Media & Entertainment News ‘Aarakshan’ ban evokes mixed reactions in Uttar Pradesh August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to ban the screening of Prakash Jha-directed film “Aarakshan”, based on caste-based reservations in the education system, has evoked a mixed response from people in the state. While a section of the people term the ban “illogical”, others supported the government’s decision, saying the movie could create law and order […] Read more » Aarakshan ban caste-based reservations Prakash Jha-directed film "Aarakshan" Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Supreme court should take cognisance of Gujarat action August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Gujarat government’s action against another senior police officer for passing information to a panel probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, the Congress Thursday said the Supreme Court should take serious cognisance of it. “The government is doing everything so that facts about the Gujarat massacre remain buried forever,” said Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari.”We had […] Read more » 2002 Gujarat riots cognisance of Gujarat action Godhra train carnage Nanavati judicial inquiry commission Supreme Court Supreme court should take cognisance of Gujarat action
Top Law News Lawyer strike brings 2G proceedings to halt August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of lawyers Thursday barged into a court where the 2G scam case was being heard, asking that the proceedings be stopped and the bar association strike be observed. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O.P. Saini, hearing the defense arguments of Hari Nair, one of the Reliance executives and an accused, said: […] Read more » 2G proceedings 2G scam case A. Raja CBI judge O.P. Saini Lawyer strike Lawyer strike brings 2G proceedings to halt
Top Law News ‘Other bills should not conflict with whistle-blower’s bill’ August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Parliamentary Standing Committee on law and justice has said that the “government should exercise great care that there is no conflict” between the whistle-blower’s bill and other legislations like the Lokpal bill and the judicial standards and accountability bill. In a report tabled in both houses of parliament Wednesday, the committee said that it […] Read more » 'Other bills should not conflict with whistle-blower's bill' Disclosures Bill 2010 whistle-blower's bill
Top Law News Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals The Gauhati High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea for further relaxation of requisite marks for admission to medical colleges for the northeast’s tribal students, a lawyer said. “Hearing the writ petition filed by tribal students and their guardians, the high court’s Agartala bench Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha said that the MCI (Medical Council of India) […] Read more » Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility Gauhati High Court Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals
Media & Entertainment News Red Fort attack: Death sentence upheld for LeT militant August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Red Fort attack: Death sentence upheld for LeT militant The Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohamad Arif alias Ashfaq, the accused in the Red Fort Attack case in the year 2000. He had earlier challenged the verdict by the Delhi High Court in 2007 that had delivered a death sentence to him. He was awarded the sentence by Additional […] Read more » Death sentence upheld for LeT militant Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohamad Arif alias Ashfaq Red Fort attack
Media & Entertainment News Government promises ‘reasonably priced’ food for all August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The proposed national food security bill will ensure that every Indian has access to foodgrains at a reasonable price, says minister K.V. Thomas — a claim rejected by activists who say the draft legislation is inadequate and lacks accountability. ‘When (the bill is) implemented, every citizen will have food material at a reasonable price,’ Thomas, […] Read more » 'reasonably priced' food for all K.V. Thomas
Top Law News 2G: Supreme court issues notice to CBI August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the CBI on a petition by Sanjay Chandra of Unitech and Vinod Goenka of DB Realty seeking bail in the second generation spectrum scam. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice H.L. Dattu issued the notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), returnable in two weeks. Both Chandra and […] Read more » 2G Supreme court issues notice to CBI Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice H.L. Dattu notice to CBI
Top Law News Supreme court approves common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a jolt to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the state government to implement the uniform system of school education providing for common curriculum for all schools from classes 1 to 10. Justices J.M. Panchal, Deepak Verma and B.S. Chauhan issued the direction while upholding the Madras High Court […] Read more » common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Deepak Verma Justices J.M. Panchal Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Intellectual Property News 12,000 RTI appeals pending in Gujarat: Activist August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on 12,000 RTI appeals pending in Gujarat: Activist Over 12,000 right to information (RTI) appeals are pending in Gujarat which does not even have a chief information commissioner (CIC), transparency law activist Vinod Pandya said here Monday. “The situation is grave and needs to be addressed and so those active in the field have decided to form a state-level association of RTI activists,” […] Read more » 12000 RTI appeals pending in Gujarat: Activist
Top Law News Three vacancies for judges in Supreme court August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There are three vacancies for judges in the Supreme Court and 284 in various high courts, the Rajya Sabha was informed Monday. Minister of Law and Justice Salman Khurshid said in a written reply ‘…the main reason for the large number of vacant posts is that the government has not received sufficient proposals to fill up […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Salman Khurshid Three vacancies for judges in Supreme court
Top Law News Kerala palm oil scam: Fresh probe ordered in Chandy’s role August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Kerala palm oil scam: Fresh probe ordered in Chandy’s role A court here Monday ordered the state vigilance department to launch a fresh probe in the role of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the infamous 1992 palm oil import case when he was Kerala’s finance minister. The import of 15,000 tonnes of palm oil was undertaken in 1992. The case was registered in 1999 when […] Read more » Chief Minister Oommen Chandy food minister T.H. Mustafa and bureaucrats P.J. Thomas Jiji Thompson Kerala palm oil scam Special Vigilance Court judge P.K. Haneefa