[ad_1] The Delhi police moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday against the discharge of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in the case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, more than 15 months after a city court let him off, and sought condonation of delay in filing the revision petition. The...
Rathore Files Pil In Hc Over Resignation Of Cong Mlas, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Deputy leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore filed a PIL in the high court seeking a direction to the speaker to decide on the resignations of 91 MLAs.He said, either the speaker accepts the resignation or spells out the reasons for not accepting it.The petition prayed for directing the assembly...
Fresh plea filed in SC challenging third extension to ED chief, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Alleging that the third extension granted to incumbent director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Sanjay Kumar Mishra, is destroying the democratic process of the country, a fresh plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday.The petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur challenges the third extension granted to Mishra...
Congress leader moves SC seeking review of its order on 10% reservation to EWS, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] A Congress leader on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict upholding the 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC/ST/OBC categories.The plea filed by Jaya Thakur has...
Cong to file review petition in SC on release of Rajiv assassination convicts, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Congress will file a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision to release six convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, party sources said on Monday. The petition will be filed this week, they said. "A fresh review application challenging the Supreme Court decision to release...
CM Bommai, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that his government has made all preparations to contest the border dispute with Maharashtra in the Supreme Court. The development comes following the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra appointing ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai to coordinate with a legal team regarding...
SC to hear on Monday Maha govt plea against HC order staying probe against journalist Arnab Goswami, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Maharashtra government challenging a Bombay High Court's 2020 order by which it had suspended probe into two FIRs filed against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly making inflammatory comments. The FIRs pertain to Goswami's...
SC judge recuses from hearing petitions against ED Director’s tenure extension, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Friday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the amended law allowing extension of up to five years for the ED Director.Justice Kaul did not cite any specific reason for his decision and ordered the matter to...
Kerala HC stays FIR against lawyers of rape accused MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Kochi, The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the FIR registered against the lawyers of Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly, accused of rape and issued notice to the survivor in the case. Vanchiyoor police had recently registered a case against Kunnappilly and three of his lawyers for allegedly threatening the...
HC says norms flouted, junks Kerala University VC’s appointment, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala HC on Monday quashed the appointment of the vice-chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), saying the appointment was made in violation of UGC norms.The order, which apparently vindicates Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's move seeking resignation of 11 VCs in the state over...