High Profile Cases Restrict political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents : plea in SC. January 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL in the Supreme Court has sought directions for restricting political parties from fielding candidates against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, saying that allowing criminals to contest and become legislators is extremely serious for democracy. It has sought directions for every political party to put up complete details of the contesting […] Read more » candidates with criminal antecedents
High Profile Cases Nirbhaya: SC reserves verdict on death row convict Mukesh’s plea to be delivered Wednesday. January 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved verdict on a plea of one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President. A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said that it will pronounce the verdict on Wednesday on convict Mukesh Kumar […] Read more » Justice R. Banumathi Nirbhaya President Ram Nath Kovind Supreme Court
High Profile Cases JNU student Sharjeel Imam arrested in Bihar. January 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who is accused of sedition arrested by Delhi Police in Bihar’s Jehanabad; Chief Minsiter Nitish Kumar says right to protest is fine but challenge to unity of India is unacceptable. Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, on the run after sedition charges were slapped against him for allegedly making inflammatory speeches, was on […] Read more » JNU student Sharjeel Imam arrested
High Profile Cases Bhopal gas tragedy: Justice S Ravindra Bhat recuses from hearing Centre’s plea for additional fund. January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the Centre’s plea seeking Rs 7,844 crore as additional fund from successor firms of US-based Union Carbide Corporation for giving compensation to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra adjourned the hearing till Wednesday and […] Read more » 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims compensation to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat
High Profile Cases Eight sentenced till ‘rising of court’ for defying prohibitory. January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A magistrate’s court here in Maharashtra sentenced eight persons till the “rising of the court” and imposed a fine of Rs 600 on them for taking out a rally by defying the prohibitory orders after India had defeated Pakistan in a cricket tie in 2016. The court of First Class Judicial Magistrate (FCJM) R H […] Read more » FCJM FCJM R H Jha First Class Judicial Magistrate Maharashtra Police Act-1951
High Profile Cases SC seeks Maharashtra’s reply on Gawli appeal against life term in Sena corporator’s murder case. January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the Maharashtra government on a plea by gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli challenging the life term awarded to him in the 2008 murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. Jamsandekar was shot dead in his house on March 2, 2007 by two persons, allegedly hired by associates of Gawli who […] Read more » Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar
High Profile Cases Free travel on cluster buses without any notification would be “bad” action: HC January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday said if free travel for women was being implemented in cluster buses running in the city without a notification then such action would be “bad”. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar made it clear however that the action would not make the notification, […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Free travel on cluster buses Justice C Hari Shankar
High Profile Cases NGT seeks response from Centre on plea for supply of water in Rewari. January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking execution of its order to make arrangements for supplying drinking water in a village in Rewari district of Haryana as underground water in the area was contaminated. A bench comprising Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore and expert member Siddhanta […] Read more » CGWA expert member Siddhanta Das Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore NGT
High Profile Cases SC asks Jharkhand govt if it wants to withdraw sedition charges against accused in Pathalgarhi case. January 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked the newly elected Jharkhand government to clarify whether it wants to withdraw cases against four tribal activists booked under sedition charges for allegedly writing Facebook posts supporting the Pathalgarhi movement in the state. The top court was informed by the accused that the Hemant Soren government in the state had, […] Read more » Pathalgarhi case. sedition charges against accused in Pathalgarhi case
High Profile Cases Need to ease norms for fintech sector in India : Advocate Pratibha Jain. January 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is a need to ease regulation for the fintech sector in India for promoting financial inclusion, a lawyer has said while observing that ban on technologies like cryptocurrencies will push them to develop outside the country. While regulations are critical to ensure that fintech solutions are not used for money laundering or terror financing, […] Read more » AMLCTF Anti-Money Laundering Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regulations Counter-Terrorism Financing regulations ease norms for fintech sector
High Profile Cases Delhi Court allows police to investigate case against man for allegedly publishing false info on EVM January 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday allowed police to investigate a case against a man who shared allegedly false information on social media, claiming that EVM/VVPAT machines brought to give demo in his area ahead of the assembly elections were not showing correct vote count result. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra gave permission to the Station House […] Read more » allegedly publishing false info on EVM EVM/VVPAT machines for raising awareness among voters Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra Station House Officer (SHO) of Sabzi Mandi Police Station
High Profile Cases Kerala HC asks schools to desist from imparting religious study without govt permission. January 27, 2020 / January 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court on Friday directed the state government to issue an order directing all recognised private schools in the state to desist from imparting religious instruction or religious study without the permission of the government. In his order, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque said the government can initiate action for […] Read more » imparting religious study without govt permission Justice A Muhamed Mustaque Kerala HC
