Top Law News Women’s commission faces heavy backlog of complaints April 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Commission for Women (NCW) is facing a heavy backlog of complaints that were either not taken up or not disposed of, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Friday. ‘In the annual audit inspection of 2008-09, the issue of pendency (of complaints) has been pointed out in the National Commission for Women […] Read more »
Top Law News Sania Mirza to retain her maiden name post-marriage April 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sania Mirza to retain her maiden name post-marriage Sania Mirza will not be known as Sania Malik afer her marriage with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik as the Indian tennis star has decided to retain her maiden name. In an interview to ‘People’ magazine along with husband and former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik, Sania said, “no matter what happens I am always going […] Read more »
Top Law News Ansal brothers get bail in Uphaar cinema case April 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to the Ansal brothers- Sushil and Gopal Ansal in connection with the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy that claimed 59 lives. The bail was granted after both surrendered before the Court in a case of destruction of evidence in connection with the case. Metropolitan Magistrate Geetanjali Goel asked […] Read more »
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 »