Media & Entertainment News Anna movement to figure in Jharkhand school syllabus August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jharkhand government is contemplating to include social activist Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption in school syllabus. “When the Vinoba Bhave movement, the anti-British Quit India movement could be included in school syllabus, why can’t the Anna movement be included?” Jharkhand Human Resource Development Minister Baijnath Ram told reporters Saturday. “We will talk to Chief […] Read more » Anna movement Jharkhand school syllabus
Top Law News Supreme court asked to keep Kerala temple’s vault B shut August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved on Friday seeking direction to the apex court appointed committee not to open kallara (vault) B of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala as such a step would hurt the sentiments of a large number of devotees. Rama Varma, a member of the erstwhile Travancore royal family, said in his application […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple's vault B shut Padamanabh Swamy Temple Supreme Court
Top Law News 2,272 CBI cases pending in courts August 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 2,272 CBI cases pending in courts A total of 2,272 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases are pending trial in various courts for more than 10 years as on June 30, 2011, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V. Narayanasamy Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha. Narayanasamy said that the central government has decided to set up 71 additional […] Read more » 2272 CBI cases pending in courts CBI cases pending in courts
Top Law News Tripura gets tougher law for illegal financial firms August 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tripura government has enforced a tougher law which provides extra protection to those depositing money in unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), a minister said here Thursday. “Governor DY Patil recently gave his assent to the amendment bill of the Tripura Protection of Interest of Depositors (in financial establishments) Act, 2000 and the state cabinet […] Read more » Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority IRDA NBFCs Non-Banking Financial Companies SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India tougher law for illegal financial firms
Top Law News OBC’s 10 percent relief is on eligibility marks: Supreme court August 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Other Backward Classes (OBC) students will qualify for admissions if they have 10 percent less marks than the eligibility level fixed for the general category students, the Supreme Court has ruled. The apex court on Thursday clarified that 10 percent relaxation being given to OBC students did not mean it will be 10 percent less […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran OBC eligibility marks Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t pass burden on fellow judges: Supreme court August 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed its ‘strong disapproval’ of the tendency of some judges to pass their burden to fellow judges or to subordinate courts when confronted with complicated issues. The court said that such an approach weakens our judicial system.‘Of late, we have come across several orders which would indicate that some of the […] Read more » Don't pass burden on fellow judges Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
Top Law News Court pulls up DDA over delay in allotting plots August 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for an over 30-year delay in allotting plots to around 25,000 applicants in a housing scheme. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by applicants of north Delhi’s Rohini Residential Scheme, 1981. “It is pathetic to hear that some of the applicants […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra DDA delay in allotting plots Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Delhi lawyers support Hazare August 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers Tuesday organised a half-hour impromptu protest outside the Delhi High Court here against the detention of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare and his supporters, seeking implementation of a strong anti-corruption bill. “This is the black day of Indian democracy as the government has taken an unconstitutional step to scuttle the peaceful and democratic protest of […] Read more » Anna Hazare anti-corruption bill Arvind Kejriwal Delhi High Court Delhi lawyers Kiran Bedi
Top Law News Delhi High Court rejects plea seeking spot for peaceful protests August 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a public suit seeking to earmark a site in the national capital for holding peaceful protests, saying the plea was “dual” in nature. “There is a lot on confusion in you petition. The prayer has to be in consonance with your plaeding. One one hand you say […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna peaceful protests
Top Law News Ramdev to meet president August 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will meet President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Wednesday to submit a memorandum against the arrest of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare. Ramdev will meet the president at 11.45 a.m., said a statement from the guru.He will then go to Tihar Jail to meet Hazare, it added. Hazare was jailed here Tuesday ahead of […] Read more » Anna Hazare anti-corruption law President Pratibha Patil Swami Ramdev
Media & Entertainment News Government, Team Hazare in major confrontation August 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Government, Team Hazare in major confrontation The tussle between the government and Team Anna over the fast for a strong Lokpal bill Sunday headed for a major confrontation with the Congress accusing Anna Hazare of being “neck deep in corruption” and the social activist demanding an apology for the allegations and vowing to continue his fast from Aug 16 till the […] Read more » Team Hazare
Top Law News Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court August 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court An elected person can be removed by way of a no-confidence motion, which is a part of the democratic process, the Supreme Court has ruled. “Every democratic process is based upon the freedom to elect and the freedom to remove, in accordance with law,” said the apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Madhya Pradesh Bar Council MPBC no-trust motion