Media & Entertainment News Malegaon blast: Chargesheet against Pravin Mutalik April 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly three months after arresting right-wing group member Pravin Mutalik, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Thursday filed a chargesheet in a Mumbai court alleging he was a key conspirator in the Sep 29, 2008 Malegaon blast. Absconding since the blast, Mutalik, an important functionary of Abhinav Bharat organisation, was arrested by the ATS from Gokak […] Read more »
Top Law News Can’t reveal names in black money cases, court told April 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Can’t reveal names in black money cases, court told The government Thursday told the Supreme Court that under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with other countries, it could not disclose the names of the people under investigation for alleged money laundering and parking funds in foreign banks based in tax havens. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. […] Read more » black money cases Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement DTAA Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Lokpal panelists reject resignation demand; PM says bill in July April 22, 2011 / April 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As corruption allegations swirled around Lokpal Bill drafting panel members Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant, social activists rejected demands for their resignation and urged them not to quit even as another member, justice N. Santosh Hegde said he would consider leaving the committee. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he hoped to bring the […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal demand Lokpal Manmohan Singh panelists reject resignation RTI activist Shanti Bhushan
Media & Entertainment News RTE Act violations: Dirty school toilets major complaint April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dirty, non-functional toilets form a major chunk of the complaints filed by parents in Delhi under violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act. According to a statement by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) with which the complaints have been filed, as many as 206 of the total 800 complaints filed […] Read more » Dirty RTE Act violations school toilets
Top Law News Civil society members guarded on Bhushan controversy April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society members on the Lokpal Bill panel were guarded Thursday on whether committee co-chair Shanti Bhushan and and his son Prashant Bhushan, embroiled in the CD controversy, will continue on the panel. Right to Information (RTI) activist and panel member Arvind Kejriwal declined to comment on the matter. “I don’t have to say anything […] Read more » Bhushan controversy Civil society members guarded
Top Law News Falling child sex ratio is national shame: PM April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calling for a “crusade” to curb bias against women, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the practice of female foeticide and infanticide was a “national shame”. Addressing bureaucrats at a function here, Manmohan Singh said Indian girls and women “have done us proud in classrooms, in boardrooms and on the sports field. They have […] Read more » child sex ratio female foeticide infanticide national shame PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court asks government’s view on black money probe team April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday sought the central government’s response to its suggestion for setting up a special investigation team (SIT) with experts from various agencies to probe black money stashed away in tax havens abroad. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar also indicated it was inclined to appoint […] Read more » (RAW) black money CBI Central Bureau of Investigation IB Intelligence Bureau Justice B.Sudarshan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar Ram Jethmalani Research and Analysis Wing Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Baba Ramdev to launch satyagraha against graft April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Baba Ramdev to launch satyagraha against graft Yoga guru and spiritual leader Baba Ramdev will launch a nationwide people’s movement ‘Satyagraha against corruption’ from June 4, his spokesperson said here Wednesday. ‘The movement will begin after he completes his ‘Bharat Swabhiman Yatra’, a journey of one lakh km which began from Dwarka on September 2 last year and will end at Ujjain […] Read more » Baba Ramdev graft launch Prime Minister Manmohan Singh satyagraha
Media & Entertainment News Court tells railways to pay Rs.5 lakh relief to Arunima April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Indian Railways to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to national level volleyball player Arunima Sinha whose left leg had to be amputated after she was pushed off a running train last week, a lawyer said. Arunima was pushed out of the general compartment of the […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Arunima Court railways Relief Rs.5 lakh
Top Law News Government questioned on plea to set up human rights courts April 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central and Delhi governments to file their replies within four weeks on a petition seeking setting up of human rights courts. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Asian Centre for Human […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict in Red Fort shootout case April 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition by Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq challenging his death sentence in the Dec 22, 2000 Red Fort attack case. The apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. Thakur reserved the verdict on the conclusion of arguments by Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium […] Read more » Additional Session Judge Gopal Subramanium Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohammad Arif O.P. Saini Red Fort reserves shootout case Solicitor General Supreme Court verdict
Top Law News How was BPL percentage calculated, asks Supreme Court April 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on How was BPL percentage calculated, asks Supreme Court The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the Planning Commission, asking it to explain how the percentage of people below poverty line (BPL) was fixed at 36 percent and how their purchasing power has remained unchanged since 1991. Judges Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma asked Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to file within a week an affidavit […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General APL (Above Poverty Line) below poverty line BPL calculated Deepak Verma Judges Dalveer Bhandari Mohan Prasaran percentage Supreme Court