Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court asks wife to approach HC to file plea against reduction of maintenance August 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court of India has instructed the petitioner-wife to approach the High Court for appropriate relief on reduction of maintenance due to change of circumstances in which it was earlier reduced. The High Court has allowed the reduction in maintenance on the ground that the respondent-husband has been paying E.M.I. of Rs.42,000/- for the home loan which he […] Read more » High Court reduction in maintenance Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News While deciding the issue of leave to defend, High Court cannot dismiss the summary suit itself August 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has held that when the High Court is deciding a reivsion petition concerning leave to defend, it should confine itself to the issue raised and should not dismiss the suit itself. A bench of Justice Lalit and Justice Saran on 25.07.2019 has passed the order in the case titled as NETRAPAL SINGH vs RAVINDER […] Read more » deciding the issue High Court leave to defend
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court bench to begin daily hearings in Ayodhya title case tomorrow August 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case from August 6. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, passed orders to the effect after an attempt for an out-of-court settlement of the issue failed. The three-member mediation panel looking into the dispute had […] Read more » Ayodhya title case bench to begin Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Pendency of 1.6 lakh cases of crime against women and kids: Courts to be set up to fast-track them July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Reddy said about 12,609 rape cases were registered under POCSO this year. Of this, charge-sheets have been filed in 6,222 cases while 2,397 cases are under investigation. “The Centre is going to set up fast track courts and a proposal in this regard will be placed before the cabinet in the coming days,” the minister […] Read more » Crime against women fast-track Pendency of 1.6 lakh cases women and kids
Bar, Bench & Firm News How a new court complex is set to ease congestion around Supreme Court July 17, 2019 / July 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The additional building complex of the Supreme Court with underground parking space for 1,800 cars will be inaugurated on Wednesday. The complex with twice of the built-up area available in the the present Supreme Court complex has been built to meet the increasing requirement for storing records & other needs of litigants, lawyers & judges. […] Read more » around Supreme Court ease congestion new court complex is set to ease Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court summons Mamata’s nephew July 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal was hearing a plea filed by an advocate Sarthak Chaturvedi, who has accused Banerjee of filing a false affidavit about his educational qualification during the recent elections. He claimed that Banerjee has misrepresented & falsely stated his qualification as an MBA graduate. Earlier, Chaturvedi filed a complaint against […] Read more » court summons mamta banerjee mamta's nephew
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court to hear petition challenging HC’s order on Maratha reservation on Friday July 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Anriuddha Bose took note of the plea that the issue of Maratha quota needed an urgent hearing. It decided to fix the petition for deliberations on July 12. The petition was filed in the apex court by Sanjeet Shukla, a representative […] Read more » High Court Maratha reservation petition challenging Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court hopes govt wont demolish heritage building to build new assembly July 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Professor & activist Vishweshwer Rao had filed a writ petition in the Telangana High Court”>Telangana High Court seeking a direction to the state government to not demolish the Errum Manzil building. A High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Chouhan & Justice Shameem Akhtar was hearing the case. The court has hoped that the Telangana […] Read more » building to build demolish heritage High Court new assembly
Bar, Bench & Firm News Sealing Drive in Delhi: Supreme Court Seeks Reply from Officials July 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Land & Development Office (L&DO) to respond on the allegations levelled by the court-appointed monitoring committee that officials were not cooperating in the sealing drive to “appease political leaders”. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra & Deepak Gupta granted the L&DO seven days’ time to file affidavit to […] Read more » sealing drive seeks reply from officials Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court grants one month parole to Rajiv case convict Nalini July 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Friday granted one month parole to Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after she argued her plea in person for seeking the relief to make arrangements for her daughter’s wedding. A division bench of Justice M M Sundaresh and Justice M Nirmal Kumar also directed the […] Read more » convict Nalini High Court grants one month parole Rajiv case
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court dismisses plea seeking SIT probe into attack on temple in walled city July 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a PIL seeking SIT probe into the attack on a temple in the walled city here, saying that the police was already taking action and nothing can be done overnight. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner in the instant […] Read more » attack on temple High Court SIT probe
Bar, Bench & Firm News The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday decided to abolish state administrative tribunal. July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The cabinet in its meeting, which was presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, decided to abolish the state administrative tribunal (SAT) & issued directions to initiate necessary steps in this regard, according to an official statement. The cabinet also decided to increase the financial assistance for families of deceased & retired journalists. “The […] Read more » abolish state Administrative Tribunal himachal pradesh cabinet
