Top Law News Notify fresh guidelines on tiger reserves in a week: SC October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court today allowed the Centre to notify within a week its fresh guidelines on tiger conservation and indicated that it may modify its July 24 order staying all tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made it clear that the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising critical tiger habitat usage fresh guidelines on tiger conservation guidelines to protect the depleting wild cat population guidelines ultra-vires of the Constitution Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar low-impact tourist visitation National Tiger Conservation Authority Notify fresh guidelines on tiger reserves in a week: SC preserve tiger population tourism activities in the reserved areas across the country tourism infrastructure tourist activities in the core areas of tiger reserves
Top Law News Hit-and-run case: Court rejects Salman’s plea to sell car October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has rejected the plea of Bollywood actor Salman Khan seeking permission to sell his Toyota Land Cruiser car which he was driving during the hit-and-run case in 2002 in which one person was killed and four others sustained injuries. The court yesterday rejected the application as the car is an evidence in […] Read more » Bandra metropolitan court seeking to sell his car Bollywood actor Salman Khan causing major injuries court had framed charges against Khan Court rejects Salman's plea to sell car culpable homicide not amounting to murder Hit-and-run case Hit-and-run case: Court rejects Salman's plea to sell car Khan's Toyota Land Cruiser Ramasray Pandey who witnessed the incident rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra killing one rash and negligent driving Ravindra Patil his police bodyguard Toyota Land Cruiser car
Top Law News Owners of uninsured vehicle to pay damages: MACT October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has held both the original owner and a subsequent purchaser of an uninsured vehicle involved in road mishap liable to pay compensation to the mishap victim. MACT Presiding Officer B S Chumbak held both the original owner, in whose name the vehicle was registered and its “new bonafide purchaser’ liable […] Read more » accident involving the uninsured vehicle Brij Nandan Gupta compensation to the mishap victim During adjudication of Pushpa's plea for compensation East Delhi woman injured in the accident involving the uninsured vehicle Gurmeet Singh hit by a rashly-driven SUV Tavera Karkardooma resident Pushpa Rani MACT order came on the plea for compensation by Karkardooma MACT ordered West Delhi residents MACT Presiding Officer B S Chumbak Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Owners of uninsured vehicle to pay damages: MACT subsequent purchaser of an uninsured vehicle uninsured vehicle to pay damages
Top Law News Court reserves order on framing charges against Kalmadi October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court has reserved for November 21 its order on framing of charges against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and others accused in a CWG -related corruption case. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh concluded hearing the arguments on charges advanced by CBI as well as all the accused and reserved […] Read more » CBI had alleged Kalmadi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Court reserves order on framing charges against Kalmadi CWG -related corruption case CWG OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot CWG to Swiss Timing Director General (Procurement) Surjit Lal Joint Director General (Sports) A S V Prasad OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi OC's Director General V K Verma P D Arya and A K Madan of Faridabad-based Gem International Prevention of Corruption Act Scoring and Results (TSR) system special CBI judge Talwant Singh Swiss Timing Omega Treasurer M Jayachandran
Top Law News SC issues notice on right to education act October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking exemption for unaided educational institutions from earmarking 25 per cent seats for students from the weaker sections of the society. Unaided minority educational institutions are exempted from doing so under the Right to Education Act, 2009, which calls for reserving […] Read more » autonomy and consensus and not on compulsion Compulsory Education Act Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Swatanter Kumar minority and non-minority status principles of voluntariness Right of Children to Free Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules Right to Education Act Rohtagi was assisted by counsel Govind Goel SC issues notice on right to education act Senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi threat of non-recognition or non-affiliation
Top Law News Andhra IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court in Hyderabad on Monday granted interim bail to Indian Administrative Service officer Y Srilakshmi in the illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court granted conditional bail to the suspended IAS officer on health grounds. The judge directed her to surrender again on […] Read more » Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in violation of rules Andhra IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case CBI judge to get bail in OMC case Chanchalguda Jail in cash-for-bail scam custody of Khan from Chanchalguda Jail former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy illegal mining case Indian Administrative Service officer Y Srilakshmi Janardhana Reddy Janardhana Reddy's Obulapuram Mining Company Mehfuz Ali Khan to CBI custody for seven days Obulapuram Mining Company
Top Law News Scarlett case: Goa court permits CBI to examine witness via VC October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four years after the death of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, a special Goa court in a first, has permitted CBI to record evidence of a key prosecution witness in the case, through video conferencing. The investigation agency had earlier filed an application before the Goa Children’s Court, which is conducting trial in the case, […] Read more » British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling CBI counsel Ejaz Khan CBI to record evidence of a key prosecution witness in the case Children's Court judge Anuja Prabhu Desai Goa Children's Court lawyer Vikram Verma Michael Mannion Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho - were arrested Scarlett case Scarlett case: Goa court permits CBI to examine witness via VC Scarlett's mother Fiona Mackeown Scarlett's semi-nude corpse
Top Law News Court raps former Army Chief V K Singh on seperate plea October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Army Chief Gen V K Singh was today ticked off by a Delhi court for filing separate application seeking permanent exemption from personal appearance before it in a criminal defamation case against him and warned of “stern action”. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja said Singh was increasing the work load of the court as he […] Read more » Army Chief V K Singh on seperate plea Court raps former Army Chief V K Singh on seperate plea criminal defamation case against Colonel Hitten Sawhney criminal defamation case against him criminal defamation case against Lt Gen B S Thakur criminal defamation case against Major General S L Narshiman criminal defamation case against V K Singh criminal defamation case against Vice Chief of Army S K Singh Former Army chief Gen V K Singh former Army chief's counsel Lt Gen(Retd) Tejinder Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja V K Singh's application
Top Law News UP Lokayukta Act ammendment under SC scanner October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to decide the constitutional validity of the amendment to the UP Lokayukta Act which was allegedly done to grant an extension of two years to incumbent Lokayukta Justice (retd) N K Mehrotra. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and asked it […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir lawyer Mohd Saeed Siddiqui Lokayukta Lokayukta Justice (retd) N K Mehrotra Lucknow-based lawyer Mohd Saeed Siddiqui Mehrotra was appointed as UP lokayukta state government to extend the Ombudsman's term UP Lokayukta Act UP Lokayukta Act ammendment UP Lokayukta Act ammendment under SC scanner UP Lokayukta amendment ordinance Uttar Pradesh Governor's approval
Top Law News Wage Board: SC refuses any interim arrangement October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to make any interim arrangement for newspaper and news agency employees during the pendency of petitions challenging recommendations of Justice Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists but made it clear that there is no stay on implementing the recommendations. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prasad Desai […] Read more » interim arrangement for newspaper Justice Majithia Wage Board Justices Aftab Alam justices Ranjana Prasad Desai news agency employees pendency of petitions challenging recommendations Politely I decline SC refuses any interim arrangement senior advocate Colin Goansalves senior advocate Fali Nariman Wage Board wage board recommendations Wage Board: SC refuses any interim arrangement wage boards for journalists and non-journalists
Top Law News Court slams ex-army chief’s exemption plea October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday told former army chief General V.K. Singh that his application seeking permanent exemption from personal appearance in a defamation case is increasing the court’s workload. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja was hearing a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against Gen. V.K. Singh and four other army officers for […] Read more » ex-army chief's exemption plea
Top Law News SC issues notice on right to education act October 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking exemption for unaided educational institutions from earmarking 25 percent seats for students from the weaker sections of the society. Unaided minority educational institutions are exempted from doing so under the Right to Education Act, 2009, which calls for reserving 25 percent […] Read more » Right to Education Act