High Profile Cases Proposed surrogacy law says no parenthood for singles April 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood celebrities like Karan Johar and Tusshar Kapoor became proud fathers via surrogacy but other aspiring singles may face roadblocks as a proposed law restricts this method by allowing only legally wedded couples. Several experts including lawyers and doctors, barring a few, were of the view that the window of surrogacy should not be closed […] Read more » Chief Medical Officer Dr Bikas Kumar Singh featured karan johar no parenthood for singles surrogacy law Tushar Kapoor
High Profile Cases India to appeal against Jadhav’s death sentence: Envoy April 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India said today it would appeal against the death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav and demanded from Pakistan a certified copy of the charge-sheet as well as the army court order in the case, besides seeking consular access to the retired Indian navy officer. This was conveyed by Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Gautam Bambawale to […] Read more » death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan featured Jadhav's death sentence Pakistani army officer Mohammad Habib
High Profile Cases Pak fully capable to respond to any spectrum of threat:Sharif April 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Pakistan’s armed forces are fully capable and prepared to respond to any spectrum of threat. The remarks by Sharif come against the backdrop of spike in Indo-Pak tensions over the death sentence awarded to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav by a military court and on a day when New Delhi […] Read more » death sentence awarded to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav featured Nawaz Sharif PAF Pakistan Pakistan Air Force Academy Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit Pakistan on Kulbhushan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Imposing only fine on woman convict in serious case unfair: SC April 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that imposing only a fine in serious offences, which entail award of jail terms and fine both, on women convicts would lead to “unfair” and “unjust” consequences. Observing this, the apex court set aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court verdict imposing only a fine on a woman, who was convicted […] Read more » apex court Court Criminal news featured Himachal Pradesh High Court Law Legal News serious offences Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC asks Haji Ali Dargah if it would help remove encroachment April 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the counsel for Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah trust to take instruction and inform whether it was ready to assist in the removal and demolition of encroachment in a 908 sq mt area. The court assured that 171 sq mt land on which the mosque is built will be protected. The […] Read more » Court featured Haji Ali Dargah Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Pendency in courts a distressful reality: SC April 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to furnish details of criminal appeals pending before it, observing that “the spectre of prolonged pendency for years together is a distressful reality”. The apex court also requested two senior advocates — C U Singh and Shyam Divan — “to offer their response and recommendation for […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Pendency in courts a distressful reality Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC to hear on Apr 13 pleas challenging use of EVMs in polls April 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will hear on April 13 the pleas challenging the use of EVMs in elections without equipping the machines with voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar refused to give sepearate hearing to a plea filed by former Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker […] Read more » 13 pleas challenging use of EVMs in polls Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Courts should take pragmatic view of rights of consumers: SC April 9, 2017 / April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is necessary for courts to take a “pragmatic view” of the rights of consumers in disputes concerning them since customers are at a disadvantage as compared to service providers, the Supreme Court has said. The court noted that Parliament had enacted the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and provision of limitation in the Act cannot […] Read more » Consumer Protection Act 1986 consumers in disputes featured Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice P C Pant National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC
High Profile Cases SC rejects K’taka’s review plea on release of Cauvery water April 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a Karnataka government plea seeking review of its September 20, 2016 order asking it to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27, saying it has become “infructuous” as several subsequent orders were passed. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit […] Read more » Court featured Karnataka Law Legal News plea on release of Cauvery water Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC seeks reply from 6 states on plea to ban cow vigilantes April 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought response of six states, including Rajasthan, on a plea seeking a ban on cow vigilante groups there. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar issued notices to Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh and asked them to file their reply within three weeks. The bench […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News plea to ban cow vigilantes Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Probe on in DCW recruitment case: ACB to court April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Anti-Corruption Branch today told a special court that further probe in a case involving Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal for alleged irregularities in the recruitment process is going on. The investigating officer (IO) said further investigation, as directed by the court earlier, was underway and sought time to complete the probe. Special […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Branch Court Delhi Commission for Women featured Law Legal News Probe on in DCW recruitment case Special court Swati Maliwal
High Profile Cases SC rejects Karnataka govt’s review plea in Jaya’s DA case April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the Karnataka government’s plea seeking review of its verdict by which it had abated the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case against late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. “Applications for personal hearing of review petitions before the court are rejected. “We have considered the review petitions filed by the […] Read more » Court featured Karnataka Government Law Legal News plea in Jaya's DA case Supreme Court
