High Profile Cases Shortage of judges in higher judiciary saddening: Former Union law minister Salman Khurshid February 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union law minister Salman Khurshid has said the shortage of judges in the higher judiciary was “saddening” and called for steps to address the issue at the earliest. Khurshid, himself a senior advocate, said that right to justice should get the attention similar to that of ‘Swachh Bharat’ programme and there were some “fundamental […] Read more » 'Swachh Bharat featured Former Union law minister judges Khurshid Salman Khurshid Shortage of judges Shortage of judges in higher judiciary The Rule of Law Convention 2018
High Profile Cases HC upholds life term to 5 convicts in 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape February 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to five convicts in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case of a 30-year-old BPO woman executive from north-east. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and P S Teji dismissed the appeals of five convicts and said that not only was the victim’s testimony sufficient, […] Read more » 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape abduction criminal intimidation featured Justice P S Teji Justice Vipin Sanghi offences of gangrape
High Profile Cases HC seeks Centre’s response on a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary, for permission to mine coal from its two coal blocks in excess of the 17 MTPA cap to enable it to run its 3,960 megawatt power project in Madhya Pradesh. The company has contended that […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured Justice C Hari Shankar i Reliance Power subsidiary Sasan Power Ltd Sasan's plea for more coal
High Profile Cases Kasganj violence: Prime accused in murder held February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The prime accused in the murder of Chandan Gupta in Kasganj was arrested today as the strife-torn western Uttar Pradesh town, which saw communal clashes last week, moved towards normalcy despite tension in some pockets, officials said. The UP government submitted a report on the incidents in Kasganj to the Union Home ministry conveying that […] Read more » Chandan Gupta murder featured Kasganj SP Piyush Srivastava Kasganj violence Prime accused in murder Tiranga Yatras VHP Vishva Hindu Parishad
High Profile Cases Examine new notes of Rs 50 and Rs 200 notes : HC February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre and the RBI to examine the new currency notes and coins, saying the visually-impaired were facing hardship in identifying and using them. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar told the Centre and the RBI that they should examine the new […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal featured govt to examine new Rs 50 HC Justice C Hari Shankar Rs 200 notes
High Profile Cases Agusta deal: SC asks searching questions to Chhattisgarh February 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today posed searching questions to the Chhattisgarh government on the purchase of a AgustaWestland helicopter for VIP use in 2006-07 and asked what was the “interest” of Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son in this. A bench comprising Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit asked the state about the allegations of […] Read more » Agusta deal Chhattisgarh featured SC
High Profile Cases Top Law News Top Indian lawyers to argue Ranbaxy-Daiichi appeal in Singapore January 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s two top lawyers will be arguing in the Singapore Court of Appeal the case of Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Company and Ranbaxy Laboratories of India, according to a media report. Ranbaxy has taken on senior advocate Harish Salve who is also the first non-Queen’s Counsel (QC) foreign lawyer, and the first from the Indian Bar, […] Read more » featured Ranbaxy-Daiichi Ranbaxy-Daiichi appeal in S'pore
High Profile Cases Cut pendency in litigation to improve biz rating: Survey January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calling for coordinated action between government and judiciary to reduce pendency of commercial litigation, the Economic Survey today said the initiative would help in improving ease of doing business (EODB) and boost economic activities. The survey 2017-18, tabled in Parliament, said that there is a need to address the issues of pendency, delays and backlogs […] Read more » backlogs in the appellate and judicial arenas Cut pendency in litigation delays ease of doing business EODB featured improve biz rating pendency
High Profile Cases Supreme Court questions maintainability of Subramanian Swamy’s plea in Sunanda case January 29, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to satisfy it on the aspect of maintainability of his plea seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the […] Read more » death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife death of Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. featured Justice Amitava Roy Justice Arun Mishra maintainability of Swamy's plea SC sunanada pushkar murder case Sunanda case
High Profile Cases HC declines to entertain plea against ‘Padmaavat’. January 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today rejected a plea by a Rajasthan-based group seeking quashing of the certification granted to controversial Bollywood film ‘Padmaavat’, saying the Supreme Court had permitted its release. The film, which hit the theaters today, is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in lead […] Read more » army of Mewar Deepika Padukone Delhi High Court featured HC declines to entertain plea Maharaja Ratan Singh Mewar Padmaavat Ranveer Singh Sanjay Leela Bhansali Shahid Kapoor Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi.
High Profile Cases India shares ASEAN vision for rule-based societies: Modi January 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Leaders of India and ASEAN on Thursday discussed ways to boost maritime security, connectivity and trade, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India shares the ASEAN vision for rule-based societies and pitched for freedom of navigation in the region. The India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, with highest-level of participation from all the 10 member-countries of the […] Read more » ASEAN featured India shares ASEAN vision Modi President Ram Nath Kovind rule-based societies
High Profile Cases McDonald’s joint venture company opposes its plea in HC January 25, 2018 / January 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd (CPRPL), a McDonald’s franchisee, today told the Delhi High Court that the US fast-food giant’s plea to stop it from using the brand name was an abuse of the process of law. McDonald’s has sought that CPRPL, a 50:50 joint venture of the US company and its estranged Indian partner […] Read more » Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd CPRPL featured HC joint venture company McDonald National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT
