Top Law News Nobody for opaqueness, but judiciary can’t be destroyed in name of transparency: SC April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nobody wants a “system of opaqueness” but in the name of transparency the judiciary cannot be destroyed, the Supreme Court said Thursday, while hearing the appeals of its registry against the Delhi High Court order that the CJI’s office falls under the ambit of RTI Act. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice Deepak Gupta Justice N.V. Ramana Justice Sanjiv Khanna National Judicial Accountability commission Act
High Profile Cases Supreme Court stays Delhi HC decision asking AJL to vacate National Herald House building April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Delhi High Court order asking the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to vacate the National Herald House building here. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued notice to the Centre’s Land and Development Office (L&DO) on the plea of AJL, publisher of the National Herald. Earlier AJL […] Read more » AJL) Associated Journals Ltd Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi National Herald House to vacateNational Herald House
Top Law News Doctor can abort over 20-wk pregnancy to save woman’s life: Bombay High Court April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A registered doctor can terminate a pregnancy that has crossed the 20-week period without permission from the court only if it poses risk to the woman’s life, the Bombay High Court has ruled. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and M S Sonak in its judgement on Wednesday, however, said permission from either […] Read more » 20-wk pregnancy justice A S Oka Justice M S Sonak i Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act MTP Act
High Profile Cases India one of the highest taxing nations in world: American President Mr. Donald Trump April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India is one of the highest taxing nations in the world, US President Donald Trump has alleged as he again slammed the country for imposing 100 per cent tariffs on American products, including the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Such a high tariff is not fair, Trump said Tuesday during National Republican Congressional Committee Annual Spring Dinner […] Read more » highest taxing nations in world india is the highest taxing nations in worl
Top Law News Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing On Petition Seeking Stay On Modi Biopic April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday refused urgent listing of a plea seeking a stay on the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, “What biopic? We have not seen it. Perhaps we will watch it over the weekend, then you mention.” The bench told […] Read more » narendra modi biopic Stay On Modi Biopic Stay On movie on narendra Modi Biopic stay on the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Top Law News No Bar In Considering Anticipatory Bail Pleas Even After 2018 SC-ST Act Amendment: Bombay High Court April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Only because the first informant belongs to scheduled tribe or scheduled caste, the crime cannot be registered for offence punishable under the Act and offence can be registered under the Act only if there are ingredients of the offences punishable under the Act in the accusation.” The Bombay High Court has held that Sessions Court […] Read more » Justice Mangesh S. Patil Justice TV Nalawade Justice U U Lalit Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel No Bar In Considering Anticipatory Bail Pleas
Top Law News Justice Mohammad Rafiq Appointed Acting CJ Of Rajasthan HC April 5, 2019 / April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The President of India has today notified the appointment of Justice Mohammad Rafiq as the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, following the transfer of former Chief Justice Pradeem Nandrajog to Bombay High Court. Justice Rafiq is the senior most judge of Rajasthan High Court. It was on April 1 that the transfer of […] Read more » CJ of Bombay High Court Justice Mohammad Rafiq Justice Nandrajog Justice Nandrajog as CJ of Bombay High Court
Top Law News JNU sedition: Delhi govt seeks month’s time to grant sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government on Wednesday sought before a court here a month’s time to decide whether to grant sanction to prosecute former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 JNU sedition case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat directed the AAP government to file a “proper reply”, citing a definite time-frame. DCP […] Read more » 2016 JNU sedition case.
High Profile Cases Madras High Court grants status quo on Kalaignar TV tax dispute case April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to Kalaignar Television, the Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Income Tax department to maintain status quo on its arrears of tax demand against the channel for assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. Justice Anita Sumanth, before whom a plea from Kalaingnar TV came up seeking quashing of the department’s March 7 […] Read more » Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Justice Anita Sumanth Kalaingnar TV Madras High Court
Top Law News Congress manifesto aimed at ‘balkanisation’ of India: BJP April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ruling BJP Tuesday dubbed the election manifesto of the Congress “dangerous and unimplementable”, saying it was aimed at “balkanisation” of India. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Finance Minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley said the Congress does not deserve “even a single vote” for its promises, such as doing […] Read more » Congress manifesto
High Profile Cases Supreme Court quashes RBI circular on insolvency issued last year April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday quashed the RBI circular of last year that pertains to the provisions for declaring a company bankrupt even on a one-day overdue. The bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said: “We have declared the RBI circular ultra vires.” Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) had on February 12, 2018 issued a […] Read more » RBI circular on insolvency
Top Law News Mayawati justifies construction of statues in UP, tells SC they represent will of people April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BSP supremo Mayawati Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the “will of the people”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, in an affidavit filed in the apex court, said the memorials and statues of herself and other leaders were “intended to promote […] Read more » BSP supremo BSP Supremo Mayawati Mayawati
