MH State Acts On Bombay HC Order; Issues Directive On Gram Panchayat Hoarding Permissions
In compliance with the direction of the order of the Bombay High Court in August to the State Government to take “Strict Cognizance” against Gram Panchayats granting “illegal” permissions for erecting giant hoardings, the Maharashtra State Rural Development Department has passed a Government Resolution (GR). Additional Government Pleader Savina Crasto submitted an affidavit of compliance […]
J.Gavai To Inaugurate TASK Seminar Featuring Sanjay Dutt’s Case Study
The Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa is hosting a Trial Analysis, Study & Knowledge Seminar (TASKS), on 15th December, 2024 at 12:00 PM at Swami Narayan Mandir ,Yogi Sabhagruh, Dadar (East). The event will be inaugurated by Justice Bhushan R. Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, in the esteemed presence of Justice […]
Lawyers Urge Bombay HC to Reconsider Single-Use Plastic Restrictions
Bombay HC's Go Green Initiative Under Review? Bombay High Court lawyers have advocated for the revocation of the single-use plastic ban on the court campus, addressing a letter to the Chief Justice of Bombay HC, urging the adoption of a more pragmatic approach. The letter arises out of a circular issued on July 24, 2024 […]
SC Questions Public Inconvenience Justification for Stopping Udayasthamana Pooja
On 11th December 2024, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal issued notice in a plea challenging the Kerala High Court’s 7th December 2024 judgment. The Kerala High Court has upheld the Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple administration's decision not to conduct the Udayasthamana Pooja on Vrishchikam Ekadasi, citing public convenience. […]
HC Strips Ex-MLA Of Indian Citizenship
On December 9, 2024, the Telangana High Court revoked the Indian citizenship of former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Chennamaneni Ramesh, declaring him a German citizen. The court also imposed a fine of ₹30 lakhs for concealing his German citizenship. Justice B Vijaysen Reddy said Mr.Ramesh's actions since 2009 had deprived […]
IPS Sanjiv Bhatt Acquitted In Custodial Death Case
Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Sanjiv Bhatt, who had filed an affidavit in the Supreme court of India against the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi was acquitted in a 1997 custodial torture case by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate(ACJM) ,Porbander District court, Gujarat, on grounds that the prosecution failed to ‘prove […]
PIL To Enforce PoSH Act In Political Parties Dismissed: SC
The Supreme Court bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Manmohan has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea to apply Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) to political parties across the country by asking the Petitioner to first approach the Election Commission of India. The plea […]
BCI Suspends Delhi Bar Vice-Chairman for Alleged Fake LL.B. Degree
Mr. Sanjeev Nasiar, Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi, has been ousted from his position following allegations of irregularities in his LL.B. (Hons.) degree by the Bar Council of India (BCI). An inquiry revealed glaring discrepancies in the degree, reportedly issued in 1988 by Devi Ahilyabai Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The investigation found that: The college […]
Aircraft Act No More; Replaced By Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024
The Rajya Sabha on 5th December, 2024, passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, (BVV) which repeals the Aircraft Act, 1934. The bill had previously been passed by the Lok Sabha on August 9, 2024. The BVV retains most provisions of the Aircraft Act and aims to regulate the design, manufacture, maintenance, possession, use, operation, sale, […]
BBA & AAWI Presents: The Inaugural Fali Nariman Memorial Lecture
The Bombay Bar Association along with Advocates' Association of Western India proudly announces the inaugural Fali Nariman Memorial Lecture, an event commemorating the indelible legacy of one of India’s most celebrated legal luminary, Mr.Fali Nariman. Topic: Fali Nariman’s Role in Shaping Constitutional Jurisprudence Date: 6th December 2024 Time: 5:30 PM (attendees are requested to be […]