Legal India All SC judges will take call on HC order: CJI January 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on All SC judges will take call on HC order: CJI New Delhi: The 26 judges of the Supreme Court (SC) will together discuss and decide whether the Delhi high court’s judgment, that the office of the chief justice of India (CJI) falls within the ambit of the RTI Act, should be challenged. The verdict can be challenged only in SC. The apex court is already […] Read more »
Legal India Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes under RTI, rules Delhi High Court January 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said the Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes within the ambit of the RTI Act as the concept of judicial independence is not judge’s personal privilege but responsibility cast on the person. This is in sharp contrast […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI
Legal India Uttar Pradesh has been stopped by Apex court from demolishing temples November 3, 2009 / November 3, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stopped the Uttar Pradesh government from demolishing three temples within the premises of. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan issued this direction on an allegation by Lucknow resident Sangam Lal Pandey who told the court that there were four temples of British vintage inside the jail premises. Pandey said one […] Read more »
Legal India Mayawati gets another jolt from Allahabad HC September 22, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad HC gave yet another jolt to UP CM Mayawati as it stayed the construction of a boundary wall around the site of a memorial to late Kanshi Ram. court order came on a PIL moved by lawyer Sangam Lal Pandey. It relates to the site of the recently demolished Lucknow district jail, where a […] Read more »
Legal India No permanent commission for women in Army: govt September 22, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government told the Delhi HC, There is no scope for granting permanent commission to women in the Army, Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium submitted before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the granting of permanent commission to women officers on short service commission in the Indian Army is not possible. The court was hearing […] Read more »
Legal India SC dissatisfied with UP government’s reply on memorials September 22, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court said it was not satisfied with the UP government’s explanation on its violation of the court’s Sep 8 order that all construction be stopped immediately at Dalit leaders’ memorials in Lucknow. Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice Aftab Alam’s bench said “We are not satisfied with your affidavit. The remark came after the bench […] Read more »
Legal India Ten years of imprisonment for illegal organ trade September 22, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Doctors and touts involved in illegal organ transplantation will be put behind bars for 10 years, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said after the union cabinet approved his ministry’s proposal to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act. Azad said, There was a need for amendment. We are happy that the cabinet has approved the […] Read more »
Legal India 47 judicial officers transferred in J&K September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir High Court transfered 47 judicial officers, including 12 session judges. As per the Court order issued, Jammu divisional consumer forum president Shiv Kumar has been posted as district judge in Jammu HC. Nizamuddin Wani, principal district and sessions judge Bandipora has been posted on deputation as judicial member of sales tax department. Read more »
Legal India Life term for 10 cops upheld September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court upheld the life sentence for the 10 police officials convicted for shooting down two innocent businessmen in CP (delhi) 12 years ago. Justices B.N. Chaturvedi and GS. Sistani upheld the life term for then ACP SS. Rathi and nine others for gunning down Pradeep Goyal and Jagjit Singh on the Barakhamba Road […] Read more »
Legal India Charge sheets filed against a Delhi blasts accused September 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police filed four supplementary charge sheets against a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, charged with hacking the wi-fi system to send e-mails to media houses just before last year’s Sept 13 serial blasts in the Delhi. Submitting the charge sheet in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja, the special cell of Delhi […] Read more »