Top Law News Court grills Gujarat on civic polls June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday directed the state government to tell under which provisions of the constitution it was empowered to notify seats for municipal corporation wards. The division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi sought answers from the state government and the state election commission in this regard over a […] Read more » civic polls Gujarat
Top Law News Court slams illegal educational institutions June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said the process of admissions and consequent examinations in unrecognized private educational institutions has become a “vicious circle”. “This has become a vicious circle. They don’t get recognition. By provisional orders of the court they give admissions and then by yet another provisional order they hold examinations,” said the vacation bench […] Read more » educational illegal institutions
Top Law News BJP demands fast-track courts for honour killing cases June 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Saying honour killings were nothing but cold-blooded murders, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded that fast-track courts be set up to deal with the growing incidence of such cases. ‘The BJP demands that fast track courts must be set up to deal with such cases so that such practices do not continue,’ BJP spokesperson […] Read more » fast-track courts honour killing
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