Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC Quashes Point System of Nursery Admission in Delhi November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The point system of nursery admissions devised by the Lt Governor for private unaided schools was today quashed by the Delhi High Court which said the government’s decision was “neither procedurally proper nor rational”. Justice Manmohan said the private unaided schools have the fundamental right to “maximum autonomy in day-to-day administration, including right to admit […] Read more » Justice Manmohan Point System of Nursery Admission
Corporate Law News SC nod to DLF for Rs 100 cr deposit towards Rs 630 cr fine November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC nod to DLF for Rs 100 cr deposit towards Rs 630 cr fine Real estate major DLF was today allowed to deposit Rs 100 crore towards Rs 630 crore fine slapped on it by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly resorting to unfair business practices. A bench headed by Justice A R Dave allowed the request after DLF’s counsel said, “we will deposit Rs 100 crore […] Read more » CCI Competition commission of India Justice A.R. Dave unfair business practices unfair business practices by DLF
Top Law News Fraudulent promotion: Police files charge sheet against AE November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a charge sheet against an assistant engineer in a court here for allegedly producing fake certificate to get promotion. Crime Branch of the state police filed the charge sheet against AE Girdhari Lal in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu. Lal has been booked under Sections 420, 465, […] Read more » AE Girdhari Lal Assistant Engineer posted in the Engineering Wing of Relief Organisation Fraudulent promotion Fraudulent promotion case of AE Girdhari Lal
Bar, Bench & Firm News Women Can’t be Secured by Curbing Their Freedom : CJI November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could not be secured by curbing their freedom as is being advocated in some quarters.“Safety of the women could not be achieved by curbing their freedom” and we have to find ways of dealing with the problem, he said in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu security of women
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Tihar has separate lock-ups for women : Delhi HC November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court was Wednesday informed by the city government that there were separate in Tihar jail to protect them from sexual abuse, harassment and torture. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw was informed by Delhi government’s standing counsel Zubeda Begum that jail No.6 in Tihar was exclusively […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Justice R.S. Endlaw lock-ups for women accused lock-ups for women in Tihar PIL) filed by advocate Avadh Kaushik separate lock-ups for women separate lock-ups for women in Tihar standing counsel Zubeda Begum
Bar, Bench & Firm News Mobile court launched in Tripura November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A mobile court has been flagged off in Tripura to resolve pending cases and to make people aware about the nitty-gritty of various laws. Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta launched the mobile court here at a function Wednesday evening under the legal service aid scheme. “A vehicle worth Rs.24 lakh has been designed […] Read more » legal service aid scheme Mobile court in Tripura Mobile court launched in Tripura Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice CK Prasad assumes charge as new PCI chief November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice CK Prasad, Thursday assumed charge as the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), an official statement said. “Justice C.K. Prasad who retired as the judge of the Supreme Court of India July 14, 2014 assumed charge today (Thursday) as chairman, Press Council of India,” said the PCI statement here. […] Read more » chairman of the Press Council of India Justice CK Prasad Justice CK Prasad as new PCI chief Justice Prasad succeeds Justice Markandey Katju
Top Law News Sanskrit to be third language in Classes 6-8 in KV: Centre to SC November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today submitted before the Supreme Court that Sanskrit will be the third language in classes 6 to 8 in Kendriya Vidyalayas. Appearing before the Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi sought its permission to file an affidavit on the controversy arising out of Centre’s decision to drop German […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Chief Justice HL Dattu Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan KVS replacement of German language with Sanskrit Sanskrit to be third language
Criminal Law News Man gets life imprisonment for raping six-year-old November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for raping a minor. Special Judge Shashi Bhushan Pandey held the accused, Nagraj, guilty of rape yesterday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him. In Septemer 2012, Nagraj raped a six-year-old girl in Awagarh area when she had gone […] Read more » life imprisonment raping six-year-old Special Judge Shashi Bhushan Pandey
Bar, Bench & Firm News Criminal justice system victimises poor and vulnerable: CJI November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The criminal justice system largely victimises the poor and vulnerable sections of society and there is an urgent need for reform on multiple fronts, Chief Justice of India HL Dattu said today as he called for the scrapping of laws which criminalise begging and sex work. “Not only does the criminal justice system largely victimise […] Read more » Chief Justice of India HL Dattu CJI Criminal justice system laws criminalise poverty and destitution scrapping of laws criminalise begging and sex work Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda victim of criminal justice system poor and vulnerable
Consumer Law News Coal scam: CBI files case diary in sealed cover November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Thursday filed the case diary and crime files in a sealed cover in a coal blocks allocation case related to Hindalco before a special court, complying with its order. The court has now fixed the matter for consideration of the CBI’s closure report filed in the case for December 12. Two days […] Read more » coal blocks allocation scam coal scam Coalgate Hindalco Kumar Mangalam Birla Manmohan Singh P.C. Parakh Talabira coal blocks
Top Law News We will not permit water loss: Delhi HC November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up Haryana government, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned its refusal to supply water to Munak canal and said it will not allow any more wastage of water. “Everyday 80 MGD of water is lost. Why are you not supplying water to the Munak canal? We will not allow this to continue at […] Read more » Delhi HC Delhi Jal Board Justice Siddharth Mridul Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed Munak canal Munak canal row not permit water loss
