Top Law News Guj court issues arrest warrant against journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta January 29, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Gujarat’s Mundra in Kutch district on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in a defamation suit filed by the Adani Group. “…accused stands charged with complaint under section 500 of IPC. You are hereby directed to arrest the said accused and to produce him before me,” Judicial Magistrate Pradeep Soni […] Read more » Adani group criminal defamation defamation suit filed by the Adani Group Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Top Law News FM gave four-five mini-budgets in 2020, upcoming budget will be seen as part of that series: PM Modi January 29, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to give four-five mini-budgets in the form of packages in 2020 and expressed confidence that the upcoming budget would also be seen as part of that series. In his remarks to the media before the commencement of Parliament’s Budget Session, Modi said the […] Read more » FM gave four-five mini-budgets in 2020 upcoming budget will be seen as part of that series: PM Modi
Corporate Law News Over 300 Twitter handles generated from Pak to disrupt farmers’ tractor rally: Delhi Police January 28, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police on Sunday claimed that over 300 Twitter handles have been generated from Pakistan to disrupt the tractor rally proposed by protesting farmers on Republic Day. Detailing the plan for the tractor parade, Deependra Pathak, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) said the rally on Tuesday will be conducted amid tight security after the Republic […] Read more » disrupt farmers' tractor rally
Corporate Law News Tiktok to shut down India business January 28, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country. Tiktok’s global interim head Vanessa Pappas and vice president for global business solutions Blake Chandlee in a joint email to employees have communicated the decision of the […] Read more » Tiktok to shut down
Corporate Law News Farmers’ tractor rally: Plea in SC seeks inquiry commission to look into violence on R-Day January 28, 2021 / January 28, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was filed on Wednesday in the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a commission, headed by a retired apex court judge, to inquire the violence during the protesting farmers’ tractor rally in the national capital on the Republic Day. The plea has also sought direction to the concerned authority to lodge First Information […] Read more » Farmers' tractor rally
Corporate Law News Why Centre resisting direction to translate draft EIA in all vernacular languages : Delhi High Court January 28, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it cannot understand why the Centre was “vehemently” resisting its order to translate the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) in all 22 languages in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution. A special bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the government would have […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice Prateek Jalan
Top Law News SC declines interim protection from arrest to makers of web series Tandav and others January 27, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Ali Abbas Zafar, Director of web series ‘Tandav’, and others seeking quashing of FIRs against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus and issued notices Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states on their pleas. A bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan, R […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan interim protection from arrest to makers of web series Tandav Justice M R Shah R Subhash Reddy
Top Law News Delhi court suggests awareness drives by DLSAs, banks on misuse of blank cheques January 27, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of the judicial system being flooded with cases involving the misuse of cheques allegedly issued as ‘security’ by one person to another, a court here has suggested organising awareness programmes through the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and banks. The court gave the suggestions while dismissing a complaint seeking action against a […] Read more » banks on misuse of blank cheques Delhi court suggests awareness drives by DLSAs
Top Law News Not sexual assault if there is no ‘skin to skin’ contact: Bombay High Court January 27, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Groping a minor’s breast without “skin to skin contact” cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bombay High Court has said. Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, in a judgement passed on January 19, the detailed copy of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Pushpa Ganediwala POCSO Act
Top Law News Farmers’ tractor rally: Plea in SC seeks inquiry commission to look into violence on R-Day January 27, 2021 / January 27, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was filed on Wednesday in the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a commission, headed by a retired apex court judge, to inquire the violence during the protesting farmers’ tractor rally in the national capital on the Republic Day. The plea has also sought direction to the concerned authority to lodge First Information […] Read more » Farmers' tractor rally Plea in SC seeks inquiry commission to look into violence on R-Day
Top Law News How Does the Legality of Gambling Look Like Entering 2021? January 27, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With gambling surging in popularity around the world, you might think that now is the perfect opportunity to try it out for yourself. But what does the landscape look like in India specifically heading into 2021? For the most part, the forecast is a positive one, but allow us to break down what you can […] Read more » How Does the Legality of Gambling Look Like Entering 2021? Legality of Gambling
Top Law News Bengal woman left home on free will : Calcutta High Court December 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A report was filed before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday stating that a woman, whose father had complained that she had been unduly influenced by a man to leave her home, had gone of her free will. Public prosecutor-in-charge Saibal Bapuli filed the report that the woman, who is married, has stated to him that […] Read more »
