Top Law News CII rallies behind Keshub Mahindra on Bhopal gas verdict June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Industrialist Keshub Mahindra, found guilty of criminal laxity with six others in the Bhopal gas disaster, Wednesday found support from an apex chamber that wanted changes in the liabilities of non-executive directors in such incidents. ‘The law regarding potential liability of non-executive and independent directors needs to undergo a change,’ said a statement issued by […] Read more » Bhopal gas verdict Keshub Mahindra
Top Law News Plea to allow regional languages in high courts June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Plea to allow regional languages in high courts Proceedings in high courts should be allowed in regional languages, a petitioner said Wednesday while moving the Supreme Court and seeking directions to the central government on the issue. The petition was in particular reference to an ongoing agitation in Tamil Nadu for holding proceedings in Madras High Court in Tamil. The petitioner All India […] Read more » allow languages regional
Top Law News Court orders clubbing three chargesheets in Satyam scam June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special court trying the Satyam scam cases here Wednesday clubbed three chargesheets filed by the CBI in the multi-crore accounting scam. Pronouncing the order reserved last week, the court ruled that it would treat all the three chargesheets against disgraced former chairman of Satyam Computers Ramalinga Raju and nine others as one case. The […] Read more » chargesheets Satyam scam
Top Law News Bombay High Court rejects ‘best five’ formula June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Wednesday rejected the ‘best five’ formula espoused by the Maharashtra government for admission to Class 11, saying it violates the right to equality as it applies to students belonging to only one board. The court also said the online admission process for Class 11 – first year junior college – can […] Read more »
Top Law News Court orders fresh poll in Orissa assembly constituency June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court Wednesday ordered a fresh poll in the state’s Athgarh assembly constituency, a lawyer said. Justice R.N Biswal passed the order at Cuttack, some 26 km from here, in response to a petition by senior ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former state minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, challenging the rejection of […] Read more » assembly fresh poll Orissa
Top Law News President asked to reject Guru’s mercy plea June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union home ministry has asked President Pratibha Patil’s office to reject Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s mercy plea, informed sources said. Guru is on the death row since 2002 for the 2001 Parliament attack. His wife Tabassum filed a mercy petition with the Rashtrapati Bhavan four years ago. The sources said the mercy petition […] Read more » Guru's. mercy plea reject
Top Law News Bhopal gas victims have little hope from new relief package June 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The survivors of the world’s worst industrial tragedy that hit the Madhya Pradesh capital in December 1984 don’t have “much hope” from the new Rs.1,500 crore (Rs 15,000 million) relief package announced by the government and doubt whether it will be “distributed among the families of the victims honestly”. The Group of Ministers (GoM) headed […] Read more » Bhopal gas victims
Top Law News Interim bail for Haryana ex-cop accused of molestation June 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday granted interim bail to former inspector general of Haryana Police M.S. Ahlawat, who is accused of molesting a woman lawyer, saying he cannot be arrested till July 13. Justice Alok Singh passed the order on Ahlawat’s plea seeking bail. “There is no need for Ahlawat’s custodial interrogation. He […] Read more » ex-cop M.S. Ahlawat molestation
Top Law News Operators told to pay MCD in three days for mobile towers June 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked cellular operators to pay half the enhanced fee for mobile towers to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs). The vacation bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice A.K. Patnaik gave cellular operators three days time to comply with its orders. […] Read more » MCD mobile towers
Top Law News Protect couple marrying against parents’ wish, court to police June 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Asking police to take immediate action on any complaint from them, Delhi High Court on Monday came to the aid of a couple who got married against the wishes of their respective families and were getting threats from them. The vacation bench of Justice S.N. Dhingra afforded the protection to Gaurav and Chanchal who got […] Read more » couple Nari Niketan. Protect
Top Law News Husband refuses to self-inflict injuries, denied bail June 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday refused bail to a man, accused of harassing and beating his wife for dowry, after he refused to inflict injuries on himself similar to those found on his wife which he alleged were “self-inflicted”. Arjun, a lawyer, told the court he would prove his innocence without it also. But […] Read more » self-inflict injuries
Top Law News CBI takes train sabotage prime accused to West Bengal June 21, 2010 / June 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bapi Mahato and Bimal Mahato, both accused in last month’s Gyaneshwari Express train sabotage, were Monday taken to West Bengal by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on transit remand for the probe into the derailment in which 148 people were killed, police said. Bapi Mahato, who was arrested Sunday from a guest house in […] Read more » train sabotage