Top Law News Sikh cyclist’s disqualification over refusal to wear helmet not discrimination: SC February 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A turbaned Sikh, barred from participating in a sporting event without a helmet or protective gear, cannot claim discrimination or interference with his religious rights, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The top court refused to interfere with the alleged disqualification of a Delhi-based 50-year-old Sikh cycling enthusiast from a long-distance cycling event […] Read more » Sikh cyclist's disqualification over refusal to wear helmet
Top Law News JNMF tells HC its in authorised occupancy of property at Teen Murti estate February 21, 2019 / February 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it is in “authorised occupancy” of the property at Teen Murti, and there was mala fide on the central government’s part in seeking its eviction. The JNMF, set up in 1964, has been located at Teen Murti, once the residence of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, since […] Read more »
Top Law News SC refuses to allow transportation of extracted coal in Meghalaya February 21, 2019 / February 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to allow miners to transport extracted coal lying at various sites in Meghalaya. A bench of Justices A K Sikri, Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah refused to grant permission to the miners. Various Interlocutory Applications (IAs) have been filed for transportation of the coal already mined, it said. The […] Read more » transportation of extracted coal in Meghalaya
Top Law News Kids under 12 falling prey to sex predators: Court February 21, 2019 / February 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that children below 12 years of age are becoming easy targets of assailants to fulfil their “physical needs”, a special court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to imprisonment for life for raping and brutalising a six-year-old girl in suburban Kandivli in 2014. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court judge HC […] Read more » kids under 12 for sex sex predators
Top Law News Much is happening in West Bengal : Supreme Court February 21, 2019 / February 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea seeking a CBI probe into the alleged killings of BJP workers in West Bengal, on Tuesday said “much is happening in West Bengal”. The top court’s observation came after petitioner Gaurav Bhatia, a lawyer, told a bench of justices A K Sikri, S A Nazeer and M R […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice M R Shah Justice S A Nazeer West Benga
High Profile Cases Lawyer Prashant Bhushan also seeks hearing on plea seeking perjury prosecution of some officials for misleading court in Rafale case. February 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court had sought information from the centre about the pricing details and the decision making process undertaken by the government before sealing the Rs. 56,000 crore fighter jets deal. Former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against central […] Read more » activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan Former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie Rafale case
High Profile Cases Supreme Court grants protection from arrest in all cases to Ex-IPS officer Bharati Ghosh. February 19, 2019 / February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday granted protection from arrest in all cases registered against former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who had recently joined the BJP. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said no coercive action should be taken against her and posted the matter for further hearing after three weeks. Ghosh had moved the […] Read more » Bharati Ghosh Ex-IPS officer
High Profile Cases CBI moves Delhi HC seeking custodial interrogation of lobbyist Deepak Talwar February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking custodial interrogation of lobbyist Deepak Talwar in a case related to alleged violation of foreign funding law, FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act). A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Anu Malhotra sought response of NGO Advantages India Private Ltd, with which Talwar was earlier associated […] Read more » Deepak Talwar FCRA Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act lobbyist Deepak Talwar manish garg rajdipa behura
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court junks plea asking media to use word martyr for reporting casualties in terror attacks February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the media to use the words martyr or ‘shaheed’ instead of ‘killed’ when reporting deaths of security personnel in terror or other attacks. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao declined to hear the petition by a lawyer, who […] Read more » Delhi High Court February 14 terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir use word martyr use word martyr for reporting casualties in terror attacks
High Profile Cases Supreme Court disposes plea challenging Nageswara Rao’s appointment as interim CBI chief. February 19, 2019 / February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran said no further interference is required as the relief has already been granted with the appointment of a full time […] Read more » Common Cause Justice Arun Mishra Justice Vineet Saran M Nageswara Rao NGO Common Cause
Top Law News The Rajasthan High Court extends stay on Robert Vadra’s arrest and asks him to cooperate with ED February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan High Court on Monday extended the stay on arrest of Robert Vadra and directed him to cooperate in the inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a complaint of alleged money laundering against a firm linked to him. Justice P S Bhati posted the hearing for March 15 after Vadra’s lawyer gave an […] Read more » ED Justice P S Bhati Robert Vadra The Rajasthan High Court
Top Law News Madras High Court issues instructions to prevent closure of FIRs for want of charge sheets February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Monday directed the police chiefs of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to instruct higher rank officials to check the FIR index every month and guide their subordinates in investigating and filing final reports as laid down in a 1984 government order. Justice M V Muralidharan gave the order in the backdrop of […] Read more » Justice M V Muralidharan Madras HC
