Legal India Can share Indians’ Swiss bank account details: Envoy February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment Switzerland is willing to share information on Indians holding secret bank accounts there as part of New Delhi’s effort to bring back an estimated $1.4 trillion black money in tax havens abroad, the country’s envoy Philippe Welti has said. “We now have an agreement with the Government of India. Under it if the government sends […] Read more » account details Swiss bank
Legal India ‘Allocate more funds to implement Domestic Violence Act’ February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment A delegation of activists and academicians Saturday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss and submit recommendations for the union budget 2011-12, including provisions of a flexible pool of funds for better implementation of the Domestic Violence Act by the states. A statement by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), under whose aegis […] Read more » Domestic Violence Act'
Legal India Justice Gogoi new Punjab and Haryana chief justice February 12, 2011 | 1 Comment on Justice Gogoi new Punjab and Haryana chief justice Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn in as the chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court here Saturday. Gogoi was administered the oath of office by Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia at the Raj Bhawan here. He succeeds Mukul Mudgal, who retired Jan 3. Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his […] Read more » Justice Ranjan Gogoi Punjab and Haryana chief justice
Legal India Provident fund, gratuity cannot be attached, rules court February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment An employee’s provident fund and gratuity cannot be attached under any decree in settlement of any debt or liability, the Gujarat High Court has held in an order made available Saturday. The court also said that it cannot restrain the employee, after he receives the provident fund and gratuity amount, from utlising it the way […] Read more » gratuity Gujarat High Court provident fund
Legal India Court serves notice to power grid on Kutch creek towers February 11, 2011 | 1 Comment on Court serves notice to power grid on Kutch creek towers The Gujarat High Court Friday issued notice to the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and the union and state governments over installing transmission towers in Surajbari creek of Kutch district. The bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi issued the notice following a public interest litigation by Samma Siddiq Usman […] Read more » Gujarat High Court Kutch creek towers power grid
Legal India Goa lawyers continue strike over judge’s suspension February 11, 2011 | 1 Comment on Goa lawyers continue strike over judge’s suspension Goa lawyers continued their agitation against the suspension of a district judge for the second day, with more lawyers joining the strike Friday. A ruling Congress leader also criticised the suspension, terming it ‘a sad day for judiciary’. Lawyers from South Goa district headquarters of Margao staged a demonstration and boycotted courts Thursday to the […] Read more » Desmond D'Costa District and Sessions Judge
Legal India Rape cases trials in fast track courts mooted February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment The home ministry is mulling a proposal to try rape cases in fast track courts, an official said Friday. Sangeeta Verma, economic advisor to the women and child development ministry, told : ‘We completely agree with the demand for setting up fast track courts to try rape cases and have submitted the proposal to the […] Read more » Girija Vyas National Commission for Women rape cases
Legal India Governments get notice on Afzal Guru’s transfer plea February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a petition by Afzal Guru, on death row for his role in the 2001 parliament attack, seeking his transfer from Tihar Jail to a prison in Srinagar. The Supreme Court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha issued notice after the […] Read more » Afzal Guru Supreme Court
Legal India Law giving voting rights to NRIs comes into force February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment Non-resident Indians can now get their names registered in the electoral rolls, with the amended legislation coming into force Thursday. A press release by the law and justice ministry Thursday said the government has issued the necessary notification bringing the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 2010 into force on Feb 10. ‘The amending act […] Read more » NRIs voting rights
Legal India Binayak Sen’s bail plea rejected February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment A court in Chattisgarh has rejected the bail application of Dr Binayak Sen. He was sentenced to life in prison in December after he was convicted of sedition on the basis of his alleged links to Naxals in the area. Binayak Sen’s wife, Ilena expressed her disappointment at today’s court order. She told NDTV, “We […] Read more » bail plea Binayak Sen
