Top Law News Children expected to look after elderly parents: Punjab and Haryana High Court July 14, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that children are expected to look after their elderly parents properly as mandated under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act-2007. The HC Bench observed kids are often abandoning their parents after getting property from them The senior citizen Act stipulated that […] Read more »
Top Law News Justice J.R. Midha Joins Galgotias University to Transform Legal Education in India July 14, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice J.R. Midha demitted office as Judge of Delhi High Court on 7th July 2021, after an illustrious career of over 13 years as a Judge of Delhi High Court. Justice Midha joined Galgotias University, as an Advisor/Professor, on 12th July 2021, where he shared his vast experience and wisdom with the Faculty. Dhruv Galgotia, […] Read more » Justice J.R. Midha
Top Law News HC directs activist Gokhale to remove tweets against ex-diplomat Lakshmi Puri July 13, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to forthwith delete alleged defamatory tweets against former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri. In an interim order, Justice C Hari Shankar also restrained Gokhale from posting scandalous tweets against Lakshmi Puri and her husband Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri during the pendency of the defamation suit. The […] Read more » defamatory tweets against former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
Top Law News SC to hear next week plea for probe into ‘Islamophobic posts’ on Twitter after Tablighi Jamaat congregation July 13, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner to peruse new IT rules and said it may hear next week his plea seeking a probe either by CBI or NIA against Twitter and its users for allegedly posting Islamophobic posts after Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin last year which was purportedly dubbed as one of the […] Read more » f Chief Justice N V Ramana Justice A.S. Bopanna probe into Islamophobic posts on Twitter probe into Islamophobic posts on Twitter after Tablighi Jamaat congregation religious congregation Tablighi Jamaat
Top Law News HCasks Delhi govt file submissions on pleas against order allowing pvt schools to charge annual fees July 13, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Delhi government and other parties to file written submissions in pleas challenging a single judge order allowing private unaided schools to collect annual and development charges from students for the period after the lockdown ended in the national capital last year. A bench of Chief Justice D N […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice Jyoti Singh private unaided schools to collect annual and development charges from students
Top Law News 5G rollout: Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing Juhi Chawla’s plea July 13, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court judge Justice Sanjeev Naurla on Monday recused from hearing Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla’s plea in connection with the dismissal of her lawsuit against 5G wireless network technology and the matter was adjourned till July 29. “This has to go to another bench. Subject to the order of the Chief Justice, list before […] Read more » Delhi High Court judge Justice Sanjeev Naurla Juhi Chawla's plea on 5G
Top Law News Given approval to set up small finance bank to take over PMC Bank: RBI to Delhi High Court July 13, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday told the Delhi High Court that it has given in-principle approval for setting up a small finance bank which will take over the scam-hit PMC Bank soon. A bench of Justices D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh granted time to the RBI to file an affidavit on […] Read more » Delhi High Court set up small finance bank to take over PMC Bank
Top Law News Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders write to President over Stan Swamy’s death ‘under custody’ July 11, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Leaders of 10 opposition parties including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing “outrage” at the death of Father Stan Swamy “under custody”, and seeking his intervention in holding accountable those responsible for “foisting false cases” on the activist, his continued detention and “inhuman treatment”. The signatories also include NCP […] Read more » anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (TMC) Elgar Parishad case Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (DMK) write to President over Stan Swamy's death 'under custody'
Top Law News PM Modi reviews progress of oxygen augmentation and availability across country July 11, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment More than 1,500 PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) oxygen plants are coming up across the country, the government said on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of augmentation and availability of the life-saving gas The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), in a statement, said Modi asked officials to ensure that these plants are made […] Read more »
Top Law News UP population draft bill: Those with over two kids can’t contest local polls and apply for govt jobs July 11, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to a draft of the proposed population control bill, anyone violating two-child policy in Uttar Pradesh will be debarred from contesting local bodies elections, from applying for or getting promotion in government jobs, and receiving any kind of government subsidy. The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission (UPSLC) states that the provisions are part of […] Read more » UPSLC Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission
Top Law News UP CM terms rising population ‘hurdle in development’, unveils policy to stabilise it July 11, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday unveiled a policy aimed at stabilising the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and infant deaths in a time-bound manner as he termed rising population a “hurdle in development”. The Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, unveiled on the occasion of World Population Day, also aims at bringing down […] Read more » rising population hurdle in development
Top Law News SC directs Centre to submit expert committee report on aircraft fumigation July 9, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to submit the report of an expert committee which was asked to ascertain whether spraying insecticides or fumigation to ward off mosquitoes in aircraft was harmful for passengers. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud passed the order after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed that as […] Read more » expert committee report on aircraft fumigation Justice D Y Chandrachud
