Top Law News BHC seeks report from Maharashtra on steps taken for congregation of migrant workers at railway stations. May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of the congregation of migrant workers at railway stations and bus stands in Maharashtra as they wait for their return to the home states, the Bombay High Court has sought a report from the Maharashtra government on how it was addressing the issue. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice K […] Read more » congregation of migrant workers at bus stops congregation of migrant workers at railway stations
Top Law News Delhi High Court : AAP government taking urgent steps for cremation of COVID-19 deceased. May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that it was taking urgent steps, including extending the timings of crematoriums, to tackle the issue of cremating those who have died due to COVID-19 and the piling up of bodies at mortuaries. The Delhi government told the court that 28 such bodies were cremated […] Read more » Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Top Law News Lockdown: BHC extends gangster Arun Gawli’s parole by five days. May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday extended convicted gangster Arun Gawli’s parole by five days and directed him to get a travel permit from the police to surrender before the Nagpur Central prison. A division bench of Justices S B Shukre and A S Kilor directed Gawli to seek permission from the […] Read more » gangster Arun Gawli's parole
Top Law News Delhi High Court asks Delhi govt to file detailed reply on pleas challenging levy of 70% ‘special corona fees’ May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi government to file a detailed affidavit on a batch of pleas challenging the decision to levy 70 per cent ‘special corona fees’ on the MRP of liquor of all brands in the national capital. The Delhi government had earlier filed its response to the petitions, saying that […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice Sangita Dhingra Seghal levy of 70% 'special corona fees'
Top Law News Plea in NGT seeks implementation of Centre’s contingency plan to control locust attack. May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the locust attack threat looms over Delhi and neighbouring states, a plea in the National Green Tribunal has sought the implementation of the Centre’s contingency plan to combat the situation. The plea filed by an NGO said that despite having the contingency plan several states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are facing […] Read more » locust attack threat
Top Law News Supreme Court allows AI to operate till June 6 flights with occupied middle seats to fly stranded Indians May 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Air India to keep the middle seats occupied while operating its non-scheduled flights to bring back Indians stranded abroad up to June 6 while observing that the government should be more worried about the health of citizens rather than the health of commercial airlines. The top court said that […] Read more » flights with occupied middle seats
Top Law News Andhra Pradesh High Court orders seizure of LG Polymers plant and ordered directors not to leave country. May 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the seizure of the premises of LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam, where there was a gas leakage, and also barred entry into the plant by all except the committees appointed by the state government. The court had, in its order on May 22, ordered the companys directors not […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice JK Maheshwari Justice Lalitha Kanneganti styrene vapours leaked from the LG Polymers plant
Top Law News 2 Pinjra Tod members sent to police custody after getting bail in separate case. May 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Emergencies vest substantial power in the executive as increased government action may be necessary to preserve public health, Supreme Court judge Justice D Y Chandrachud has said, while emphasising that it is the court’s responsibility to protect the rights of citizens, ensure accountability and the rule of law. Justice Chandrachud’s observations during a webinar, organised […] Read more » Pinjra Tod members
Top Law News The Gujarat High Court quotes doctor’s letter in Ahmedabad hospital condition order. May 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court, while delivering an order on the poor conditions prevailing in Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital, quoted an anonymous letter written by a resident doctor which claimed “mismanagement” and “irregularities” there could turn doctors like him into “super spreaders” of the novel coronavirus. The division bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and IJ Vora said […] Read more » Justice IJ Vora Justice JB Pardiwala The Gujarat High Court
Top Law News Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice & Electronics and Information Technology will address ‘Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture Series’ on topic ‘Legal & Digital Challenges for India Post Covid’ May 26, 2020 / May 26, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology will address “Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon Memorial’ online lecture series on Friday, 29th May 2020 at 6:00PM on the topic ‘Legal & Digital Challenges for India Post Covid’. Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad (ABAP) is the organiser of this online lecture […] Read more » Legal & Digital Challenges for India Legal & Digital Challenges for India Post Covid Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Minister of Law & Justice Post Covid Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture Series Ravi Shankar Prasad
Top Law News Bombay High Court : Why to hear dignified treatment plea for lockdown violators. May 24, 2020 / May 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has disposed of a petition raising concerns over enforcement of the lockdown by the police in Maharashtra noting that even educated citizens are not following the required norms. The petition was filed by a Nagpur resident Sandip Nair raising concerns over the ‘humiliating’ manner in which the police are punishing violators. The […] Read more »
Top Law News City court grants interim bail to DMK leader R S Bharathi. May 24, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court on Saturday granted interim bail till June 1 to DMK organisation secretary and Rajya Sabha member R S Bharathi, who was arrested for his alleged disparaging remarks made against the Scheduled Caste community a few months ago. A battery of DMK lawyers, including senior counsel P Wilson and N R Elango, who are […] Read more » DMK organisation secretary R S Bharathi interim bail to DMK leader R S Bharathi R S Bharathi Rajya Sabha member R S Bharathi
