Media & Entertainment News Yeddyurappa land grab: Supreme Court asks high court to decide April 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order staying criminal proceedings against Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and family in an alleged land grab case, but asked the lower court to take up the matter again. The apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. Thakur asked the petitioner, […] Read more » High Court Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar land grab Supreme Court Yeddyurappa
Top Law News Court questions Delhi University on semester system April 29, 2011 / April 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the Delhi University vice chancellor, the University Grants Commission and the central government on the implementation of the semester system in the varsity’s arts stream for 2011-12. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjeev Khanna said: “Issue notice to all the respondents. The matter […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi University Justice Sanjeev Khanna questions semester system
Top Law News High court slams Air India’s striking pilots April 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday slammed the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) which is on strike since Tuesday midnight forcing the national carrier Air India to cancel and reschedule around 100 flights. Pulling up ICPA, Justice Gita Mittal said: “Think properly about what is going on. Sickness, education and many more urgencies are affected by […] Read more » Air India Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Delhi High Court High Court ICPA Indian Commercial Pilots Association Justice Gita Mittal pilots slams striking
Top Law News BCCI amendment: Petition sent to Supreme Court larger bench April 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday referred to a larger bench a petition by former Indian cricket board president A.C. Muthia challenging the amendment to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rules that permitted its officebearers to own IPL T20 teams. The apex court bench referred the matter to a larger bench following a divergence […] Read more » BCCI amendment BCCI secretary cricket board president A.C. Muthia Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice J.M. Panchal N. Srinivasan petition sent Supreme Court
Top Law News Cancel licences of units employing child labourers: Court April 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued orders to cancel the licences of factories employing child labourers, an NGO here said in a statement. “Honorable Chief Justice Deepak Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Khanna passed an order to cancel factory license of the units where such child labourers were found working,” said Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), a […] Read more » Bachpan Bachao Andolan BBA Cancel Chief Justice Deepak Mishra child labourers Delhi High Court employing Justice Sanjeev Khanna licences
Media & Entertainment News Senior official got extension despite CVC’s objections? April 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the anti-corruption movement heats up in the country, documents obtained through RTI reveal that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had objected to an extension for a top level public sector official but her term was renewed by the government for five years this year. Anju Banerjee was appointed chairperson and managing director (CMD) of […] Read more » Anju Banerjee CVC's despite extension objections Senior official
Media & Entertainment News Shiney Ahuja gets bail from Bombay High Court April 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Wednesday granted bail to Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who is convicted of raping his maid. A Mumbai sessions court had on March 30 sentenced the actor to seven years in jail after he was found guilty of raping his maid in June 2009. “Shiney has been granted bail today on a […] Read more » bail Bombay High Court Shiney Ahuja
Media & Entertainment News Teachers cry foul over scrapping of Anna’s function April 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Teachers at Lucknow University Wednesday said the varsity administration’s decision to cancel a function involving social activist Anna Hazare is aimed at crippling his campaign against corruption and they would seek the governor’s intervention. “We will convene a general body meeting of teachers to decide our strategy against the varsity administration, whose decision is aimed […] Read more » Anna's cry foul function Lucknow University Teachers Association LUTA scrapping Teachers
Top Law News Helpline in Delhi soon against child labour April 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to tackle child labour and handle complaints from workers, a toll free helpline would soon be launched by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a state government official said Tuesday. The helpline number 12789 will be functional between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., added the official. “It is being commissioned with an aim […] Read more » CHILD LABOUR Delhi Helpline Labour Minister Ramakant Goswami
Top Law News Former Gujarat top cop Sreekumar seeks security for Sanjiv Bhatt April 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Gujarat additional director general of police R.B. Sreekumar has urged the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team to provide security to senior police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has filed an affidavit implicating Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots. In a letter addressed to SIT chief R.K. Raghavan, with copies to the registrar general […] Read more » Former Gujarat top cop R.B. Sreekumar Sanjiv Bhatt security seeks SIT chief R.K. Raghavan Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Indians continue to support Hazare through SMSes April 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Despite the recent controversies surrounding civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, support for Anna Hazare’s anti-graft campaign continues unabated, as evident from the thousands of SMSes pouring in from across the country, the organisers said Tuesday. An SMS that read – ‘Do you want to volunteer for Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption […] Read more » Anna Hazare Arvind Kejriwal continue IAC India Against Corruption Indians Jantar Mantar Kiran Bedi SMSes support Swami Agnivesh
Media & Entertainment News CWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi sent to 8-day police custody April 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former chief of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi was on Tuesday sent to eight days police custody by a city court here. Kalmadi, who was arrested on Monday for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the October 2010 Games, had spent the night in CBI custody. 66-year-old Kalmadi has been accused of awarding […] Read more » CWG scam flung police custody Slipper Suresh Kalmadi