Top Law News PepsiCo proposes settlement to Gujarat potato farmers sued by it. April 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Food and beverages giant PepsiCo Friday offered to settle lawsuits against four farmers who it has dragged to court for allegedly illegally growing a variety of potatoes “registered” by the company. Nine farmers from Sabarkantha and Aravalli districts are being sued by PepsiCo for allegedly growing a variety of potatoes for which it has claimed […] Read more » PepsiCo
High Profile Cases SC stays inquiry commission proceedings into Jayalalithaa’s death at Apollo Hospitals April 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission set up to probe the death of then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was hearing the appeal of Apollo Hospitals against the April 4 order of the Madras […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Jayalalithaa's death at Apollo Hospitals Justice A Arumughaswamy Madras High Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Supreme Court directs RBI to disclose information on bank inspection report under RTI April 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act unless they are exempted under law. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed the federal bank to review its policy to disclose information […] Read more » disclose information on bank inspection RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI Supreme Court Supreme Court directs RBI Supreme Court directs RBI to disclose information on bank inspection
Top Law News Supreme Court sets up panel to look into allegations of conspiracy framing CJI April 26, 2019 / April 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday constituted a one-man panel of former apex court judge Justice A K Patnaik to hold inquiry into the allegations of larger conspiracy to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogi and fixing of benches in the top court. The apex court asked the Directors of CBI and IB as also the […] Read more » allegations of conspiracy framing CJI CJI Ranjan Gogi conspiracy framing CJI conspiracy to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi Justice A.K. Patnaik Supreme Court
Top Law News Man gets 20 years’ Rigourous Imprisonment for raping minor April 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a girl in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha four years ago. Additional district and sessions judge of Baripada, Dr V Sujata, passed the verdict after finding Bailochan Mohanta guilty of raping the girl. Mohanta’s two associates, Purusattam Mohanta and Bailochan Behera, […] Read more » 20 years' Rigourous Imprisonment for raping minor raping minor
Top Law News Rohit Shekhar Tiwari murder: Delhi court sends his wife Apoorva to 14-day judicial custody April 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rohit Shekhar Tiwari’s wife Apoorva Shukla, arrested in connection with his murder, was sent to 14-days judicial custody by a Delhi court on Friday. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat sent Shukla to jail after the police informed the court that her custodial interrogation was not required. Shukla was arrested on April 26 on charges of Tiwari’s murder, citing a “turbulent […] Read more » Rohit Shekhar Tiwari murder
Top Law News Anguished with way judiciary being treated: SC on lawyer’s claim of conspiracy against CJI April 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday expressed anguish over the “systematic attack” on the judiciary and said time has come to tell the rich and powerful of this country that they are “playing with fire” and this must stop. The apex court was hearing claims made by an advocate that there was a larger conspiracy to frame […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi conspiracy against CJI Justice Deepak Gupta justice R F Nariman Ranjan Gogi on allegations of sexual harassment.
Top Law News Bilkis Bano case : Supreme Court directs Gujarat government to give Rs 50 lakh compensation, job and accommodation April 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Tuesday directed the Gujarat government to give Rs 50 lakh compensation, a job and accommodation to Bilkis Bano who was gang raped during the 2002 riots in the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice Rajan Gogoi was informed by the Gujarat government that action has been taken against the erring police officials […] Read more » Bilkis Bano case
Top Law News Bombay High Court seeks response from BJP leaders over hoardings in Mumbai April 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought response from BJP MP Poonam Mahajan, party MLA Ashish Shelar and corporator Alka Kelkar over allegations that hoardings and posters carrying their pictures were put up in the city without requisite permissions. A bench of justices A S Oka and M S Karnik was hearing a petition filed […] Read more » BJP MP Poonam Mahajan Bombay High Court corporator Alka Kelkar hoardings in Mumbai party MLA Ashish Shelar
Top Law News Rafale: Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi April 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued criminal contempt notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his “chowkidar chor” remarks on the Rafale judgment, which the apex court had said were “incorrectly attributed” to it. The top court said it will hear on April 30 the criminal contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Gandhi […] Read more » "chowkidar chor" remarks on the Rafale judgment Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi on chowkidar chor senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Top Law News Pragya Thakur seeks dismissal of plea seeking to bar her from contesting poll April 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, on Tuesday sought dismissal of the application seeking to bar her from contesting the Lok Sabha polls, even as the NIA distanced itself from the issue. Thakur, through her lawyer, filed a reply before special judge for National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases V […] Read more » Pragya Thakur
High Profile Cases 5 Supreme Court benches start proceedings late. April 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five Supreme Court benches, presided over by five senior-most judges including CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Tuesday started court proceedings an hour later at 11:30 AM. However, the other Supreme Court benches started functioning at 10:30 AM, the usual time for resumption of judicial proceedings in the apex court. The Supreme Court display board notified that from […] Read more » cji ranjan gogoi
