Top Law News Coronavirus : SC refuses to pass any blanket order for release of prisoners above 50 yrs April 8, 2020 / April 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to pass any blanket order directing the Centre and states to consider granting parole or interim bail to prisoners above 50 years of age as also to those suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory problem and other life threatening diseases in view of coronavirus pandemic. A bench of Chief […] Read more » blanket order for release of prisoners above 50 yrs jail inmates to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Top Law News Coronavirus : Plea in SC for uninterrupted food supply in zoos amid lockdown April 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear on April 13 a PIL seeking uninterrupted food supply and medical treatment for wildlife in zoos across the country amid coronavirus pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao asked the petitioner in-person Sangeeta Dogra, to amend her petition including prayer […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde coronavirus pandemic. Justice L Nageswara Rao uninterrupted food supply in zoos uninterrupted food supply in zoos amid lockdown
High Profile Cases Top Law News COVID-29 crisis : Two prisoners denied temporary bail move HC April 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two undertrials lodged at Maharashtra’s Aurangabad Central Jail have approached the Bombay High Court against a high-powered committee’s decision that prisoners booked under special Acts will not be entitled to temporary bail in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The undertrials – Nitin Shelke and Madhukar Suryawanshi – were not granted temporary bail by the prison authorities […] Read more » COVID-29 crisis
High Profile Cases Agreement between Karnataka and Kerala on opening border roads : Centre tells SC April 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a settlement has been reached between Karnataka and Kerala on lifting the blockade of border roads by the former and parameters for passage of patients for urgent medical treatment at the interstate border have been formulated. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul Justice Deepak Gupta Karnataka and Kerala on opening border roads Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
High Profile Cases Top Law News AgustaWestland case : Delhi HC dismisses Christian Michel’s interim bail plea. April 7, 2020 / April 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam cases, seeking interim bail on the grounds of risk of contracting coronavirus in Tihar jail. Justice Mukta Gupta, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, said the apprehension of Michel that […] Read more » AgustaWestland case
High Profile Cases Top Law News Supreme Court extends tenure of TDSAT chairperson and questions Centre over delay in appointment of members April 7, 2020 / April 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday extended by three months the tenure of chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which is scheduled to end on April 20, and questioned the Centre on as to why the members of the tribunal have not been appointed since October 2019. A bench headed by Chief Justice S […] Read more » issue of appointments in TDSAT Justice Deepak Gupta Justice S K Kaul Supreme Court extends tenure of TDSAT chairperson Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
High Profile Cases Next 7 days critical in evolving lockdown exit plan: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu April 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the final week of the ongoing lockdown is “critical” for evolving an exit strategy as data regarding the spread of coronavirus will have a bearing on the decision to be taken by the government. He also appealed to the people to abide by whatever decision is ultimately […] Read more » final week of the ongoing lockdown is "critical"
Corporate Law News Top Law News Coronavirus: SC seeks status report from Centre on steps taken to prevent migration of workers. March 30, 2020 / March 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Centre by Tuesday on the measures taken in view of the large-scale migration of labourers from cities to their native villages amid the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent lockdown across the country. The top court observed that the migration of labourers out of panic […] Read more » steps taken to prevent migration of workers
High Profile Cases Suspended JK police officer Davinder Singh sent to further custody till Apr 3. March 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain extended Singh’s custody after Delhi Police said that he was required […] Read more » Davinder Singh Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain
High Profile Cases Corona Virus : Delhi High Court judge Justice Hima Kohli directs steps to reduce over-crowding in jails. March 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A high powered committee, headed by a Delhi High Court judge, has directed authorities to take steps like releasing inmates on emergency parole for reducing over-crowding in jails to prevent the spread of coronavirus which has infected 1,071 people in India and claimed 29 lives. The committee, constituted on the orders of the Supreme Court, […] Read more » corona virus Delhi High Court judge Justice Hima Kohli reducing over-crowding in jails to prevent the spread of coronavirus under-trial prisoners UTPs
High Profile Cases Bar Council of Delhi urges govt to ensure no lawyer thrown out for non-payment of rent March 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of Delhi on Monday approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre, AAP government and police to ensure no advocate is shunted out of rented accommodation due to failure to pay monthly rent amid the lockdown due to coronavirus. BCD chairman K C Mittal, in the plea, also sought to […] Read more » 21-day total lockdown till April 14 advocates staying in Delhi/NCR in rented accommodation Bar Council of Delhi Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
High Profile Cases Khalida Begum, Muslim woman donates her savings for Hajj to RSS-affiliate. March 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Muslim woman from Jammu and Kashmir has donated her savings of Rs 5 lakh, meant for the Hajj pilgrimage, to the RSS-affiliated ‘Sewa Bharati’ after apparently being “impressed with the welfare work” done by the outfit amid the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Khalida Begum, 87, who saved Rs 5 lakh for […] Read more » Hajj pilgrimage Khalida Begum Muslim woman donates her savings RSS-affiliate RSS-affiliated 'Sewa Bharati'
