High Profile Cases Supreme Court slams ED in black money case May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for interrogating Hasan Ali, allegedly country’s top tax evader, only in 2011 when the case was registered against him in 2007. The apex court bench of Justice B.Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar said, “Case was registered in 2007 and custodial interrogation takes place in 2011. […] Read more » black money case ED Enforcement Directorate Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar slams Supreme Court
Top Law News Rehabilitate sex workers, Supreme Court tells states May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the states to comply with its earlier order on rehabilitating sex workers, failing which it will summon the chief secretaries of the errant states and seek an explanation. The apex court by its February 14 directions had asked the central and state governments to prepare schemes for giving technical and […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Rehabilitate sex workers Supreme Court
Top Law News Court allows NRI accused of arson to go abroad May 4, 2011 / May 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NRI, accused of committing arson, has been allowed to go to the US by the Gujarat High Court to keep alive his Green Card status. A division bench of Justice Ravi Tripathi and Justice P.P. Bhatt allowed the plea of Mahendra Kumar Patel. Patel moved the high court after the state filed a criminal […] Read more » Gujarat High Court Justice P.P. Bhatt Justice Ravi Tripathi
Top Law News Supreme Court quizzes government on taxation agreement May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday wondered how could the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) was applicable to the people who do not pay income tax either in their country or in the countries where they have businesses. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar remarked: “DTAA is also applicable to […] Read more » Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement DTAA Gopal Subramanium Government Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar quizzes Solicitor General Supreme Court taxation agreement
Top Law News Activists demand higher allocation for education, health May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society activists Tuesday urged the government to increase allocations for various social schemes, especially those related to health and education, as they directly impact the lives of the poor. “We have recommended that the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) should provide more opportunities to the marginalized sections and increase investments in public service such […] Read more » Activists education Health higher allocation Montek Singh Ahluwalia Planning Commission Deputy Chairman
Top Law News Nine striking pilots served contempt of court notice May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday served notice to nine pilots of Air India for criminal contempt by not obeying an earlier restraining order which had asked them to immediately end their strike that has now entered the seventh day. A two-member bench of the court issued the notice to the nine pilots who are office […] Read more »
Consumer Law News High court relief for auto drivers May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed the Delhi government’s notification demanding Rs.15,000 from auto drivers plying in the national capital for installing GPS systems. Justice Indermeet Kaur in an interim order stayed till May 27 the government’s decision to charge the money from each auto driver at the time of installing the system. Justice Kaur […] Read more » auto drivers High Court Relief
Media & Entertainment News Striking Air India pilots seek prime minister’s intervention May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With both the court and the management taking a stern view on their persistence with their stir despite contempt proceedings, 600-odd pilots of Air India on Tuesday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to end the impasse. As the strike entered the seventh day, the state-run carrier has cancelled 165 flights in the domestic and […] Read more » Air India intervention Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Veena Birbal pilots prime minister seek striking
Top Law News Video conferencing systems launched in Guwahati High Court May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For quick disposal of cases, the Guwahati High Court Monday began introducing video conferencing systems with its benches spread across six northeastern states. Among all high courts in India, the Guwahati High Court is the second high court after Delhi High Court that has introduced the new systems of court trial on a regular basis. […] Read more » Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur Guwahati High Court launched Supreme Court Video conferencing
Criminal Law News In virtual world, men support castration for rapists May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ‘Chemical castration is the best way to stop rapes. The judge is absolutely right in supporting the punishment,’ posted Ishan Kathuria, 23, a member of the group. The group has over 300 members, of whom many supported the form of punishment. In an observation, a trial court Saturday advocated the use of ‘chemical castration’ as […] Read more » castration men rapists support
Top Law News RTI queries on Balakrishnan’s assets pile up May 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s apex human rights body gets about 40 RTI queries a month. But of late, the number has shot up to almost 200. And a lot of them have to do with former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan’s assets. Balakrishnan is chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “The number of queries on […] Read more » assets Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission RTI
Top Law News Police told to give probe details on cash-for-vote case May 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked Delhi Police to explain what it had done thus far to probe bribery charges during a trust vote in parliament in 2008. Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta was asked by judges Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha to file a status report on the investigation into charges that MPs were bribed […] Read more » B.K. Gupta cash-for-vote case chief election commissioner Delhi Police Commissioner details J.M. Lyngdoh judge Aftab Alam police probe R.M. Lodha