Bar, Bench & Firm News RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi to appear before court today July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hearing in the case is scheduled at 10 am at Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate court on July 4. In February, earlier this year, RSS Swayam Sevak Dhrutiman Joshi had filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury & the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for defaming the RSS following the death of Gauri […] Read more » Rahul Gandhi RSS defamation RSS defamation case
Bar, Bench & Firm News Relief for Parents After Supreme Court Verdict July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The Supreme Court bench upheld TAFRC contention. Managements have no right to charge excess fee over & above what has been fixed by TAFRC. It has come as a great relief for parents who have been fighting this cause for the last two years,” said Nagati Narayana, president, Telangana Parents’ Association. Members of Students Federation […] Read more » Relief for Parents Supreme Court Verdict TAFRC contention Telangana Parents’ Association
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Suspended Air India Pilot July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to an Air India pilot who was suspended for allegedly violating aircraft rules, including evading a breath-analyser test & forgery. Justice Mukta Gupta granted relief to Arvind Kathpalia on his plea apprehending arrest in a case lodged against him on the direction of a lower court. […] Read more » Grants Anticipatory Bail High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court fixes plea challenging Maha CM’s election for final disposal on Jul 23 July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday fixed for final disposal a plea challenging the election of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the state assembly for alleged non-disclosure of pending criminal cases against him in the nomination papers. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said that it will list […] Read more » election for final disposal Maha CM's election Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court asks Meghalaya to deposit Rs 100 cr fine for illegal coal mining July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on it by the NGT for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over the illegally extracted […] Read more » deposit Rs 100 cr illegal coal mining Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News 3 Economic Laws Practice (ELP) Partners join hands with former L&S lawyers to form Sarvada Legal July 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Economic Laws Practice (ELP) Partners MP Devnath and Vivek Sharma, and Associate Partner Abhishek Anand have joined forces with Seetharaman & Associates. The merged entity has been rebranded as Sarvada Legal. The Partners from Seetharaman & Associates include: S Seetharaman – International Trade, Customs and Regulatory Atul Sharma – International Trade, Customs and Regulatory Sundar […] Read more » Economic Laws Practice (ELP) former L&S lawyers Sarvada Legal
Bar, Bench & Firm News Karnataka High Court dismisses United Spirits’ plea for release of IDBI-held shares July 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea by United SpiritsNSE -0.04 %, seeking release of its securities held by IDBI BankNSE -0.14 % as a pledge from United Breweries Holdings (UBHL) against the bank’s exposure to the defunct Kingfisher AirlinesNSE -11.11 % (KFA) Finding “no merit” in USL’s petition, the High Court has held […] Read more » IDBI Bank Karnatka High Court united spirits plea
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court judge recuses herself from hearing pleas against Bombay High Court order on laws on beef July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra Monday recused herself from hearing a batch of appeals and cross-appeals challenging a Bombay High Court verdict which held that mere possession of beef of animals slaughtered outside the state cannot invite criminal action. A bench headed by Justice A M Sapre said that Justice Malhotra was recusing herself […] Read more » Bombay High Court laws on beef Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Father can’t avoid maintaining children just because mother is earning: High Court July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man cannot avoid the responsibility of maintaining his children on the ground that his estranged wife is earning because a lot of time and effort also go into the upbringing, the Delhi High Court said Monday while upholding the interim maintenance awarded to a woman. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said it would be incorrect to […] Read more » High Court mother is earning
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking SIT probe into death of public servant July 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Punjab government to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of a government official whose body was found on railway track near Jalandhar Cantt station in November 2017. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices […] Read more » SIT probe Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Court refuses urgent hearing to plea for appointment of Leader of Oppn in LS June 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused an urgent hearing to a plea seeking direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker to appoint a Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the House. A vacation bench of justices Jyoti Singh and Manoj Ohri said “looking at the relief sought, there is no urgency” and listed it for hearing before […] Read more » appointment of Leader High Court Oppn in LS
Bar, Bench & Firm News Delhi court sentences AAP MLA to 3 months in jail for obstructing polling process June 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday sentenced AAP MLA Manoj Kumar to three months in jail for obstructing the election process at a booth in east Delhi during the 2013 Assembly polls, saying offences relating to polls should be sternly dealt with. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, however, granted Kumar bail on furnishing a bond of […] Read more » AAP MLA Delhi court
