Top Law News SC agrees to examine fresh plea challenging sedition law July 15, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine a fresh plea by a former army officer challenging the Constitutional validity of the sedition law on the ground that it causes “chilling effect” on speech and is an unreasonable restriction on free expression, a fundamental right. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana, A S Bopanna […] Read more » Chief Justice N.V. Ramana fresh plea challenging sedition law Justice A.S. Bopanna justice Hrishikesh Roy
Top Law News HC refuses to hear fresh plea against Delhi’s new excise policy July 15, 2021 / July 15, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear Delhi Liquor Sales Association’s challenge to the Delhi government’s new Excise Policy 2021-22, saying the issue is already before the court. Justice Rekha Palli noted that a similar challenge by Readymade Plaza India Pvt Ltd was being heard by the bench headed by the Chief Justice […] Read more » advocates Shailen Bhatia Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi government's new Excise Policy for liquor 2021-22 Delhi Liquor Sales Association's challenge to the Delhi government's new Excise Policy 2021-22 Justice Jyoti Singh Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi Vibhuti Sharma
Corporate Law News Bombay HC permits use of A4 size paper for filing pleas July 15, 2021 / July 15, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday approved the use of A4 size papers printed on both sides for filing pleas across all benches of the courts, in order to save paper and free up storage space. The court’s decision came following a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ajinkya Udane, who stated in the […] Read more » Advocate P R Katneshwarkar Advocate S R Nargolkar Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta justice G S Kulkarni lawyer Ajinkya Udane Registrar General of High Court Mahendra Chandwani use of A4 size paper for filing pleas use of A4 size papers printed on both sides for filing pleas
Top Law News Centre Must Address High Court Bench Issue In West UP July 15, 2021 / July 15, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At the crucial meeting of the Central Action Committee. of more than 20 districts of Bar Association of West UP held at Aligarh on February 14, 2015 it was decided unanimously to go on strike from now onwards for 2 days in a week – Wednesday and Saturday! It was also decided that lawyers would […] Read more » Centre Must Address High Court Bench Issue In West UP
Top Law News Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance : Uttar Pradesh Govt Decision To Allow Kanwar Yatra July 14, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to allow ‘Kanwar Yatra’ amid COVID hasn’t gone down well with the apex court of the country. On Wednesday (July 14), the Supreme Court took cognisance of the UP government’s decision to allow the yatra in the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench headed by Justice […] Read more » Justice RF Nariman Kanwar Yatra is part of Sanatan culture Uttar Pradesh Govt Decision To Allow Kanwar Yatra
Top Law News What is two-child policy? What Assam and Uttar Pradesh have proposed July 14, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Assam and Uttar Pradesh are taking steps to bring in two-child policies in the states, which will limit government benefits to people with only two children. Legislation that bars people from availing of government subsidies and other government benefits if they have more than two children is known as a two-child policy. India does not […] Read more » What is two-child policy
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
