Top Law News Supreme Court satisfied over EC action against politicians giving hate speeches April 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed satisfaction over Election Commission’s action against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BSP supremo Mayawati and others for allegedly making hate speeches during poll campaign. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also refused to consider the plea of Mayawati challenging the EC’s 48-hr ban on the leader and asked […] Read more » BSP Supremo Mayawati Election Commission's action Election Commission's action against politicians UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Top Law News Citizens Can Criticize Judgments, But Can’t Obstruct Its Enforcement: Kerala HC . April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Trends of this nature cause great concern to all those who have the welfare of the country in mind.” The Kerala High Court has observed that though the citizens are entitled to criticize judgments, they should not take law into their own hands to obstruct the court orders and directions. While granting bail to a […] Read more » Citizens Can Criticize Judgments Citizens Can't Obstruct Its Enforcement Kerala HC Kerala High Court
Top Law News Rape Accused Claims He Has Been Married To The Victim : Supreme Court Asks Him To Show Marriage Certificate. April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man accused in a rape case has approached the Supreme Court taking an interesting plea: he says that he had married the victim in March, 2018. Earlier, the Allahabad High court had dismissed his plea seeking to quash the summons issued to him in the case. As he claimed that the marriage is registered, […] Read more » Rape accused Rape Accused Claims He Has Been Married To The Victim Rape Accused is husband of Victim
Top Law News “You Will Never Let This Country Remain In Peace,” Says SC Rejects Plea For Worship At Ayodhya Site. April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “You will never let this country remain in peace,” the Supreme Court said Friday while dismissing a plea seeking permission to carry out religious activities in nine ancient temples situated on the undisputed acquired land adjacent to Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site at Ayodhya. “There will always be something,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan […] Read more » 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Sanjiv Khanna Pandit Amar Nath Misra Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site at Ayodhya Worship At Ayodhya Site
Top Law News Supreme Court directs ex-Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao to surrender before Ranchi court by Apr 15 April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed former Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao to surrender before a court in Ranchi by April 15 in cases related to rioting and inciting of violence. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde said that Sao will have to surrender by Monday. Advocate Tapesh Kumar Singh, appearing for Jharkhand, said that […] Read more » Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao Jharkhand minister Yogendra Sao to surrender before a court in Ranchi by April 15 in cases related to rioting and inciting of violence. Yogendra Sao Yogendra Sao in rioting and inciting of violence
High Profile Cases Gujarat High Court terminates BJP MLA’s election over defective nomination April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Friday invalidated the election of BJP MLA Pabubha Manek from Dwarka for submitting a defective nomination form. BJP MLA Pabubha Manek’s victory from the Dwarka Assembly constituency in 2017 was challenged in the Gujarat High Court by his opponent and Congress candidate Meraman Ahir. Ahir, in his petition, has said Manek’s […] Read more » BJP MLA Pabubha Manek Gujarat High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court directs political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors’ identity details to EC April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed all political parties to furnish receipts of political funding received through electoral bonds and details of identity of donors in a sealed cover to the Election Commission. In an interim order, the apex court also directed all political parties to provide details of the amount of the bond and bank […] Read more » ADR Advocate Prashant Bhushan Association of Democratic Reforms Attorney General K K Venugopal EC Election Commission political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity details receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity detail Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves order on PIL challenging Centre’s electoral bonds scheme for political funding April 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a PIL challenging the government’s electoral bond scheme for political funding. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it would pronounce its order tomorrow on the plea filed by NGO, Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The NGO, which has challenged the validity of the scheme, […] Read more » electoral bonds scheme electoral bonds scheme for political funding liminate the use of black money in elections order on PIL challenging Centre's electoral bonds scheme for political funding political funding Supreme Court
Top Law News Enron-Dabhol power project: Supreme Court closes case of alleged corruption April 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday closed the case of alleged corruption involving politicians, bureaucrats and corporates in the Enron-Dabhol power project, taking note of the inordinate delay in the case that was filed in 1997. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna allowed the plea of Maharashtra government to […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Enron-Dabhol power project Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Arun Shourie delighted on Supreme Court verdict on Rafale April 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former union minister Arun Shourie, one of the review petitioners in the Rafale case, Wednesday said he was delighted by the unanimous verdict of the Supreme Court dismissing Centre’s “peculiar argument” on admissibility of privileged documents. The apex court on Wednesday dismissed preliminary objections raised by the Centre that documents on which claimed”privilege” cannot be […] Read more » Arun Shourie Rafale Rafale fighter jet deal with France. Supreme Court verdict on Rafale Yashwant Sinha and activist advocate Prashant Bhushan.
Top Law News Delhi court sends Yasin Malik to NIA custody till Apr 22 in terror funding case April 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sent JKLF chief Yasin Malik to NIA custody till April 22 after the agency sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik was produced before special judge Rakesh Syal, where the National Investigation Agency arrested him inside […] Read more » funding of separatists and terror groups Yasin Malik Yasin Malik in terror funding case Yasin Malik to NIA custody Yasin Malik to NIA custody in terror funding case
Top Law News Complaint lodged against Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti at Bihar court. April 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Their fierce political rivalry notwithstanding, Abdullah who heads the NC, and Mufti, who leads the PDP, had come out in unison against the BJP’s manifesto promise of scrapping Article 370 annul 35A of the Constitution. A case has been lodged at a court here against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba […] Read more » Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Mehbooba Mufti