Family Law News Top Law News SC agrees to hear pleas against land acquisition process for bullet train project. January 20, 2020 / January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. The bullet train project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo […] Read more » land acquisition process for bullet train project
High Profile Cases Nirbhaya case : SC to hear at 12.45 pm convict’s plea against HC order rejecting juvenility claim January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear at 12.45 pm on Monday the plea of a death row convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim that he was a juvenile when the crime was committed. Pawan Kumar Gupta’s plea will be heard by a bench of […] Read more » 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape-and-murder case Akshay Kumar Singh Justice A.S. Bopanna Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice R. Banumathi Mukesh Kumar Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case Pawan Vinay Sharma
High Profile Cases SC issues notice to UP govt on PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj January 20, 2020 / January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a PIL filed by Allahabad Heritage Society challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued notice to the state. The Centre had on January 1 last year […] Read more » Allahabad to Prayagraj Chief Justice S A Bobde justices B R Gavai .Justice Surya Kant PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj
High Profile Cases SC seeks response of Centre, EC in 2 weeks on plea seeking stay on electoral bond scheme. January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking stay on the electoral bond scheme meant for funding political parties. The top court, however, refused to grant an interim stay on the electoral bond scheme. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Election Commission on a plea seeking stay on the electoral bond scheme electoral bond scheme electoral bond scheme meant for funding political parties funding political parties Justice Surya Kant justices B R Gavai
Corporate Law News SC allows Karti Chidambaram to withdraw Rs 20 Cr deposited for travelling abroad. January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to withdraw the Rs 20 crore which was deposited with the apex court registry as a condition for allowing him to travel abroad. The apex court in January and May 2019 had granted Karti Chidambaram permission to travel to foreign countries after depositing Rs 10 […] Read more » Chidambaram Karti Chidambaram
High Profile Cases SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL for converting public transport and Govt vehicles into electric ones. January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Centre on a PIL seeking implementation of its policy on gradually converting all public transport and government vehicles to electric vehicles to curb air pollution and carbon emission. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the plea filed by NGO Centre […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Justice B R Gavai Justice Surya Kant PIL for converting public transport and Govt vehicles
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court denies anticipatory bail to husband in dowry harassment case. January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man, accused of harassing his wife, on the ground that he bluffed the court by making wrong allegations that his spouse was not capable of establishing sexual relations. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said in majority of such cases, the court has granted anticipatory and regular […] Read more » anticipatory bail to husband in dowry harassment case Delhi High Court
High Profile Cases Nirbhaya case : Delhi court to hear plea seeking FIR against sole witness January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The father of one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape-and-murder case moved a Delhi court on Thursday, challenging an order refusing direction of an FIR against the sole eyewitness in the matter. The application was filed by Heera Lal Gupta, father of Pawan Kumar Gupta, before Additional Sessions Judge Satish […] Read more » 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape-and-murder case Nirbhaya gangrape-and-murder
High Profile Cases Man gets 10 years RI for kidnapping, sexually assaulting minor. January 17, 2020 / January 17, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A POCSO court here sentenced a 27-year-old carpenter to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually abusing his minor neighbour in suburban Bandra. Earlier this week, special judge S J Gharat convicted Virendra Tufani, under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. According to the […] Read more » Nirmal Nagar police station POCSO special judge S J Gharat
High Profile Cases President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh. January 17, 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 Nirbhaya
High Profile Cases No documents sought for updating National Population Register. January 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government has said that no documents will be asked for or biometric will be taken for National Population Register (NPR). Home Ministry officials said that a form carrying questions as part of the NPR exercise will be finalised soon. They said most of the states have notified provisions related to the NPR. The NPR is […] Read more » National Population Register NPR
High Profile Cases CDS General Bipin Rawat : Countries sponsoring terrorism have to be diplomatically isolated. January 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Bipin Rawat on Thursday stressed on the need to take strong global action against those who are sponsoring terrorism. He said, there is a need to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root cause. Speaking at Raisina Dialogue 2020 in New Delhi, he said, there […] Read more » CDS General Bipin Rawat Countries sponsoring terrorism have to be diplomatically isolated.
