Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court Notice to PM on Plea Challenging his Varanasi Victory July 20, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad HC on Friday issued a notice to PM Modi on BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s plea challenging his election as MP from Varanasi in 2019, & sought a reply before the next hearing on August 21. Yadav was to be SP’s candidate from Varanasi, but his nomination was rejected on May 1 […] Read more » High Court plea challenging varanasi victory
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court dismisses convict Nalini’s plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras high court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, seeking a directive to the governor to accept a recommendation by the Tamil Nadu government for her premature release. Based on a cabinet resolution, the Tamil Nadu government had […] Read more » convict Nalini’s plea High Court Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court junks plea seeking ban on ‘Alibaug se aaya hai kya?’ phrase July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the phrase ‘Alibaug se aaya hai kya?’, observing that there was nothing derogatory in it and it should not be taken as a humiliation. As per the plea, the phrase is commonly used in Maharashtra to address someone who is considered foolish or […] Read more » alibaug chief justice Pradeep Nandrajog High Court seeking ban the Bombay High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court seeks attorney general’s assistance in PIL seeking minority be defined on state-wise data July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions of senior […] Read more » attorney general's assistance PIL seeking minority state-wise data Supreme Court seeks
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Centre, Assam seeks in Supreme Court extension of deadline for finalisation of NRC July 19, 2019 / July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleging wrongful inclusions and exclusions in the National Register of Citizens, the Centre and the Assam government Friday sought from the Supreme Court extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the NRC and said India could not be the refugee capital of the world. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice […] Read more » Assam finalisation of NRC Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Man gets 3-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting girl July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has sentenced a 45-year-old man to three years rigorous imprisonment for molesting a 16-year-old girl, who lived in his neighbourhood. Special Judge for POCSO cases A U Kadam convicted and sentenced the man, a resident of Vasai town in Palghar district, on July 16. She also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 […] Read more » imprisonment Man gets 3-year rigorous imprisonment molesting girl
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Child Safety: States responsible for combating Child abuse says Centre July 19, 2019 / July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Women & Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said states & union territories are responsible for prevention, detection, investigation & prosecution of crimes, including those related to exploitation of children. “States/UTs are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation & prosecution of crimes including crimes related to exploitation of children […] Read more » child abuse child safety
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Corruption: Rs 400 crore ‘benami’ plot of Maya brother attached July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The BSP chief on Thursday alleged it as “BJP’s deplorable attempt to falsely implicate… & harass members of my family”. The provisional order for the attachment of the seven-acre plot, “beneficially owned” by Anand Kumar — recently appointed BSP national vice-president — & his wife, Vichiter Lata, was issued by the I-T department’s Delhi-based Benami […] Read more » 400 crore corruption corruption Mayawati
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court agrees to reconstitute bench on extra-judicial killings by Army in Assam July 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will try to reconstitute the bench as Justice M B Lokur who was hearing the matter has retired in December last year. Senior Advocate Collin Gonsalves, appearing for some of the petitioners, said since the retirement of Justice Lokur the matter has not been heard. […] Read more » army in assam Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Discrepancies in Cut-Off Marks in St Stephen’s Admissions July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea alleging large-scale discrepancies in the admission cut-off marks for some reserved categories in St Stephen’s College. The petitioner had alleged discrepancies in cut-off Christian Scheduled Tribes, Christian Others, & Christian Physically Handicapped applicants for admission to undergraduate courses in St Stephen’s College. The petition was filed by […] Read more » Alleging Discrepancies Cut-Off Marks dismisses plea High Court St Stephen’s Admissions
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Saradha Chit Fund Case: Former TMC MP Kunal Ghosh Appears Before ED July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former TMC MP Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with Saradha chit fund case. The ED had on Monday summoned Ghosh to appear before it. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier questioned Ghosh & Rajeev Kumar, who headed the Special Investigation Team of the state […] Read more » Before ED Former TMC MP Kunal Ghosh Appears Saradha Chit Fund Saradha Chit Fund Case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System After Court asks her to distribute Quran, Ranchi Girl vows to sue Complainant July 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “I want to take action against the people who filed a complaint against me,” she told media persons here after the local court dropped the condition to distribute five copies of Quran to grant her bail. She also alleged that the complainants shared her morphed images on social media & threatened to do bad things […] Read more » After Court asks distribute Quran Ranchi Girl vows to sue Complainant
