Top Law News Online Lecture Series to be launched on Role of the Legal System as custodian of Women’s rights October 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After Successful completion of several successful lecture series in the past, Akhil Bhartiya Adhivakta Parishad is launching a New Online Lecture Series […] Read more » Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Lecture Series Justice Ms. Meenakshi I. Mehta Mr. Sudhir Nandrajog New Online Lecture Series Role of the Legal System as custodian of Women’s rights Surinder Kaur
Top Law News SC to pass orders on plea against interim bail to ex-UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in gang rape case October 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would pass orders on October 15 on a plea of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the interim bail of two months granted to gang rape accused and former state minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati on medical grounds by the Allahabad High Court. The verdict was reserved by a bench […] Read more » gang-rape case Gayatri Prasad Prajapati
Top Law News Calcutta HC orders private schools to offer minimum 20 pc reduction in fees October 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Tu0esday ordered 145 private schools here to offer a minimum 20 per cent reduction in fees across the board, while directing that non-essential charges for use of facilities not availed of will not be permissible. Guardians of students of the 145 schools, mostly in an around the city, had moved […] Read more » 20 pc reduction in fees Calcutta HC Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya Justice Sanjib Banerjee
Top Law News Man sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping teenage girl in 2013 October 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a court here for holding a teenage girl hostage for four days and raping her in 2013. The additional district and session judge on Monday also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 30-year-old convict Teerath Chaturvedi. Assistant Government Counsel, Ramsufal Singh, on Tuesday said, […] Read more » 15 years in jail for raping teenage girl Teerath Chaturvedi
Top Law News NGT notice to Centre on plea for quashing notification on groundwater extraction. October 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the CPCB on a plea seeking quashing of a notification on groundwater extraction on the grounds that its commercial use was adversely affecting the flow of rivers and availability of drinking water in the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar […] Read more » groundwater extraction NGT plea for quashing notification on groundwater extraction
Top Law News HC asks Gujarat govt to deal with online gambling as per law October 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to look into the issue of online gambling, and take action in accordance with the law in larger public interest before it is too late. The court said the existing Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act-1887 remains completely silent on the issue, more particularly online rummy, even as […] Read more » Chief Justice Vikram Nath Gujarat High Court HC asks Gujarat govt to deal with online gambling as per law Justice J.B. Pardiwala online gambling Telangana Gaming Act 1974
Top Law News Consideration of request for award of contract directed by Punjab and Haryana High Court October 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench headed by Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court R.S. Jha directed the authorities to consider the request of Gurgaon based Smaru Tech LLP for the award of contract for erection, testing and commissioning of 11 KV Automatic Power Factor Corrector Panels as well the job of repair and maintenance of […] Read more » Automatic Capacitor Banks award of contract for erection Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Mr. Govind Goel testing and commissioning of 11 KV Automatic Power Factor Corrector Panels
Top Law News Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Announces the Launch of the Second Cohort of Prarambh, India’s First LegalTech Incubator October 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai | Delhi, IndiaIndia’s leading law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, today announced the launch of the second cohort of India’s first LegalTech incubator – Prarambh. Launched in February 2019 as a part of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas’ focus on innovation and technology, Prarambh is recognised for supporting the domestic talent in developing quality LegalTech products, and significantly enhancing […] Read more » Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Announces the Launch of the Second Cohort of Prarambh India's First LegalTech Incubator Prarambh
Top Law News Four sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment in 2019 Alwar gang-rape case October 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Alwar on Tuesday convicted and awarded rigorous life imprisonment to four people involved in the 2019 gang-rape case in the district. The court also awarded five years imprisonment to one of the convicts under the IT Act for filming and circulating a video clip of the incident. The four had raped […] Read more » 2019 Alwar gang-rape case
Top Law News Court extends judicial remand of Rhea Chakraborty and Showik Chakraborty till Oct 20 October 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai court here on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty till October 20. The duo was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with a drugs probe related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case last month. A special NDPS court on Tuesday extended the […] Read more » judicial custody of actress Rhea Chakraborty Showik Chakraborty Sushant Singh Rajput's death case
Top Law News On Hathras incident SC directs UP govt to inform on steps to protect witnesses October 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “horrible” the Hathras incident, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to inform it by October 8 about the steps taken to protect witnesses in the case in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died due to injuries. The apex court directed the Yogi Adityanath government to file […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Hathras incident Justices A S Bopanna V Ramasubramanian
Top Law News Benefits and Drawbacks of AGRICULTURE BILLS 2020 September 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment By: Mr Rakesh Singh, Advocate, Bombay High Court & Senior Partner of Law Firm, RKS Associates Introduction: The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on Thursday (September 17, 2020) passed three legislations pertaining to the agriculture sector, ostensibly, to push agriculture marketing and commodities trade reforms in the country. The three bills that […] Read more » AGRICULTURE BILLS 2020 Benefits and Drawbacks of AGRICULTURE BILLS 2020 DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill 2020
