Top Law News SC Refuses to Interfere with BCCI Decision to Hold AGM Nov 20 October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with the BCCI decision to extend the term of its current office bearers beyond Sep 30 and hold the annual general body meeting Nov 20. “Your real purpose is to hold the election now so that N. Srinivasan is prevented from contesting,” said a bench of Justice T.S. […] Read more » BCCI Decision to Hold AGM Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice Mukul Mudgal Justice T.S. Thakur senior counsel C.A. Sundaram senior counsel Nalini Chidambram
Top Law News Court’s contempt notice to Delhi education department October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday issued contempt notice to Delhi’s directorate of education (DoE) for not following its order to grant admission to 81 children in neighbourhood government schools. Justice V.K. Shali also issued notice to the commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, on a contempt petition filed by NGO Social Jurist that noted that despite […] Read more » Court's contempt notice to Delhi education department Delhi education department Delhi's directorate of education DoE East Delhi Municipal Corporation Justice V.K. Shali NGO Social Jurist notice to Delhi education department The Delhi High Court
Top Law News SC to hear Lt.Gen. Dastane’s plea on pension October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that it would look into the plea of Lt.Gen. Ravi Dastane (retd.), who had challenged the appointment of present army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag as eastern command chief before his elevation, but only as far as monetary benefits were concerned. A bench of Justice T.S.Thakur, Justice A.K.Goel and Justice […] Read more » j Justice A.K.Goel Justice R. Banumathi Justice T.S. Thakur Lt.Gen. Dastane's plea Lt.Gen. Dastane's plea on pension
Top Law News ‘Govt has an obligation to provide humane working conditions’ October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has said that the state government has an obligation to provide humane working conditions, safety gadgets, proper remuneration and other such facilities to workers engaged in the mining of coal. The observation came while hearing a case relating to a 2012 mining accident in Meghalaya in which 15 persons were killed […] Read more » 'Govt has an obligation to provide humane working conditions' humane working conditions' NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
High Profile Cases Aircel-Maxis case: Court reserves order on CBI’s chargesheet October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Special 2G court on Monday reserved for October 29 its order on the issue of taking cognizance on CBI’s charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis deal case in which former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and others are named as accused. “Arguments on the point of cognizance heard. Put up for order […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case CBI chargesheet CBI’s prosecutor K K Goyal Court reserves order on CBI’s chargesheet Dayanidhi Maran Kalanidhi Maran Maran brothers
High Profile Cases Tatra scam: CBI files documents October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today filed in a special court the relevant documents in support of its closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in the supply of all-terrain Tatra vehicles to the Army. The agency filed the documents before Special CBI Judge Madhu Jain, who fixed the matter for consideration on the closure report […] Read more » CBI files documents Czechoslovakia-based Tatra Prevention of Corruption Act Special CBI judge Madhu Jain Tatra Scam Tatra-Sipox UK Ltd
High Profile Cases Jayalalithaa bail plea hearing in Supreme Court on Friday October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Friday hear former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s bail plea. She is presently in a Bangalore jail after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case. The former chief minister was awarded four-year prison term and a fine of Rs.100 crore. The apex court Chief Justice H.L. Dattu said that the […] Read more » Jayalalithaa bail plea
Top Law News SC dismisses plea against removal of Sai Baba’s idols October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC dismisses plea against removal of Sai Baba’s idols The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by an NGO seeking direction to the central government to step in to prevent the removal of the Sri Sai Baba idols from temples as urged by Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati. The apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur said it was a matter of […] Read more » Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati Justice T.S. Thakur removal of Sai Baba's idols SC dismisses plea against removal of Sai Baba's idols
Top Law News Coal Block case: Court postpones hearing against Birla October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Monday postponed hearing on a closure report filed before it by the CBI in a coal block allocation case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others. Special Judge Bharat Parashar posted the hearing for Oct 21 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought time for advancing further arguments on the […] Read more » Coal Block case Court postpones hearing against Birla former Coal secretary P C Parakh Hindalco industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla Special Judge Bharat Parashar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC gives precedence to sugarcane farmers over banks October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that the sugarcane farmers will have precedence over banks for the recovery of their dues from mills as they are in the state of financial distress and are prone to commit suicide. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, while dismissing appeals by the State Bank of […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu SC gives precedence to sugarcane farmers over banks sugarcane farmers
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC rejects plea of ex-LS official to take back consent for VRS October 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has thwarted an attempt of a retired official of Lok Sabha Secretariat to get back his job after seeking voluntary retirement and asked him to pay Rs 50,000 as cost to his employer for concealing facts. A bench of justices Gita Mittal and Deepa Sharma upheld the decision of a single […] Read more » Justice Deepa Sharma justices Gita Mittal plea of ex-LS official
Criminal Law News Court convicts jilted lover for harassing and threatening girl October 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has convicted a boy for harassing a schoolgirl by making indecent gestures and threatening her to marry him, saying a girl cannot be compelled for marriage against her wishes. Convicting Karol Bagh resident Ashish alias Aashu, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pooran Chand said, “Having friendship with a girl does not give any right […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pooran Chand Court convicts jilted lover
