Top Law News Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts’ jurisdiction, says SC September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts’ jurisdiction, says SC In a boost to foreign investors, the Supreme Court Thursday held that if an Indian investor chooses to go for arbitration with a foreign company abroad, the Indian courts will then have no jurisdiction to interfere with such an arbitration award. By its ruling, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia reversed […] Read more » Arbitration Act Bhatia International Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts' jurisdiction international commercial arbitration Justice D.K. Jain Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Venture Global Engineering case
Top Law News Guj HC upholds extension of Nanavati Commission September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat high court on Thursday dismissed a PIL challenging the state government’s decision to give further extension to Justice GT Nanavati Commission, inquiring the 2002 post-Godhra riots cases. While dismissing the PIL, the division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala held that the state government was justified in granting extension […] Read more » alleging waste of public money f Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya Godhra riots cases Guj HC upholds extension of Nanavati Commission Jignesh Goswami Justice GT Nanavati Commission Justice JB Pardiwala Nanavati Commission PIL challenging the state government's decision public interest litigation voluminous evidences
Top Law News HC to hear tomorrow plea on regularisation of colonies September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after the Capital’s 895 unauthorised colonies were approved for regularisation, the Delhi High Court today decided to hear tomorrow a plea for restraining the government from taking any final decision on the issue. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, before whom the matter was […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri counsel Anil Aggarwal DDA Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit designs to illegally regularise unauthorised colonies HC to hear tomorrow plea on regularisation of colonies Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw LG's direction Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna plea on regularisation of colonies unauthorised colonies
Top Law News SC directs I-T dept to transcribe Radia tapes’ conversation September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the income tax (IT) department, which had intercepted 5,800 telephone conversations of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia, to get them transcribed within two months for a proper probe as some of them concern national security. The court was annoyed that in such a “serious matter” the I-T department has not […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General AS Chandhiok Centre for Public Interest Litigation corporate lobbyist Nira Radia dubious Enforcement Directorate Finance Minister justices GS Singhvi justices SJ Mukhopadhaya Radia's conversations SC directs I-T dept to transcribe Radia tapes' conversation surveillance of Radia's phone Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata
Top Law News SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah’s bail in Sohrabuddin case September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a CBI plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah by the state high court and the transfer of trial in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged-shootout case outside Gujarat to Mumbai. However, the apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana […] Read more » alleged involvement in Sohrabuddin's killing Amit Shah CBI plea seeking cancellation of bail granted head of extortion syndicate in Gujarat Jethmalani Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah's bail in Sohrabuddin case senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged-shootout case Sohrabuddin Sheikh's killing
Top Law News Bengal women’s panel seeks report on newly-wed couple September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal Commission for Women Wednesday sought a police report on the arrest of a man and harassment of his newly-wed wife following complaints from her family that she had allegedly been abducted. The relatives of the woman, Komal Srivas, who comes from a rich diamond merchants’ family, lodged the complaint against her husband, […] Read more » Bengal women's panel seeks report on newly-wed couple Biddhanagar police commissionerate harassment of his newly-wed wife knot irrespective of their caste or religion Komal Srivas alleged legally married Sagar Srivas Special Marriage Act threatening West Bengal Commission for Women women's commission chief Sunanda Mukherjee
Top Law News Fresh case registered against Gopal Kanda September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh case was registered here against former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, for not appearing before a court in a 14-year-old dud cheque matter, police said on Wednesday. Kanda is in 14-day judicial custody till September 11, for allegedly abetting the suicide of 23-year-old former flight […] Read more » cheque bounce case former flight attendant Geetika former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda Fresh case registered against Gopal Kanda fresh case was registered here against Gopal Goyal Kanda Geetika Sharma suicide case Kanda escape police in the suicide case Kanda for ignoring court's summons Kanda has denied the allegation Kanda of harassing her and forcing her to commit suicide Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act
Top Law News SC to examine plea to bar criminals from voting September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday decided to examine a plea seeking to bar people with criminal background from getting registered as voters and contesting elections to parliament and state assembles. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice J. Chelameswar directed the listing of the matter Oct 10. The petition by advocate Lily Thomas […] Read more » advocate Lily Thomas election candidate and a lawmaker Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar mafia politicians chase out genuine folks plea to bar criminals from voting SC to examine plea to bar criminals from voting Thomas cited 15 instances of corrupt and illegal practices unlimited mafia fund in elections
Top Law News Meghalaya forms panels on influx, tenancy laws September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya government Wednesday decided to form two committees to study the problem of influx and illegal immigrants and review the tenancy laws. Making a suo moto statement on the first day of the assembly session, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the committee on influx would be headed by Deputy Chief Minister Bindo M. Lanong, […] Read more » Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Chief Secretary W.M.S. Pariat Deputy Chief Minister Bindo M. Lanong illegal immigrants influx and illegal immigrants Inter-State Migrant Workmen Lanong-headed panel Meghalaya forms panels on influx Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service review the tenancy laws tenancy laws
Top Law News Hearing on Aruna Chaddha’s bail plea deferred September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has deferred till Friday the hearing on the bail plea of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma’s suicide case. District Judge S.K. Sarvaria Wednesday put off the hearing after public prosecutor failed to appear in the court. Chaddha was an official of the now-defunct MDLR Airlines where Geetika […] Read more » Aruna Chaddha's bail plea deferred bail plea of Aruna Chaddha Charges of criminal intimidation District Judge S.K. Sarvaria former flight attendant Geetika Sharma Geetika Sharma's suicide case Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda Hearing on Aruna Chaddha's bail plea deferred Kanda and Chaddha of harassing her MDLR Airlines where Geetika suicide were slapped on Kanda and Chaddha
Top Law News Court issues notice to centre on filling UGC chairman seat September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government to respond on a petition seeking direction to fill the seat of UGC chairman which has been lying vacant since February last year. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Court issues notice to centre on filling UGC chairman seat HRD ministry allowed Ved Prakash Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Ministry of Human Resource Development Prof. Ved Prakash as vice-chairman public interest litigation filed by C.S. Kalra Secretary and Financial Adviser are lying vacant University Grants Commission Act
Top Law News SP protests promotion quota bill September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Wednesday introduced amid commotion a bill in the Rajya Sabha to guarantee job promotions in the government for SC/ST population even as BJP protests against the allocation of coal mines led to repeated adjournment of Parliament. The bill, approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, was introduced in the Upper House by minister […] Read more » amid vociferous protests by Samajwadi Part Avtar Singh Karimpuri of the Bahujan Samaj Party delaying the passage of the promotions bill deputy chairman PJ Kurien Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill government jobs to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe National Democratic Alliance Prime Minister's Office V Naryanasamy Samajwadi member Naresh Agrawal SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav SP protests promotion quota bill speaker Girija Vyas Sushma Swaraj United Progressive Alliance