Top Law News Central information panel has limited powers, says court May 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Giving a clear signal that no one is above the rule of law, the Delhi High Court Friday quashed an order of the Central Information Commission and said it has limited powers and should adhere to them. Setting aside CIC’s order to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) about revealing all information under the Right to […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court moved against Soren as chief minister May 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition was moved in the Supreme Court Friday seeking directions to the Jharkhand governor to stop the “misuse of the constitution” by repeatedly administering the oath of office of chief minister to Shibu Soren despite his not being a legislator. The petition said Article 164 (4) of the constitution was being repeatedly abused and […] Read more »
Top Law News IHF derecognition illegal: Delhi High Court (Lead) May 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Giving the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and its president K.P.S. Gill a reprieve, the Delhi High Court Friday quashed the central government’s order derecognizing the national sports body and termed the action as illegal. Justice S. Muralidhar, in his 43-page judgment, said: “None of the explanations offered by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) convinces the […] Read more »
Top Law News Court rejects Madhuri Gupta’s bail plea (Lead) May 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Friday rejected the bail plea of Madhuri Gupta, a junior Indian diplomat arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Gupta, who is in judicial custody, pleaded for bail on grounds that she is not required by the police for any investigation. “She is in judicial custody even when […] Read more »
Top Law News Caste-based census controversy reaches apex court May 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The controversy over the caste-based census Thursday reached the Supreme Court after a Chennai-based advocate filed a pre-emptive caveat, praying that if the Madras High Court verdict asking the census commissioner to carry out a caste-based census is challenged, he should be afforded an opportunity of being heard. Advocate R.Krishnamurthy filed the caveat – an […] Read more »
Top Law News Education now mere commercial activity, observes apex court May 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Education has become commerce,” a concerned Supreme Court observed Thursday and added that many of the mushrooming teaching shops in the country do not even have the basic infrastructure. The court said that education which was never an instrument of money minting has been reduced to a commercial activity. The vacation bench of the Supreme […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court blames itself for graft in judicial postings (Lead) May 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said corruption in judicial appointments has assumed cancerous proportions and blamed itself for “soft-pedalling” on the issue and not dealing with it firmly two decades ago. A vacation bench of the court headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi said: “Soft-pedalling by the apex court, not today, but 20 years ago has been […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi University teachers assure court on college results May 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that internal assessment results in 17 colleges will be declared Friday after its members’ meeting with Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental. DUTA’s counsel informed Justice Sunil Gaur that after the meeting with Pental, the results will be declared Friday evening. The court was hearing […] Read more »
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 »