Top Law News Hinduja family legal dispute : $11 billion empire at stake. June 26, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A USD 11 billion business empire spread over 38 countries that includes banks, India’s second-largest truck maker and lubricant making firms is at the heart of a legal dispute in the Hinduja family that is now playing out in a London court. The four Hinduja brothers — Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok — had in […] Read more » Ashok Leyland Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd Hinduja family legal dispute Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja
Top Law News Sheena Bora case: Court rejects Sanjeev Khanna’s bail plea. June 26, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here denied temporary bail to Sanjeev Khanna, an accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, who had sought relief citing the risk of contracting coronavirus in Arthur Road Jail. Khanna was arrested in August 2015 for his involvement in Sheena’s killing and has since been lodged in Arthur Road Jail. While rejecting […] Read more » Arthur road jail denied temporary bail to Sanjeev Khanna Former media baron Peter Mukerjea Sheena Bora case
Top Law News Delhi violence : Delhi High Court refuses to grant bail to accused who pointed pistol at policeman June 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to grant bail to an accused who allegedly pointed a pistol at a police head constable during the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February, saying his intention was to become a hero and now he will have to face the law. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said he was […] Read more » Additional Public Prosecutor Amit Chadha Advocate Asghar Khan refuses to grant bail to accused who pointed pistol at policeman Shahrukh Pathan
Top Law News Bombay High Court allows BMC to use private building as quarantine facility. June 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to use a private residential building it requisitioned as a quarantine facility, after the civic body gave an undertaking to pay a monthly rent of over Rs 28 lakh for such use. In an order passed last week, a bench of Justices S J Kathawalla […] Read more » Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Justice N R Borkar Justice S J Kathawalla Neelkamal Realty Tower
Top Law News Plea in Delhi High Court challenges ban on export of PPE kits. June 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and the AAP government on a plea by a private firm challenging the ban on export of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and medical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed that the Delhi government be also made a party in the matter […] Read more » ban on export of PPE kits. Delhi High Court justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
Top Law News NGT directs UPPCB to file action taken report on restoration of water body in Jaluan district June 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to file an action taken report on a plea seeking restoration of a water body in Jaluan district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that in view of the pitiable condition of the water body, as depicted […] Read more » NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel restoration of water body in Jaluan district
Top Law News Serial killer ‘Cyanide’ Mohan convicted in 20th murder case June 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has convicted serial killer ‘Cyanide’ Mohan, holding him guilty in the rape and murder of a young woman from Kasaragod in Kerala turday. This is the 20th and last of the murder cases registered against the criminal, who has killed several women using cyanide after befriending and raping them. The quantum of punishment […] Read more » Public prosecutor Judith O M Crasta serial killer 'Cyanide' Mohan
Top Law News NGT imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on two units in Noida for threat of irreversible damage to environment June 23, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In view of depleting groundwater, there is a threat of irreversible damage to the environment leading to scarcity of drinking water, the National Green Tribunal has said while slapping Rs 25 lakh on two units in Noida for unauthorised extraction of water. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that there […] Read more » Advant Navis Business Park justice Adarsh Kumar Goel National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Noida Golf Course
Top Law News SC says minimum court etiquette be followed : Lawyer appears in virtual hearing while lying on bed. June 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyer appeared in a virtual hearing in the Supreme Court while lying on bed and donning a T-shirt, drawing displeasure of the judge who observed that “minimum court etiquette” should be followed given the public nature of hearings. The apex court observed that lawyers appearing in matters via video- conferencing should be “presentable” and […] Read more » Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Lawyer appears in virtual hearing while lying on bed minimum court etiquette
Top Law News National Green Tribunal asks CPCB to explain coercive steps taken against Amazon and Flipkart. June 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to inform it about coercive steps taken against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for non-compliance of plastic waste management rules. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the report filed by the apex pollution monitoring body does not mention the […] Read more » Amazon and Flipkart Central Pollution Control Board coercive steps taken against Amazon and Flipkart CPCB e-commerce giants National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News Ministry of Finance proposed an amendment of 19 Acts to decriminalise dishonour of cheque. June 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government of India has been taking various steps to relieve the economic stress of the businesses caused due to the novel coronavirus, by relaxation of laws. Recently, the Ministry of Finance has proposed an amendment of 19 Acts to decriminalise multiple minor economic offences, including the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments […] Read more » amendment of 19 Acts amendment of 19 Acts to decriminalise dishonour of cheque decriminalise dishonour of cheque Ministry of Finance Section 138 of Act for insufficiency of funds
Top Law News Delhi High Court allows public viewing of video conference hearings. June 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court on Saturday allowed public viewing of hearings conducted through video conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A circular issued by high court Registrar Manoj Jain said links will be offered for public viewing so long as the stability of the system is not disturbed, that is, consistent with the available bandwidth. “Therefore, […] Read more » public viewing of video conference hearings Video Conferencing for Court
