Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi Govt formation: SC adjourns hearing till October 28 October 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing in Delhi government formation issue till October 28. Ahead of the next Supreme Court hearing on government formation in the capital, there had been speculation about what would be Centre’s position on the issue before the apex court on Friday. Reviewing the political situation on Tuesday, the BJP […] Read more » Delhi Govt formation Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung
Criminal Law News Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu wants fresh probe into Sunanda Pushkar death case October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday favoured a fresh probe into the Sunanda Pushkar death case, saying it “requires an inquiry”. A team of AIIMS doctors has submitted a fresh report to police on the mysterious death of Sunanda, wife of former Union minister Shashi Tharoor, maintaining that she died of poisoning. “If there is […] Read more » Sunanda Pushkar death case Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Can’t Perform Expensive Surgeries for Free: AIIMS October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing its inability to perform for free high-class treatments and expensive surgeries due to financial constraints, the AIIMS Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it is the duty of the central or state governments to release funds for the purpose. Filing an affidavit before Justice Vibhu Bakhru, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences’ […] Read more » AIIMS Can't Perform Expensive Surgeries for Free Justice Vibhu Bakhru National Illness Assistance Fund NIAF RAN Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
Consumer Law News Court rules favouring Vodafone in transfer pricing case October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday ruled that British telecom major Vodafone need not pay taxes of around Rs.3,200 crore in a transfer pricing case. “We feel that there is no taxable income on the share premium received on the issue of the shares,” a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M.S. Sanklecha […] Read more » Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice M.S. Sanklecha the Bombay High Court Vodafone in transfer pricing case
Criminal Law News DA case: INLD chief OP Chautala appears before Delhi court October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash Chautala on Friday appeared before a Delhi court in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case and sought exemption from appearance which was opposed by CBI. The 79-year-old politician turned up before Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi in pursuance to his direction to remain present in […] Read more » DA case Indian National Lok Dal INLD INLD chief OP Chautala INLD chief OP Chautala in DA Case JBT teachers' recruitment scam case junior basic trained teachers recruitment scam case Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Private schools are profit centres: Delhi HC October 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Private schools are “profit centres”, the Delhi high court on Thursday observed while hearing arguments in a PIL seeking grant of free books and uniforms to children belong to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category admitted to private unaided schools. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul made the observation in response […] Read more » Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul Private schools Private schools are profit centres profit centres
Top Law News SC refuses to lift ban on animal sacrifice in Kulu Dussehra October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court onWednesday refused to vacate or suspend an order banning animal sacrifice during Kulu Dussehra and in other religious rituals of the Kulu region of Himachal Pradesh. The apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre declined to order an interim suspension of the Himachal […] Read more » animal sacrifice during Kulu Dussehra ban on animal sacrifice Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Justice S.A. Bobde Kulu Dussehra senior counsel Kiran Suri
Top Law News Don’t permit sand mining in name of Yamuna dredging:NGT to DJB October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to ensure that no sand mining is permitted in the name of dredging of Yamuna at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar also directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) […] Read more » Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Justice Swantanter Kumar National Green Tribunal sand mining Yamuna dredging
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC disqualifies 5 HJC MLAs who merged with Congress in 2009 October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab and Haryana High Court today set aside the order of Haryana Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma accepting the “merger” of five members of Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) into Congress in 2009, terming it as “hasty” and “bad in law”. In his 57-page verdict, Justice K Kannan, while allowing the writ petition filed by HJC chief […] Read more » Dharam Singh Chhokar disqualifies 5 HJC MLAs Punjab and Haryana High Court Rao Narender Singh Satpal Sangwan Speaker Kuldeep Sharma Vinod Bhayana Zile Ram Chochra
High Profile Cases Tatra case: Court to consider CBI’s closure report on Oct 13 October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court Thursday sought some clarifications from CBI on its closure report filed in the case related to alleged irregularities in the supply of all-terrain Tatra vehicles to the Army. Special CBI Judge Madhu Jain fixed October 13 for consideration of the closure report as the agency’s investigating officer is yet to file the […] Read more » Court to consider CBI's closure report on Oct 13 Special CBI judge Madhu Jain Tatra case Tatra vehicles to BEML Tatra-Sipox UK Ltd
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC seeks report on SP’s convention from Lucknow DM October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today sought a report from Lucknow district magistrate on whether necessary conditions were fulfilled while granting permission for ruling Samajwadi Party’s ongoing national convention at a park here. A Lucknow bench of Justices V K Shukla and B K Srivastava, which was hearing a plea seeking cancellation of permission for the […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice B K Srivastava Justice V K Shukla SP's convention from Lucknow DM
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Non-bailable warrant emerges against Kalraj Mishra October 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The warrant was in connection with a case of violation of poll code during 2009 LS elections. A court here has re-issued a non-bailable warrant against Union minister Kalraj Mishra in connection with a case of violation of poll code during 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Judicial Magistrate court on August 31 had issued […] Read more » Assistant Prosecution Officer Amarnath Tewari Kalraj Mishra non-bailable warrant Non-bailable warrant emerges against Kalraj Mishra
