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
High Profile Cases Ex-Special Director Rakesh Asthana given a clean chit in bribery case. March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Saturday, a CBI Court took cognizance of the CBI’s chargesheet in a bribery case in which the agency’s Ex-Special Director Rakesh Asthana was given a clean chit. “There is no sufficient ground to proceed against Rakesh Asthana & DSP Devender Kumar. We will see if anything comes in future investigation being conducted by the CBI,” […] Read more » Asthana CBI’s chargesheet in a bribery case CBI DSP Devender Kumar CBI’s chargesheet in a bribery case Ex-Special Director Rakesh Asthana given a clean chit Manoj Prasad as accused. Rakesh Asthana Prevention of Corruption Act
High Profile Cases Justice Ranjana Desai to head Commission for Delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies of J&K and NE States. March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central govt. has constituted the Delimitation Commission for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly & Parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland. The primary function of a Delimitation commission is to fix the limits/ boundaries of the various assembly and Lok […] Read more » head Commission for Delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies of J&K head Commission for Delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies of NE states Justice Ranjana Desai
High Profile Cases SC : Adoption is not valid Unless consent of Wife is obtained and Ceremony conducted. March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expounded that the consent of wife of the adopter and actual ceremony of adoption is essential for a valid adoption as per the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act. In a suit for partition, plaintiff’s contention was that she was adopted by the defendants. The Trial Court dismissed the suit on the […] Read more » actual ceremony of adoption is essential for a valid adoption Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act1956 Justice Deepak Gupta Justice L Nageswara Rao valid adoption as per the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
High Profile Cases Remarks by Supreme Court Judge Arun Mishra praising PM Narendra Modi improper : Bombay Bar Association March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay Bar Association on Thursday passed a resolution condemning senior judge of Supreme Court justice Arun Mishra for praising PM Narendra Modi at an international judicial conference last month. The resolution by the Bombay Bar Association comes on the heels of a similar one by the Supreme Court Bar Association. The resolution said that […] Read more » Bombay Bar Association Supreme Court Bar Association Supreme Court justice Arun Mishra Supreme Court justice Arun Mishra for praising PM Narendra Modi
