The FIR has named Senior Advocate Anand Grover, a trustee and founder-director of the NGO, as an accused. As per the PTI report, unknown officer-bearers and functionaries of the NGO and unknown […] Read more » CBI FCRA VIOLATIONS LAWYERS COLLECTIVE
Top Law News CAT Chairman, Members Do Not Occupy Exalted Position Of A High Court Judge, Says Kerala HC June 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chairman and Members of the Central Administrative Tribunal do not occupy the exalted position of a Judge of the High Court, observed the Kerala High Court. This observation came from a bench comprising of Justice V. Chitambaresh and Justice Ashok Menon while considering a writ appeal against a single bench order which had allowed […] Read more » CAT EXALTED POSITION Kerala HC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Gift Deed Is Not Invalid Merely Because It Was Registered after Donor’s Death: Calcutta High Court June 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court has held that a deed of gift cannot be said to be invalid only because it was registered after the death of donor. In this case, the authenticity of a deed of gift was questioned on the ground that it was registered after the death of the donor. Justice Bibek Chaudhury […] Read more » high court of calcutta on organs donor
Bar, Bench & Firm News Cannot Burden Insurer To Follow Up An Inadequate Disclosure Of Material Facts By The Insured: Supreme Court June 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has observed that it is duty of the insured while making the proposal to make a clear and specific disclosure of material facts and that the insurer cannot be burdened to follow up an inadequate disclosure. As per the relevant policy in this case (Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mahendra Construction), the […] Read more » insurance material facts
Corporate Law News SAT Stays SEBI Order Barring Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy From Holding Directorial Or Managerial Positions In NDTV June 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a temporary relief to Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, the Securities Appellate Tribunal has stayed the June 14 order issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India restraining them from holding manegerial or directorial posts in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV). Admitting the appeal filed by Roys and RPPR Ltd, the promoters of NDTV, […] Read more » DIRECTIONAL MANAGERIAL POSITIONS SEBI
Environment Law News Supreme Court : Forest fire a serious issue, pray for rain June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on June 24 a plea seeking urgent steps to protect forests, wildlife and birds from wildfires in Uttarakhand, saying “it is an serious issue and in the meantime, pray for rain”. A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant listed the matter for June 24 […] Read more » Forest fire Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News 4 get life term in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case, 1 acquitted June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here sentenced four persons to life imprisonment and acquitted one in connection with the 2005 terror attack on a makeshift temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid complex here in which two locals were killed and seven CRPF personnel injured. Special judge Dinesh Chandra, who announced the verdict inside the Naini Central Jail […] Read more » 1 acquitted 2005 terror case Ayodhya terror attack
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court seeks ICMR stand on use of human embryonic stem cells for treatment June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on whether human embryonic stem cells were permitted to be used for treating various degenerative diseases. A vacation bench of justices Anu Malhotra and Talwant Singh called upon the ICMR to assist the court after noting that according to […] Read more » cells for treatment High Court seeks human embryonic stem ICMR
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court to hear Wednesday Congress plea against EC’s decision to hold separate bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear on June 19 a plea of Gujarat Congress challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state. The Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant following the election of BJP chief Amit Shah and party leader Smriti Irani to Lok […] Read more » congress plea Election Commission separate bypolls Supreme Court
Human Rights As strikes end, Supreme Court defers hearing on security of doctors, keeps open ‘larger issue’ of their safety June 18, 2019 / June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday deferred the hearing on a plea seeking protection of doctors in government hospitals, saying since doctors have called off their strike in West Bengal and other states, there is no urgency to hear the matter. A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said it will not issue notice (to […] Read more » hearing on security of doctors Justices deepak gupta security of doctors Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Gita Mittal Said : ‘Access To Justice Cannot Be Understood To Mean Access To Courts’ June 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Friday, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy hosted a panel discussion on ‘Roots of Prosperity: Policy Priorities for the first 100 days’ which saw an engaging exchange between Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Justice Gita Mittal (Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir), Shri Ram Sewak Sharma (Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of […] Read more » Justice Gita Mittal Mean Access To Courts
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Malegaon case: Pragya Thakur gets exemption from appearance on Saturday June 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP Lok Sabha MP and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur was Saturday exempted from appearance at a special court in connection with the matter. Her lawyers sought an exemption from appearance from a Mumbai court as the regular Special Judge V S Padalkar, presiding over the case, was absent on Saturday, special public […] Read more » Malegaon case Pragya Thakur
