High Profile Cases Supreme Court asks EC to decide on plea seeking to bar people with criminal record from contesting polls. November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission on Monday to pass a “reasoned order” on a representation seeking to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde passed the order while refusing to entertain a PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini […] Read more » bar people with criminal record from contesting polls\ Chief Justice S A Bobde Election Commission lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls
High Profile Cases Maharashtra: Voter seeks Bombay High Court direction to BJP and Shiv Sena to form government as they got ‘Public mandate’. November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman voter from Maharashtra on Monday moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the BJP and Shiv Sena to stand by their pre-poll alliance and form government in the state as they got the “public mandate”. Priya Chauhan (46), a resident of neighboring Thane district, in her petition also sought a direction […] Read more » betrayed the trust of voters BJP BJP and Shiv Sena BJP and Shiv Sena have betrayed the trust of voters Bombay High Court Shiv Sena
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court sets aside DPCC order levying EC on industrial units for violating norms. November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has set aside two orders of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee levying Environmental Compensation (EC) of Rs 42.6 lakh and Rs 12.4 lakh on two industrial units respectively for operating without valid consent to establish from it. Justice Navin Chawla asked the DPCC to consider the contents of the two petitions […] Read more » Advocates Amit Chadha Delhi High Court Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC order levying EC on industrial units for violating norms DPCC) Justice Rituparn Unniyal
High Profile Cases 52 teams formed for sealing illegal bore wells in Delhi: DPCC to NGT November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told the National Green Tribunal that 52 teams have been formed for sealing illegal bore wells in the national capital. DPCC told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel that action plans have been prepared by divisional commissioners at district level. “As per action plan […] Read more » Delhi Jal Board Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC) National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court dismisses complaint seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi. November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a complaint seeking an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016. The court took into record an action taken report filed by Delhi Police which had said that no “cognisable offence” was made out against Gandhi. The report […] Read more » defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
High Profile Cases Calcutta High Court stresses on mediation to reduce backlog of cases. November 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the number of pending litigations before it touching 2.29 lakh, the Calcutta High Court is stressing on alternative dispute redressal mechanism like mediation to reduce the backlog. The high court is encouraging litigants involved in various disputes, from commercial to matrimonial issues, to go for mediation to resolve their differences, instead of fighting their […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice Harish Tandon reduce backlog of cases.
High Profile Cases Not practical to permit conjugal visits for prisoners in jails : Delhi High Court November 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prison authorities have told the Delhi High Court that it is not practical to permit conjugal visits for prisoners as rules do not provide for such facility and there is limited infrastructure available. The Director General (Prison) said it grants temporary leave to prisoners in the form of parole and furlough for maintaining family and […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel conjugal visits for prisoners in jails Delhi Prison Act 2000 Delhi Prison Rules 2018 Justice C Hari Shankar
High Profile Cases Supreme Court asks Centre to produce governor’s letters inviting BJP to form govt November 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Sunday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to place before it on Monday morning the letters of the Governor recommending revocation of President’s Rule and inviting Devendra Fadnavis to form government in Maharashtra. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna also issued notices to the Centre and […] Read more » Cheif Minister Fadnavis and Dy chief minister Ajit Pawar. Devendra Fadnavis Dy chief minister Ajit Pawar. Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice N.V. Ramana Justice Sanjiv Khanna Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Supreme Court
High Profile Cases The family of slain activist Govind Pansare’s kin seek change in investigator November 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family of slain activist Govind Pansare on Friday filed an application seeking change of investigating officer in the case, even as the Bombay High Court cautioned that such requests could have a negative impact on the probe. The activist was shot and injured on February 16, 2015 near his house in Kolhapur in western […] Read more » Govind Pansare Govind Pansare murder case Justice S C Dharmadhikari Justices R I Chagla The family of slain activist Govind Pansare
High Profile Cases Bombay HC bars Bengaluru-based newspaper from using Indian Express Group founder’s name Ramnath Goenka. November 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court, in an interim order, has restrained publisher Prashant Goenka and others from using the name and image of Indian Express Group founder Ramnath Goenka in his newspaper ‘Sajaga Samachar Parivartan Ka’. Justice S C Gupte also directed defendants Prashant Goenka and others not to use Ramnath Goenka’s name and image on […] Read more » Indian Express Group founder Ramnath Goenka Justice S C Gupte Sajaga Samachar Parivartan Ka the Bombay High Court
High Profile Cases Deduction in prisoners wages for victim fund not wrong if allowed under law: The Delhi High Court November 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday said there is nothing wrong with deducting wages of prisoners for victim welfare fund provided it is permitted under the statute, but it can’t be done through executive action. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said that while such deductions cannot be […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi Prison Rules of 2018 Delhi State Legal Services Authority DSLSA Justice C Hari Shankar The Delhi High Court
High Profile Cases Narada tapes case: Special CBI court grants bail to suspended IPS officer November 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court has granted bail to suspended IPS officer SMH Mirza in the Narada sting tapes case on a plea that his son was ill and that he had been in custody for 55 days, his lawyer said on Thursday. Special CBI court judge Anupam Mukhopadhyay allowed Mirza’s bail prayer on the condition […] Read more » Narada tapes case
