Top Law News Strengthen humans rights panels in states: Balakrishnan August 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Tuesday said the state governments should take steps to strengthen their human rights commissions to facilitate good governance. Speaking at a meeting of the State Human Rights Commissions here, Balakrishnan said they are for the help of the administration and the people of the country to […] Read more » Balakrishnan humans rights panel's states strengthen
Top Law News Corrupt can go scot free by giving bribe: Court August 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “In this country, if you are caught taking bribe, you can go scot-free by giving bribe,” the Delhi High Court said Monday, pulling up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for delay in probing a two-decade-old graft case. The court pulled up the CBI for delaying the investigation in the case, which involves a Delhi […] Read more » Corrupt free giving bribe scot
Top Law News State-run firm fined Rs.50,000 for frivolous plea August 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on public sector National Textile Corporation Limited for filing a frivolous petition. The court told the company to recover the fine amount from the salaries of delinquent officials who pursued the case against an eviction order issued by a trial court against its unit. ‘Frivolous […] Read more » fined frivolous plea Rs.50 State-run firm
Top Law News CBI sleuths probing Koda’s scam cases to get security August 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jharkhand High Court Monday directed the state government to provide security to officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing a multi-crore rupee scam allegedly involving former chief minister Madhu Koda. “The CBI had sought security for those involved in investigations into the Koda scam and it had also sought manpower from the […] Read more » Koda's scam cases security
Top Law News Pappu Yadav arrested by CBI August 16, 2010 / August 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Following a Supreme Court order, former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from a hospital in Haryana’s Gurgaon district, officials said on Monday. “He was admitted in Artemis Hospital in Gurgaon from Saturday. The CBI team reached the hospital on Monday morning and […] Read more » arrested CBI Pappu Yadav
Top Law News Court reserves verdict on Raju’s bail plea August 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday reserved its order on the bail petition of B Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam fraud case. Justice Raja Elango reserved the order after hearing the arguments from Raju’s counsel and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Opposing the bail plea, Additional Solicitor General H P Rawal […] Read more » B. ramalinga raju Court satyam fraud casesatyam computer services ltd verdict
Top Law News Fight corruption, bring back institutional integrity: Chief justice August 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said on the occasion of India’s 64th Independence Day Sunday that “institutional morality and integrity” must be brought back to fight the deep-rooted problem of corruption. “Corruption is a problem we have to face and be it the Supreme Court or high courts or any other constitutional authority, the […] Read more » Fight corruption institutional integrity
Top Law News Haryana to get evening courts August 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a move to reduce the pendency of cases, Haryana will set up evening courts at Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar and Karnal towns this year, an official said Sunday. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who himself is a lawyer, has also given the nod for the setting up of ‘gram nyayalayas’ (village courts) in Rania and […] Read more » evening courts Haryana
Top Law News On I-Day, men to demand neutral laws August 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment When India celebrates its 64th Independence Day Sunday, around 100 men representing nearly 15 NGOs would press for the formulation of gender neutral laws at a meeting at the Yercaud hill station in Tamil Nadu. The men’s rights groups would meet in the cool climes of Yercaud under the aegis of Save Indian Family Foundation […] Read more » demand I-Day men neutral laws
Top Law News Information on Games should go online: CIC August 14, 2010 / August 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government and other government agencies have been directed by the Central Information Commission to post all information relating to the Commonwealth Games on their websites, a Right to Information (RTI) activist said Saturday. Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi directed the state government and other agencies like New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to post all […] Read more » CIC common wealth games Games go online Information
Top Law News High Court upholds Ahmedabad civic poll process August 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation election process as violating the constitution. A division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi, while pronouncing its reserved order, said that the provisions implemented by the state authorities were valid. The bench noted that the state rules and […] Read more » Ahmedabad civic poll process
Top Law News Notices to Gujarat government, poll panel on voters’ list ‘irregularities’ August 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Friday issued notices to the state election commission and the state government on a public interest lawsuit alleging serious irregularities in the electoral rolls prepared for elections to civic and local self-governance bodies. Hearing the petition filed by Congress’ state unit chief Siddharth Patel, a division bench of the high court […] Read more » Gujarat government voters' list 'irregularities'