Top Law News HC annuls land acquisition for Kolkata Metro corridor September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: In a major setback for the ongoing East-West Metro railway corridor project, the Calcutta High Court has declared as “lapsed” the acquisition of land along a stretch where a station was to come up. Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya ordered the land acquisition collector to restore the possession of the petitioners to premises acquired by the […] Read more » acquisition of land along a stretch Central Calcutta Citizens Welfare Association Central station at Bowbaza East-West Metro railway corridor project HC annuls land acquisition for Kolkata Metro corridor Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya Kolkata Metro corridor liable to pay damages properties stood lapsed
Top Law News Court restores transit corridor’s lane to buses September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered that from Sep 15 traffic movement on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor would revert to the original flow system with one road lane reserved for buses and curbs on cars using the bus lane. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Manmohan Singh modified the court’s […] Read more » adequate number of traffic policemen Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit Court restores transit corridor’s lane to buses Justice Manmohan Singh Justice Pradeep Nandrajog lest chaos reigns in the BRT corridor NGO Nyay Bhoomi for smooth traffic movement restoring status quo ante revised traffic flow management senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi smooth traffic movement traffic marshals traffic movement on the bus rapid transit transit corridor’s lane to buses
Top Law News UP panel to deal with village land encroachment September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alarmed by widespread encroachment of pastures, reservoirs, ponds and graveyards that are owned by village councils, Uttar Pradesh has constituted a committee the principal secretary of the revenue department to deal with the issue. The committee was formed Tuesday on the directive of the Allahabad High Court. The commissioner and secretary, board of revenue, will […] Read more » Allahabad High Court board of revenue commissioner and secretary committee the principal secretary complaints of encroachment deal with village land encroachment encroachment from members of the Gram Sabha Gram Sabha in a time-bound manner law and justice law and justice and legal remembrancer legal remembrancer legal remembrancer and special secretary member and coordinator of the committee principal secretary UP panel to deal with village land encroachment
Top Law News Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuke project reaches SC September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The row over setting up the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu reached the Supreme Court with a petition, which sought its directions to restrain the Union government and other authorities from commissioning the controversial project. The Special Leave Petition (SLP) by social activist G Sundarrajan against the Madras High Court’s Aug 31 decision […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Central government's expert task-force Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act counsel Pranav Sachdeva counsel Prashant Bhushan ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the respondents Government's Task Force Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Kudankulam nuke project Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuke project reaches SC project in the light of inadequacies of Fukushmia plant social activist G Sundarrajan against the Madras High Court Special Leave Petition
Top Law News Novartis tells apex court it has right to patent cancer drug September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG whether it should not sell its anti-cancer drug for Rs 5 each to benefit common man. A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranajan Prakash Desai posed the query to Novartis AG while hearing its plea seeking affirmation of the exclusivity of its blood cancer […] Read more » anti-cancer drug blood cancer drug Glivec Conduct of Novartis fighting for our rights for patent Justices Aftab Alam Justices Ranajan Prakash Desai Novartis Novartis tells apex court it has right to patent cancer drug right to patent cancer drug senior counsel Gopal Subramanium Subramanium Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG
Top Law News Gujarat court reserves order on Tirodkar’s bail plea September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today reserved the order on the bail application of former Mumbai-based journalist Ketan Tirodkar, arrested in Sadiq Jamal encounter case of 2003. The court will pronounce its order on September 15. In the bail application before special CBI judge K B Gujarati, Tirodkar has claimed that he spent three years […] Read more » Bhavnagar encounter by Gujarat police CBI arrested Tirodkar CBI probe upon a petition of Sabbir Jamal encounter specialist police officer Daya Nayak Gujarat court reserves order on Tirodkar's bail plea Jamal's hand-over to Vanzara Ketan Tirodkar Ketan Tirodkar arrested in Sadiq Jamal encounter case Mumbai-based journalist Ketan Tirodkar Sadiq Jamal encounter case special CBI judge K B Gujarati
Top Law News HC directs deposit of proceeds of sale of DC with ICICI bank September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed that proceeds of the sale of IPL team Deccan Chargers be deposited with the ICICI bank after paying five per cent to BCCI. The order was passed by Justice S J Kathawalla while hearing an application filed by Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL), owners of Deccan […] Read more » appearing for Tata Capital Counsels Ashok Paranjpe Counsels Janak Dwarkadas Deccan Chargers Deccan Chronicles HC directs deposit of proceeds of sale of DC with ICICI bank ICICI bank after paying five per cent to BCCI IPL team Deccan Chargers be deposited Justice S J Kathawalla supervision of M D Narvekar Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd Tata Finance to DCHL
Top Law News SC acknowledges media role under contempt shadow September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today acknowledged the crucial role played by media in bringing to light corruption in the system and governance deficit under the shadow of contempt. “One aspect needs to be highlighted. The shadow of the law of contempt hangs over our jurisprudence. The media, in several cases in India, is the only representative […] Read more » CJI S H Kapadia corruption drawbacks in the system five-judge Constitution bench governance deficit Kapadia observed law of contempt hangs over our jurisprudence media role under contempt shadow neutralising techniques of law preventive measure proper administration of justice Purpose of Contempt Law SC acknowledges media role under contempt shadow
Top Law News Delhi to get 5 new courts for women attack cases September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Tuesday announced a decision to set up five special courts for the early disposal of cases related to violence against women. “Five courts will be opened for violence against women in the capital,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters here after a cabinet meeting. A total of 40 posts for these special […] Read more » cases related to violence against women Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit conduct trials on daily basis Delhi government announced five special courts Delhi to get 5 new courts Delhi to get 5 new courts for women attack cases disposal of cases related to women domestic violence against women Five courts will be opened for violence against women special courts Violence Against women women attack cases
Top Law News Assam riots could be prevented: Rights body September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order an inquiry into why the army was not deployed in the riot-affected areas of Assam. The rights body also demanded fixing responsibility and taking necessary measures, including disciplinary action for criminal dereliction of duty by the army. ACHR director Suhas […] Read more » Asian Centre for Human Rights Assam Land Revenue Regulation Assam riots could be prevented: Rights body Chief of Army Staff Director General Military Operations measures to stop illegal immigration misinterpreting facts that caused the riots National Commission for Minorities riot-affected areas of Assam secretary to the Ministry of Defence West Bengal and Meghalaya to send para-military forces
Top Law News Villagers stage demonstration seeking bauxite for Vedanta plant September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of people Tuesday staged a demonstration in Odisha, seeking allocation of bauxite for the alumina refinery of Vedanta Aluminum Limited (VAL) in the state which has been facing a shutdown threat due to the shortage of the key raw material. The people, including displaced villagers and employees of the refinery, staged the demonstration in […] Read more » allocation of bauxite for the alumina refinery Bhabanipatna district collector Dukhishyam Satpathy district headquarters town of Bhabanipatna Lanjigarh town Niyamgiri Hills VAL president Mukesh Kumar Vedanta Aluminum Limited Vedanta plant Vedanta plant was designed for Odisha bauxite Vedanta wants to mine bauxite Villagers stage demonstration seeking bauxite Villagers stage demonstration seeking bauxite for Vedanta plant
Top Law News Court fees hike: Delhi questions counsel’s appearance September 11, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment How can a central government’s senior law officer appear for a lawyers’s body to oppose a legislation, the city government Monday asked in the Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea against the recent hike in court fees. The government opposed the appearance of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.S. Chandhiok for Delhi High Court […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General A S Chandhiok counsel for state government Najmi Waziri Court Fee (Delhi Amendment) Act Court fees hike: Delhi questions counsel’s appearance Delhi government assuring to resolve Delhi High Court Bar Association Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea Delhi questions counsel’s appearance Justice A.K. Sikri lawyers’s body to oppose a legislation