High Profile Cases Man held for ‘offensive’ FB post on UP CM Yogi Adityanath February 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trader has been arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly sharing a Facebook post deemed “offensive” against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Chand Quraishi, is a resident of Jewar town and was arrested on Wednesday evening, they said. When contacted, Quraishi said he shared the post […] Read more » Chand Quraishi is a resident of Jewar town offensive' FB post offensive' FB post on UP CM Yogi Adityanath UP CM Yogi Adityanath
High Profile Cases Top Law News Uphaar tragedy: SC dismisses curative plea by victims; no further jail term for Ansal brothers. February 20, 2020 / February 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the curative petition filed by an association of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, sparing the Ansal brothers further jail term. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, and justices N V Ramana and Arun Mishra considered the curative plea by the Association […] Read more » and justices N V Ramana Association for Victims of Uphaar Tragedy AVUT Chief Justice S A Bobde Justice Arun Mishra Neelam Krishnamoorthy no further jail term for Ansal brothers no further jail term for Ansal brothers in uphaar tragedy Uphaar tragedySC dismisses curative plea by victims;
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court directs CBI to hand over certain documents from charge sheet in INX Media case. February 19, 2020 / February 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the CBI to hand over to P Chidambaram and his son Karti certain documents filed along with the charge sheet in the INX Media corruption case. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar issued the direction to CBI during the hearing […] Read more » Chidambaram INX Media corruption case money laundering case
High Profile Cases Affidavit case: SC reserves verdict on plea of Devendra Fadnavis to review order asking him to face trial. February 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ plea seeking review of its 2019 judgement asking the BJP leader to face trial for allegedly failing to furnish details of pending criminal cases against him in his 2014 poll affidavit. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Fadnavis, told a bench […] Read more » affidavit case Bombay High Court order which gave a clean chit to Fadnavis former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Justice Aniruddha Bose Justice Deepak Gupta Representation of Peoples Act RPA
High Profile Cases Delhi court sends Sharjeel Imam to judicial custody till Mar 3 in New Friends Colony anti-CAA violence case. February 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday sent Sharjeel Imam, named as an “instigator” by Delhi Police in its charge sheet on violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friends Colony here last year, to judicial custody till March 3. Imam was arrested on sedition charges last month in a separate case. The police has […] Read more » Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friends Colony Sharjeel Imam
High Profile Cases Not right to deprive child’s access to grandparents : Bombay High Court February 19, 2020 / February 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that it is not right to deprive access of a child to his/her grandparents, the Bombay High Court directed a Mumbai-based woman to let her 10-year- old son meet her former in-laws once a week. A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and B P Colabawalla earlier this week rejected a petition filed by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice B P Colabawalla Justice S J Kathawalla not right to deprive access of a child to his/her grandparents
High Profile Cases Madras High Court quashes .defamation cases against two leading Tamil dailies. February 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has quashed the criminal defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a leading English Daily and a Tamil newspaper for publishing an interview of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on late J Jayalalithaa, in 2014. Justice M Dhandapani had recently quashed the government orders issued in 2014, for prosecuting the publisher […] Read more » criminal defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a leading English Daily criminal defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a leading Tamil Newspaper Justice M Dhandapani Madras High Court publishing an interview of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on late J Jayalalithaa
High Profile Cases Supreme Court directs Centre to grant permanent commission to women officers in Army within 3 months. February 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers in the Army within three months and said there will not be any absolute bar on giving them command postings. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud rejected the Centre’s argument of physiological limitations and social norms for […] Read more » permanent commission to women officers in Army
High Profile Cases Maha: Court rejects bail plea of man held in cheating case. February 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here in Maharashtra has rejected the bail application of a 35-year-old man arrested for cheating a businessman to the tune of Rs 26 lakh. Additional Sessions Judge R V Tamhanekar on Saturday said the accused, Jayakumar Gopal Immanuel, took the money from the businessman while promising to sell him flood-damaged cars, but he neither […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge R V Tamhanekar Court rejects bail plea
High Profile Cases Supreme Court refuses to accept Vodafone’s proposal to pay Rs 2,500 cr by today. February 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept telecom firm Vodafone’s proposal to pay Rs 2,500 crore by today and Rs 1,000 crore by Friday against adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and that no coercive action be taken against it. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra declined to accept the proposal given by senior […] Read more » adjusted gross revenue AGR Justice Arun Mishra Vodafone's proposal to pay Rs 2500 cr
High Profile Cases What procedure is followed on pleas seeking ban on outfits? February 13, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Union government what procedure is followed before deciding a representation seeking ban on an outfit for alleged unlawful activities. A division bench of Justices R V More and S P Tavade was hearing a petition filed by one Arshad Ali Ansari, seeking a direction […] Read more » ban on outfits Justice S P Tavade Justices R V More Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
High Profile Cases HC dismisses plea seeking voting rights for prisoners. February 13, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking voting rights for prisoners, saying the facility was provided under the law and it can be taken away by law. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the Supreme Court has held that the right to cast vote was […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice C Hari Shankar PIL seeking voting rights for prisoners voting rights for prisoners
