Top Law News SC reserves order on Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking review of 2017 order in contempt case August 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by businessman Vijay Mallya, who has sought review of its 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt of court for transferring USD 40 million to his children. A bench comprising justices U U Lalit and Ashok Bhushan reserved its order after hearing […] Read more » Justice Ashok Bhushan Justices U U Lalit Vijay Mallya
Top Law News Delhi High Court asks Railways to consider arranging travel of disabled DU students to Delhi for exams August 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Ministry of Railways to consider arranging travel for disabled students from distant places to the national capital for the exams to be conducted by Delhi University. The high court said the ministry also consider the feasibility of issuing confirmed tickets to such students at subsidised rates at least […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Hima Kohli Justice Subramonium Prasad National Federation of Blind Railways to consider arranging travel of disabled DU students travel for disabled students
Top Law News Supreme Court grants 30 minutes to Prashant Bhushan to reconsider his stand on contemptuous tweets August 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday granted 30 minutes to activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan, convicted for contempt, to ‘think over’ his stand of not expressing regret over his tweets against the judiciary. The top court granted another opportunity to Bhushan after Attorney General K K Venugopal sought forgiveness for the activist-lawyer. “He (Bhushan) should withdraw all statements and […] Read more » stand on contemptuous tweets
Top Law News AG K K Venugopal refuses consent for initiating contempt action against Swara Bhaskar August 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General K K Venugopal has refused his consent for initiating criminal contempt of court proceedings against Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar for her alleged “derogatory and scandalous” statements against the Supreme Court over the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case verdict. The consent of either the Attorney General or the Solicitor General is necessary, under section 15 […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal contempt action against Swara Bhaskar Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case verdict Swara Bhaskar
Top Law News Rs 14.58 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in accident August 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here in Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of Rs 14.58 lakh to the family of a woman who was killed in a road accident in 2016. Tribunal member R N Rokade in his order last week held that the offending tempo was at fault. Hence, he ordered the vehicle’s owner and […] Read more » Motor Accident Claims Tribunal rash and negligent driving Reliance General Insurance company Ltd Tribunal member R N Rokade
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea for national policy for compensation to COVID-19 victims August 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking formulation of a national policy for uniform compensation for families of those who have died due the coronavirus disease. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy dismissed the plea saying that every state has a different policy and gives compensation as […] Read more » Advocate Deepak Prakash justices Ashok Bhushan national policy for compensation to COVID-19 victims R S Reddy
Top Law News Foreign attendees of Tablighi event made scapegoat, says HC August 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has said that the foreign nationals, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event held in Delhi in March this year, were made “scapegoats” and allegations were levelled that they were responsible for spreading COVID-19 in the country. A division bench of Justices T V Nalawade and M G […] Read more » Bombay High Court Tablighi Jamat
Top Law News PETA moves Delhi HC for directions to AAP govt to take steps to prevent spread of glanders in the city August 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment PETA India has moved a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the AAP government to implement the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 to prevent spread of the equine disease – Glanders – in the national capital. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) […] Read more » PETA
Top Law News Probe has to be conducted abroad to unearth all conspirators in gold smuggling case : NIA tells Court August 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the sensational gold smuggling case in Kerala has said an investigation has to be conducted abroad to unearth all conspirators in the crime. It has also said steps have been taken for issuing Blue corner notices against four accused currently in UAE through Interpol to secure them for investigation. “Investigation […] Read more » gold smuggling case National Investigation Agency NIA
Top Law News Madhya Pradesh High Court gives temporary relief to Ekta Kapoor in case over web series August 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the police not to take any coercive action against TV producer Ekta Kapoor over a case filed against her for alleged objectionable content in the web series “XXX season 2”. Justice Shailendra Shukla of the high court’s Indore bench passed the order on Thursday in response to Kapoor’s petition […] Read more » Justice Shailendra Shukla Madhya Pradesh High Court objectionable content in the web series XXX season 2
Top Law News Contempt case: SC rejects submission of Prashant Bhushan for hearing on sentence by another bench August 22, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the submission of activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the arguments on quantum of sentence in the contempt proceedings in which he has been held guilty be heard by another top court bench. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra gave assurance to Bhushan that no punishment will be acted upon […] Read more » Justice Arun Mishra senior advocate Dushyant Dave
Top Law News Transfer of investigation to CBI cannot be a routine : SC August 22, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Transfer of investigation to the CBI cannot be a routine exercise and should be done only in exceptional circumstances, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy said one factor which is considered relevant for induction of the central agency like the CBI in an investigation is to retain public confidence […] Read more » Transfer of investigation to CBI
