Top Law News Plea in Delhi HC against domicile reservation in NLSIU in Karnataka. July 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka government’s decison to impose 25 per cent domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru. The matter came up for hearing on Thursday before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice […] Read more » 25 per cent domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University Chief Justice D.N. Patel domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University Justice Prateek Jalan
Top Law News Providing food, clothing, education and financial assistance to orphans: AAP govt to Delhi High Court July 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court it was providing food, clothing, medical care, education and financial assistance under various schemes to orphans in the national capital. The Delhi government said it was also providing the orphans career guidance, ensured job placements, created Aadhaar cards, opened bank accounts for them and also […] Read more » AAP govt Delhi Family Benefit Scheme Delhi High Court financial assistance to orphans
Top Law News Separate order passed on blacklisting and visa cancellation of 2,500 Tablighi members July 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it has issued individual orders on a case-to-case basis for cancellation of visas and blacklisting of over 2,500 foreign nationals, for their alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities. As per the information available, 205 FIRs have been lodged against the foreign Tablighi Jamaat members by 11 […] Read more » Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty blacklisting and visa cancellation blacklisting and visa cancellation of Tablighi members Justice A M Khanwilkar Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Justice Sanjiv Khanna Tablighi Jamaat members
Top Law News Bombay High Court permits minor rape victim to terminate 25-week pregnancy July 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has permitted a 17-year-old rape victim to terminate her 25-week pregnancy despite a report submitted by the civic-run KEM Hospital here advising against the abortion. A division bench of Justices K K Tated and Milind Jadhav gave the order on Tuesday while hearing the girl’s petition filed through her father, seeking permission […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice K K Tated Justice Milind Jadhav Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Top Law News Delhi High Court declines to entertain plea seeking free COVID-19 testing and treatment for all at pvt labs, hospitals July 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking free of cost COVID-19 testing and treatment at all private labs and hospitals in the national capital for everyone, rich or poor, saying PILs should be filed with “some responsibility”. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said it […] Read more » Delhi High Court free COVID-19 testing and treatment
Top Law News Delhi High Court seeks JNU stand on ex-prof plea that gratuity and earned leave encashment not released since 2018 July 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on the plea of one of its former professor who has alleged that the varsity has “illegally and arbitrarily” withheld his gratuity and earned leave encashment since his superannuation in October 2018. Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to JNU and sought its […] Read more » ex-prof plea that gratuity and earned leave encashment not released gratuity and earned leave encashment not released
Top Law News Ambiguity in notification extending time to give suggestions to draft EIA 2020: Delhi High Court June 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday said there was “ambiguity” in the Centre’s decision extending time till June 30 for giving objections and suggestions to its draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 2020, terming it as “unfair” to the public. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said there […] Read more » Ambiguity in notification Delhi High Court EIA notification Environment Impact Assessment Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification
Top Law News Can’t expect poor patients to give proof for free treatment: Bombay High Court June 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court observed that COVID-19 patients from poor and indigent sections cannot be expected to produce documentary proof to avail subsidised or free treatment while getting admitted to hospitals. The court on Friday was hearing a plea filed by seven residents of a slum rehabilitation building in Bandra, who had been charged Rs 12.5 […] Read more » Justice Madhav Jamdar Justice Ramesh Dhanuka patients to give proof for free treatment
Top Law News Cheating case:ED opposes closure of probe against promoter Naresh Goyal of now-defunct Jet Airways. June 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has objected to the Mumbai Police filing a closure report in a cheating case registered earlier against now-defunct Jet Airways, its promoter Naresh Goyal, and his wife. Stating that the police didn’t consider crucial facts of the case, the ED has filed an intervention application before a court. Jet Airways, Goyal and […] Read more » promoter Naresh Goyal of now-defunct Jet Airways
Top Law News Bihar shelter home cases: Recommended action against erring govt servants, CBI tells SC June 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has informed the Supreme Court that its probe into allegations of sexual and physical exploitation in 17 shelter homes in Bihar has been completed, except in two cases where further investigation is on, and they have recommended departmental action against “erring” public servants including district magistrates in several matters. The CBI has said […] Read more » allegations of sexual and physical exploitation in 17 shelter homes in Bihar
Top Law News Complaint filed against Ramdev in Bihar court over COVID-19 medicine claim. June 26, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A criminal complaint has been filed in a Bihar court against yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna, alleging that they have misled and put at risk the lives of lakhs of people by claiming to have developed a medicine to treat COVID-19. The complaint seeking registration of an FIR on cheating, criminal […] Read more » Baba Ramdev coronavirus treatment Coronil COVID-19 medicine Patanjali Ayurved Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna Ramdev in Bihar court over COVID-19
Top Law News SC approves CBSE’s scheme on cancellation of board exams and re-assessment formula. June 26, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Centre and the CBSE to cancel the remaining board examinations due to COVID-19 pandemic and gave the go-ahead to its scheme to award marks to students for the cancelled papers scheduled to be held in July. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna permitted […] Read more » CBSE's scheme on cancellation of board exams