Top Law News Karnataka BJP holds protest for cow slaughter ban September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday held rallies across Karnataka demanding early presidential nod to a bill banning cow slaughter in the state. The bill, passed by both the houses of the state legislature, has been sent by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj to President Pratibha Patil for a decision as the Congress, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) […] Read more » ban BJP cow Karnataka protest slaughter
Top Law News Inquiry ordered into defamation plea against Chidambaram September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here Monday ordered an inquiry into a defamation complaint filed by a godman against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his recent remark related to “saffron terrorism”. Metropolitan Magistrate M.G. Dave ordered the inquiry under section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code after complainant Swami Nijanandtirth produced evidence supporting his plea. The […] Read more » Chidambaram defamation Inquiry plea saffron terrorism
Top Law News Sports complex closure for Games: Hearing on plea delayed September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A matter related to the closure of the Siri Fort Sports Complex in south Delhi as certain events of the Commonwealth Games are to be hosted there was Monday referred by a Delhi High Court bench to another court. The bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Reva Khetrapal transferred the matter to another bench […] Read more » closure delayed Games Hearing plea Sports complex
Top Law News Can’t link grain procurement to storage capacity, apex court told September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Monday told the Supreme Court that it could not limit the procurement of foodgrain to the level of its storage capacity, as it has to give minimum support price to farmers. The government said the procurement policy has twin objectives of ensuring minimum support price to farmers and meeting the foodgrain requirements […] Read more » apex court capacity grain link procurement storage
Top Law News Right to Education Act referred to constitution bench September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Read more » constitution bench referred Right to Education Act
Top Law News Apex court stays death sentence of 3 Akshardham attackers September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence of three accused in connection with the Akshardham temple attack case of September 24, 2002 in which 34 persons, including two National Security Guard (NSG) commandos were killed. An apex court bench of Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S. Nijjar stayed the death sentence. The […] Read more » Akshardham attackers apex court death sentence stays
Top Law News Orissa moves apex court against green nod for project September 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa government Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a go-ahead given by the union environment and forests ministry to an irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh. The state government feared that the project may lead to flooding of several parts of the state. The state government’s move comes in the backdrop of the central government […] Read more » apex court green nod moves Orissa project
Top Law News Himachal asked to give details on its tainted officials September 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state government to place on record the list of its officials facing corruption and other charges. Taking note of the government reinstating officials against whom investigations under the Prevention of Corruption Act are on, a division bench of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice […] Read more » details Himachal officials tainted
Top Law News Rathore’s parole plea rejected September 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The authorities in Haryana’s Pachkula district Friday rejected the plea of disgraced former state police chief S.P.S. Rathore for parole to supervise the harvesting of crops at his agricultural land near here. A meeting of district authorities decided to recommend to the Chandigarh administration that Rathore should not be granted parole from his 18-month rigorous […] Read more » parole plea Rathore rejected
Top Law News Sohrabuddin’s brother’s plea in Amit Shah bail rejected September 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Friday rejected the plea of Rubabuddin Sheikh, brother of staged shootout victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh, to be a party to the hearing of former minister Amit Shah’s bail plea. Rejecting the plea, Justice Akil Kureshi confirmed the order of the lower court. Earlier Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge G.K. Upadhyay […] Read more » Amit Shah bail brother ohrabuddin plea rejected
Top Law News Apex court stays tribunal’s order on military nurses September 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) verdict directing the central government to treat all the commissioned officers of the Military Nursing Service (MNS) on par with the regular army. An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.M.Lodha passed the order on a petition by the central government challenging […] Read more » apex court military nurses order stays tribunal
Top Law News Man’s income basis for maintenance to be paid: Court September 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment What should be the basis of maintenance that a man should pay to his estranged spouse in a case of domestic violence? The Delhi High Court Friday ruled that the man’s income should be the parameter and not his family’s property. Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra made the observation while setting aside a family court order […] Read more » Court maintenance' Man's income