Top Law News Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on plea to postpone IPL-2020 amid coronavirus scare. March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of Indian Premier League (IPL)-2020 amid the coronavirus scare. A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Aniruddha Bose told the petitioner that he could mention the matter for urgent listing before the regular bench on March 16 when […] Read more » IPL 2020 Justice Aniruddha Bose Justice U U Lalit postpone IPL-2020 amid coronavirus scare
High Profile Cases HC asks Meghalaya govt to find out whether hotels dumping are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes. March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya High Court directed the state government to find out whether sewage water and garbage from hotels and resorts are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes. Hearing a PIL on Wednesday, the court directed the government to list the steps it intends to take for preventing such a menace, if happening. The […] Read more » Advocate General KP Bhattacharjee are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes dumping dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes hotels dumping Meghalaya High court sewage water and garbage from hotels and resorts are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes Wards and Umiam lakes
Consumer Law News Corporate Law News Bar Council objects to inclusion of ‘Lawyers’ under the Consumer Protection Act 2019 March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Sunday, Bar Council of Delhi wrote a letter to the Consumers Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan showing dissent towards the contemplation of the Ministry to include the lawyers within the definition of Section 2(1)(o) of the Consumer Protection Act as “The legal Profession is an integral part of justice delivery system and is not […] Read more » Bar Council of Delhi Chairman Bar Counicl of Delhi Co-Chairman Co-Chairman Bar Council of Delhi Consumer Protection Act 2019 Consumers Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan KC Mittal KC Mittal Chairman Bar Counicl of Delhi Sanjay Rathi
High Profile Cases Karnataka High Court not only removes PIL Petitioner from the Case but also penalises with heavy Cost. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Under the rules pertaining to filing PILs, it is mandatory for a litigant to disclose all the material facts relating to him as well as about his activities relating to the cause he or she is espousing. However, the non-adherence to these basic norms proved costly for a litigant as the Karnataka high court on Tuesday not […] Read more » Karnataka High Court
High Profile Cases SIC allows applicants under RTI to take Copies of Revenue Records on Mobile Phones. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The State Information Commission (SIC) has ordered a village officer to allow an applicant under the Right To Information Act to take copies of the Field Measurement Books (FMB) on his mobile phone free of cost. The SIC made it clear that the applicant should take copies of the documents on his mobile phone within an hour. […] Read more » Copies of Revenue Records on Mobile Phones Field Measurement Books (FMB) on his mobile phone free of cost SIC
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC : No Police Man can seize Driving License except when in Uniform. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person is not obliged to hand over his driving licence on demand to a Police Officer who is not in his uniform, in view of Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.”, held Calcutta High Court in one of its recent judgement. The decision came out in (Suryaneel Das v. State of West Bengal & Ors) The […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988.
High Profile Cases Police arrests Couple linked to ISIS for instigating Anti-CAA Protests. March 11, 2020 / March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Sunday, the Delhi Police arrested a couple with alleged links to the Khorasan module of the Islamic State (IS) from Jamia Nagar in southeast Delhi over allegations of inciting Anti-CAA protests. The Delhi Police said that they were informed by the officers of the intelligence services to the suspicious activities of the couple from […] Read more » “Jahanjeb Sami Hina Bashir Beg instigating Anti-CAA Protests Jamia Nagar in southeast Delhi over allegations of inciting Anti-CAA protests Police arrests Couple linked to ISIS
High Profile Cases CBI takes over Munna Bajrangi Custodial Death Case. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Sunday the officials told that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the 2018 custodial death case of gangster Munna Bajrangi. The CBI had taken over the case following Feb 25 order of the High Court of Allahabad on the plea filed by Bajrangi’s wife Seema Singh. Claiming that there might […] Read more » High Court of Allahabad Munna Bajrangi
Top Law News High Court of Delhi directs Bar Council of India to inspect this Jamia Hamdard law school . March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Delhi High has asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to undertake an inquiry into alleged irregularities by the Jamia Hamdard law school with regard to its functioning & specifically the qualifications of all the faculty members on board. Justice Rajiv Shakahar has issued the notice, after arguments at length, to all the respondents including […] Read more » Jamia Hamdard law school
High Profile Cases SC: District Consumers’ Forum has no power to extend the time for filing the response to complaint beyond the period of 15 days in addition to 30 days. March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In answer to two questions referred to it, arising in the several civil appeals including New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd, a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R.Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat , has opined that the District Consumers’ […] Read more » District Consumers’ Forum Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd Indira Banerjee Justices Arun Mishra M.R.Shah New India Assurance Co. Ltd. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd S Ravindra Bhat Vineet Saran
Corporate Law News Supreme Court refuses to hear plea seeking proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of sedition law. March 9, 2020 / March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Friday, Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of the sedition law by the government machinery. Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar dismissed the petition which was filed by a social activist. Bench stated that it was open for the petitioner […] Read more » Justice A M Khanwilkar misuse of the sedition law by the government machinery proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of sedition.
High Profile Cases Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor Arrested on charges of Money Laundering. March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Sunday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Yes Bank’s former Chairman & founder Rana Kapoor cmoney laundering. The arrest, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, comes after 30 hours of intense questioning. Kapoor is accused of receiving kickbacks from various corporate entities on disbursal of loans. In one case, the ED has alleged that […] Read more » Rana Kapoor arrested in mpney laundering Rana Kapoor Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor Yes Bank Founder Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor
