Human Rights A Year After Supreme Court’s Sec 377 Order, LGBT+ Community Waits for Inclusive Laws August 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Reading down of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) isn’t enough to secure the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)+ community, according to a study that has highlighted the need to repeal section 377 to prevent its misuse in cases of violence involving same sex relations. In a landmark judgment […] Read more » LGBT community Supreme Court
Human Rights Over 19 Lakh People Left Out from Final List of NRC Assam Yet Another Window Offered August 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was published on Saturday excluding over 19 lakh people. Whereas over three crore people have been found eligible for the inclusion in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), Prateek Hajela, the State Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), said in an […] Read more » final list nrc assam
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court Collegium proposes Elevation of Justices Ravindra Bhat, Krishna Murari, Hrishikesh and Ramasubramanian Roy as Supreme Court Judges [Read Resolution] August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The SC Collegium has recommended the elevation of four Chief Justices of High Courts as Supreme Court judges. They are : 1. Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan 2. Justice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh 3. Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice of High Court […] Read more » Supreme Court
Corporate Law News Enforcement Directorate attaches immovable, movable assets worth Rs 3.14 crore under PMLA Act August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Friday, Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached immovable & movable assets of accused Amit Kohli, Diwakar Gupta & others, worth Rs 3.14 crore under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a case related to the illegal export of prescription drugs & psychotropic substances. According to the probe agency, the attached asset includes immovable & movable property […] Read more » Enforcement Directorate PMLA act
Consumer Law News High Court asks Govt to Take Policy Decision on Liquor Ban August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttarakhand HC has given the state govt 6 months to formulate a policy to implement provisions of the Excise Act which provide for prohibition of alcohol in the state. A division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Ramesh Ranganathan & Justice Alok Kumar Verma directed the state govt on Thursday to take a […] Read more » liqour ban Uttrakhand High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Subramanian Swamy cross-examined in National Herald case August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP MP Subramanian Swamy was on Friday cross-examined in a Delhi court in connection with the National Herald case. Swamy, the complainant in the case, was cross-examined by the R S Cheema, the counsel of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi, in the Rouse Avenue Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal. […] Read more » delhi hgh court Subramanian Swamy
Corporate Law News Amrapali Case: List of Aggrieved Homebuyers Submitted to SC August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A list of 6,000 aggrieved homebuyers of 6 different Amrapali projects was on Friday submitted to the SC on its direction by their counsel M L Lahoty. On Aug 26, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra asked Lahoty to furnish project-wise details of the people, who are presently residing in various apartments of the […] Read more » amrpali case Supreme Court
Environment Law News Court Makes it Mandatory for Accused to Plant 5 Saplings to Get Bail August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Banda court has said that it will grant bail to a person accused of creating nuisance on condition that they will have to plant 5 saplings. The clause is an addition to the existing punishment prescribed under the law. “People are appreciating it & following the orders. The accused are granted bail after they […] Read more » banda district distrct magistrate plant sappling
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Missing LLM student found in Rajasthan, Supreme Court asks Police to bring her to Court, will interact with her in Chambers August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The missing 23-year-old LLM student has been found by the Police in Rajasthan on Friday morning. She will be produced in the Supreme Court in before the police take her home. The law student had gone missing after accusing BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, 72, of harassment. Her family had expressed concerns about her safety and accused the Police of trying to pressurise […] Read more » missing LLM student Supreme Court
Public Utilities Pulwama Youth Moves High Court, Wants Communication Blackout Lifted August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Kashmiri youth from Pulwama who lives in Bengaluru has moved the Karnataka HC seeking immediate restoration of all modes of communication, including mobile, landline & internet connections in Jammu & Kashmir. In his petition, Syed Peerzada Suheel Ahmed, 23, a resident of Electronics City, claimed the communication blackout imposed by the central govt since Aug 4 have left […] Read more » Karnataka High Court pulwama youth
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court takes cognisance of charge sheet against AAP MLA August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday took cognisance of a charge sheet filed the by Delhi Police against AAP MLA Gulab Singh and others in connection with the 2016 alleged extortion case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal took cognisance on the charge sheet and handed over its copies to the accused persons who were present […] Read more » AAP MLA Delhi High Court
Corporate Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court: Hire Law Officers on Contract in City’s 16 jails August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi HC has advised the state govt to appoint law officers on a contractual basis in the 16 jails of the capital for their better administration & smooth functioning. A bench of Chief Justice (CJ) DN Patel & Justice C Hari Shankar on Thursday made the remarks while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appointment of one law officer in each of […] Read more » Delhi High Court law officers
