High Profile Cases Top Law News The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government moves SC challenging validity of CAA. March 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, saying the law was violative of fundamental rights such as right to equality and life under the constitution. Rajasthan became the second state after Kerala to move the top court invoking Article 131 of the Constitution under […] Read more » The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government moves SC The Congress-ruled Rajasthan government on CAA
High Profile Cases Top Law News Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea dismissed by trial court in alleged rape case. March 18, 2020 / March 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court here on Monday dismissed a discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal, in connection with the case of alleged rape of a nun in which he is the prime accused. In his plea filed before the Additional District and Sessions Court I, Mulakkal had claimed that prima facie there was no case to […] Read more » Bishop Franco Mulakkal Bishop Mulakkal Bishop Mulakkal in rape case of nun Bishop Mulakkal's discharge plea
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Collegium recommends transfer of Uttrakhand and Karnataka High Court Judge March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In its meeting held on 5th, March 2020, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Uttrakhand High Court Judge, Justice Alok Singh to Allahabad High Court. While the transfer of the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice S.N. Satyanarayana was recommended on 24th Feb 2020. It was put up on the website on a later date. Apart from these […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Bombay High Court Judge Justice Ranjit More to Meghalaya High Court Justice Alok Singh Justice Alok Singh to Allahabad High Court. Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Ravi Vijayakumar Malimath to Uttarakhand High Court SC Collegium recommends transfer of judges transfer of the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice S.N. Satyanarayana transfer of Uttrakhand High Court Judge transferring Delhi High Court Judge Justice Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Profile Cases Top Law News Delay in trial can’t be ground for bail : Madras High Court March 12, 2020 / March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that mere delay in conducting trial in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act doesn’t take away the bar on granting bail to suspects, the Madras HC dismissed a bail application moved by an accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a murder case. A division bench of Justice R Subbiah & Justice R Pongiappan, rejecting the submissions of […] Read more » Justice R Pongiappan Justice R Subbiah National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a murder case. Popular Front of India (PFI S Nijam Ali alias Nijam Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on plea to postpone IPL-2020 amid coronavirus scare. March 12, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of Indian Premier League (IPL)-2020 amid the coronavirus scare. A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Aniruddha Bose told the petitioner that he could mention the matter for urgent listing before the regular bench on March 16 when […] Read more » IPL 2020 Justice Aniruddha Bose Justice U U Lalit postpone IPL-2020 amid coronavirus scare
Top Law News High Court of Delhi directs Bar Council of India to inspect this Jamia Hamdard law school . March 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Delhi High has asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to undertake an inquiry into alleged irregularities by the Jamia Hamdard law school with regard to its functioning & specifically the qualifications of all the faculty members on board. Justice Rajiv Shakahar has issued the notice, after arguments at length, to all the respondents including […] Read more » Jamia Hamdard law school
High Profile Cases Top Law News Shortcomings in trial of criminal cases to be submitted before Supreme Court. March 7, 2020 / March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three Supreme Court-appointed Amici Curiae (friends of the court) placed before the top court on Thursday, “Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2020”, outlining measures aimed to address shortcomings in the trial of criminal cases and to bring about uniformity across the country in criminal probes and trials. The measures suggested in the draft rules include […] Read more » shortcomings in the trial of criminal cases
Top Law News SC notice to UP Govt on plea seeking transfer of Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case to Delhi March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Thursday, the Apex Court issued a notice to the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh on a petition filed by an accused in the murder case of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari, seeking transfer of the trial from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A 3-Judge bench headed by CJI SA Bobde, & also comprising Justice BR Gavai & Justice Surya Kant, […] Read more » Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari Kamlesh Tiwari murder case of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari
High Profile Cases Top Law News Delhi Court : Nirbhaya Convicts to Hang on March 20 at 5:30 am March 5, 2020 / March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The 4 convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape & murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi – dubbed Nirbhaya – more than 7 years ago, will be hanged on March 20, at 5:30 am. This is the 4th death warrant issued by a Delhi court. The death warrant was issued a day after […] Read more » Nirbhaya Convicts President Ram Nath Kovind President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta
High Profile Cases Top Law News One is entitled to earned leave only if he works: Karnataka High Court March 5, 2020 / March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Earned leave is a privilege a workman would be entitled to only if he actually works & can’t be earned as a matter of right if he hasn’t worked. The Karnataka HC made this observation while upholding the contention put forward by Vijaya Bank in connection with one of its reinstated employees. “If he doesn’t […] Read more » Industrial Disputes Act 1947 Karnataka HC
High Profile Cases Top Law News Five Judges of High Court to be made Permanent by Supreme Court Collegium. March 5, 2020 / March 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday approved the proposal for the appointment of five judges as the permanent judges of the Karnataka HC. Justice Mohammad Nawaz, Justice HT Gowda Narendra Prasad, Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar, Justice Hethur P Sandesh & Justice Krishnan Natarajan have been made as permanent judges of the Karnataka HC. The Karnataka […] Read more » appointment of five judges as the permanent judges of the Karnataka HC. Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar Justice Hethur P Sandesh Justice HT Gowda Narendra Prasad Justice Krishnan Natarajan Justice Mohammad Nawaz Karnataka HC Supreme Court collegium
High Profile Cases Top Law News Mercy petition of Nirbhaya convict Pawan Gupta rejected by President Ramnath Kovind. March 4, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Wednesday, President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, 1 of the 4 death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape & murder case. Pawan Gupta was the last convict to file a mercy plea. This comes after a Delhi Court, on Monday, stayed for the third time the death sentence of 4 convicts […] Read more » Mercy petition of Nirbhaya convict Pawan Gupta rejected
