Top Law News NGT cancels its 2020 summer vacations to make up for Corona-led lockdown losses. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday announced cancellation of its summer vacation for 2020 to make up for its working days’ losses due to the country’s 40-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus infection. The tribunal said during the lockdown announced by the government, as part of the measures to contain the COVID-19 spread, […] Read more » Corona-led lockdown losses NGT cancels its 2020 summer vacations Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Top Law News Maharashtra police : 35,000 cases of prohibitory orders and quarantine violation. April 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Police have registered over 35,000 offences across the state against those violating prohibitory orders and quarantine guidelines during the lockdown imposed since last month, a senior official said. In an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus and strictly enforce the lockdown, the police started taking stern action since March 22 by registering cases against […] Read more » 803 offences for illegal transportation IPC Section 188. Maharashtra Police spread of coronavirus strictly enforce the lockdown
Top Law News Kerala MP moves SC and seeks evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in gulf countries. April 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Congress MP from Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to establish a specialised team to identify Indian citizens who are stranded in Gulf countries and require immediate evacuation amid the coronavirus pandemic. M K Raghavan, a Member of Parliament (MP) from Kerala’s Kozhikode constituency, has said in his plea […] Read more » evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in gulf countries immediate evacuation amid the coronavirus pandemic
Top Law News COVID-19: Lockdown set to be extended as 1000-plus new cases push India tally above 8,000 April 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The nationwide lockdown to contain the deadly coronavirus looks set to be extended by two more weeks till April-end after a consensus emerged among states on Saturday for continuing the curbs amid the tally of confirmed infections crossing 8,000 with a record increase of over 1,000 cases within 24 hours. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi […] Read more » Aarogya Setu' app COVID-19 Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Top Law News SCBA appeals to CJI for cancellation of summer vacation of Supreme Court. April 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Bar Association appealed to Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and his companion judges on Saturday to cancel the summer vacation this year and treat it as a working period in the larger interest of litigants and justice. The lawyers’ body said now that restrictions are likely to continue after the […] Read more » advocate Ashok Arora Chief Justice of India S A Bobde CJI for cancellation of summer vacation of Supreme Court. SCBA SCBA appeals to CJI secretary of SCBA
Top Law News Wear mask in Ahmedabad or face Rs 5000 fine/3-year jail. April 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In view of the rising number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad, the city civic body has made it compulsory for people to wear masks from Monday, failing which they would be fined Rs 5,000 or sentenced to three years in jail, an official said. The order has been issued under the Epidemic Diseases Act in […] Read more » Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad Wear mask in Ahmedabad face3-year jail Wear mask in Ahmedabad or face Rs 5000 fine Wear mask in Ahmedabad or face Rs 5000 fine/3-year jail
High Profile Cases Top Law News Vijay Mallya gets bankruptcy reprieve from UK High Court. April 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the High Court in London has deferred hearings on a plea by the SBI-led consortium of Indian banks, seeking the indebted tycoon to be declared bankrupt to enable them recover a loan of around 1.145 billion pounds from him. Justice Michael Briggs of the insolvency division of […] Read more » 000 Crores barrister Philip Marshall charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an alleged Rs 9 liquor baron Vijay Mallya loans to Mallya's now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. UK High Court Vijay Mallya
Corporate Law News Plea in SC seeks to nationalise all health care facilities in India till COVID-19 is contained. April 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre, states and Union Territories to nationalise all healthcare facilities and related entities till COVID-19 pandemic is contained in the country. The plea, which claimed that India does not have sufficient public healthcare infrastructure to combat the pandemic, has also sought a […] Read more » nationalise all health care facilities in India till COVID-19 is contained.
Top Law News Food and essential goods being supplied to tribal region: Bombay High Court April 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that food and other essential commodities are being supplied to the people living in the tribal belt of the state. Justice G S Patel was hearing a petition filed by Vivek Pandit, in which the latter raised concerns over the condition of impoverished tribal people in […] Read more » Bombay High Court Food and essential goods being supplied to tribal region
Top Law News Delhi HC suspends summer break to make up work loss due to coronavirus. April 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High court Thursday decided to suspend its summer vacation this year, slated from June 1 to 30, to make up for the loss of working hours due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. The high court has also cancelled the summer break of subordinate courts in June this year. The decision was taken at […] Read more » Delhi HC Delhi HC suspends summer break suspends summer break
Top Law News Applicants are safer in jail than out on bail: Bombay High Court. April 10, 2020 / April 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant temporary bail to an accused, saying it can not allow him to be released and put him at the risk of contracting coronavirus. The situation in jail was much better than that in the city of Mumbai, Justice G S Patel observed while hearing a bail […] Read more » Applicants are safer in jail Bombay High Court Justice G S Patel risk of contracting coronavirus.
Corporate Law News Letter Petition sent to CJI Bobde to impose ‘complete’ ban on Tablighi Jamaat activities. April 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A letter petition has been sent to CJI S.A. Bobde seeking directions to Central Government and Delhi Government to impose a “complete ban” on the activities of Tablighi Jamaat with immediate effect. Letter petition has sought a direction to Centre and Delhi Government to transfer the investigation to the CBI to probe into the alleged “conspiracy of […] Read more » CJI S A Bobde impose a “complete ban” on the activities of Tablighi Jamaat Petition filed by Delhi-based Ajay Gautam Tablighi Jamaat
