High Profile Cases Top Law News Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea dismissed by trial court in alleged rape case. March 18, 2020 / March 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court here on Monday dismissed a discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal, in connection with the case of alleged rape of a nun in which he is the prime accused. In his plea filed before the Additional District and Sessions Court I, Mulakkal had claimed that prima facie there was no case to […] Read more » Bishop Franco Mulakkal Bishop Mulakkal Bishop Mulakkal in rape case of nun Bishop Mulakkal's discharge plea
High Profile Cases Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and hold hearing of only six out of 15 benches on Monday. The six benches will take up for hearing only urgent matters and no persons, except lawyers concerned, will be allowed inside its courtrooms. According to the circular issued […] Read more » novel coronavirus pandemic secretary general Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar spread of COVID-19 Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning Supreme Court has decided to limit its functioning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic
High Profile Cases Kuldeep Sengar sentenced to 10 years in prison for custodial death of Unnao rape victim’s father. March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday sentenced expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to 10 years’ imprisonment in the custodial death case of Unnao rape victim’s father. District Judge Dharmesh Sharma directed both Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother Atul Singh Sengar to pay Rs 10 lakh each as compensation to the victim’s family. The victim’s […] Read more » custodial death of Unnao rape victim's father Kuldeep Sengar Kuldeep Sengar sentenced to 10 years in prison Kuldeep Singh Sengar unnao rape victim
High Profile Cases Providing safety and security measures in stations as sought in PIL: Railways to Delhi HC March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian Railways on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has put in place safety and security measures like baggage scanners, hand-held metal detectors and CCTV cameras in stations as sought in a PIL. The court granted the railways time till May 15 to file an affidavit and asked it to indicate the […] Read more » baggage scanners CCTV cameras Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court hand-held metal detectors Indian Railways Justice C Hari Shankar RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI
High Profile Cases SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19 and has decided to restrict hearings to urgent cases only March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent matters shall be taken up for hearing and no persons except concerned lawyers will be allowed inside its courtrooms. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde after […] Read more » global pandemic COVID-19
High Profile Cases Court seeks ATR from jail authority on plea of Nirbhaya case convict. March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday sought an action taken report from Mandoli jail authorities on a plea by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking registration of an FIR against two cops for allegedly assaulting him in the prison last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Prayank Nayak asked the […] Read more » a death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case Pawan Kumar Gupta Pawan Kumar Gupta death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Collegium recommends transfer of Uttrakhand and Karnataka High Court Judge March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In its meeting held on 5th, March 2020, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Uttrakhand High Court Judge, Justice Alok Singh to Allahabad High Court. While the transfer of the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice S.N. Satyanarayana was recommended on 24th Feb 2020. It was put up on the website on a later date. Apart from these […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Bombay High Court Judge Justice Ranjit More to Meghalaya High Court Justice Alok Singh Justice Alok Singh to Allahabad High Court. Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Ravi Vijayakumar Malimath to Uttarakhand High Court SC Collegium recommends transfer of judges transfer of the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice S.N. Satyanarayana transfer of Uttrakhand High Court Judge transferring Delhi High Court Judge Justice Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Delay in trial can’t be ground for bail : Madras High Court March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that mere delay in conducting trial in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act doesn’t take away the bar on granting bail to suspects, the Madras HC dismissed a bail application moved by an accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a murder case. A division bench of Justice R Subbiah & Justice R Pongiappan, rejecting the submissions of […] Read more » Justice R Pongiappan Justice R Subbiah National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a murder case. Popular Front of India (PFI S Nijam Ali alias Nijam Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
High Profile Cases Supreme Court on UP Defending “Name And Shame” Posters : No Law to Support You March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no law to back the UP Govt’s action of putting up hoardings naming those accused of violence during protests against the citizenship law, the Apex Court told the State Govt. on Thursday. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea by the Yogi Adityanath Govt, challenging an order earlier this week by the High Court […] Read more » CM Yogi Adityanath High Court of Allahabad Name And Shame" Posters UP Govt's action of putting up hoardings naming those accused of violence
High Profile Cases HC asks Meghalaya govt to find out whether hotels dumping are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes. March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya High Court directed the state government to find out whether sewage water and garbage from hotels and resorts are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes. Hearing a PIL on Wednesday, the court directed the government to list the steps it intends to take for preventing such a menace, if happening. The […] Read more » Advocate General KP Bhattacharjee are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes dumping dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes hotels dumping Meghalaya High court sewage water and garbage from hotels and resorts are being dumped into the Wards and Umiam lakes Wards and Umiam lakes
High Profile Cases Karnataka High Court not only removes PIL Petitioner from the Case but also penalises with heavy Cost. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Under the rules pertaining to filing PILs, it is mandatory for a litigant to disclose all the material facts relating to him as well as about his activities relating to the cause he or she is espousing. However, the non-adherence to these basic norms proved costly for a litigant as the Karnataka high court on Tuesday not […] Read more » Karnataka High Court
High Profile Cases SIC allows applicants under RTI to take Copies of Revenue Records on Mobile Phones. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The State Information Commission (SIC) has ordered a village officer to allow an applicant under the Right To Information Act to take copies of the Field Measurement Books (FMB) on his mobile phone free of cost. The SIC made it clear that the applicant should take copies of the documents on his mobile phone within an hour. […] Read more » Copies of Revenue Records on Mobile Phones Field Measurement Books (FMB) on his mobile phone free of cost SIC
