High Profile Cases Top Law News Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan’s judicial custody extended February 9, 2020 / February 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here extended the judicial custody of Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan, arrested in a cheating case, till February 24. According to the prosecution, the fast-track court extended Hasan’s custody after a hearing via video-conference on Friday. Hasan, who represents Kairana in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, was arrested on January 24 in a cheating […] Read more » Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan
High Profile Cases Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Vikram Saini appear in court in violence case February 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP MLA Vikram Saini and others have appeared in a court in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday in connection with violence during the Muzaffarnagar riots. Special court judge Ram Singh has fixed March 13 for recording statement of the witnesses from the prosecution side. Khatauli MLA Saini and 27 others are facing an attempt-to-murder […] Read more » BJP MLA Vikram Saini
High Profile Cases Sheena Bora murder case: HC grants bail to Peter Mukerjea. February 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the Sheena Bora killing case, observing that prima facie there was no evidence of his involvement in the crime. Justice Nitin Sambre granted bail to Peter Mukerjea on a surety of Rs two lakh and directed that he should […] Read more » bail to former media baron Peter Mukerjea Sheena Bora killing case
High Profile Cases DefExpo 2020: PM Modi stresses on ‘Make in India’ February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow; PM says, ‘Make in India’ will make India more secure and add more jobs in the defence sector; PM calls upon companies to make in India, for India and for the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the DefExpo, India’s biennial military exhibition that […] Read more » Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow Digital Transformation of Defence Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
High Profile Cases SC begins hearing to decide if it can refer question of law to larger bench in review jurisdiction. February 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court Thursday began deliberations on the legal issue of whether the top court can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its review jurisdiction. This question arose during the hearing in the Sabarimala case which relates to religious discrimination against women at religious places. A […] Read more » Ashok Bhushan B R Gavai Chief Justice S A Bobde Fali S Nariman kapil sibal L Nageswara Rao larger bench in review jurisdiction M M Shantanagoudar questions of law to a larger bench R Banumathi R Subhash Reddy Rajeev Dhavan Rakesh Dwivedi S A Nazeer Shyam Divan Surya Kant
High Profile Cases Live streaming of court proceedings: Matter to be dealt with by CJI on administrative side February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said the issue related to implementation of its 2018 verdict allowing live streaming of court proceedings of cases of constitutional and national importance would be dealt with by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on the administrative side. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it would not pass any […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal Chief Justice of India CJI Justice Arun Mishra Live streaming of court proceedings
High Profile Cases Top Law News MeToo: Instagram account holder seeks time from HC to settle row with Subodh Gupta. February 5, 2020 / February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Instagram account holder, who posted sexual harassment allegations by a woman against artist Subodh Gupta, told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that an amicable settlement of the dispute was being explored and sought a week’s time for it. In view of the request made, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw listed Gupta’s defamation case against […] Read more » #MeToo Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sexual harassment allegations Subodh Gupta
High Profile Cases Top Law News Investigation into Jamia violence at crucial stage and Centre tells Delhi HC February 5, 2020 / February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia during the anti-citizenship law protest was at a crucial stage, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. The submission before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while seeking more […] Read more » CAA Chief Justice D.N. Patel Citizenship Amendment Act Jamia Millia Islamia during the anti-citizenship law protest Justice C Hari Shankar violence at Jamia Millia Islamia
High Profile Cases Top Law News Man sentenced to 20 yrs’ RI for raping minor girl. February 5, 2020 / February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment by a special POCSO court for raping a 12-year-old girl in Odisha’s Balasore district around three years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) Girija Mohapatra, while pronouncing the jail term for Radhamohan Singh (20) on Monday, also slapped a fine of Rs 28,000 on […] Read more » Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) Girija Mohapatra Odisha's Balasore POCSO court RI for raping minor girl.
High Profile Cases BJP leader seeks urgent SC hearing for removal of Shaheen Bagh protestors. February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked a Delhi BJP leader on Tuesday to approach its mentioning officer to get an early date for hearing of his plea seeking the removal of hundreds of anti-citizenship law protestors occupying a road-stretch in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area. BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg has urged the top court for an urgent […] Read more » Shaheen Bagh protestors
High Profile Cases Top Law News Plea by 11 Independent candidates against nomination rejection: Delhi High Court seeks EC and Centre stand February 3, 2020 / February 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses of the Election Commission (EC) and the Centre on a plea by 11 Independent candidates challenging rejection of their nominations for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to the Centre and the EC […] Read more » 11 Independent candidates against nomination rejection 11 plea against nomination rejection
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court stays CIC direction to Assam Rifles to give info on officer’s disciplinary proceedings February 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has put on hold a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Assam Rifles to provide the details sought by an RTI applicant, a brigadier in the paramilitary force, about the disciplinary proceedings against him. Justice Jayant Nath, while staying the CIC direction, also issued notice to the applicant and sought […] Read more » CIC direction to Assam Rifles
