Top Law News What purpose served by disclosing names of virus patients? HC July 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said if a person takes all necessary precautions, then he or she need not worry about contracting COVID-19, and asked what purpose would be served by disclosing the names of persons who tested positive for the disease. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sarang Kotwal was […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta Justice Sarang Kotwal What purpose served by disclosing names of virus patients
Top Law News HC declines to entertain plea for dance courses in Delhi University July 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and DU to introduce in the varsity courses and further studies in the subject of dance. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said it cannot issue any such direction as it cannot tell […] Read more » plea for dance courses in Delhi University
Top Law News Madras High Court moved for enrolment of advocates through video conferencing July 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday impleaded the Bar Council of India in a petition seeking to organise fresh enrolment of advocates through video conferencing in view of COVID-19 pandemic as it was mandatory for appearing for the mandatory All India Bar Exam (AIBE). A special division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice R Pongiappan […] Read more » Bar Council of India enrolment of advocates through video conferencing Justice N. Kirubakaran Justice R Pongiappan Madras High Court
Top Law News HC seeks AAP govt stand on plea to make available info on fee hike approvals to pvt schools July 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the AAP government on a PIL seeking directions to it to upload on its Directorate of Education (DoE) website any approvals granted to private unaided schools to hike their fees. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the […] Read more » Delhi High Court school fees hike
Top Law News NGT takes note of explosion at pharmaceutical plant in Vizag and forms committee to probe issue July 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Friday took cognisance of a major fire which broke out following an explosion at a pharmaceutical unit near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and formed a committee to probe the matter. Expressing concern over the incident, the tribunal said it has come across several incidents in recent past (within last three months) […] Read more » explosion at pharmaceutical plant in Vizag
Top Law News Provide loan to practicing advocates and to improve virtual courts infrastructural facilities July 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment More than 2000 women Lawyers from across the country petition to the Hon’ble Home Minister to come to the aid of financially drained Advocates community due to Corona Pandemic and also to improve infrastructural facilities of the virtual courts. It is for the first time in the history of our country that women advocates have […] Read more » improve virtual courts infrastructural facilities Provide loan to practicing advocates
Top Law News The MHA advisory on AHTUs in timely and in urgent need for action by state governments July 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Anti Trafficking Activists across the country laud the MHA’s directive to state governments to activate Anti Human Trafficking Units in all states to prevent trafficking in persons, in a COVID-affected India. The advisory by Women Safety Division of Ministry of Home Affairs, issued on 6th July has asked ‘all States and Union Territories to immediately […] Read more » MHA advisory on AHTUs The MHA advisory on AHTUs in timely and in urgent need for action by state governments
Top Law News Delhi riots: Court seeks reply of Jail authorities for not releasing man 15 days after bail July 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sought reply from the Mandoli Jail authorities over not releasing a man though he got bail 15 days ago in two cases related to northeast Delhi riots, and said he was unnecessarily getting harassed for delay in verification of his bail bonds. The court was hearing an application seeking status report […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak Mandoli Jail authorities
Top Law News Babri demolition case : Murli Manohar Joshi deposes before court and records statement July 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court on Thursday recorded the statement of BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case. The statement of the 86-year-old leader was recorded in the court of Special Judge S K Yadav through video conference. Former deputy prime minister LK Advani (92) is likely to record his statement […] Read more » Babri demolition case BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi special judge S K Yadav
Top Law News Voice of dissent in a democracy cannot be shut down: SC July 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voice of dissent in a democracy cannot be shut down , the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it questioned Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi on the reasons for initiating disqualification proceedings against 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. The top court’s observation came when senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing […] Read more » Justice Arun Mishra Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot senior advocate Kapil Sibal Voice of dissent in a democracy cannot be shut down
Top Law News Varavara Rao seeking bail under garb of pandemic, old age: NIA July 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The application of Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case accused Varavara Rao for bail on health grounds was a mere “ruse” and he was trying to take undue benefit under the garb of the COVID-19 pandemic situation and his old age, the NIA has told the Bombay High Court. His health condition was stable and he did not […] Read more » Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case Varavara Rao
Top Law News Supreme Court agrees to hear former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar’s plea against HC order declaring his election as void July 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to hear former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict holding as “void” his election to the legislative assembly in 2015 polls for furnishing false information of his educational qualification in the nomination papers. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued […] Read more » BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg Chief Justice S A Bobde Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar Justice V Ramasubramanian Justices A S Bopanna
