High Profile Cases SC directs parties to upload on website details of pending criminal cases against candidates. February 13, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, noting that there has been an alarming increase in criminalisation of politics. The apex court said political parties will also have to upload reasons for selecting candidates with pending criminal cases on […] Read more » website details of pending criminal cases
High Profile Cases SC slaps fine of Rs 5 lakh on states for failing to file reply on PIL for community kitchen. February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Irked over repeated failures of the states to file their replies, the Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily and imposed cost of Rs five lakh on them for not complying with its directions to file their affidavits on a PIL seeking setting up of community kitchens across the country. A bench of Justice N […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan Justice Ajay Rastogi Justice N.V. Ramana Justice V Ramasubramanian PIL for community kitchen
High Profile Cases Sabarimala case: SC holds it c.an refer questions of law to larger bench February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday held that its five-judge bench can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its limited power under review jurisdiction in the Sabarimala case. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde framed seven questions to be heard by a nine-judge Constitutional bench on issues relating to […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Sabarimala case
High Profile Cases SC upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018. February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday upheld the constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018 saying a court can grant anticipatory bail only in cases where a prima facie case is not made out. A preliminary inquiry is not essential before lodging an FIR under the act nor is the approval of senior police officials, said a […] Read more » constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act 2018
High Profile Cases SC seeks Rajasthan govt’s response on plea for probe into death of over 100 infants at Kota hospital. February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Rajasthan government on a plea seeking probe into the death of over 100 infants at a hospital in Kota recently. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued a notice to the state government on a plea […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde death of over 100 infants at Kota hospital Justice Surya Kant justices B R Gavai
High Profile Cases Omar Abdullah’s sister Sara Abdullah Pilot moves SC challenging his detention under PSA February 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s sister on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging his detention under the Public Safety Act. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for petitioner Sara Abdullah Pilot, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana. Sibal told the bench that they have […] Read more » Justice N.V. Ramana Omar Abdullah's sister Sara Abdullah Pilot Public Safety Act Sara Abdullah Pilot
High Profile Cases Time is ripe for legislation containing compulsory ‘pre-litigation mediation’: CJI S A Bobde February 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Saturday said the time is ripe to devise a comprehensive legislation which contains “compulsory pre-litigation mediation” that would ensure efficiency and reduce the time of pendency for parties as well as courts. Speaking at the 3rd edition of of an international conference on ‘Arbitration in the Era […] Read more » AI Artificial Intelligence CJI S A Bobde compulsory 'pre-litigation mediation' IA international arbitration
High Profile Cases Over 2.6 lakh cases up for disposal in Lok Adalats: Rajasthan HC judge February 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment More than 2.6 lakh cases have been identified in the state to be taken up for disposal in Lok Adalats, a Rajasthan High Court judge has said. Lok Adalats will be organised in courts across the state on Saturday based on the instructions of the National Legal Services Authority. A total of 789 benches have […] Read more » 2.6 lakh cases up for disposal in Lok Adalats D C Somani G R Moolchandani High Court Justices Govardhan Bardar Inderjeet Singh N S Dhadha National Legal Services Authority Pankaj Bhandari Rajasthan High Court judge Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority Justice Sangeet Lodha
High Profile Cases SP leader Muzaffar Rana’s murder case: Court orders salary of SI to be stopped for non-appearance February 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court in Meerut has ordered police to stop disbursing the salary of a sub-inspector for not appearing in court in connection with Samajwadi Party leader Muzaffar Rana’s murder case. Sub-inspector Deepak Malik is the investigating officer in the case and has not appeared in court to record his statement till now despite repeated […] Read more » former Bahujan Samaj Party MP Kadir Rana Muzaffar Rana's murder case public prosecutor Sirajuddin Alvi Samajwadi Party leader Muzaffar Rana's murder case. SP leader murder case
High Profile Cases M J Akbar on #MeToo: Priya Ramani’s allegations of sexual misconduct figment of her imagination. February 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union Minister M J Akbar told a Delhi court Friday that scribe Priya Ramani’s accusations of sexual misconduct against him in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018 were “figment of her imagination” and caused him “great humiliation” and “irreparably damaged his reputation”. Akbar made the allegations before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja […] Read more » allegations of sexual misconduct M J Akbar M J Akbar on #MeToo Priya Ramani Priya Ramani's allegations of sexual misconduct
High Profile Cases Top Law News Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan’s judicial custody extended February 9, 2020 / February 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here extended the judicial custody of Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan, arrested in a cheating case, till February 24. According to the prosecution, the fast-track court extended Hasan’s custody after a hearing via video-conference on Friday. Hasan, who represents Kairana in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, was arrested on January 24 in a cheating […] Read more » Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan
High Profile Cases Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Vikram Saini appear in court in violence case February 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP MLA Vikram Saini and others have appeared in a court in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday in connection with violence during the Muzaffarnagar riots. Special court judge Ram Singh has fixed March 13 for recording statement of the witnesses from the prosecution side. Khatauli MLA Saini and 27 others are facing an attempt-to-murder […] Read more » BJP MLA Vikram Saini
