Top Law News 12 get four to six years’ jail in fodder scam case December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday awarded four to six years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) to 12 people, including government officials and suppliers, in a case of the multi-million fodder scam. Fines ranging from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.10 lakh were also slapped on them. Special CBI Judge A.H. Ansari Monday had convicted […] Read more » fodder scam case
Top Law News 26 years on, Bhopal gas survivors rally for justice December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thousands of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy held rallies at different locations in this city Thursday to mark the 26th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster, and vowed to continue their fight for justice. While thousands gathered at Yadgare Shahjahani Park under the banner of Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udhyog Sangathan (BGPMUS), […] Read more » Bhopal gas survivors
Top Law News Apex court permits construction of Ambedkar park in Noida December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court Friday cleared the construction of Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar Park in Noida subject to certain conditionalities. The apex court forest bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan in its ruling said only 25 percent of the total area […] Read more » Ambedkar park Noida
Top Law News Disabled demand change in mindsets, policy (Dec 3 is World Disability Day) December 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Widespread prejudice, lack of job opportunities and official apathy – the differently-abled in the country have to battle more than just their physical disabilities in their struggle to lead respectable lives. India is home to 60 million disabled people. Of them, 48 percent are visually impaired, 28 percent are movement impaired, 14 percent are mentally […] Read more »
Top Law News On Tata’s plea, apex court sends notice to government December 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the central government on a petition of Ratan Tata , chairman of the Tata group of companies, seeking to restrain the unauthorised publication of telephone intercepts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia in the 2G spectrum allocation scandal. The notice has been issued to the home ministry, […] Read more »
Top Law News Nira Radia’s phone intercepts deposited in Supreme Court December 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday handed over the telephone intercepts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia’s conversations with media and politicians in the 2G spectrum allotment case to the Supreme Court. The court was handed over the server, hard drive and call records. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly in a […] Read more » Nira Radia Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Raja should have given serious consideration to PM’s letter’ December 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium Wednesday said that former telecom minister A. Raja should have given a ‘lot more serious consideration’ to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter expressing reservations on the allocation of 2G spectrum on 2001 prices. He said this after an apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ashok Kumar Ganguly asked […] Read more »
Top Law News Kachru ragging death: Convict moves high court December 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three weeks after a Dharamsala court held four senior medical students guilty and sentenced them to four years’ rigorous imprisonment in the Aman Kachru ragging-to-death case, one of the convicts Wednesday moved the Himachal Pradesh High Court against the decision. Naveen Verma’s petition challenging the conviction that was listed for admission in the court of […] Read more » death Kachru ragging
Top Law News Why was TRAI silent for two years: Apex court on 2G December 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked why the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was silent for two years on 85 ineligible firms bagging 2G spectrum and the remaining companies that got the airwaves failing to rollout services in varying degrees. “Apart from the issues being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) why was […] Read more » 2G apex court TRAI
Top Law News Government told to deposit Radia tapes with apex court December 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday called for the original taped recordings of the conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and others relating to 2G spectrum scam to be deposited with the court registry. The government told the court that CVC P.J. Thomas will not supervise the CBI’s probe into the scandal. The court directed the government […] Read more » deposit Radia tapes
Top Law News Supreme Court issues notice to Yeddyurappa December 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah on a petition by seven rebel legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party who were disqualified from the house for expressing their lack of confidence in the chief minister. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and […] Read more » notice Supreme Court Yeddyurappa
Top Law News Action against violators of rules on marriage processions December 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the onset of the wedding season, Delhi Police Wednesday asked the residents of the city to strictly adhere to guidelines on marriage processions issued by the Delhi High Court or face strict action for violations. In advertisements issued in major dailies, Delhi Police said marriage processions on road create traffic congestion. ‘Traffic congestion on […] Read more » marriage processions