Top Law News Court raps government, slaps cost for vexatious appeal May 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday slapped a cost of Rs.1 lakh on the central government for a vexatious appeal and pulled it up for denying relief to a widow whose daughter died due to a dispensary’s negligence. The central government had challenged a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) order that asked it to pay Rs.1 […] Read more »
Top Law News Court to decide on Rathore’s appeal Thursday May 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here will Thursday pronounce its decision on an appeal by former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore challenging his conviction for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, who later committed suicide. Additional District and Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh heard the arguments of both sides on day-to-day basis for eight days. “We are expecting maximum jail term […] Read more »
Top Law News Ruchika case verdict deferred to May 25 May 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Ruchika case verdict deferred to May 25 Verdict on the plea of SPS Rathore in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case has been postponed till May 25. The disgraced former Haryana DGP had appealed against a six-month sentence. The verdict was to have been delivered today, but the judge needed more time to write the order. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special […] Read more »
Top Law News 1984 riots: Court to frame charges against Sajjan May 24 May 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court on Wednesday deferred till Monday the framing of murder charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for the killing of five people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta will frame charges on May 24. The court adjourned the case on Tuesday after the investigating agency moved an application pointing […] Read more »
Top Law News Court asks Fernandes’ wife, brothers to settle differences May 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday advised the wife and brothers of the ailing former defence minister George Fernandes to amicably solve their differences over his treatment and interaction with relatives. “This is not a legal matter but a family matter. So it should be solved amicably,” Justice V.K. Shali said after hearing the arguments of […] Read more »
Top Law News Court refuses to stay IIT-JEE 2010 result May 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to stay the declaration of this year’s results for the Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) exams but asked the institutes to explain as to why so many mistakes crept in during the all-India test. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta declined […] Read more »
Top Law News No sealing of Delhi’s illegal mobile phone towers till Monday May 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the sealing of illegal mobile phone towers by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) till Monday. Staying the sealing drive, Justice Kailash Gambhir asked the civic agency to explain the reasons for increasing the licence fee for the towers by about 200 percent. On May 13, the high court stayed […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court displeased at Allahabad High Court’s observation May 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its displeasure with a judgment of the Allahabad High Court that judicial over-reach could invite the wrath of the political class leading to the clipping of judiciary’s powers or even its independence. The vacation bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad observed, “The high court judgment is irrelevant” […] Read more »
Top Law News Stop reading newspapers early in the day, advises apex court May 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday suggested that one should avoid reading newspapers early in the morning to get through the day. “If you want to keep your day fresh, don’t read newspapers for at least the early two hours of the day,” the vacation bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad said. The observation […] Read more »
Top Law News DDA rapped for delaying shelters for mentally ill May 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for delaying the construction of shelters for mentally ill people who are found abandoned on the streets. DDA faced the ire of the court when it submitted that it had zeroed down on seven sites in the capital where shelters can be opened […] Read more »
Top Law News High courts asked not to meddle in policy making May 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment High courts should desist from treading into the area of policy making, particularly in the field of economic policies, the Supreme Court has said. “It is well settled that courts should not interfere with the policies of the government in general and economic policies in particular,” the apex court said. A bench of Justice R.V. […] Read more »
Top Law News Amnesty International team meets Kashmiri separatist leader May 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A two-member team of human rights body Amnesty International Tuesday called on Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group. The team, comprising Bikram J. Batra and Ramesh Gopal Krishen, arrived here Monday for a six-day visit to assess the human rights situation. They would focus their attention on preventive detentions. Farooq welcomed their […] Read more »