High Profile Cases Top Law News Country going through difficult times : Supreme Court January 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Thursday observed that the country is going through difficult times and there is so much violence going on as the Supreme Court refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking to declare the Citizenship Amendment Act as constitutional. A bench headed by CJI Bobde expressed surprise over the […] Read more » AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India S A Bobde CJI Bobde Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) RJD leader Manoj Jha S A Bobde Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra
High Profile Cases Top Law News US House to vote on preventing Trump from Iran war January 10, 2020 / January 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will vote Thursday to prevent President Donald Trump from waging war with Iran after he ordered the killing of a top general, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Pelosi said that the Democrats will move forward because their concerns were not addressed in a closed-door briefing to lawmakers Wednesday by Secretary […] Read more » Democratic-led US House of Representatives Donald Trump Qasem Soleimani Trump Trump from waging war with Iran
High Profile Cases Top Law News Notice to Centre and ECI on plea against use of plastic especially banners and hoardings during polls : Supreme Court January 10, 2020 / January 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission of India on a plea against use of plastic, especially banners and hoardings, during elections. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the poll panel while seeking their response within […] Read more » banners and hoardings during polls Justice L Nageswara Rao National Green Tribunal use of plastic use of plastic especially banners and hoardings during polls W Edwin Wilson
High Profile Cases Top Law News UAPA Tribunal upholds ban on pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice January 10, 2020 / January 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre’s ban on pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has been upheld by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act tribunal headed by Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel. The tribunal has held that it was clear from the evidence on record that activities of the group were “unlawful”, “disruptive” and “threaten the sovereignty, […] Read more » Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice SFJ UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
High Profile Cases Top Law News Nirbhaya case: Death row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma moves curative plea in SC January 9, 2020 / January 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a last ditch effort to escape the noose, Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the four men sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday. A curative petition is the last legal remedy available to a convict. On Tuesday, a Delhi court […] Read more » Akshay Kumar Singh (31) Death row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma Delhi High Court Mukesh (32) Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case Pawan Gupta (25) Vinay Kumar Sharma Vinay Sharma (26) Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31)
High Profile Cases Top Law News CJI headed 9-judge SC bench to hear issue of women’s entry in Sabarimala temple January 8, 2020 / January 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde to hear from January 13 the issue of allowing women and girls of all ages to enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, along with the other contentious issues of alleged discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women. The other judges on […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde CJI headed 9-judge SC bench women's entry in Sabarimala temple
High Profile Cases Top Law News A person is senior by virtue of seniority and deserves to be respected: Delhi High Court January 8, 2020 / January 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person is a senior by virtue of his seniority and should be respected even if he has less academic qualification than juniors, the Delhi High Court has observed. The high court said insubordination is misconduct and refused to interfere with the orders of a special executive magistrate (SEM) and a trial court directing a […] Read more » A person is senior by virtue of seniority and deserves to be respected respected senior even if he has less academic qualification than juniors
High Profile Cases Top Law News Man gets four terms of life sentence for raping minor daughter January 8, 2020 / January 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 31-year-old man, who raped his minor daughter in the district, was handed four terms of life sentence by a courthere on Tuesday. Mahila court judge Ezhilarasi sentenced Kumar to four terms of life imprisonment which should run continuouslywith a clear order that he should not be released from the prison till hisdeath. The judge […] Read more » life sentence for raping minor daughter
High Profile Cases Top Law News Bhatpara TMC councillors move appeal against Calcutta High Court. January 6, 2020 / January 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Trinamool Congress councillors on Friday moved an appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, challenging a single bench order that set aside a no-confidence motion brought by the party against the chairman of Bhatpara Municipality. The division bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Protik Prakash Banerjee directed that the matter would be […] Read more » Bhatpara Municipality Bhatpara TMC councillors BJP chairman Sourav Singh Calcutta High Court justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Justices Dipankar Datta
High Profile Cases Top Law News Kota children deaths : NHRC sends notice to Raj govt January 3, 2020 / January 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over the death of more than 100 infants at a state-run hospital in Kota in December, officials said on Friday. The NHRC, in a statement, said it has issued a notice to the chief secretary, seeking a detailed report in the matter […] Read more » Kota children deaths
High Profile Cases Top Law News Govt won’t budge on CAA: Amit Shah January 3, 2020 / January 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government will not budge an inch on its decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act despite the opposition criticism of the law. Launching an awareness programme in support of the amended citizenship law, Shah accused the Congress and other opposition parties of running a misinformation campaign. […] Read more » Amit Shah CAA
Top Law News Plea moved in HC for recovery of damages for property destroyed in anti-CAA protests December 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was moved in Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the authorities to recover damages for destruction of public and private property during anti-CAA protests from those responsible. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay […] Read more » anti-CAA protests property destroyed in anti-CAA protests recovery of damages for property destroyed in anti-CAA protests
