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
Top Law News Sheena Bora murder case: Court rejects Indrani’s bail plea August 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here rejected the bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, noting that the possibility of the accused influencing prosecution witnesses cannot be ruled out. After failing to secure bail multiple times on medical grounds, Mukerjea in December last year filed another plea, seeking bail on […] Read more » and Vidhi daughter Sheena Bora Indrani Mukerjea PETER MUKERJEA Rahul Mukerjea Sheena Bora murder case
Top Law News Palghar lynching : Supreme Court asks Maharashtra government to file status report on inquiry against policemen August 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in Palghar district in April. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy asked the state government to also file […] Read more » Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice R Subhash Reddy Nilesh Telgade Palghar lynching. Sushil Giri Maharaj
Top Law News Doctors Are Frontline Warriors Against Coronavirus: Tripura HC August 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sanjeev Sirohi It is most heartening and most refreshing to learn that the Tripura High Court just recently on July 30, 2020 in a notable judgment titled Karnajit De vs. The State of Tripura in AB 87/2020 made no bones in making an important observation in simple and straight language that, “Doctors are the first […] Read more » Doctors Are Frontline Warriors Against Coronavirus Tripura HC
Top Law News HC allows student to withdraw plea against UGC exam guidelines as case pending in SC August 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed a student to withdraw the plea challenging UGC guidelines making it mandatory for colleges to conduct final year exams by September-end as the issue is pending before the Supreme Court. Justice Jayant Nath, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, also granted liberty to the student to approach the […] Read more » Advocate Apoorv Kurup Advocate Manik Dogra Delhi High Court Justice Jayant Nath plea against UGC exam guidelines
Top Law News File response to PIL on providing food at shelter homes or face cost of Rs 10k: Delhi HC to Centre August 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped the Centre for not filing its response to a PIL, which has claimed that shelter homes in the city deny three quality meals a day to its occupants, despite repeated opportunities and warned that cost of Rs 10,000 would be imposed for failure to do so. A bench […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel DUSIB elhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Justice Prateek Jalan PIL on providing food at shelter homes