Top Law News ‘More people interested in adopting girl child’ November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is a steady flow of enquiries for adopting a girl child now than compared to earlier times, chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) Amod Kanth said at a workshop here Friday. He, however, added that complicated adoption rules were proving to be a ‘road block’ for those interested in […] Read more » adopting girl child' Amod Kanth
Top Law News Child rights commission takes up rehabilitation of orphans November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six children, including a brother-sister duo, left orphaned in the east Delhi building collapse should be provided the services of a counsellor to help them cope with the trauma, the Delhi Commission of Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has said. The child rights organisation has issued notice to the Delhi chief secretary on the rehabilitation […] Read more » Child rights commission orphans rehabilitation
Top Law News Contempt plea against Gujarat government in Ishrat Jahan case November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A contempt petition was filed against the Gujarat government in the high court here Friday for its failure to issue a notification to set up a special investigation team (SIT) in the Ishrat Jahan staged shootout case. The petition has been filed by Gopinath Pillai, father of Pranesh Pillai alias Javed. Javed was one of […] Read more » Ishrat Jahan case
Top Law News No transfer of Ghaziabad provident fund case: Supreme Court November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea for transferring the trial in Ghaziabad district court’s multi-crore provident fund (PF) scam case outside Uttar Pradesh. Pronouncing the order, Justice D.K. Jain said it could not accept the CBI plea that the trial court judge would not be able to act impartially […] Read more » Ghaziabad provident fund Supreme Court
Top Law News Attorney general to appear for PM in Raja case November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General G. Vahanvati will appear in the Supreme Court Tuesday for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to respond to the apex court’s question on why he did not give sanction to launch criminal proceedings against the now disgraced and former minister A. Raja, informed sources said Friday. Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium will appear in the […] Read more » Attorney general PM Raja case
Top Law News Apex court quashes adulteration case against Pepsi November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by the Kerala government against PepesiCo over pesticide content in its soft drinks. PepsiCo India was charged with selling soft drinks with higher pesticide content than the prescribed limit. The bench also set aside Kerala High Court’s order that had refused to stay criminal proceedings […] Read more » adulteration apex court Pepsi quashes
Top Law News Court refuses to interfere in Ahmedabad demolition drive November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Thursday refused to interfere in a sealing and demolition drive by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation against illegal constructions but offered relief for some buildings that faced action. The high court bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi came down heavily on officials of the state government and the […] Read more » Ahmedabad Court demolition drive interfere refuses
Top Law News Larger bench may take up Punjab Sikhs’ minority status case November 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday indicated that it may refer to the constitution bench the question whether Sikhs in Punjab enjoy minority status in respect of setting up educational institutions and availing related benefits. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar said this while hearing the petitions by the Punjab government […] Read more » bench Larger Punjab Sikhs
Top Law News Apex court reserves ruling on RTI plea on judges’ posting November 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the verdict on its own petition challenging the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order directing the chief justice of India to give details on the appointment of three apex court judges. While reserving the order, the apex court bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice SS Nijjar said that […] Read more » apex court CIC judges plea posting RTI
Top Law News Bigg Boss gets court reprieve till Monday November 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday stayed till Monday a central government order directing Colors TV to shift the telecast of its reality show “Bigg Boss” from prime time to after 11 p.m., the channel said. A division bench of Justice D.K. Deshmukh and Justice N.D. Deshpande, while granting the injunction till Monday, observed that the […] Read more » Bigg Boss
Top Law News Rahul, Rakhi, Sudarshan – all dragged to Madhya Pradesh courts November 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh, former RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan and TV actress Rakhi Sawant have one thing in common. They have all been dragged to court in Madhya Pradesh. Cases were filed against the two Congress leaders for comparing the Hindu rightwing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with the Students Islamic Movement of […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court adjourns hearing on 2G spectrum case November 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday adjourned hearing on the 2G spectrum scam case saying it wanted to “carefully” go through the final report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and compare it with the report of the Director General of Audit (Post and Telegraph). Read more » 2G spectrum case adjourns Supreme Court