Top Law News Former cricket board chief moves court on IPL franchise norms April 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), A.C. Muthiah, Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the norms that permit office bearers to hold franchises for Indian Premier League (IPL). The noted Chennai-based industrialist has challenged the decision of the single-judge bench of the Madras High Court that had […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi launches interceptors to check traffic violations April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi launches interceptors to check traffic violations To strengthen its transport department and keep traffic violations on city roads under control, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday flagged off 35 specially designed cars that will intercept traffic violators and fine them on the spot. ‘With the induction of these vehicles, there has been a quantum jump in the capability of the transport […] Read more »
Top Law News Is IPL profit making venture, court asks BCCI April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Demanding to know whether the Indian Premier League (IPL) was a profit making venture, the Bombay High Court on Thursday warned the Indian cricket board that it would order the Maharashtra government to recover entertainment tax from the IPL for the current season and also the previous two seasons. A division bench comprising Justice P.B. […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court gets it right in fourth attempt April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Conceding it erred, the Supreme Court has released four Madhya Pradesh natives who were sent to jail by it in November 2008, in a 1991 murder-cum-riot case, without affording them a hearing. This was the fourth time that the matter came up before the court, as on earlier three occasions the court had failed to […] Read more »
Top Law News Madhya Pradesh concealing facts, say Bhopal gas victims April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bhopal gas tragedy victims Thursday accused the Madhya Pradesh government of concealing facts, and said it continued to deny publicly that 16,000 people had died in the aftermath of the tragedy and 5,000 women were widowed. Representatives of four organisations of Bhopal gas disaster survivors presented information obtained through the Right to Information Act here. […] Read more »
Top Law News Denied use of dam water, farmers approach court April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Denied use of water from the Und dam for irrigation, farmers of 10 villages in Rajkot district have approached the Gujarat High Court against a government engineer who they alleged was not allowing them to draw water despite their having paid the charges. The court Thursday directed proceedings against the irrigation department engineer for malafide […] Read more »
Top Law News Court seeks environment report on statues in Noida park April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Union government to examine the environmental viability of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati-backed project for converting a Noida park into a memorial for her political mentor late Kanshi Ram. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justice Aftab Alam asked the union ministry of […] Read more »
Top Law News Three sentenced to death for 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court Thursday awarded death penalty to three convicts held guilty for murder in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast that claimed 13 lives. District and sessions judge S.P. Garg handed down life imprisonment to another accused convicted for murder. A fifth accused convicted for lesser offence was awarded a jail term of four […] Read more »
Top Law News Court issues notice to Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today issued notice to co-owners of Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab, including Bollywood actress Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia, on a suit accusing the Mohali franchise of not filing balance sheets and annual returns. The notice, returnable by July 24, was also issued to other owners of the franchise Karan […] Read more »
Top Law News High court issues notice to Bar Council of India April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Tuesday issued notices to the Bar Council of India (BCI), the state bar council and the state government for not allowing a law student to complete the third year of his degree course in law.A division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi issued notices to the respondents […] Read more »
Top Law News PM promises all possible help to disabled (Lead) April 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on PM promises all possible help to disabled (Lead) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday assured a delegation of representatives of the disabled, which raised several demands including a separate ministry for disability affairs, of all \”possible steps\” to help them.A 10-member delegation of the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled, led by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member and Rajya Sabha […] Read more »
Top Law News Gujarat civic poll process challenged April 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court has questioned the state government and six municipal corporations over a petition challenging the process followed in civic election. Acting on a petition by Pankajsinh Waghela, a division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi issued notices Monday and sought replies from the state and the corporations about […] Read more »