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
High Profile Cases Sheena Bora murder case: HC grants bail to Peter Mukerjea. February 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the Sheena Bora killing case, observing that prima facie there was no evidence of his involvement in the crime. Justice Nitin Sambre granted bail to Peter Mukerjea on a surety of Rs two lakh and directed that he should […] Read more » bail to former media baron Peter Mukerjea Sheena Bora killing case
Corporate Law News Supreme Court on legal sanction to Passive Euthanasia and the Governments Stand February 7, 2020 / February 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others, has “laid down the principles relating to the procedure for execution of Advance Directive and provided the guidelines to give effect to passive euthanasia in both circumstances A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by then Chief Justice of India Sh. Dipak Misra, in its […] Read more » passive euthanasia
Corporate Law News Family Law News Rights of Second Wife – With reference to Bigamous Marriage in India February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Written by: Varun Shivhare, II Year, National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal Second marriage, during the subsistence of the first marriage, is illegal in India and the relationship arising from the same does not have any validity. Even though the law is very clear on this point, ‘second marriage’ is a common practice in Indian […] Read more » Bigamous Marriage in India Grant of Injunction Hindu Marriage Act1955 Proof of Second Marriage Rights of Second Wife
High Profile Cases DefExpo 2020: PM Modi stresses on ‘Make in India’ February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow; PM says, ‘Make in India’ will make India more secure and add more jobs in the defence sector; PM calls upon companies to make in India, for India and for the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the DefExpo, India’s biennial military exhibition that […] Read more » Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow Digital Transformation of Defence Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Top Law News Nirbhaya case: Centre and Delhi govt move SC challenging HC verdict on hanging of convicts. February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre and the Delhi government moved the Supreme Court Wednesday challenging the rejection of their plea by the Delhi High Court against the trial court order staying the execution of four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Hours after the high court’s verdict, the Centre and the Delhi government filed […] Read more » Mukesh Kumar Singh (32) Nirbhaya case Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case Pawan Gupta (25) Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31
High Profile Cases SC begins hearing to decide if it can refer question of law to larger bench in review jurisdiction. February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court Thursday began deliberations on the legal issue of whether the top court can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its review jurisdiction. This question arose during the hearing in the Sabarimala case which relates to religious discrimination against women at religious places. A […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan B R Gavai Chief Justice S A Bobde Fali S Nariman kapil sibal L Nageswara Rao larger bench in review jurisdiction M M Shantanagoudar questions of law to a larger bench R Banumathi R Subhash Reddy Rajeev Dhavan Rakesh Dwivedi S A Nazeer Shyam Divan Surya Kant
Corporate Law News Trust to be set up for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya: PM February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Cabinet has given its nod to set up a trust for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Soon after the meeting of the Union Cabinet ended, Modi reached Lok Sabha to make a statement in this regard. Just before the Question […] Read more » five acres of land to the Sunni Wakf Board Prime Minister Narendra Modi Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Shetra Supreme Court in Ayodhya matter The Union Cabinet has given its nod to set up a trust for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya trust for the construction of a Ram Temple
High Profile Cases Live streaming of court proceedings: Matter to be dealt with by CJI on administrative side February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said the issue related to implementation of its 2018 verdict allowing live streaming of court proceedings of cases of constitutional and national importance would be dealt with by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on the administrative side. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it would not pass any […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice of India CJI Justice Arun Mishra Live streaming of court proceedings
High Profile Cases Top Law News MeToo: Instagram account holder seeks time from HC to settle row with Subodh Gupta. February 5, 2020 / February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Instagram account holder, who posted sexual harassment allegations by a woman against artist Subodh Gupta, told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that an amicable settlement of the dispute was being explored and sought a week’s time for it. In view of the request made, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw listed Gupta’s defamation case against […] Read more » #MeToo Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sexual harassment allegations Subodh Gupta
High Profile Cases Top Law News Investigation into Jamia violence at crucial stage and Centre tells Delhi HC February 5, 2020 / February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia during the anti-citizenship law protest was at a crucial stage, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. The submission before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while seeking more […] Read more » CAA Chief Justice D.N. Patel Citizenship Amendment Act Jamia Millia Islamia during the anti-citizenship law protest Justice C Hari Shankar violence at Jamia Millia Islamia
