High Profile Cases Top Law News Anti CAA protests: Wife lodges complaint after Husband forced her to join. March 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a shocking incident in Aligarh, a woman is being ‘forced’ by her husband to join the anti-CAA protest. She has lodged a complaint to the Police against her husband. Relevantly, protests have broken out across India, a few of them violent, against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. The CAA seeks to amend the definition of […] Read more » anti-CAA protests
High Profile Cases No reasons to refer Article 370 matter to larger seven-judge bench: Supreme Court March 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday said there are no reasons to refer a batch of pleas, challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year, to a larger seven-judge bench. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana pronounced the order. The apex […] Read more » Article 370 matter to larger seven-judge bench decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 Justice N.V. Ramana
High Profile Cases Delhi violence : SC to hear on Mar 4 plea for lodging FIRs over hate speeches. March 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court on Monday decided to hear on March 4 a plea seeking registration of FIRs against politicians for hate speeches which allegedly led to violence in the national capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea filed by riots victims. The petition was mentioned for urgent […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Delhi violence
High Profile Cases Top Law News Nirbhaya case : SC dismisses curative plea of fourth death row convict Pawan Gupta. March 2, 2020 / March 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a curative petition filed by convict Pawan Kumar Gupta who was sentenced to death in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said that no case is made out for re-examining the conviction and the punishment of the convict. […] Read more » Arun Mishra Ashok Bhushan convict Pawan Kumar Gupta Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case R Banumathi R F Nariman
High Profile Cases Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Directives/Suggestions To Curb ‘Plastic Pollution’ March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued some important directives to the State to curb ‘plastic pollution’. Justices Sheel Nagu and Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, while disposing of a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Gaurav Pandey, directed the Government to issue directions to Schools and Colleges to stop use of plastic immediately and also to the industries […] Read more » curb 'plastic pollution'
High Profile Cases Top Law News Grouping Of Students Into Sections On The Basis Of Marks Is Violation Of Their Fundamental Right: Punjab & Haryana HC March 1, 2020 / March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the practice of classification of children into sections on the basis of their marks is a violation of fundamental right of elementary education. Justice Sudhir Mittal observed that such a practice has the tendency of creating a feeling of inferiority amongst children securing less marks. The Court […] Read more » Article 21-A of the Constitution of India Grouping Of Students Into Sections On The Basis Of Marks Justice Sudhir Mittal Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Profile Cases Conduct Of Some Lawyers Diminishing Reputation Of Law Profession Among Public : Madras HC March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While directing a lawyer to vacate the building rented out to him by a Doctor, the Madras High Court observed that the law profession is already under severe criticism and due to the activities of lawyers in the State, it further started diminishing its reputation among public. Justice S.Vaidyanathan came down heavily on a lawyer observing […] Read more » Conduct Of Some Lawyers Diminishing Reputation Of Law Profession Justice S.Vaidyanathan Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Doctors Have No Right To Go On Strike/Boycott Under Any Circumstances : Madras High Court March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has observed that Doctors do not have the right to go on strike/boycott under any circumstances. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed thus while considering petitions challenging the charge memos and the transfer and posting orders issued to Doctors by the Director of Medical Education and the Director of Medical and Rural Health […] Read more » Doctors Have No Right To Boycott Under Any Circumstances Doctors Have No Right To Go On Strike Doctors Have No Right To Go On Strike/Boycott Under Any Circumstances Justice N. Anand Venkatesh Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Documents To Prove Citizenship Not Admissible In Evidence Unless Proved By Testimony Of Issuing Authorities : Gauhati HC March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Guahati High Court has upheld a declaration that a woman was a foreigner on the ground that she failed to prove the certificates so produced to claim citizenship, by way of testimony of the issuing authority. The division bench comprising Justice Manojit Bhuyan and Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia was considering a writ petition filed by one Rabia Khatun, challenging […] Read more » Citizenship Not Admissible In Evidence Unless Proved By Testimony Of Issuing Authorities Documents To Prove Citizenship Not Admissible In Evidence Guahati High Court
High Profile Cases M J Akbar vs Priya Ramani Criminal Defamation Case Final Hearing February 29, 2020 / March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Final arguments to continue in former Union Minister M J Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against journalsit Priya Ramani over #MeToo allegations. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja of Rouse Avenue Court Complex, New Delhi hearing the matter. Senior Adv Geetha Luthra had started submissions on February 7. Case was then posted to today for continuing […] Read more » criminal defamation case journalsit Priya Ramani over #MeToo allegations M J Akbar vs Priya Ramani M J Akbar vs Priya Ramani Criminal Defamation Case
High Profile Cases Nirbhaya Case : Death Row Convict Pawan Gupta Files Curative Plea In Supreme Court. February 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three days ahead of the scheduled hanging, Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta filed curative petition in the Supreme Court on Friday, challenging the order of conviction and sentence in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case. He seeks commutation of death penalty to life sentence in the petition. This is the last available legal remedy for […] Read more » 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta Pawan Gupta Files Curative Plea In Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court Starts Hearing Petitions Seeking Permanent Commission For Women In Navy & Air Force February 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi heard submissions on Wednesday and Thursday regarding the availability of Permanent Commission to female officers of the Navy as well as the Air Force. The matter had been previously heard on February 13, 2020. On February 17, 2020, […] Read more » Permanent Commission For Women In Navy & Air Force
