High Profile Cases Delhi court directs police to file action taken report against police action on Jamia students. January 23, 2020 / January 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday directed the police to file an action taken report on the plea of Jamia Millia Islamia University seeking registration of FIR against police action on students at the varsity last month. Metropolitan Magistrate Rajat Goyal sought report from Delhi police by March 16. JMIU students and locals had protested at Jamia […] Read more » police action on Jamia students
High Profile Cases Bombay High Court relief to suspended DIG Nishikant More accused of molestation. January 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to suspended Maharashtra deputy inspector general of police Nishikant More, who is accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl. Justice P D Naik directed More to appear before Taloja police in Navi Mumbai on January 29, 30 and 31 to cooperate with the probe in […] Read more » Bombay High Court DIG Nishikant More Nishikant More suspended DIG
High Profile Cases No last wishes for Nirbhaya convicts ahead of hanging on Feb 1. January 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case, who are set to be hanged on February 1, have not given any response on being asked about their last wish before execution, the NDTV has reported citing sources. Fresh death warrants were issued by a Delhi court on January 17 for the hanging of Vinay […] Read more » No last wishes for Nirbhaya convicts
High Profile Cases Supreme Court refuses to stay CAA, gives Centre four weeks to file response January 22, 2020 / January 22, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court of India (SC) on January 22 gave the Centre four weeks to file a response to petitions challenging constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde A three-judge bench, headed by refused to stay implementation of CAA or the National Population Register (NPR) in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde hold operation of CAA postpone the NPR exercise SC refused to stay implementation of CAA
Corporate Law News Disqualification of lawmakers : SC asks Parliament to rethink powers of Speaker in deciding pleas. January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Parliament to ponder over the power of the Speaker in deciding petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers, observing that he also belong to a political party. The suggestion for devising an independent mechanism to deal with disqualification pleas against lawmakers came in a judgment by which the top court asked […] Read more » Disqualification of lawmakers
Corporate Law News Centre agrees in SC to revisit its 2017 proposal of taking over Unitech management January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre, however, said it would not infuse any funds for completion of pending projects of the company. In a major development, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to revisit its 2017 proposal to take over the management control of embattled realty firm Unitech Ltd and complete its stalled projects […] Read more » Ajay Chandra Managing Directors Ajay Chandra PMLA Unitech Ltd under Prevention of Money Laundering Act Unitech management Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Judge recuses from hearing Vijay Mallya’s plea against Karnataka HC order for payment of Rs 3,101 Cr. January 21, 2020 / January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice R F Nariman January 20 recused himself from hearing a plea of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya against a Karnataka High Court directing him to pay Rs 3,101 crore to a consortium of banks. A bench of Justices Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat observed that Mallya has not deposited a single penny […] Read more » Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal DRAT Senior advocate S Guru Krishna Kumar Supreme Court judge Justice R F Nariman Vijay Mallya's plea against Karnataka HC
High Profile Cases President Ram Nath Kovind rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday rejected the mercy plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, sources said. The rejection came soon after the Union Home Ministry forwarded the petition to the president on Friday morning. “It’s a very good thing. Our hopes have […] Read more » mercy plea of Mukesh Singh mercy plea of Mukesh Singh rejected Nirbhaya case President Ram Nath Kovind rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict
High Profile Cases SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking implementation of Justice J S Verma committee report. January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court January 20 asked the Centre to respond to a plea filed by a law student seeking implementation of Justice J S Verma committee report on various aspects of crime against women and children. A bench, comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant, issued notices to […] Read more » implementation of Justice J S Verma committee report. Justice J S Verma committee report.
High Profile Cases CAA petition in SC: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan seeks report from LDF govt. January 21, 2020 / January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has sought a report from the state government for moving the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act without informing him The office of Raj Bhavan has sought the report from the Chief Secretary of the state “The Governors office has sought a report from the Chief Secretary for not […] Read more » Arif Mohammed Khan CAA petition in SC Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan Law Minister A K Balan
High Profile Cases Assets case : HC refuses relief to Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidi. January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Monday refused immediate relief to Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidi against prosecution proceedings for the alleged non-disclosure of Rs 6.38 crore. They had filed a plea in the High Court seeking stalling of the proceedings in a special court constituted to hear cases related to MPs and MLAs. The […] Read more » assets case Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidi
High Profile Cases Top Law News Behmai massacre : Case diary disappears, judge postpones verdict pronouncement January 20, 2020 / January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case diary of Behmai massacre, in which 20 people were killed allegedly by bandit Phoolan Devi’s gang nearly four decades ago, was found missing on Saturday when a special court was to pronounce its verdict, prompting the judge to postpone the matter to January 24. Special judge (UP dacoity-affected area) Sudhir Kumar pulled up […] Read more » Behmai massacre
