Top Law News Blueline buses to continue in south Delhi: Court February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday gave another two-month breather to Blueline bus operators plying in south Delhi. Justice S. Muralidhar asked the government to explain why no-show cause notice was issued for the buses which have valid permits, and directed the government to file reply by April 13. Meanwhile, the interim order of the court […] Read more »
Top Law News School’s explanation sought for girl’s disability after accident February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to a public school seeking its explanation for an accident that led a girl becoming permanently disabled after she was asked to dive into a swimming pool that had little water. The court issued notice to the Remal Public School, Rohini and its two swimming coaches on […] Read more »
Top Law News Mining banned in 157 of 261 Aravali mines February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant order aimed at halting further devastation of the Aravali range due to rampant mining, the Supreme Court Friday banned mining in 157 out of 261 mines in the region and ordered comprehensive satellite photography of the mining-ravaged region. “All these years, as far as possible, we have been trying to balance developmental […] Read more »
Top Law News Finding trained cops the challenge in tackling Maoists: Chidambaram February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Finding trained cops the challenge in tackling Maoists: Chidambaram “The most difficult element is trained, well-equipped state police force to take on the challenge of Maoists,” Chidambaram told reporters in an interaction at the Indian Women’s Press Corps here. The home minister said the intellectual and material support by some unsuspecting NGOs and civil society is “making the task difficult for us”. “It confuses […] Read more »
Top Law News Chhattisgarh Maoists on ‘bloodbath’ mission in Bihar, Bengal February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An estimated 650 Maoist guerrillas have crossed over from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests to West Bengal and Bihar to carry out deadly attacks, intelligence sources said Friday. The rebels belong to the Maoist People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the sources said. The PLGA has sneaked […] Read more »
Top Law News Chargesheet filed against Kobad Ghandy February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Friday filed a chargesheet against arrested ideologue of tyhe banned Communist Party of India-Maoist Kobad Ghandy, accusing him of anti-national activities. The chargesheet that ran into over a 100 pages was filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja. In it, the special cell of Delhi Police stated that Ghandy was involved in anti-national […] Read more »
Top Law News Police action: Andhra Congress divided over court order February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment – Legislators of the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh stand divided over the state high court order on police action against students of Osmania University protesting for a separate Telangana state. A day after two legislators from the Andhra region took exception to the court reprimanding the government and police and making certain observations […] Read more »
Top Law News Indian facing $44mn corruption trial in British tax haven February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A non-resident Indian is fighting multi-million dollar money-laundering charges in Britain’s semi-autonomous island of Jersey in a complex case spanning three continents over the allegedly ill-gotten wealth of a late Nigerian military dictator. Raj Arjandas Bhojwani, an Indian citizen, could be sent to prison for up to 14 years if found guilty at the end […] Read more »
Top Law News India’s food inflation still hovers around 18 percent (Lead) February 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on India’s food inflation still hovers around 18 percent (Lead) Rising food prices, not negative inflation, is what alarms corporate India. “There is no fear of deflation and this is just a temporary phenomenon. The negative inflation number that we see today is the result of a sharp drop in prices of fuel, power and lubricants,” said Amit Mitra, secretary general of Federation of Indian […] Read more »
Top Law News Human rights body condemns Maoist killing in Bihar February 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) Thursday strongly condemned the killing of at least 10 people in Bihar by Maoists, saying that the act cannot be justified ‘by any means’. Suhas Chakma, director of ACHR said: ‘The wanton killing of civilians cannot be justified under any circumstances and constitutes an act of terrorism. These […] Read more »
Top Law News Investor sells Vedanta shares over human rights violations February 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Human right activists, tribal leaders and social activists in Orissa Sunday welcomed the Church of England’s decision to sell its shares in British mining major Vedanta due to its dissatisfaction with the company’s rights’ record in the state. “It is a great step by the Church. It understood the peoples’ concern to protect their livelihood, […] Read more »
Top Law News Centre misleading court on canal projects: Madhya Pradesh February 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government is misleading the Supreme Court on the ongoing construction of two canals for the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar reservoir projects, the Madhya Pradesh government told the court Wednesday. The state government accused the union government of making a wrong submission in an affidavit, which said the two “projects cannot be allowed as […] Read more »