Top Law News Blueline operators can run buses as a co-op, court told September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it has decided to allow former Blueline bus operators to run over 500 buses on two route clusters in the national capital if they bid for these clusters after forming a firm or a cooperative society. In order to rehabilitate the out-of-job Blueline bus operators, […] Read more » Blueline operators Delhi High Court Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Suresh Kait STA State Transport Authority
Top Law News Supreme Court declines to oversee CWG probe September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the scam in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. A bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the petitioner Delhi Study Group, an NGO, has not pointed to any deficiency in the investigations already […] Read more » 2010 Commonwealth Games\ CWG Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Top Law News Court issues notice to Amod Kanth in 1984 medal case September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court issues notice to Amod Kanth in 1984 medal case The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to former police officer Amod Kanth and one of his colleagues on an appeal against the dismissal of a plea for stripping him of the police medal awarded for maintaining law and order during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra […] Read more » Amod Kanth Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Justice S. Muralidhar Justice Sanjiv Khanna S.S. Manan
Top Law News Don’t open Kerala temple’s vault B for now: Supreme Court September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Don’t open Kerala temple’s vault B for now: Supreme Court Reserving its order on opening vault B of Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, the Supreme Court Friday said it would take into account the traditions and faith of the temple and its devotees but without compromising on its security. However, the court for now would focus on the recommendations of the expert committee on the question […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple's Vault B M.N. Krishnamani Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G scam: Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar move court for bail September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, named as co-conspirators in the 2G spectrum scam, Friday filed a fresh bail plea before a special CBI court here after being denied bail earlier. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special Judge O.P. Saini had sent Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar to Tihar Jail after dismissing […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum scam bail Judge O.P. Saini Kanimozhi Sharad Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Men need to change to stop violence against women: Meira Kumar September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calling for a change in the mindset of men to stop physical and sexual violence against women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday said about 76 percent of women were victims of both forms of abuse. Inaugurating a regional seminar for Asian parliaments on ‘Preventing and Responding to Violence against Women’ here, Meira Kumar […] Read more » against women Inter-Parliamentary Union Meira Kumar stop violence
Top Law News Bengal agreeable to court’s proposal on Singur compensation September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal government Thursday reacted positively to the Calcutta High Court’s proposal of determining the guidelines for compensation to be given to automobile giant Tata Motors in the Singur land case. However, the company opposed the court’s move saying it did not have any such locus standi. A day after Justice Indra Prasanna […] Read more » Bengal Calcutta High Court Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee Justice Soumitra Pal Singur compensation Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act Supreme Court Tata Motors
Top Law News If Amar Singh speaks, many will be in trouble: Jayaprada September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh’s close confidante, actress and MP Jayaprada on Thursday warned that many will be in trouble if truth is revealed by the former Samajwadi Party leader, an accused in cash-for-votes scandal during the July 2008 trust vote in parliament. Talking to reporters, the Lok Sabha member said Amar Singh, who is […] Read more » Amar Singh Jayaprada Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Top Law News TRAI, law ministry views on 2G unsolicited, CBI tells court September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Thursday rejected reports of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the law ministry and told a Delhi court that their views on the case were unsolicited. CBI Special Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit told the special CBI court, presided over by […] Read more » 2G unsolicited CBI Judge O.P. Saini Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit Shahid Usman Balwa Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI
Top Law News CBI steps up probe into illegal mining September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI steps up probe into illegal mining Intensifying the probe into illegal mining, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday examined a former government official and a witness while continuing to grill former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy. CBI officials conducted searches at the houses of former director of […] Read more » CBI illegal mining Janardhana Reddy Srinivasa Reddy
Top Law News Paid news an electoral malpractice: Poll panel September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Paid news an electoral malpractice: Poll panel News paid for by candidates during assembly and parliamentary elections should be considered an electoral malpractice that will attract two-year imprisonment, says Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi. The Election Commission has recommended this to the central government, Quraishi said. About 10 days ago, the commission also issued new guidelines on election coverage by television channels […] Read more » Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi electoral malpractice Paid news Poll panel PSBT Public Service Broadcaster Trust
Top Law News Swamy petition wants Chidambaram named co-accused in 2G case September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Thursday moved a fresh application before a special trial court seeking directions to make a co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case. The petition before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), presided over by Judge O.P. Saini, also wanted Chidambaram’s testimony to be recorded […] Read more » 2G case CBI Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy