Top Law News Supreme Court of India Refers Electoral Bonds Challenge to Constitution Bench October 16, 2023 / October 16, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India announced on Monday that it would refer the challenge to the contentious Electoral Bonds scheme to a Constitution Bench of the Court. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud made this announcement, highlighting the matter’s significance and invoking Article 145(4) of the Constitution of India. He stated, […] Read more » Supreme Court of India Refers Electoral Bonds Challenge to Constitution Bench
Top Law News Bombay High Court Asserts That Wearing Short Skirts and Dancing Provocatively Is Not Inherently Obscene October 13, 2023 / October 13, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a recent case (Lalita Bais & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra), the Bombay High Court made a significant statement by quashing a first information report (FIR) against five individuals accused of watching a dance performance by women in short clothing and showering fake currency notes on them as they danced. The Nagpur bench of […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi High Court Hears AAP Leader Raghav Chadha’s Plea Against Bungalow Eviction October 12, 2023 / October 12, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The legal counsel for AAP leader Raghav Chadha argued before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the decision to evict him from the government-allocated bungalow was arbitrary and malicious. Chadha had filed a case in the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court’s order that prevented him from being dispossessed of the type VII […] Read more » AAP Leader Raghav Chadha's Plea Against Bungalow Eviction Delhi High Court Hears
Top Law News Bombay High Court Demands Action on School Sanitation and Menstrual Hygiene October 12, 2023 / October 12, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has urged the Maharashtra government to furnish details regarding the enhancements made in the provision of clean restroom facilities and sanitary napkins in public schools, particularly in rural regions. This directive came in response to a petition filed by lawyers Nikita Gore and Vaishnavi Gholave, who pressed for the recognition of […] Read more » Action on School Sanitation and Menstrual Hygiene Bombay High Court
Top Law News High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Seeks Government Response on Child Protection Measures October 10, 2023 / October 10, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has requested a response from the Jammu and Kashmir government regarding a set of suggestions to combat child sexual abuse and harassment, which includes the introduction of sex education in the school curriculum (Case: Court on its own motion v. State of J&K and others). On […] Read more » High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Seeks Government Response on Child Protection Measures
Top Law News Delhi High Court: Strong Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof in Disobedience Cases October 10, 2023 / October 10, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court, in the case of Cross Fit LLC v. Mr. Renjith Kunnumal & Anr, emphasized that a court cannot deem a person guilty of violating its orders and take punitive action against them solely based on strong suspicions of disobedience. Justice C Hari Shankar stated that the court cannot presume or conjecture […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi High Court: Strong Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof in Disobedience Cases Strong Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof in Disobedience Cases
Top Law News Make judicial review meaningful”: Mr. Justice Raveendran October 8, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment RV University hosts India-US Law and Justice forum Bengaluru, 6 October 2023: RV University, in association with O.P Jindal Global University, hosted an India-U.S. Law and Justice Forum. Top Judges and Jurists, gathering under India and US Law & Justice Forum, identified a number of challenges to the Rule of Law and access to justice and […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court Clarifies COVID-19 Limitation Extension Also Applies to Delay Condonable by Courts October 5, 2023 / October 5, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court clarified that its 2021 suo motu order, issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only extended the period of limitation for filing cases and replies but also applied to the delay that courts can condone in such matters. This clarification came in the case titled “Aditya Khaitan and ors […] Read more » COVID-19 Limitation Extension Also Applies to Delay Condonable by Courts Supreme Court
Top Law News Calcutta High Court Halts Deactivation of Aadhaar Cards for Woman Accused of Bangladeshi Nationality October 5, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant legal development, the Calcutta High Court has temporarily suspended the Union Home Ministry’s decision to deactivate the Aadhaar cards of a woman and her family members, who were accused of being Bangladeshi nationals, in the case titled “Priya Das vs Union of India.” Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, a single-judge, observed that the authorities […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Halts Deactivation of Aadhaar Cards for Woman Accused of Bangladeshi Nationality
Top Law News Delhi Family Court Grants Divorce to Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan Citing Mental Cruelty by Aesha Mukerji October 5, 2023 / October 5, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant legal development, a family court in Delhi has granted a divorce to renowned cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, citing allegations of mental cruelty by his estranged wife, Aesha Mukerji, in the case titled “Shikhar Dhawan vs Aesha Dhawan.” Judge Harish Kumar, presiding over the case, upheld all the claims made by Shikhar Dhawan in […] Read more » Aesha Mukerji Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan Delhi Family Court Divorce to Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan Citing Mental Cruelty by Aesha Mukerji Divorce to Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan Citing Mental Cruelty by Aesha Mukerji
Top Law News Bombay High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Recent Government Hospital Deaths in Maharashtra October 5, 2023 / October 5, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant development, the Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the recent tragic deaths of patients in government hospitals located in the Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar districts of Maharashtra. This move comes in response to a concerned lawyer’s letter, and it signals a proactive response from the judiciary. The division […] Read more » Suo Motu Cognizance of Recent Government Hospital Deaths in Maharashtra
Top Law News Former Patna High Court Judge, Justice Anant Badar, Appointed Chairperson of Bihar State Human Rights Commission (BSHRC) October 5, 2023 / October 5, 2023 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Appoints Justice Anant Badar as Chairperson of BSHRC In a significant development, former Patna High Court Judge, Justice Anant Badar, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Bihar State Human Rights Commission (BSHRC). This noteworthy appointment was made official through a notification issued by Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. […] Read more » Appointed Chairperson of Bihar State Human Rights Commission (BSHRC) Former Patna High Court Judge Justice Anant Badar
