Top Law News Canal water allocation not in judicial domain: Supreme Court July 26, 2011 / July 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said the decision on releasing water from rivers’ canals is in the domain of the government and the judiciary has no role to play in it. The court have the ruling while dismissing an application filed by an organisation from Gujarat’s Kutch region, which sought more water for canals in the […] Read more » Canal water allocation Gujarat High Court judicial domain Justice C.K. Prasad Justice Markandey Katju Kachchh Jal Sankat Nivaran Samiti Narmada canal to Kutch SupremeCourt
Intellectual Property News President Pratibha Patil declares assets worth Rs.2.5 crore July 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a first for any Indian Head of State, President Pratibha Patil today declared her assets which include movable and immovable properties worth over Rs 2.49 crore. The President, who today completed four years in office, posted the details of her wealth and properties on her official website. The declaration by the President came after […] Read more » President declares her assets President Pratibha Patil RTI Act.
Criminal Law News Supreme Court relief for Chidambaram on Ramdev crackdown July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court relief for Chidambaram on Ramdev crackdown In an apparent relief to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue notice to him on a plea that he sanctioned the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters post midnight June 4. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swanter Kumar, while […] Read more » Chidambaram Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swanter Kumar Ramdev crackdown Supreme Court yoga guru Baba Ramdev
High Profile Cases 2G auction in continuity with NDA policy: Raja July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Defending his role in the allocation of 2G spectrum, former communications minister A. Raja Monday said the decision to auction the scarce radio frequency was a continuity of the policy of the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. “I have only implemented what I have inherited. Dayanidhi Maran (communications minister from 2004-07) resigned, so I […] Read more » 2G auction 2G spectrum A. Raja Asif Balwa CBI Cineyug's Karim Morani DB Realty DMK MP Kanimozhi Gautam Doshi Hari Nair Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar Kusegaon National Democratic Alliance NDA NDA policy R.K. Chandolia Rajeev Agarwal Reliance Group Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Surendra Pipara Swan Telecom Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa Unitech Wireles. Unitech Wireless' Sanjay Chandra. Vinod Goenka
Consumer Law News Private hospitals asked for free treatment policy July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed private hospitals to submit to the Delhi government proposals for formulating a common policy for providing free treatment to poor patients. An apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik told the private hospitals to submit their proposals within 10 days and thereafter hold discussions for framing […] Read more » free treatment policy Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran poor patients Private hospitals Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court notice to poll panel on EVMs July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed the Election Commission to decide on a petiton seeking provisions for instant verification of votes cast through electronic voting machines (EVMs). The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panikar Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the commission to decide within three months on the petition by […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Election Commission EVMs Justice K.S. Panikar Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court Supreme Court notice
Environment Law News Illegal mining a reality: Chief Justice Kapadia July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Sunday said that illegal mining was going on in various states of the country and called upon the central government to put in place a regulator for both appraisal and pricing of extracted minerals. ‘Illegal mining is going on in different states,’ said Justice Kapadia, who presided over the […] Read more » Chief JusticeS.H. Kapadia Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa excavated minerals GNIDA Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority illegal mining mining PILs Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Notice to Delhi government on parole rules July 24, 2011 / July 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of a parole guideline which denies the benefit of liberty to those whose appeals against conviction are pending decision. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: ‘Issue notice to Government of […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi government Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna parole rules
Media & Entertainment News 1.33 lakh Anganwadi centres not functional: Tirath July 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment More than one lakh Anganwadis, government-run child care centres that are an important tool in implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), are not functional. This was revealed here Saturday by Woman and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath.In a statement Saturday, on the conclusion of a conference to review the ICDS programme, Tirath said: […] Read more » Anganwadi centres AWCs ICDS Integrated Child Development Services Krishna Tirath Woman and Child Development Minister
Media & Entertainment News Rohinton Nariman appointed Solicitor General of India July 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Senior advocate Rohinton Nariman will be the next Solicitor General of India. He will replace Gopal Subramanium, who quit recently after the government decided to field Nariman in his place in the 2G case. Sources said Law Minister Salman Khursheed spoke to Nariman early this week to seek his consent for the high-profile job. “He […] Read more » Gopal Subramanium Law Minister Salman Khursheed Rohinton Nariman Rohinton Nariman new Solicitor General of India Solicitor General of India
Environment Law News Pay compound interest for 14 years:Supreme Court to polluting firm July 23, 2011 / July 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up a chemical company for trying to wriggle out of paying up for the pollution caused by it, the Supreme Court directed the firm, M/s Hindustan Agro Chemical Ltd, to pay Rs.37.38 crore along with compound interest at 12 percent for the last 14 years during which it resorted to every legal avenue to […] Read more » compound interest to pay for polluting firm Enviro-Legal Action Hindustan Agro Chemical Ltd Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice H.L. Dattu NEERI pollution caused by chemical industry Rajasthan Pollution Control Board
Top Law News Deemed universities: Supreme court denies government more time July 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined the central government’s plea for more time to complete the scrutiny of responses from 44 deemed universities threatened with the prospect of de-recognition. However, the court allowed the plea by the human resource development ministry to continue with the services of the Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor (since superannuated) S.K. […] Read more » Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor (since superannuated) S.K. Ray deemed universities deemed universities threatened of de-recognition. Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma