Intellectual Property News Wrong information under RTI to land officials in trouble March 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Providing wrong information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act could be prove costly with a senior Haryana official directing that action be taken against erring staff. State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati has issued directions to all the departments to fix responsibility and take action under the Government Employees Conduct Rules against those erring officials […] Read more » Information land officials RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI trouble Wrong
Criminal Law News Charged with drunken driving, atones through social service March 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 25-year-old man held guilty of drunken driving has been spared a jail term by a Delhi court which said ‘forgiveness is the best punishment’ and told him to undertake social service for two months starting Sunday. Sandeep Kumar, an employee of a private firm who hails from Buana Lakhu village in Haryana’s Panipat district, […] Read more » atones Charged drunken driving social service
Criminal Law News Supreme Court stays Talwars’ trial in Aarushi murder March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Saturday stayed criminal trial of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad, near here, for the murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar in a special hearing […] Read more » Aarushi murder Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar Nupur Talwar senior counsel Pinaki Mishra Supreme Court Talwars trial
Top Law News Court slams ‘shameless’ cop for misbehaving with woman March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment He approached the Delhi high court for quashing of an FIR against him for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Instead, the court slammed Delhi Police constable Bharat Rattan for his “shameless” act of “misusing” his uniform. Justice Ajit Bharihoke, in his ruling, Friday said: “You (Bharat Rattan) have done a mistake for which you will […] Read more » cop Court Delhi High Court FIR Justice Ajit Bharihoke misbehaving shameless slams Woman
Top Law News Jat leaders head to Delhi to meet Chidambaram March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While the Jat community continues to disrupt rail services here demanding quotas in government jobs, president of the All India Jat Arakshan Samiti (AIJAS) Yashpal Malik left for Delhi along with other Jat leaders Saturday to hold talks with the central government over their demand. ‘A delegation of 15-20 Jat leaders will meet Home Minister […] Read more » All India Jat Arakshan Samiti Chidambaram Jat leaders
Media & Entertainment News Who will lead the Tibetan cause after Dalai Lama? March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Though last week’s decision by the Dalai Lama seeking to shed political authority has left them in a state of flux, young Tibetans living in exile in India are pinning their hopes on their western-educated leaders, one of whom would lead them in the coming years. Young Tibetan voters are enthusiastically waiting for the March […] Read more » Dalai Lama lead Lobsang Sangay Tashi Wangdi Tenzin Namgyal Tethong Tibetan cause Who
Top Law News Court summons Delhi Police chief on NGO’s complaint March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court summons Delhi Police chief on NGO’s complaint Acting on an urgent plea of an NGO that police escorts remained mute spectators as its members were beaten up while rescuing child workers, the Delhi High Court Friday summoned the Delhi police commissioner and other officials before it. The police were part of a task force set up by the court to rescue child […] Read more » Court Delhi Police NGO's complaint summons
Environment Law News Apex court orders environmental reappraisal of Nirma’s cement plant March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday refused to grant interim relief to Nirma’s proposed cement plant in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat and asked for fresh environmental assessment of the project. In the state assembly, the opposition Congress staged a walk out when a BJP member was not allowed to raise the issue of farmers’ stir against the […] Read more » apex court environmental Nirma's cement plant orders reappraisal
Top Law News Delhi issues notice to schools on fees hike March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi’s directorate of education (DoE) Friday informed the Delhi High Court that notices have been sent to 25 private schools in the city over fee hike. The notices come after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report to the high court termed as ‘unreasonable’ the fee hike by 25 private schools, including Modern […] Read more » Delhi Delhi High Court Delhi's directorate of education fees hike issues notice schools
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: Court rejects plea of Talwar’s parents March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court Friday turned down the plea of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar against their trial for the 2008 twin murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. Two separate benches dealing with independent petitions of the mother and father took a common view, upholding the order of the special Central Bureau of […] Read more » Aarushi case Aarushi Talwar Allahabad High Court CBI counsel N.I. Jafri Central Bureau of Investigation Court Justice Ravindra Singh Rajesh and Nupur Talwar Talwar's parents
High Profile Cases Apex court rejects N.D. Tiwari’s plea challenging blood sampling March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari’s appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order directing him to submit his blood samples for DNA profiling to decide a paternity suit filed by Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be his biological son. An apex court bench of Justice Aftam Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha, […] Read more » apex court blood sampling DNA profiling Justice Aftam Alam Justice R.M. Lodha N.D. Tiwari plea
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases ‘Consider special team to probe black money abroad’ March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to consider the option of setting up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the black money stashed away by Indian citizens in foreign banks. An apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar asked Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniun to get back with […] Read more » abroad black money Hasan Ali Khan Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar probe Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniun special team