Legal India Apex court declines to hear PIL on EVM functioning July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- The Supreme Court declined to entertain a PIL, questioning the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines and seeking a direction to the Election Commission to withhold using them till the machines are made tamper proof. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan while declining to hear the PIL, directed the petitioner, V. […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Chinese chocolates banned in India: Anand Sharma July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- India has banned import of chocolates and chocolate products from China. Commerce Minister told the Lok Sabha today. India had banned import of milk and milk products from China in September last year and the ban has been extended to chocolate and chocolate products, Anand Sharma said during Question Hour. He said the […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Madras HC upholds reservation for women July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has upheld the provision of reservation of 30% of posts for women in the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services and said the rule was in consonance with Article 15 (3) and cannot be said to be in any way a violation of Article 16 (2) of the Constitution. Dismissing a […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Now SIT can question Modi as High Court rejects plea July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court rejected a petition seeking to restrain the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team from proceeding against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in a 2002 communal riots-related case. Judge D.H. Waghela also rejected a plea by the petitioner to at least grant a stay on the SIT investigations to allow him time […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Supreme Court directive on bail in Shopian case July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked the two senior police officers arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian to approach the Sessions Court in Jammu and Kashmir for bail. A Bench, comprising Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam, passed the order while disposing of special leave petitions […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Jharkhand police chief served showcause notice July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ranchi- Jharkhand police chief Vishnu Dayal Ram has been served a showcause notice by the state government after the Accountant General (AG) recently sought a probe into the unusually heavy withdrawl by him of money meant for paying informers. Ram has been given 15 days time to reply, the official sources said. The show cause […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Swine flu suspects may not ger Indian Visa July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- People travelling to India will now be asked to furnish details if he is undergoing treatment or has symptoms of swine flu. They may also be denied a visa, a senior health ministry official said Thursday as the country increasingly reported ‘imported cases’ of influenza A. Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Search engine’s director moves HC over obscenity charge July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai- A director of the ‘Rediff.com’ has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a criminal complaint which alleges that the website, through the search engine linked to it, disseminates obscene material. Sunil N Phatarphekar, one of the non-executive directors of Rediff, filed the petition after a lower court issued process against the website […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Minister calls for fart-track courts for rape victims July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- Minister of State for Women and Child Welfare Krishna Tirath called for setting up fast-track courts to provide speedier justice to rape victims. Read more » Law News Legal News
Legal India Supreme Court contempt notice to four officials July 23, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked Maharashtra Chief Secretary and three top officials why it should not launch contempt proceedings against them for installing gates at a barrage over the Godavari river in violation of its April 2007 order. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan issued notices to Joseph, […] Read more » Law News Legal News