Kangana Ranaut Committed `Grave Violation of Plan' While Merging Her Flats: Mumbai Court Dismisses Plea Against Demolition

Actor Kangana Ranaut violated the sanctioned plan while merging her three flats, a civil court here has remarked while rejecting her plea seeking to restrain the Mumbai civic body from demolishing the unauthorized construction.A court in suburban Dindoshi dismissed an application filed by Ranaut last week. The detailed order became available on Thursday.Judge L S Chavan noted in the order...

Triple Talaq- Relatives Of Husband Cannot Be Accused Of Offence Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that relatives of a 'husband' cannot be accused of an offence under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act.On a preliminary analysis, it is clear that the appellant as the mother-in-law of the second respondent cannot be accused of the offence of pronouncement of triple talaq under the Act as the offence can only be committed by a Muslim man, the...

Central Govt. Notifies Transfer Of Justices Rajesh Bindal, Sanjay Yadav, Vineet Kothari To Calcutta, Allahabad & Gujarat HCs

The Central Government on Thursday (31st December) notified the appointment of Justice Rajesh Bindal, presently the Judge of the Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh, as the Judge of the Calcutta High Court. The Centre has also notified the appointment of Justice Sanjay Yadav, presently a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, as...

30 Feminist Judgments Of 2020

Orders Defending Women Rights 1. Daughters Have Coparcenary Rights Even If Their Father Was Not Alive When Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 Came Into Force: SC The Supreme Court held that a daughter will have a share after Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, irrespective of whether her father was alive or not at the time of the amendment. A bench comprising of...

Most Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2020 -PART-1 [Video]

Click here Read the Full Text and PDF Links hereWishing you all a Happy New Year 2021.#HappyNewYear2021 Here is a thread of the LiveLaw annual round up stories of major developments of 2020.1. Good & Bad : 65 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2020https://t.co/a6PurYXm0a— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) January 1, 2021...

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Yearly Round-Up 2020

Scientific Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment The issue for consideration in this matter was the remedial action to address the gaps in compliance of the BMW Rules, 2016, as applicable to the disposal of bio-medical waste arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease, so as to ensure protection of environment and public health, in view of potential of such infectious waste adversely affecting public health, concerned workers and professionals etc. Disposal...

Justice RS Chauhan Appointed As New CJ Of Uttarakhand HC; Justice Mohammad Rafiq Made New MP High Court CJ

The Central Government on Thursday (31st December) notified the appointment of Justice RS Chauhan, presently the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, as the new Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand. The Centre also notified the appointment of Justice Mohammad Rafiq, presently the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, as the new Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High...

Supreme Court 2020 : Events and Controversies

Even in the COVID-19 affected year of 2020, which threw physical functioning out of gear, the Supreme Court did not cease to be eventful.From an ex-CJI becoming a Rajya Sabha MP within months after retirement to a viral photo of the present CJI on a luxury bike opening the floodgates of contempt cases to a Chief Minister making public allegations against a possible next CJI, the top court witnessed several unprecedented events in 2020.Here is a round up of the major events and controversies...

Justice Pankaj Mithal Appointed As CJ Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court; Justice Ravi V. Malimath Made HP High Court Judge

The Central Government on Thursday (31st December) notified the appointment of Justice Pankaj Mithal, presently a judge of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. The Centre also notified the appointment of Justice Ravi R. Malimath, presently judge of Uttarakhand High Court, as the Judge of Himachal Pradesh...

Justice S Muralidhar Appointed As CJ Of Orissa High Court; Justice Hima Kohli Made Telangana HC CJ

The Central Government on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Dr S Muralidhar, presently a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. The present Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Mohammed Rafiq, has been transferred as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.The Centre also notified the appointment of Justice Hima...

Justice AK Goswami Appointed As New Chief Justice Of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice JK Maheshwari New Sikkim CJ

Centre has notified the appointment of Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari as the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.By another notification Sikkim High Court Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami has been appointed as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court .The Centre also notified the transfer of following High Court JudgesJustice Satish Chandra Sharma of Madhya Pradesh...

COVID19 : Supreme Court Extends Time To Surrender For Chhattisgarh Prisoners Released On Interim Bail/Parole

In a temporary relief to nearly 5500 prisoners in Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the time to surrender for prisoners in the state who were released on interim bail or parole as per the directions of the High Powered Committee to decongest prisons during COVID19 pandemic.The Chhattisgarh High Court had refused to extend the deadline for surrender beyond December 31,...