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
High Profile Cases Top Law News High Court of Madras : Women not entitled to 180 days Maternity Leave for Second Delivery, if she has Twins from her First. March 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a view contrary to the one taken consistently by many single Judges of the High Court of Madras since 2010, the first Division Bench of the Court, led by its Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, has now held that Women Govt Employees are not entitled to 180 days of paid maternity leave for their […] Read more » High Court of Madras Women not entitled to 180 days Maternity Leave for Second Delivery
High Profile Cases Top Law News Anti CAA protests: Wife lodges complaint after Husband forced her to join. March 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a shocking incident in Aligarh, a woman is being ‘forced’ by her husband to join the anti-CAA protest. She has lodged a complaint to the Police against her husband. Relevantly, protests have broken out across India, a few of them violent, against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. The CAA seeks to amend the definition of […] Read more » anti-CAA protests
High Profile Cases Top Law News Nirbhaya case : SC dismisses curative plea of fourth death row convict Pawan Gupta. March 2, 2020 / March 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a curative petition filed by convict Pawan Kumar Gupta who was sentenced to death in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said that no case is made out for re-examining the conviction and the punishment of the convict. […] Read more » Arun Mishra Ashok Bhushan convict Pawan Kumar Gupta Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case R Banumathi R F Nariman
High Profile Cases Top Law News Grouping Of Students Into Sections On The Basis Of Marks Is Violation Of Their Fundamental Right: Punjab & Haryana HC March 1, 2020 / March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the practice of classification of children into sections on the basis of their marks is a violation of fundamental right of elementary education. Justice Sudhir Mittal observed that such a practice has the tendency of creating a feeling of inferiority amongst children securing less marks. The Court […] Read more » Article 21-A of the Constitution of India Grouping Of Students Into Sections On The Basis Of Marks Justice Sudhir Mittal Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News Violence During 2015 Patidar Protests: SC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Hardik Patel. February 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Congress leader Hardik Patel in connection with his involvement in the 2015 Patidar Andolan agitation, pulling up the Gujarat police for the delay in the investigation. The bench headed by Justice U. U. Lalit issued notice to the state government, requiring that the court be informed […] Read more » 2015 Patidar Andolan agitation 2015 Patidar Protests Hardik patel Interim Protection From Arrest Interim Protection From Arrest To Hardik Patel Justice U U Lalit senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi Violence During 2015 Patidar Protests
High Profile Cases Top Law News A Simdega court sentences man to 20-years in jail for raping maid. February 27, 2020 / February 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Simdega court has sentenced a man to 20-years in jail for raping a 17-year-old girl in Simdega district in 2018. Additional District Judge Madhuresh Kumar Verma on Wednesday sentenced 42-year-old Vinod Gupta after finding him guilty of raping the girl under Pocso Act and various IPC sections. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs […] Read more » 20-years in jail for raping a 17-year-old Additional District Judge Madhuresh Kumar Verma guilty of raping the girl under Pocso Act Simdega court
Corporate Law News Top Law News Transfer of Justice Muralidhar done on recommendation of SC collegium: Ravi Shankar Prasad. February 27, 2020 / February 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said Delhi High Court judge S Muralidhar was transferred following the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium, asserting that a “well-settled process” was followed. The minister’s reaction came after the Congress alleged that Justice Muralidhar was transferred by the government to save BJP leaders in the Delhi […] Read more » President Ram Nath Kovind Transfer of Justice Muralidhar
