High Profile Cases Income-based quota against the spirit of the Constitution: Gujarat HC June 30, 2016 / July 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Petitioners challenging Gujarat government’s ordinance granting 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) for unreserved category today told the High Court that such income-based quota is against the spirit of Constitution as it would divide the society. In their reply submitted before a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice […] Read more » Court featured Gujarat High Court Income-based quota against the spirit of the Constitution Law Legal News
High Profile Cases FTC judges can’t claim seniority like other jud officers: SC June 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Judicial officers, appointed as presiding officers of Fast Track Courts (FTCs), cannot claim the right to regular promotion like directly recruited judges, as their appointments are ad hoc in nature, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court said this while dismissing an appeal filed by some judicial officers, who were appointed by promotion or […] Read more » Court featured FTC judges Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Lesbians, gays, bisexuals are not third gender, SC clarifies June 30, 2016 / June 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to modify its 2014 order on transgenders while clarifying that lesbians, gays and bisexuals are not third gender. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana said it is amply clear from the verdict of April 15, 2014 that lesbians, gays and bisexuals are not transgenders. During […] Read more » bisexuals are not third gender Court featured gays Law Legal News Lesbians Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC junks plea for ban on Whatsapp, other msg Apps June 30, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking ban on WhatsApp and other communication applications on security grounds and claiming that these services violated the law. The bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar, however, granted liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate authority in the government with his grievances. […] Read more » Court featured junks plea for ban on Whatsapp Law Legal News msg Apps Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Gujarat court refuses to ban book mocking PM Modi June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A court here has dismissed a suit seeking a ban on the sale of a Gujarati book in which author Jayesh Shah, a Congress leader, has allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Civil court judge A M Dave cited Article 19 of the Constitution and dismissed the suit on Monday, holding that banning the book, […] Read more » Court featured Fekuji Have Dilli Ma Fekuji is in Delhi now Gujarat court Law Legal News refuses to ban book mocking PM Modi
High Profile Cases Ex-DMK minister gets anticipatory bail in poll case June 28, 2016 / June 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Senior DMK leader and former state minister Thangam Thennarasu was today granted anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court bench here in an election- related case filed in Virudhunagar district in the run-up to the May 16 assembly polls. Justice V M Velumani granted the bail and directed the DMK leader to cooperate with the […] Read more » Court Ex-DMK minister gets anticipatory bail featured Law Legal News Madras High Court poll case Thangam Thennarasu
High Profile Cases Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya’s bail plea rejected June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special NIA court today rejected the bail application of 2008 Malegoan blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who had been given a clean chit by the probe agency last month. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had also not opposed her bail application. Special Judge S D Tekale rejected the bail plea in an in-camera […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Malegaon blast Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea rejected
High Profile Cases Gujarat HC convicts 7 for murder in post-Godhra riots June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Overturning a trial court judgement, the Gujarat High Court has convicted seven persons for murder in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case in Viramgam town in the district. The court has asked the seven who have been convicted for murder to appear before it on July 25, when it will pronounce the quantum of sentence to […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Godhra riots Gujarat High Court Law Legal News murder case
High Profile Cases Bombay HC junks PIL aginst ban on photography of RBI bldng June 27, 2016 / June 28, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging the RBI’s decision prohibiting the general public from taking photographs of its building and premises in south Mumbai. The PIL was filed by city resident Arul Mozhi Selvan, after the Reserve Bank of India in its reply to his letter stated that due to security concerns […] Read more » ban on photography of RBI bldng Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News PIL
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC declines to entertain PIL on Kairana incident June 26, 2016 / June 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to restrain the electronic and print media from alleged glorification of the Kairana incident which may disturb communal harmony. However, the court left it open to the authorities concerned to take appropriate action or the aggrieved person to approach the appropriate forum, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Kairana incident Law Legal News PIL
High Profile Cases Essar phone tapping case: Delhi HC to hear advocate’s plea June 24, 2016 / June 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court will take up for hearing on June 27 the plea by an advocate for a court- monitored SIT probe into the alleged phone tapping by corporate major Essar of high-profile people and some union ministers. The matter came up for hearing before a vacation bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and A […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Essar phone tapping case featured Law Legal News plea
High Profile Cases Madras HC notice to EC on PIL for recovery of poll expenses June 23, 2016 / June 24, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission on a PIL seeking recovery of poll-related expenses from AIADMK and DMK nominees of two Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies, where polls had been cancelled last month on grounds of use of money power. The PIL contended that the “corrupt” practices of the candidates of AIADMK […] Read more » Court Election Comission featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL for recovery of poll expenses
