Top Law News Physical hearing may begin in some courts in Supreme Court from next week August 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A committee of seven Supreme Court judges is learnt to have recommended holding physical hearings in at least two or three of the 15 benches in the apex court as early as next week with some additional safety measures. The apex court, since March 25, has been holding hearings through video conferencing due to a […] Read more » A M Khanwilkar Arun Mishra Bar Council Chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra DY Chandrachud Justice N.V. Ramana Justices Ramana L N Rao Physical hearing may begin in some courts in Supreme Court Rohington Nariman Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave U U Lalit
Top Law News Can’t allow Jain temples to open amid pandemic : Maharashtra government to Bombay High Court August 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that it could not permit Jain temples in the city to open for devotees to mark the festival of Paryushan in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state said that opening the temples from August 15 to 23 this year, as requested by the Jain community, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Maharashtra government Purnima Kantahria
Top Law News NIA Special Court dismisses Swapna Suresh’s bail plea August 10, 2020 / August 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NIA special court here on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case. The court, which examined the case diary produced by the NIA in detail, dismissed the bail plea of Swapna Suresh considering the evidence produced by the investigation agency on the alleged role of […] Read more » bail plea of Swapna Suresh Kerala gold smuggling case NIA
Top Law News District Court Judge tested positive for Covid-19 August 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Additional District & Sessions Judge of the District Court, Chandigarh, has tested positive for Coronavirus. Sources in the Court Administration said the Judge, who was living at his official residence in Sector 24, was found positive for COVID-19 yesterday & was admitted to a hospital. The staff members who came in his contact in […] Read more » COVID-19
Top Law News Justice N.V. Ramana: Need to take e-Lok Adalats to the remotest corners of the country August 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the face of the unprecedented situation created by the pandemic, the Legal Services Authorities are constantly adapting to the new normal, and coming up with creative solutions. One such innovation is the introduction of e-lok adalat, which may even continue in the post-pandemic period. On the 8th of August 2020, the Delhi State Legal […] Read more » e-Lok Adalats to the remotest corners of the country Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli Justice N.V. Ramana
Top Law News Special NIA Court rejects CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea August 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Friday, a Special Court rejected the bail application of activist Akhil Gogoi, who was arrested for his alleged role in a violent protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Assam. “The court rejected the bail application. We are yet to study the detailed judgement and find out the cause of rejection. Accordingly, we will move the […] Read more » Akhil Gogoi bail application of activist Akhil Gogoi
Top Law News Rape accused former bishop surrenders in Kerala Court and given bail with conditions August 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two days after the Supreme Court turned down his plea, former Bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal surrendered before the trial court in Kottayam in Kerala which later granted him bail under strict provisions. He was asked not leave Kerala and appear before it on Aug 13 when the charge sheet will be read out in […] Read more » former Bishop of Jalandhar former Bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal Franco Mulakkal
Top Law News Madras HC : Patanjali cannot use ‘Coronil’ branding. August 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court pulled up Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved for its use of the brand ‘Coronil’ to market what the latter claimed was a cure for COVID-19. Ruling in favour of petitioners, Chennai-based Ardura Engineering Private Limited, the court said Patanjali could have done a “simple check with the Trademarks Registry” to learn that […] Read more » Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Coronil Madras High Court Rs 10 lakh fine for exploiting fear
Top Law News Delhi riots : Court grants bail to man saying he was not part of mob August 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has granted bail to a man in a case related to February’s communal clashes in northeast Delhi, saying it is clear from the CCTV footage that he was not part of a riotous mob and was unarmed. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav granted the relief to Mohammad Mobin Ali on furnishing a […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav Delhi riots
Top Law News SC reserves order on plea challenging NGT order quashing EC for Godrej apartments in Bengaluru. August 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea challenging an NGT order quashing the environmental clearance granted to a high-rise luxury project by Godrej Properties Limited and Wonder Projects Development Private Limited in Bengaluru. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian reserved its order […] Read more » Godrej apartments in Bengaluru
Top Law News Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat gets relief in scam case August 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a cooperative society scam case, the Rajasthan High Court has stayed the ADJ court order that had directed the magistrate court to send a criminal complaint for further investigation to the Special Operations Group (SOG). The complaint had named Shekhawat and others as the alleged […] Read more » Mahesh Jethmalani
Top Law News Bombay High Court adjourns hearing on PILs seeking CBI probe in Sushant case. August 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has deferred till Friday the hearing on two Public Interest Litigations seeking a CBI probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice A S Gadkari adjourned the hearing on Wednesday after the Maharashtra government submitted that it had not been served […] Read more » a lawyer practising in the Calcutta High Court Bombay High Court CBI probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput Nagpur resident Sameet Thakkar Priyanka Tibrewal
