Top Law News Kerala HC expresses displeasure over COVID norms violation outside liquor outlets July 9, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over violation of COVID protocols by people thronging outside liquor outlets run by the Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) here and asked the state government what steps it has taken against it. A bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly was displeased with the open […] Read more » Chief Justice S Manikumar Justice Shaji P Chaly violation of COVID protocols by people thronging outside liquor outlets
Top Law News CBI should widen probe into FIR against Anil Deshmukh: Bombay High Court July 7, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it expects the CBI to widen its investigation into the FIR filed against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, and added that the head of the administration cannot claim innocence and was equally responsible. A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and N J Jamadar said if […] Read more » Bombay High Court FIR against Anil Deshmukh
Top Law News AIADMK Ex-minister M Manikandan granted bail in sexual assault case July 7, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former AIADMK Minister M Manikandan, arrested in a sexual assault case. Justice M Nirmal Kumar, who granted conditional bail, pointed out that Manikandan, having deep social roots apart from being a doctor, after losing his ministership, was carrying on his profession at Madurai. He has got a […] Read more » Ex-minister M Manikandan granted bail
Top Law News HC issues notices over PIL claiming Truecaller breached data privacy norms July 7, 2021 / July 7, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Union and Maharashtra governments, among others, over a public interest litigation (PIL) claiming that the Truecaller mobile application “shared” user data breaching legal norms of the country. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing a PIL filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipankar Datta justice G S Kulkarni Truecaller breached data privacy norms
Top Law News Delhi HC refuses to stop further circulation of film purportedly based on Sushant Rajput’s life July 7, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any direction to restrain further circulation of film ‘Nyay: The Justice’ which is purportedly based on the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput and has been released on a website. We will have it on 14th (July). I am not inclined at this stage, […] Read more » Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput circulation of film purportedly based on Sushant Rajput's life film 'Nyay: The Justice justices Rajiv Shakdher Talwant Singh
Corporate Law News SC dismisses pleas seeking nod to conduct ‘rath yatra’ at places other than Jagannath Puri July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas seeking permission to conduct ‘rath yatras’ at various places other than Jagannath Puri in Odisha. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said that it would not interfere with the directions passed by the state government under the Disaster Management Act. We are sorry. We […] Read more » Chief Justice N.V. Ramana Disaster Management Act nod to conduct 'rath yatra' at places other than Jagannath Puri permission to conduct 'rath yatras' at various places Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri
Corporate Law News Lucknow bench of HC declines to quash FIR against Hiralal Yadav July 6, 2021 / July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has declined to grant relief to ex-managing director of Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank Limited, Hiralal Yadav, who had filed a plea challenging the FIR against him in a case of alleged corruption during appointments to the Cooperative Department. The bench passed the order on a writ petition […] Read more » Cooperative dept recruitment graft corruption during appointments to the Cooperative Department FIR against Hiralal Yadav Lucknow bench of HC
Top Law News HC takes cognisance after advocate makes repeated calls to woman judicial officer July 6, 2021 / July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter in which Laksar Bar Association secretary Navneet Tomar allegedly made repeated calls and sent messages to a woman judicial officer. The court has filed a criminal contempt petition against Tomar, and has fixed July 28 for the next hearing of the case. […] Read more » Chief Justice R S Chauhan Justice Justice Alok Kumar Verma Uttarakhand Bar Council Uttarakhand High Court
Top Law News Shocking that people still booked under scrapped section 66A of IT Act : SC July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it is amazing and shocking that people are still being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act that was scrapped by the apex court verdict in 2015. Under the scrapped section a person posting offensive messages could be imprisoned for up to three years as also fined. […] Read more » scrapped section 66A of IT Act
Top Law News Woman’s rights over deceased husband’s property cease if remarriage proven: Chhattisgarh HC July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that rights of a woman over the property of her deceased husband would cease if her remarriage is “strictly proven” as per the law. A bench of Justice Sanjay K Agrawal made the observation in a recent order, while dismissing an appeal related to a property suit filed against […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court rights over deceased husband's property cease if remarriage proven Woman's rights over deceased husband's property cease
Top Law News WB Post-poll violence: SC seeks Centre’s response for imposing President Rule in state July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal in view of deteriorating law and order situation due to the post-poll violence which started on May 2, the day of assembly election results. The plea also sought direction to the Centre to […] Read more » Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain Justice Dinesh Maheshwari justices vineet saran SIT Special Investigation Team WB Post-poll violence
Top Law News Bombay HC expresses shock on death of Stan Swamy in custody awaiting medical bail July 6, 2021 / July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, died on Monday while waiting for an interim bail on medical grounds. Dr Ian D’souza, director of the Mumbai-based Holy Family Hospital, the private facility where Swamy was undergoing treatment, and the tribal rights activist’s lawyer Mihir Desai informed a bench of the […] Read more » death of Stan Swamy in custody awaiting medical bail Justice N J Jamadar Justices S S Shinde The Elgar Parishad case
