High Profile Cases Top Law News Plea by 11 Independent candidates against nomination rejection: Delhi High Court seeks EC and Centre stand February 3, 2020 / February 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses of the Election Commission (EC) and the Centre on a plea by 11 Independent candidates challenging rejection of their nominations for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to the Centre and the EC […] Read more » 11 Independent candidates against nomination rejection 11 plea against nomination rejection
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC dismisses curative plea of Nirbhaya case convict. January 30, 2020 / January 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed the curative petition of one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan also rejected convict Akshay Kumar Singh’s plea seeking stay of his execution. “The application […] Read more » Arun Mishra Ashok Bhushan curative plea of Nirbhaya case convict Justices N V Ramana R Banumathi R F Nariman SC dismisses curative plea of Nirbhaya case convict
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Judge recuses from hearing Vijay Mallya’s plea against Karnataka HC order for payment of Rs 3,101 Cr. January 21, 2020 / January 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice R F Nariman January 20 recused himself from hearing a plea of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya against a Karnataka High Court directing him to pay Rs 3,101 crore to a consortium of banks. A bench of Justices Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat observed that Mallya has not deposited a single penny […] Read more » Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal DRAT Senior advocate S Guru Krishna Kumar Supreme Court judge Justice R F Nariman Vijay Mallya's plea against Karnataka HC
High Profile Cases Top Law News Behmai massacre : Case diary disappears, judge postpones verdict pronouncement January 20, 2020 / January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case diary of Behmai massacre, in which 20 people were killed allegedly by bandit Phoolan Devi’s gang nearly four decades ago, was found missing on Saturday when a special court was to pronounce its verdict, prompting the judge to postpone the matter to January 24. Special judge (UP dacoity-affected area) Sudhir Kumar pulled up […] Read more » Behmai massacre
Family Law News Top Law News SC agrees to hear pleas against land acquisition process for bullet train project. January 20, 2020 / January 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. The bullet train project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo […] Read more » land acquisition process for bullet train project
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
