Bar, Bench & Firm News Delhi High Court junks plea against installation of mobile tower June 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has junked a plea against installation of mobile tower in a North Delhi locality, noting that there was no scientific data available to show that it is hazardous for the health. Justice Jayant Nath dismissed a plea filed by a housing welfare association after relying on a decision of a division […] Read more » Delhi High Court installation of mobile tower
Bar, Bench & Firm News Puducherry power tussle: Supreme Court extends restrain order on Puducherry govt till July 10 June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday extended its earlier order till July 10, restraining the Puducherry government from implementing any cabinet decisions having financial implications. A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said that the issue requires to be heard at length and therefore it is listing the plea before a regular bench. “These […] Read more » puducherry Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Plea in Supreme Court on safety of women lawyers in courts, to be heard Tuesday June 21, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a plea on June 25 seeking safety and security of women lawyers in courts in wake of the recent murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead in the Agra court premises. A vacation bench of justices Deepka Gupta and Surya […] Read more » women safety
Bar, Bench & Firm News Madras High Court directive to Centre on citizenship plea of Lankan refugees June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Thursday directed the Centre to pass appropriate orders within 16 weeks on a petition filed by 65 Sri Lankan Tamils, residing in a refugee camp in Tiruchirapalli district for the past 35 years, seeking grant of citizenship. Disposing of the petition by the refugees of Kottapattu camp, who had arrived in […] Read more » citizenship plea lankan refugees
Bar, Bench & Firm News Uttar Pradesh Bar Council meet on July 13 to resolve chairmanship issue June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bar members Hari Shanker Singh & Prashant Singh ‘Atal’ have locked horns staking claim for the prestigious post. The UP Bar Council has convened a ‘House’ (meeting) on July 13 at its office on the Allahabad high court premises to resolve the tussle over the vacant post of chairman of the council after the murder […] Read more » on july 13 resolve chairmanship up bar council
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court grants life-imprisonment to businessman who killed partner with paper-weight June 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After killing him, the accused had wrapped his business partner’s body in a curtain and hidden it in his shop. The body was discovered three days later when a foul smell started emanating from it. Noting the motive to be a debt of ₹24 lakh that the accused was unable to pay to the deceased, […] Read more » businessman businesspartner court grants life imprisonment killed
Bar, Bench & Firm News Cannot Burden Insurer To Follow Up An Inadequate Disclosure Of Material Facts By The Insured: Supreme Court June 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has observed that it is duty of the insured while making the proposal to make a clear and specific disclosure of material facts and that the insurer cannot be burdened to follow up an inadequate disclosure. As per the relevant policy in this case (Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mahendra Construction), the […] Read more » insurance material facts
Bar, Bench & Firm News 4 get life term in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case, 1 acquitted June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here sentenced four persons to life imprisonment and acquitted one in connection with the 2005 terror attack on a makeshift temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid complex here in which two locals were killed and seven CRPF personnel injured. Special judge Dinesh Chandra, who announced the verdict inside the Naini Central Jail […] Read more » 1 acquitted 2005 terror case Ayodhya terror attack
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Gita Mittal Said : ‘Access To Justice Cannot Be Understood To Mean Access To Courts’ June 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Friday, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy hosted a panel discussion on ‘Roots of Prosperity: Policy Priorities for the first 100 days’ which saw an engaging exchange between Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Justice Gita Mittal (Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir), Shri Ram Sewak Sharma (Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of […] Read more » Justice Gita Mittal Mean Access To Courts
Bar, Bench & Firm News Admission to PG medical courses in Maharashtra: Supreme Court to hear fresh applications on June 10 June 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on June 10 two fresh applications seeking modification of its recent directions passed in a matter related to admissions to post graduate (PG) medical and dental courses in the 2019-20 academic year in Maharashtra. One of the applications sought modification of direction passed by the apex court […] Read more » Admission to PG fresh applications on June 10 medical courses in Maharashtra Supreme Court to hear
Bar, Bench & Firm News Gauhati High Court asks CBI to probe land grab charge against former DGP June 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court has directed the CBI to probe an alleged case of land grabbing by former Director General of Police of Assam, Khagen Sarmah. Justice S K Medhi in an order on Thursday observed that the investigation into the matter was conducted in an “unfair, partial and unethical manner by the police” and […] Read more » against former DGP CBI to probe land grab charge Gauhati High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court To Puducherry Govt : Cabinet Decisions Having Financial Implications Shall Not Be Implemented Till June 21 June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi seeking status quo prior to the April 30 judgment of the Madras High Court ruling that the LG could not interfere in the day to day administration of the elected government, The Bench has also directed that any decision […] Read more » Cabinet Decisions Having Financial Implications Madras High Court Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi Supreme Court To Puducherry Govt
