Consumer Law News Pune land scam probe may be given to CBI, says court February 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Another land scam in Pune, which could run into over Rs 3 billion, paling the Adarsh Society scam of Mumbai, may be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe, a legal official said. This was indicated Monday by a division bench of the Bombay High Court following a public interest litigation […] Read more » Pune land scam Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act
Top Law News Can examine lapses in CVC’s appointment: Supreme court February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it was not barred from examining the validity of a statutory appointment, including that of the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), by the highest constitutional authority if the selection and appointment procedure was vitiated. “Some constitutional authority is entrusted with the powers to make statutory appointments. We must have faith in […] Read more » Supreme Court
Top Law News Jayalalithaa backs Swamy’s demand on Karunanidhi February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday backed Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s demand to name Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi as a co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam. Swamy Saturday sought to name Karunanidhi along with former communications minister A. Raja in his complaint to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New […] Read more » A. Raja J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi Subramanian Swamy's
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear pleas against gay sex in April February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday fixed April 19 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexual relationship among consenting adults. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly directed all the parties to file their documents within eight weeks. The bench also directed the court registry to complete all procedural […] Read more » gay sex Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a committee to investigate the shocking case of a Dalit minor who was brutally attacked for resisting rape in Uttar Pradesh, a state where, activists say, the situation for women, ruled by a woman chief minister, is going from bad to worse. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said: […] Read more » National Commission for Women NCW chairperson Girija Vyas Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News High court to decide on Kasab death sentence Feb 21 February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday set Feb 21 as the date when it will pronounce its verdict on the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The court announced that it will give its verdict Feb 21 confirming or commuting the death penalty of […] Read more » death sentence High Court Kasab Mohammed Ajmal Kasab Pakistani terrorist
Top Law News 2G scam, black money cases in Supreme court this week February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 2G scam, black money cases in Supreme court this week Cases related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam and black money stashed by Indian citizens in foreign banks in tax heavens are likely to be closely-followed in the Supreme Court in the week ahead. The on-going hearing on a plea against appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas and a case related to Rajya Sabha […] Read more » 2G scam black money cases Supreme Court
Top Law News PM calls for legal system supporting development February 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said that developing countries need a legal system conducive to both rapid economic development and promoting equitable distribution of the fruits of development. “The developing countries need a legal system which is conducive both to rapid economic development and which also has built-in mechanism to promote the equitable distribution of […] Read more » legal system Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Top Law News High courts to get special wings for commercial disputes February 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The proposed commercial divisions of high courts will help resolve commercial disputes speedily, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Sunday. He told the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference here that the Commercial Division of High Courts Bill is before parliament. Voicing his concern over the increasing trend in commercial litigation, he said this was taking up […] Read more » Commercial disputes High Courts
Top Law News Government can’t provide food to all: Chief Justice February 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Sunday said the government can’t be expected to provide food, education and healthcare to all but advocated relief to the deprived sections. Addressing the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference, he said while it was not possible to have access for everyone to everything, the needs of those below the poverty […] Read more » Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia
Criminal Law News Delhi serial blasts: Charges to be framed Feb 21 February 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday found sufficient evidence to put to trial 13 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in the 2008 serial blasts in New Delhi, in which 26 people were killed. Charges against them would be framed Feb 21. Additional Sessions Judge Santosh Snehi Mann said there was sufficient evidence to put the 13 […] Read more » Delhi serial blasts
Top Law News Right to Justice Bill within 5-6 months: Moily February 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill ensuring right to justice for all is expected to be introduced in Parliament in the next five to six months, Union law Minister M Veerappa Moily said here today. “We are contemplating the Right to Justice Bill so that nobody should feel alienated.,”Moily told reporters after addressing Congress workers at the party office […] Read more » M. Veerappa Moily Right to Justice