Corporate Law News Zoom App not ‘safe’ to use in view of Cyber Crimes : Cyber Coordination Centre. April 18, 2020 / April 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Cyber Coordination Centre (CCC) of the Ministry of Home Affairs has warned people that the Zoom video conferencing app for meetings is not a safe platform for government and official use, IANS reported. In the advisory, issued on April 12, it said that “secure use of Zoom meeting platform is for private individuals and […] Read more » Cyber Coordination Centre latest legal news ZOOM APP Zoom App not 'safe' to use
Criminal Law News Top Law News Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi booked for culpable homicide after attendees die of COVID-19 : Delhi Police April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi has been booked for culpable homicide after some of the attendees of the religious congregation died due to coronavirus, police said on Wednesday. Kandhalvi had organised the religious gathering at Nizamuddin Markaz last month against the social distancing protocol imposed by the Centre to curb the spread of the […] Read more » Maulana Saad Kandhalvi Maulana Saad Kandhalvi has been booked for culpable homicide Maulana Saad Kandhalvibooked for culpable homicide Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad
Top Law News Supreme Court to introduce e-filing software soon to limit visits. April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an attempt to do away with unnecessary court visits, the Supreme Court (SC) of India has developed an e-filing software that is said to be in advanced stages of trial. Head of the SC’s E-Committee Justice DY Chandrachud, on April 13, announced that Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates on […] Read more » COVID-19 e-filing software e-filing software by SC e-filing software to be launched by SC sooner latest legal news Law News SC’s E-Committee Justice DY Chandrachud SCAORA Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association unnecessary court visits
Top Law News PIL in Supreme Court seeks quashing of FIRs lodged under section 188 of IPC during lockdown. April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday seeking quashing of all FIRs filed under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for alleged violation of lockdown orders. The PIL has been filed former director general of police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, Dr Vikram Singh, who is currently […] Read more » latest legal news Law News PIL in Supreme Court quashing of FIRs lodged under section 188 of IPC
Corporate Law News COVID-19 crisis : Companies cutting salaries during lockdown will need employees’ consent April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The nationwide lockdown has been extended and so have been the powers of the government under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 & Disaster Management Act 2005. Already, the government has issued advisories and notifications against companies terminating the services of their employees or cutting their wages during the lockdown. The Home Ministry’s directive to factories, […] Read more » Chief Labour Commissioner Companies cutting salaries during lockdown COVID-19 crisis Disaster Management Act 2005 Epidemic Disease Act 1897 latest legal news Law News
Corporate Law News PIL in SC seeks free telecom and DTH services ahead Coronavirus impact. April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The list of COVID-19 related demands before the Supreme Court is growing, with a fresh Public Interest Petition (PIL) now seeking free telecom services and free access to satellite TV channels via DTH networks. The PIL has sought for SC to direct the Department of Telecom (DOT) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to […] Read more » Bharti Airtel free telecom and DTH services ahead Coronavirus impact. latest legal news Legal News PIL for DOT AND TRAI PIL for TRAI Reliance Jio Vodafone Idea
Top Law News PIL in Delhi High Court seeks school fees waiver for lockdown duration. April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court has sought a waiver of fees levied by all private and unaided schools during the lockdown, citing job losses and loss of income. The PIL has been filed by lawyer-activist Amit Sahni. The petitioners have cited urgency and have sought a prompt listing of […] Read more » Delhi High Court latest legal news Law News PIL public interest litigation waiver of fees levied by all private and unaided schools
Top Law News Calcutta HC to hear bar association plea on financial assistance for lawyers. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court will take up on Thursday a letter by its Bar Association as a PIL, which sought direction on the Bar Council of West Bengal to provide financial assistance to lawyers in distress due to the long period of suspension of work owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Claiming that the Council takes subscriptions […] Read more » Bar Association president Ashok Dhandania Calcutta HC financial assistance for lawyers PIL public interest litigation
Top Law News Cannabis arrest : Australian doctor seeks bail from Bombay High Court. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Australian doctor arrested in November last year for alleged possession of drugs has approached Bombay High Court seeking bail claiming he is working towards medicinal use of cannabis. Reza Borhani, in his plea, said he should be granted bail in view of directions passed by the Supreme Court on the temporary release of inmates […] Read more » Australian doctor Reza Borhani Borhani's lawyer Shrinivas Bobde Cannabis arrest Justice Gautam Patel Justice Pate LSD Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act Reza Borhani
Top Law News Central Administrative Tribunal not to function till Apr 20: Personnel Ministry. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which adjudicates service matters of central government employees, will not function till April 20 due to the ongoing lockdown, according to a Personnel Ministry statement issued on Tuesday. The tribunal’s principal bench here and its branches across the country have not been functioning since March 20 due to lockdowns to […] Read more » CAT CAT not to function till Apr 20 Central Administrative Tribunal Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) loss of working days due to non-functioning of the benches on account of coronavirus
Top Law News St Stephens hospital agrees in Delhi High Court to pay sacked employees amount equal to 2 months salary. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The St Stephens Hospital management, which sacked some of its support staff from its Gurgaon facility after the coronavirus outbreak, has agreed in the Delhi High Court to pay these employees an amount equal to their salary for March and April. Justice Rekha Palli on Monday held that the hospital would be bound by its […] Read more » central government standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia coronavirus outbreak Delhi High Court Justice Rekha Palli St. Stephen's Hospital Tis Hazari
Top Law News Migrants on Mumbai streets : Police register FIR under section 143, 147, 149, 188 and 186. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An FIR has been registered against at least 1000 migrant workers for assembling near Bandra railway station in Mumbai on Tuesday in defiance of the coronavirus lockdown norms, causing a public health scare, police said. No arrests have been made yet and the workers are being identified, a Bandra police station official said. “We have registered […] Read more » defiance of the coronavirus lockdown norms migrant workers for assembling near Bandra railway station Migrants on Mumbai streets section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act
