Top Law News Mumbai police commissioner shifted August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik, who was facing flak over the August 11 Azad Maidan violence in the city, has been transferred, Home Minister R.R. Patil said in Mumbai on Thursday. Mr. Patnaik has been promoted as Director General and posted as Managing Director of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Mr. Patil told PTI. […] Read more » Arup Patnaik Azad Maidan mayhem Azad Maidan violence Home Minister R R Patil IPS officer S P Gupta Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Managing Director Mumbai police commissioner shifted protest incidents Senior IPS officer Satyapal Singh violence at Azad Maidan
Top Law News NRHM scam: Court asks UP to explain delay August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court on Thursday summoned the Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary to explain the delay in allowing the CBI to prosecute officials accused in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam. The Lucknow bench of the court asked Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Agarwal to appear before it by 2 pm and explain the delay. […] Read more » Allahabad High Court CBI for verbally informing CBI to prosecute officials chief minister Akhilesh Yadav Court asks UP to explain delay IAS officer Pradeep Shukla in the scam law department National Rural Health Mission NRHM NRHM scam NRHM scam: Court asks UP to explain delay Sanjay Agarwal
Top Law News Cash-for-vote: Accused appears in court, warrant cancelled August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sohail Hindustani, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 cash-for-vote scandal that rocked the Lok Sabha, appeared in a special court here Wednesday, which had issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him at the last hearing. Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked police to take Hindustani into custody after he appeared in court. Hindustani apologised for […] Read more » alleged mastermind Amar Singh's former aide Sanjeev Saxena cancelled the NBW against him Cash-for-vote: Accused appears in court Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Lok Sabha MP Ashok Argal Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Sudheendra Kulkarni UPA-I government warrant cancelled
Top Law News Civil services English paper has experts’ nod, court told August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has introduced a new aptitude test paper on English in the civil services exam on the suggestion of its experts’ panel. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the commission to present the […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri civil services Civil services English paper has experts Civil services English paper has experts' nod civil services exam examination system Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Petitioner Dina Nath Batra public interest litigation scope of judicial review Union Public Service Commission
Top Law News Court notice on Delhi’s illegal colonies August 23, 2012 / August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought replies from the Union Government, the Delhi Government and the Delhi Development Authority on an application seeking a direction to the city government not to go ahead with the reported plan to regularise as many as 917 unauthorised colonies in the Capital. Issuing the notices, a Division Bench […] Read more » Court notice on Delhi's illegal colonies DDA over regularisation of illegal colonies Delhi Development Authority Delhi's illegal colonies illegal colonies Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw mala fide plan to illegally regularise these colonies prima facie pursuing electoral agenda unauthorised colonies
Top Law News Ex senior govt Officer gets four-year jail for forgery August 23, 2012 / August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former senior official of the Department of Higher Education has been sentenced to four years in jail for submitting forged bills by a court which said that corruption by a public servant is “most serious” in a democratic society. The court also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on convict Dr Ram Krishna […] Read more » CBI Judge Sanjeev Jain Commission of Scientific and Technical Terminology convict Dr Ram Krishna Mishra Department of Higher Education Ex senior govt Officer gets four-year jail for forgery Forgery graft case Karnataka State Open University Mishra submitted bills Mysore seminar original bills of contingency expenditure TA/DA bills
Top Law News CBI places in SC status report on Tatra truck accused August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Opposing the plea for permission to travel abroad, CBI on Wednesday submitted in the Supreme Court a status report on the probe relating to NRI businessman and controversial Vectra Company chief Ravinder Rishi for alleged irregularities in supply of Tatra trucks BEML. Additional Solicitor General Sidharth Luthra placed the status report in a sealed cover […] Read more » alleged criminal conspiracy alleged irregularities apex court also brushed aside the plea of Rishi CBI is probing alleged irregularities CBI places in SC status report on Tatra truck accused Czechoslovakia-based Tatra Prevention of Corruption Act Solicitor General Sidharth Luthra Tatra truck accused Tatra trucks BEML Tatra-Sipox UK Vectra Company chief Ravinder Rishi
Top Law News Rehab of sex workers can be gender-neutral, says SC August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today opined that rehabilitation of sex workers should be gender-neutral so as to include male sex workers and transgenders. “What about male sex workers and transgenders? Rehabilitation should also include male sex workers and transgenders. Transgenders are totally marginalised nobody looks after them,” the apex court said. A bench of Justice Altamas […] Read more » Goa government Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra National AIDS Control Organisation NCT government and Secretary Prabhat Rehab of sex workers Rehab of sex workers can be gender-neutral rehabilitation project launched Social Welfare Department
Top Law News Aarushi case: Defence questions forensic report August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Aarushi case: Defence questions forensic report The defence in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder Wednesday questioned the basis on which a forensic expert drew his conclusions on test samples, while a special court here deferred the witness’ cross-examination by a day. During the cross-examination, defence lawyer G.P. Thareja asked B.K. Mahapatra, a scientist from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Delhi, about how […] Read more » Aarushi case: Defence questions forensic report Aarushi-Hemraj double murder Allahabad High Court order rejecting her plea for bail Central Forensic Science Laboratory co-accused Rajesh Talwar is out on bail defence lawyer G.P. Thareja Defence questions forensic report forensic expert drew Judge S. Lal deferred Mahapatra's cross-examination Nupur Talwar pending the decision on the defence plea sexual assault of teen Aarushi
Top Law News Meghalaya groups want check on illegal immigrants August 22, 2012 / August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Entry permits should be introduced in Meghalaya to restrict the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, social organisations demanded Wednesday. The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), along with eight other organisations, submitted a joint memorandum to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on the issue. “The problem of influx has been plaguing the state for 30 years and has […] Read more » annihilated Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation illegal Bangladeshi immigrants indigenous tribals in certain areas influx of illegal immigrants influx of suspected Bangladeshi influx situation in Meghalaya KSU supremo Manipur adopted a resolution Meghalaya groups want check on illegal immigrants raising apprehensions of illegal immigration
Top Law News Court slams Delhi civic agencies for waterlogging August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday slammed the civic agencies of Delhi for not taking steps to desilt drains and prevent waterlogging during rains, and asked them to present maps related to the drainage system by Aug 28. The municipal corporations and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) failed to file a status report on the […] Read more » civic agencies civic agency claimed Counsel for the NDMC Court slams Delhi civic agencies for waterlogging Delhi civic agencies drainage system municipal corporations New Delhi Municipal Council NGO Nyaya Bhoomi president B.B. Sharan prevent waterlogging during rains slammed the civic agencies steps to desilt drains waterlogging problem occurs
Top Law News Supreme Court to study order on petitioner against Rahul Gandhi August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court would go into the merit of an Allahabad High Court order imposing a cost of Rs 50 lakh and ordering a CBI probe against a former Samajwadi Party legislator who made an allegation of abduction and rape against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The high court imposed the cost on Kishore Samrite while […] Read more » allegation against Gandhi allegation of illegal detention allegation of rape and detention astronomical counsel Kamini Jaiswal Justice BS Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar rape of an Uttar Pradesh girl in Amethi Samajwadi Party legislator Samrite challenged the division bench's decision solicitor General Harin Raval Supreme Court to study order on petitioner against Rahul Gandhi