High Profile Cases Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and hold hearing of only six out of 15 benches on Monday. The six benches will take up for hearing only urgent matters and no persons, except lawyers concerned, will be allowed inside its courtrooms. According to the circular issued […] Read more » novel coronavirus pandemic secretary general Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar spread of COVID-19 Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic
High Profile Cases Kuldeep Sengar sentenced to 10 years in prison for custodial death of Unnao rape victim’s father. March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday sentenced expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to 10 years’ imprisonment in the custodial death case of Unnao rape victim’s father. District Judge Dharmesh Sharma directed both Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother Atul Singh Sengar to pay Rs 10 lakh each as compensation to the victim’s family. The victim’s […] Read more » custodial death of Unnao rape victim's father Kuldeep Sengar Kuldeep Sengar sentenced to 10 years in prison Kuldeep Singh Sengar unnao rape victim
High Profile Cases Providing safety and security measures in stations as sought in PIL: Railways to Delhi HC March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian Railways on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has put in place safety and security measures like baggage scanners, hand-held metal detectors and CCTV cameras in stations as sought in a PIL. The court granted the railways time till May 15 to file an affidavit and asked it to indicate the […] Read more » baggage scanners CCTV cameras Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court hand-held metal detectors Indian Railways Justice C Hari Shankar RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI
High Profile Cases SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19 and has decided to restrict hearings to urgent cases only March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent matters shall be taken up for hearing and no persons except concerned lawyers will be allowed inside its courtrooms. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde after […] Read more » global pandemic COVID-19
High Profile Cases Court seeks ATR from jail authority on plea of Nirbhaya case convict. March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday sought an action taken report from Mandoli jail authorities on a plea by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking registration of an FIR against two cops for allegedly assaulting him in the prison last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Prayank Nayak asked the […] Read more » a death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case Pawan Kumar Gupta Pawan Kumar Gupta death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Collegium recommends transfer of Uttrakhand and Karnataka High Court Judge March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In its meeting held on 5th, March 2020, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Uttrakhand High Court Judge, Justice Alok Singh to Allahabad High Court. While the transfer of the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice S.N. Satyanarayana was recommended on 24th Feb 2020. It was put up on the website on a later date. Apart from these […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Bombay High Court Judge Justice Ranjit More to Meghalaya High Court Justice Alok Singh Justice Alok Singh to Allahabad High Court. Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Ravi Vijayakumar Malimath to Uttarakhand High Court SC Collegium recommends transfer of judges transfer of the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice S.N. Satyanarayana transfer of Uttrakhand High Court Judge transferring Delhi High Court Judge Justice Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Delay in trial can’t be ground for bail : Madras High Court March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that mere delay in conducting trial in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act doesn’t take away the bar on granting bail to suspects, the Madras HC dismissed a bail application moved by an accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a murder case. A division bench of Justice R Subbiah & Justice R Pongiappan, rejecting the submissions of […] Read more » Justice R Pongiappan Justice R Subbiah National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a murder case. Popular Front of India (PFI S Nijam Ali alias Nijam Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
High Profile Cases Supreme Court on UP Defending “Name And Shame” Posters : No Law to Support You March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no law to back the UP Govt’s action of putting up hoardings naming those accused of violence during protests against the citizenship law, the Apex Court told the State Govt. on Thursday. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea by the Yogi Adityanath Govt, challenging an order earlier this week by the High Court […] Read more » CM Yogi Adityanath High Court of Allahabad Name And Shame" Posters UP Govt's action of putting up hoardings naming those accused of violence
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
