Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court directs Govt to issue e- Passbooks to Land Owners August 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment HC Bench found fault with State for dragging its feet for six years in a land dispute case. Issue was over Pratap Jungle Resorts Private Ltd’s 20-acre land in Khanapur village in Rangareddy district. State claimed title over this piece of land contending that it was a Govt. land. However, the resort owners claimed they purchased the land in 1998 […] Read more » e- Passbooks land dispute case
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Patnaik completes probe into larger conspiracy against Gogoi, report likely by mid-Sept August 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court-appointed one-man panel, holding inquiry into allegations of “larger conspiracy” to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, has completed its task and is likely to submit the report by mid September. Sources said Tuesday that Justice A K Patnaik, a retired Supreme Court judge who was appointed by the apex court, examined […] Read more » conspiracy against Gogoi Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court seeks reply from Karnataka Government on plea against RTE rule August 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to Parents amendment is contrary to objective of Act On Monday, the Supreme Court sought a reply from the Karnataka Govt. on an appeal filed by a group of parents challenging an amendment in the State’s Right to Education (RTE) Rules which does not make it mandatory for private unaided schools to admit economically backward class […] Read more » Karnataka Government on plea against RTE rule RTE rule seeks reply from Karnataka Government
Bar, Bench & Firm News Treat all citizens, whether rich or poor, with dignity: High Court August 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The State must treat all citizens, whether rich or poor, with dignity, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday while pulling up the Maharashtra government for forcing nearly 15,000 families to stay in the chemical pollution-affected Mahul area of Mumbai. A bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre also referred to the […] Read more » High Court Treat all citizens whether rich or poor with dignity
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court: Safety of children cannot be compromised in any manner August 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Safety of children cannot be compromised in any manner, the Delhi High Court has said while directing the fire department to inspect a private school lacking valid fire safety certificate within two weeks. Justice Vibhu Bakhru directed the Chief Fire Officer to inspect the premises of the petitioner school to ascertain whether it has addressed […] Read more » High Court Safety of children
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lieutenant Colonel to be tried for 8 charges as Supreme Court has refused to grant any relief August 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A controversial military intelligence officer, who made several wild allegations of custodial killings against his superior officers that were rejected after scrutiny by the judicial system, has been found culpable of violating service norms and will face a summary general court martial next week. Lt Col Dharamvir Singh, who is currently being housed at an […] Read more » Lieutenant Colonel refused to grant any relief Supreme Court tried for 8 charges
Bar, Bench & Firm News Aviation Scam Case: Enforcement Directorate summons P Chidambaram in money-laundering case August 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ED has summoned former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in connection with its money-laundering probe in an alleged aviation scam during the UPA dispensation, officials said. They said the senior Congress leader has been asked to depose on Aug 23 before the investigating officer of the case at an Enforcement Directorate office here to record […] Read more » Aviation Scam Case P Chidambaram
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court grants time till Sept 6 to CBI to complete probe in accident case involving Unnao rape survivor August 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday granted to the CBI time till September 6 to complete the investigation into the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer were critically injured and two of her aunts killed. The apex court, which had earlier given two weeks to the CBI to complete the probe, extended […] Read more » 'CCTV footage matches victim's friend's description' CBI SC Unnao rape survivor
Bar, Bench & Firm News Need to understand why law graduate’s natural choice is not legal profession: CJI August 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday said there is a need to look at the role and functioning of lawyers and understand why a law graduate’s natural choice is not the legal profession in spite of great attractions and opportunities. The CJI said lawyers act as advocates and advisors of litigants and help […] Read more » CJI law graduates legal profession Need to understand Ranjan Gogoi
Bar, Bench & Firm News Ayodhya case: Temple existed before Babri Masjid came up at disputed site, counsel for deity to SC August 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A “massive” temple of Lord Ram, dating back to the second century BC (Before Christ), existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya before the construction of Babri Masjid, a counsel for deity “Ram Lalla Virajman” told the Supreme Court on Friday. The counsel for Ram Lalla, a party to the decades-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land […] Read more » Ayodhya case Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case disputed site disputed site in Ayodhya temple existed
Bar, Bench & Firm News Chopper deal: Ratul Puri moves HC seeking anticipatory bail August 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper scam. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar agreed to list the matter for hearing post […] Read more » Chopper deal High Court ratul puri
Bar, Bench & Firm News BCI imposes 3-year moratorium on opening of new law colleges August 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of mushrooming of law colleges in the country, the Bar Council of India has imposed a three-year moratorium on opening of new institutions barring national law universities, if proposed by a state. The apex bar body said that it would lay stress on the improvement of standard of existing institutions and that the […] Read more » 3 year moratorium BCI law colleges
