Top Law News Former Goa minister denied anticipatory bail July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday rejected a petition by former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the death of his alleged lover, 28-year-old Nadia Torrado. Nadia died at a Chennai hospital May 30, 15 days after she allegedly consumed rat poison. The vacation bench of the apex court headed by Justice […] Read more » Former Goa minister
Top Law News Students to protest against caste-based census July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Students from various universities in the capital would hold a protest at Jantar Mantar July 4 against the ongoing issue of caste-based census and instead seek a census based on financial status of people. Students from the Delhi University, Delhi Technological University and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have started a movement ‘Meri […] Read more » caste-based census
Top Law News Present Fernandes before us, court tells his wife July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the wife of former defence minister George Fernandes to present the 80-year-old leader before it Monday to decide the custody battle between her and his brothers. Justice V.K. Shali directed Leila Kabir to present the politician before him at 4 p.m. July 5. ‘The court wants to ascertain what […] Read more » Fernandes former defence minister
Top Law News Year after historic verdict gays optimistic about future July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An year after the Delhi High Court passed a landmark verdict decriminalising homosexuality, gays in India can certainly breathe freer. But it’s not all sunshine and roses with social prejudices still well entrenched, especially outside the big cities. On July 2, 2009, the Delhi High Court overturned the 150-year-old section 377 of the Indian Penal […] Read more » gays optimistic
Top Law News Tribunal to recover damages from Coke in Kerala July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A tribunal will be set up to recover Rs.216.26 crore from Coca-Cola for the socio-economic damage caused by its bottling plant in Palakkad that has now been shut down, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Wednesday. The soft drink giant, however, maintained that it had done no wrong. The cabinet came to this decision after the […] Read more » Coke damages Kerala
Top Law News Student visa policy not being changed: Australia July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Australia Wednesday said it is not changing its student visa policy and there are no plans to cap the number of foreign students studying in the country. The Australian High Commission issued a statement after media reports stated that around 15,000 Indian students could be forced to return after the new visa policy comes into […] Read more » Student visa policy
Top Law News Rules for postings under transparency law sought July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of right to information (RTI) activists here Wednesday demanded a set of rules and procedures for appointment of information commissioners under the transparency law. RTI activists Arvind Kejriwal, Subash Chandra Agrawal and Raaj Mangal Prasad showed to reporters documents obtained under the RTI Act which revealed intense lobbying and complete arbitrariness in appointment […] Read more » transparency law
Top Law News Gujarat High Court questions judge’s powers July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday questioned a single judge’s order passed during the vacation without the “delegated powers”. A division bench of the court stated that the learned judge did not have the powers to pass an order wherein the interim relief granted was final in nature. The bench comprising of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya […] Read more » judge powers
Top Law News Court frowns at plea to sell garages in residential buildings July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It would set a “dangerous trend” if real estate promoters were allowed to sell the garages located in the stilted area of residential buildings for commercial purposes, including servicing of vehicles, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. “It will set a dangerous trend. Some will have flats. Some will have offices and there will be a […] Read more » garages residential buildings
Top Law News Rathore’s pension stopped, Ruchika’s family hails move July 1, 2010 / July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, in jail for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, will get no pension from the government, the home ministry said Wednesday. “Pension of S.P.S. Rathore, a retired IPS officer of the 1965 batch, has been withheld in full on permanent basis,” a home ministry statement said. The action […] Read more » pension stopped
Top Law News Delhi HC questions AIIMS on medicos admission criteria June 30, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from the premier hospital AIIMS as to how the seats for MS (Surgery) have been filled up by General category as against the qualified candidates this year. Justice M C Garg directed the AIIMS authorities to furnish an affidavit by June 30 explaining how the institute filled […] Read more » AIIMS medicos admission
Top Law News Kalam’s exhortation to legal community for speedy justice June 30, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former President A P J Abdul Kalam exhorted the legal community to come up with practical solutions to ensure speedy justice to all. Interacting with members of Mysore Bar Association and the citizens, he said even though the judiciary was trying its best to clear the backlog, large number of court cases were still pending […] Read more » exhortation speedy justice