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
High Profile Cases Madras High Court Gets Its First All-Women Bench ahead of the International Women’s Day March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For the first time in the history of 157 years of the Madras HC that an all-women Full Bench has been constituted to hear a case. Chief Justice of Madras High Court Amreshwar Pratap Sahi took this step ahead of the International Women’s Day when he established the women justices-led bench composing of Justices Pushpa […] Read more » Anita Sumanth Madras HC Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana Madras Hc Madras High Court Madras High Court Gets Its First All-Women Bench PT Asha Madras HC
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court bids Farewell to Justice G.S. Sistani. March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi HC on Friday bid farewell to Justice G.S. Sistani, the 2nd senior most judge, whose retirement brings down the total number of judges in the court to 33 as against the sanctioned strength of 60. The HC organised a farewell for Justice Sistani, who will retire on Mar 10, on Friday owing to the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Additional Solicitor General Maninder Acharya bar association Bar Council of Delhi Central Government Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Sistani Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Shortcomings in trial of criminal cases to be submitted before Supreme Court. March 7, 2020 / March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three Supreme Court-appointed Amici Curiae (friends of the court) placed before the top court on Thursday, “Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2020”, outlining measures aimed to address shortcomings in the trial of criminal cases and to bring about uniformity across the country in criminal probes and trials. The measures suggested in the draft rules include […] Read more » shortcomings in the trial of criminal cases
Top Law News SC notice to UP Govt on plea seeking transfer of Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case to Delhi March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Thursday, the Apex Court issued a notice to the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh on a petition filed by an accused in the murder case of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari, seeking transfer of the trial from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A 3-Judge bench headed by CJI SA Bobde, & also comprising Justice BR Gavai & Justice Surya Kant, […] Read more » Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari Kamlesh Tiwari murder case of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari
High Profile Cases Top Law News Delhi Court : Nirbhaya Convicts to Hang on March 20 at 5:30 am March 5, 2020 / March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The 4 convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape & murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi – dubbed Nirbhaya – more than 7 years ago, will be hanged on March 20, at 5:30 am. This is the 4th death warrant issued by a Delhi court. The death warrant was issued a day after […] Read more » Nirbhaya Convicts President Ram Nath Kovind President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta
High Profile Cases Top Law News One is entitled to earned leave only if he works: Karnataka High Court March 5, 2020 / March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Earned leave is a privilege a workman would be entitled to only if he actually works & can’t be earned as a matter of right if he hasn’t worked. The Karnataka HC made this observation while upholding the contention put forward by Vijaya Bank in connection with one of its reinstated employees. “If he doesn’t […] Read more » Industrial Disputes Act 1947 Karnataka HC
High Profile Cases Top Law News Five Judges of High Court to be made Permanent by Supreme Court Collegium. March 5, 2020 / March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday approved the proposal for the appointment of five judges as the permanent judges of the Karnataka HC. Justice Mohammad Nawaz, Justice HT Gowda Narendra Prasad, Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar, Justice Hethur P Sandesh & Justice Krishnan Natarajan have been made as permanent judges of the Karnataka HC. The Karnataka […] Read more » appointment of five judges as the permanent judges of the Karnataka HC. Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar Justice Hethur P Sandesh Justice HT Gowda Narendra Prasad Justice Krishnan Natarajan Justice Mohammad Nawaz Karnataka HC Supreme Court collegium
High Profile Cases Do we really need proof that non-Muslims in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are persecuted? : Harish Salve March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior Lawyer Harish Salve, one of India’s biggest names in national & international law, has written an article explaining the importance of the CAA & how the arguments against the law are baseless. In the article, the senior Lawyer has written that though much has been said against the law & a lot of controversies has been […] Read more » detractors of CAA: Harish Salve harish salve on importance of the CAA Harish Salve slams detractors of CAA:
