Top Law News Vikas Dubey’s killing raises handcuffing issue vis-a-vis SC guidelines on “inhuman” practice July 12, 2020 / July 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The alleged encounter killing of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey on Friday has kicked up dust over his not being apparently handcuffed by the police, against the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s disapproving the practice in various orders, calling it inhuman, unreasonable, over harsh and arbitrary . The apex court has from time to time issued […] Read more » encounter killing of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey killing of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notices to Centre & Assam on plea against delimitation process July 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and the Assam government on a plea which has questioned the exercise of delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the state, saying it is proposed to be conducted on the basis of “stale figures” of Census 2001. The plea, filed by All India United Democratic […] Read more » delimitation process
Top Law News Delhi High Court asks Centre to treat as representation plea for disaster management agency in NCR July 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Centre to treat as representation a plea seeking creation of a nodal agency to carry out disaster management tasks in the national capital region (NCR) so that there is uniformity in the response to any calamity, like the COVID-19 outbreak or an earthquake. A bench of Chief Justice […] Read more » plea for disaster management agency in NCR
Top Law News Tablighi Jamaat: Court allows 62 Malaysians,11 Saudis to walk free on fine of Rs 7k and Rs 10K July 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Friday allowed 62 Malaysians and 11 foreigners from Saudi Arabia to walk free on payment of fine of Rs 7,000 and Rs 10,000 each respectively, after they accepted mild charges, under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation here during the COVID-19 lockdown. […] Read more » Tablighi Jamaat
Top Law News Why reveal names of COVID-19 patients as it involves privacy rights of such patients : Bombay High Court July 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Friday sought to know why should the names of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 be disclosed and said the issue involves privacy rights of such patients. A division bench of Justices A A Sayed and M S Karnik made the observation while hearing a petition filed by two persons […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A A Sayed Justice M S Karnik reveal names of COVID-19 patients reveal names of COVID-19 patients as it involves privacy rights
Top Law News Nizamuddin Markaz: Delhi court grants bail to 91 foreigners from 21 countries July 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday granted bail to 91 foreigners from 21 countries who were chargesheeted for attending Markaz at Nizamuddin here allegedly in violation of visa conditions, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines issued after the COVID-19 outbreak. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur granted the relief to the foreigners on furnishing a […] Read more » bail to 91 foreigners from 21 countries Nizamuddin Markaz Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi
Top Law News SC recalls its order allowing sale of BS-IV vehicles for 10 days after lifting of lockdown July 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday recalled its March 27 order by which it had allowed sale of BS-IV vehicles for 10 days across India, except in Delhi-NCR, after lifting of COVID-19 induced lockdown, a directive which will impact registration of many of these vehicles. Warning the automobile dealers of not taking advantage of the apex court […] Read more » sale of BS-IV vehicles
Top Law News Sushant Rajput suicide case: Bihar court bins plea against Bollywood bigwigs July 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bihar court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking registration of cases against Bollywood bigwigs like Salman Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Karan Johar for allegedly abetting actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, citing jurisdictional limitations. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Muzaffarpur Mukesh Kumar dismissed the petition filed by local advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha, pointing […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate of Muzaffarpur Mukesh Kumar death of Sushant Singh Rajput Ekta Kapoor Kangana Ranaut karan johar nepotism and favouritism in the film industry Salman Khan Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sushant Rajput suicide case
Top Law News SC asks SG Tushar Mehta to look into plea seeking action against illegal ashrams July 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to look into a plea seeking action against illegal ashrams run by bogus Babas’ across the country and rescuing women from jail-like conditions in Adhyatimik Vidyalaya’ at Rohini here. “Look into this, what can be done. This gives a bad name to everyone,” the top court […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices R Subhash Reddy Justice A.S. Bopanna SG Tushar Mehta Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
Top Law News Bhima Koregaon: SC sets aside Delhi HC order on Navlakha, says it has no jurisdiction July 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday sets aside the Delhi High Court order asking the NIA to produce the judicial records with regard to transfer of civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha from Delhi to Mumbai in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case saying it is the courts at Bombay alone having the jurisdiction, which can entertain the […] Read more » Bhima Koregaon Justice Arun Mishra Justice Navin Sinha
Top Law News Bribery case: Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor gets interim protection till July 11. July 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest till July 11 to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a case registered against him by the CBI for allegedly obtaining illegal gratification from a realty firm. He was booked by the central investigating agency in March this year for allegedly obtaining Rs 307 crore […] Read more » Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor gets interim protection
Top Law News Uma Bharti appears before CBI court in 1992 Babri mosque demolition case. July 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti Thursday appeared in person before a special court here conducting trial in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case. The special CBI court is currently recording the statements of 32 accused under CrPC section 313 (court’s power to examine the accused), a stage in the trial that follows the examination of […] Read more » 1992 Babri mosque demolition case Babri trial Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti
