High Profile Cases Supreme Court on Ayodhya case: Temple at disputed site and to allot alternative land for mosque. November 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. In one of the most important and most anticipated judgements in India’s […] Read more » allot alternative land for mosque Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice D Y Chandrachud Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice S Abdul Nazeer Justice S.A. Bobde Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya Supreme Court on Ayodhya case Temple at disputed site
High Profile Cases Disqualified Karnataka MLAs move Supreme Court for postponement of Dec 5 bypolls November 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The disqualified Karnataka MLAs moved the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking further postponement of the Assembly bypolls which are scheduled to take place on December 5. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana on October 25 had reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed by the 17 MLAs, challenging their disqualification as […] Read more » disqualified Karnataka MLA
High Profile Cases CJI Gogoi to meet UP chief secretary and DGP to review law and order situation in UP. November 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is likely to have a meeting with Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and director general of police on Friday to assess the law and order arrangement in the state ahead of the verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case to be pronounced next week, sources said. The CJI has called […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi DGP Om Prakash Singh Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute Ranjan Gogoi UP Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court to hear in Feb plea for action against police officials for protesting against clash with lawyers November 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will hear in February a plea seeking action against police officials who were agitating in public and sitting on ‘dharna’ after their November 2 clash with lawyers at the Tis Hazari Courts Complex. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar refused […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel clash with lawyers Commissioner Amulya Patnaik Delhi High Court Deputy Inspector General of police of Arunachal Pradesh Madhur Verma former Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police Aslam Khan Justice C Hari Shankar Superintendent of Police of NIA Sanjukta Prashar and IPS officer Meghna Yadav Tis Hazari Courts Complex.
High Profile Cases Man gets life imprisonment for raping and killing teenaged girl November 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A farmer has been sentenced for life by a court in Maharashtra for raping and killing a 17-year-old girl in 2014. District Judge H M Patwardhan on Monday pronounced Shankar Bhogade guilty under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 (rape), 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) and provisions of the Protection of Children […] Read more » District Judge H M Patwardhan life imprisonment life imprisonment for raping and killing teenaged girl Penal Code Sections 376 Shankar Bhogade Shankar Bhogade guilty under Indian Penal Code Sections 376
High Profile Cases No bail for two students arrested under UAPA November 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here on Wednesday dismissed the bail applications of two CPI(M) student activists, who were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for allegedly distributing pro-Maoist pamphlets. Thaha Fazal and Allan Shuhaib, who are students of Journalism and Law respectively and CPI(M)’s branch committee members, were arrested on November 2 from here, causing widespread […] Read more » allegedly distributing pro-Maoist pamphlets. UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for allegedly distributing pro-Maoist pamphlets
High Profile Cases Delhi police protest darkest day in history : Bar Council of India November 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India Wednesday said that the protest by Delhi Police yesterday seems to be “politically motivated” and the “darkest day in the history of independence” and asserted that the guilty police officials should be arrested within a week. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said in a press release that earlier the BCI […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI Chairman Delhi police protest darkest day in history Manan Kumar Mishra
High Profile Cases The Supreme Court asks J&K HC Juvenile Justice Committee to examine fresh allegations of detention of minors November 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the four member juvenile justice committee of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to examine afresh allegations of detention of minors by security forces in the state after abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked the committee to place its report as expeditiously […] Read more » Article 370 J&K HC Juvenile Justice Committee Justice N.V. Ramana The Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Centre has freedom to amend its CGHS scheme : Delhi High Court November 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to interfere with the modified Central Government Health Services (CGHS) scheme, saying it is for the Centre to decide how to give health benefits and supply medicines to its serving and retired employees. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said prima […] Read more » authorisation slip for buying cosmetics from the chemist shop authorisation slip for buying Horlicks authorisation slip for buying toothbrushes authorisation slip for buying toothpastes Central Government Health Services CGHS Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice C Hari Shankar
Corporate Law News Two directors go to courts alleging plagiarism by makers of ‘Bala’ November 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ayushmann Khurrana’s new film “Bala” has landed in trouble with two filmmakers approaching courts with claims that it has plagiarised their concepts about a bald man and his many travails. While Kamal Kant Chandra, who is working on his debut film “Marksheet”, approached the Bombay High Court and then the Supreme Court, filmmaker Naman Goyal […] Read more » "Ujda Chaman". Ayushmann Bala Bala" faced a legal challenge from "Ujda Chaman".
High Profile Cases Elgar Parishad case: Navlakha moves Pune court for anticipatory bail November 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of Maoist links in connection with the Elgar Parishad caste violence case, on Tuesday approached the Pune sessions court for anticipatory bail. The court will hear his plea on November 7. The Bombay High Court had on Monday asked Navlakha to approach the sessions court here for anticipatory bail. Navlakha’s plea […] Read more » Activist Gautam Navlakha Bombay High Court Elgar Parishad case Koregaon-Bhima
High Profile Cases The Kerala High Court directs Kerala government to preserve corpse of 2 slain maoists November 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to preserve until further orders the bodies of two Maoists who were killed in an encounter in Agali forests last week, after their kin filed a plea against a court order permitting their cremation. It also directed the government to keep the bodies of slain […] Read more » encounter in Agali forests Justice K P Narayana Pisharody preserve corpse of 2 slain maoists The Kerala High Court
