Top Law News Court terms MBBS admission criteria irrational September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gauhati High Court has found the Medical Council of India (MCI) eligibility criterion for MBBS aspirants from the scheduled castes and tribes “irrational and in violation of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution”, officials said Sunday. According to MCI regulations, MBBS aspirants from these categories must secure at least 40 percent marks in the […] Read more » Gauhati High Court MBBS admission criteria irrational MCI Medical Council of India
Top Law News Judging the judiciary: 32 million pending cases clog up courts September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Judging the judiciary: 32 million pending cases clog up courts A few days from now, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will complete two years of a promise that it gave with great fanfare in 2009 — erasing pending cases in all courts of the country by Dec 31, 2012. But as official records show, the graph of cases awaiting adjudication is actually going up. […] Read more » : 32 million pending cases
Top Law News Panel constituted to examine school fee hike September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Following a high court directive, the government has constituted a committee to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees. “Justice Anil Dev Singh, retired chief justice, Rajasthan high court, will be the chairperson. JS Kochar, charted accountant and RK Sharma, retired additional director of education, will be the other two members,organizations […] Read more » school fee hike
Criminal Law News Include Rajasthan minister’s name in FIR: Court September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Include Rajasthan minister’s name in FIR: Court ACJM Court of Rajasthan, here Friday ordered the police to include the name of Rajasthan’s Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna as an accused in the FIR lodged in the disappearance of a nurse who allegedly featured in a compromising position with the minister on a CD. Amarchand, husband of the auxiliary nurse and midwife Bhanwari Devi, […] Read more » ACJM additional chief judicial magistrate Bhanwari Devi Bhanwari Devi Case Bhanwari Devi Rape & Murder Case Mahipal Maderna Rajasthan’s Water Resources Minister
High Profile Cases Hearing on Plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI Custody Put off September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Hearing on Plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI Custody Put off Karnatka, The Telangana lawyers’ continuing protest Friday again forced the adjournment of hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) petition for further custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in illegal mining case. The special court for CBI cases Friday deferred the hearing on CBI petition to Sep […] Read more » CBI CBI custody Custody Put off Janardhana Reddy Obulapuram Mining Company Srinivasa Reddy
Top Law News Punjab plea against Haryana’s canal wall dismissed September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Punjab government’s application seeking to restrain Haryana from undertaking the construction of a 3.8-km long wall on the left bank of Hansi-Butana canal along the Ghaggar river embankment. A bench of Justice J.M. Panchal and Justice H.L. Gokhale, while dismissing Punjab’s application, said: “It is rightly pointed out […] Read more » Hansi-Butana canal Haryana's canal case Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice J.M. Panchal Punjab plea against Haryana Supreme Court
Top Law News Land acquisition: Court notice to centre, Delhi government September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the centre, Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) after taking note of the plea filed by 172 farmers alleging their land was acquired using the urgency clause of the Land Acquisition Act. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul […] Read more » Delhi government Land acquisition
High Profile Cases Court views Achuthananandan’s petition on sex scandal seriously September 24, 2011 / September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Today, The Kerala High Court observed that the petition by former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Kozhikode ice cream parlour sex case will be looked into with seriousness. Saying that several points raised in Achuthanandan’s petition were of a serious nature, High Court Chief Justice J. […] Read more » Achuthananandan's petition Achuthananandan's petition on sex scandal
High Profile Cases Supreme Court dismisses Sadhvi Pragya’s bail plea September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, in which six people were killed and over 100 injured. Dismissing her plea, the bench of Justice J.M.Panchal and Justice H.L.Gokhale said: ‘Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the […] Read more » Sadhvi Pragya Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sadhvi Pragya's bail Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court bench divided on black money probe September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court’s two judges have disagreed today on whether a special committee should be established to supervise the government’s efforts to bring black money back to India. The Supreme Court announced a divided decision today. This was regarding the maintainability of application of government which aimed to recall the Supreme Court’s order on establishment […] Read more » black money black money case Supreme Court Supreme Court bench
High Profile Cases SC orders CBI probe in Karnataka illegal mining September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today directed the CBI to conduct a probe against illegal mining of iron ore by companies owned by the Reddy brothers in Karnataka. A special bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and Swatanter Kumar ordered the CBI probe on the basis of the report of […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia illegal mining case Justices Aftab Alam Karnataka illegal mining Supreme Court Swatanter Kumar
High Profile Cases N D Tiwari is Rohit Shekhar’s father: HC September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court ruled today that veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari was indeed Rohit Shekhar’s father. Mr Shekhar (31) had moved the High Court to order a DNA test on the Congressman to test his paternity. However, the veteran Congressman and former Governor had steadfastly defied all attempts of the Court […] Read more » Congress leader N D Tiwari Delhi High Court DNA test DNA test prooves paternity N.D. Tiwari