Top Law News Agra lawyers, activist march for a high court bench December 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to the directives of the apex court, no demonstration or meeting can be held within 500 metres of the Taj Mahal. A few lawyers, however, tried to sneak in but were prevented by the police and security forces. Politicians from various parties, including the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, supported the demand for the […] Read more »
Top Law News Modi visa ban: US lawmakers back Gujarat riot victims December 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bipartisan group of US lawmakers joined family members of the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, including the widow of a former Indian parliamentarian, to seek a US visa ban for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Victims of the Gujarat riots will not get any justice if Modi becomes India’s prime minister, said […] Read more » Modi visa ban
Top Law News Free TVs no waste of public money, Tamil Nadu tells SC December 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Free distribution of televisions, laptops and mixer-grinders among people by the government is linked to the directive principles of state policy and not a waste of public resources, Tamil Nadu told the Supreme Court Tuesday. Senior counsel Shekhar Naphade, appearing for the state, told an apex court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam: “The state […] Read more » Free TVs no waste of public money
Top Law News Namdhari’s police custody extended till Dec 5 December 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Sunday extended for three more days the police custody of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari who was booked for the murder of Hardeep Singh, brother of slain liquor baron Ponty Chadha. Namdhari, a witness to the Nov 17 shootout at a farmhouse in south Delhi in which both the brothers were killed, has been […] Read more » Namdhari's police custody
Top Law News Himachal court stays de-allocation of coal block December 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stayed the de-allocation of a coal block in West Bengal to Himachal EMTA Power Ltd (HEPL) by the Union Coal Ministry. The Interim orders were passed by the court on a petition filed by HEPL, challenging the letter de-allocating the coal block and the deduction of 50 per cent […] Read more » de-allocation of coal block
Top Law News Bill to bar judges from making unrelated comments December 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is set to retain in Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill the controversial provision that gags judges of higher judiciary from making observation in courts during hearing of cases. Contesting that prohibiting judges from making observations that had no bearing on the case before the court was a gag provision, Law and Justice […] Read more » bar judges from making unrelated comments
Top Law News SC notice to government on plea against issuing Aadhaar card December 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Read more » Aadhaar card Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar
Top Law News Final arguments begin in Tamil Nadu freebies case October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case against freebies granted by the previous DMK government in Tamil Nadu entered its decisive phase Tuesday with the Supreme Court allowing the petitioner’s counsel to argue his case and disallowing the state’s plea for an adjournment plea, a lawyer said. The case was filed by advocate S. Subramaniam Balaji. Speaking to IANS, Abhay […] Read more »
Top Law News Pune blast accused remanded to judicial custody October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast case, to 14 days judicial custody. Landge Irfan Mustafa, 30, was arrested near a bus stand in Jaipur Oct 10 and was remanded to 20 days police custody. The court fixed Wednesday for hearing Mumbai police’s plea […] Read more » Pune blast accused
Top Law News SC gives go-ahead to Cauvery panel to examine issues October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) would examine at its meeting Wednesday all issues, including shortfall in the river water supplied to Tamil Nadu, and make recommendations. The court said this on being told that the union water resources secretary in a letter to the Tamil Nadu chief secretary had […] Read more » Cauvery panel Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar
Top Law News Life term for man who enacted mid-air hijack drama October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday awarded life term to a man convicted for enacting a hijack drama aboard an Indigo Airlines plane in February 2009 and threatening the crew and passengers. District-cum-Additional Sessions Judge I.S. Mehta awarded life term to convict Jitender Kumar Mohla, 45, for charges under the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of […] Read more » mid-air hijack drama
Top Law News Executive, judiciary should work together: Minister October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar Tuesday said that all the three organs of the state should function together within the parameters of the constitution and not at cross purposes. “I am only saying meaningful and harmonious relationship between three organs of the state to ensure co-ordinated and collective efforts” and “the organs […] Read more » Executive and judiciary Executive and judiciary should work together