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
Top Law News Khan Market demolition, sealing drive put off by court March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) proposed drive to remove illegal constructions in the Khan Market here. The drive was to begin Friday. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said: “Till further order no demolition work will be carried out by the NDMC.” The court would hear the matter April 27. […] Read more » demolition drive Khan Market sealing
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Apex court reserves verdict on plea to cancel 2G licences March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition for cancellation of 2G licences illegally granted in 2008 after it was told considerations of ‘chaos’ and ‘loss’ of foreign investments if the licences were quashed could not outweigh the concerns over national security. The posituion was made clear to the apex court bench of […] Read more » 2G licences apex court Attorney General G. Vahanvati Janata Party president Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi reserves Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI verdict
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Supreme Court stays Hasan Ali’s bail, orders ED custody March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday cancelled the bail of Pune stud farm owner and country’s top tax evader Hasan Ali Khan, sending him to four-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to conduct his interrogation. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar paved the way for the custodial interrogation of […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court to hear plea seeking CBI probe into Batcha’s death March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday hear an application seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Sadiq Batcha , who had been questioned by the investigating agency in the 2G spectrum scam. An apex court bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and Asok Kumar Ganguly said it would hear the matter after […] Read more » A. Raja apex court Asok Kumar Ganguly Batcha's death CBI probe Central Bureau of Investigation Justices G.S Singhvi plea Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News Police told to probe child trafficking gangs March 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday took a serious view of police failure to trace missing children and directed Delhi Police chief to constitute a task force to find out if gangs were involved in child trafficking. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna pulled up police while referring to a […] Read more » child police probe trafficking gangs
Top Law News Uphold dignity of women, Delhi Police told March 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has censured Delhi Police over a girl with a plastered leg being dragged in a court complex, saying the dignity of women must be upheld. ‘The commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging that a young girl having plaster in her leg was dragged by police […] Read more » Delhi Police Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta DIGNITY National Human Rights Commission Uphold women
Top Law News Court tells exam board to re-evaluate marks promptly March 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education to evolve a mechanism to complete in a time-bound manner the re-evaluation of marks of Class 12 students seeking admissions to colleges. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna gave the direction on the petition of a student […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Court Delhi High Court exam board Jalnidh Kaur Justice Sanjiv Khanna marks Prabhsahay Kaur promptly re-evaluate St. Stephen's College