Criminal Law News Andhra Pradesh court dismisses Akbaruddin Owaisi’s bail plea January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bail plea of MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has been dismissed by a court in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, booked for sedition over his alleged ‘hate speech’ there last year. Adilabad sessions court also dismissed the bail plea of Azeem-bin-Yahya, a co-accused. Opposing the bail plea of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader, Additional Public Prosecutor B Praveen […] Read more » Additional Public Prosecutor B Praveen Adilabad district jail Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh Azeem-bin-Yahya bail plea Bail plea of MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi judicial remand Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi Nizamabad Two Town police Nizambad case Owaisi
Corporate Law News SC green signal to Vishnugad Hydroelectric project January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tehri Hydro Development Corporation has got green signal by the Supreme Court of India to go ahead with its hydroelectric project over river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand while dismissing a plea against it. A bench headed by Justice H L Dattu expressed concern that petitions are being filed in courts to delay such projects despite the fact […] Read more » agricultural land environmentalist Vimal Bahi geological settings government forest land Ha government forest Helong in district Chamoli hydroelectric project hydroelectric project over river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand Justice H.L. Dattu land nuclear plants project river Alaknanda river bed land Supreme Court of India Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Uttarakhand village infrastructure
Top Law News Child labour: High Court summons senior police officer January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court summoned a top police officer and the Labour Commissioner for the failure to implement its order asking them to take steps for eliminating the menace of child labour. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain expressed its displeasure over the non-filing of status report in the matter […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan CHILD LABOUR Commissioner of Labour Department Delhi government Delhi High Court Delhi Police High court summon Joint Police Commissioner Justice V.K. Jain Labour Commissioner lackadaisical approach National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NGO Save the Child Foundation police rehabilitation of rescued child labourers and their education state government summon a top police officer and the Labour Commissioner the Labour Commissioner top police officer
Corporate Law News High Court restrains HPCL from operating oil depot in village January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High court has restrained the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) from operating its oil depot, built near a village, till the safety measures are complied with by the company. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation has been asked by the bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain to inform it about the steps taken by […] Read more » advocate Indira Unninayar Chief Justice D Murugesan DDMA Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Delhi High Court Hazira plant of Indian Oil Corporation in Gujarat Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) HPCL Indian oil Justice V.K. Jain PIL Tikri Kalan village
Human Rights Top Law News High Court disposes plea for probe against team Anna & NGOs January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea seeking CBI probe has been disposed by the Delhi High Court which was against Team Anna members and some NGOs affiliated to them for allegedly receiving funds illegally from foreign organisations. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain disposed of the plea after the Centre informed the court that […] Read more » Anna Hazare Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Delhi High Court FCR Rules Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) India Against Corruption Justice V.K. Jain Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi's NGO Navjyoti Indian Foundation and India Vision Foundation NGO Plea against team Anna Team Anna members
Top Law News Supreme Court questions Centre power to allocate coal blocks January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court questions Centre power to allocate coal blocks The Supreme Court on questioned the Centre’s power to allocate coal blocks to companies, saying it has a lot of “legal explanation” to do as the statutory Act empowers only the states to undertake this task. The apex court said that the Centre cannot undermine the Mines and Minerals Act which has given no power to it to allocate […] Read more » Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act ex-Navy chief L Ramdas and former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian former CEC N Gopalaswami justices RM Lodha and J Chelameswar legal explanation Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act Mines and Minerals Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Pension Scheme for Advocates in Bihar January 24, 2013 / January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Pension Scheme for Advocates in Bihar Here in Bihar an ambitious pension scheme has been launched for more than one lakh advocates. While launching the pension scheme in Bihar, Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra told that advocates having 30 years of practicing experience would be eligible to get monthly pension of Rs 5,000. Those who had attained 65 […] Read more » 000 500 per month as family pension beneficiary advocates benefit of the scheme Bihar bar council Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra family pension one lakh advocates one time Rs 7000 onetime payment of Rs 10000 pension of Rs 5 Pension scheme in Bihar pention for advocates Rs 2
Criminal Law News FIR against SP MLA for assaulting local scribe January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An FIR has been registered against a SP MLA for allegedly assaulting a local scribe. “Acting on the orders of a court, FIR has been registered by the police against SP MLA from Mehnagar, Brijlal Sonkar, for allegedly assaulting local scribe Vinod Singh,” according to the Police. Singh had alleged that the MLA assaulted him […] Read more » FIR local scribe Vinod Singh MLA assaultedv SP MLA SP MLA Brijlal Sonkar
Top Law News Schools can’t be allowed to make admission criteria January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Center and the city government cannot “dilute” the Right to Education Act by allowing unaided private schools to formulate their own criteria for nursery admissions,” said by the Delhi High Court A bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain told “You (HRD Ministry and Delhi government) cannot the dilute the provision of the Right […] Read more » against the Act Ashok Agarwal Central Government Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain told city government Compulsory Education Act Delhi High Court dilute" the Right to Education Act HRD Ministry and Delhi government Right of Children to Free Section 13 of the Act
Top Law News Due precaution taken in reimbursing MPs’ claim January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajya Sabha Secretariat told the Delhi High Court that it takes “due precaution” in reimbursing the expenses claimed by members of the Upper House. “There are checks and balances in the payments made to the members of Parliament. All due precautions and measures are taken so that no unnecessary payment is made,” According to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Concurrent Audit Party Delhi High Court DGACR Director-General of Audit and Central Revenue due precaution members of Parliament members of the Upper House. PIL Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Journalist gets six months jail in defamation case January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A six months imprisonment has been sentenced to a journalist who is Jaipur in a defamation case by the Rajasthan High Court, which also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on the owner, editor and a correspondent of the daily. While hearing the contempt petition, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Amitav Roy and […] Read more » Additional Advocate General G R Punia Chief Justice Amitav Roy Churu correspondent contempt petition Dainik Prakash Kunj defamation case defamation case by the Rajasthan High Court Editor Hemant Sharma Imprisonment of journalist Jaipur journalist in Jaipur Justice Mahendra Maheshwari Rajasthan High Court S M Gautam Sikar based correspondent Sadik
Tax Law News High Court quashes notice of Rs 2 crore against Jamia January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The property tax notice has been quashed by the Delhi High Court which was issued by a civic agency to Jamia Millia Islamia for recovery of over Rs.2 crore tax. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) had Dec 31, 2012, issued a notice to the university for recovery of more than Rs.2 crore in property tax […] Read more » civic agency Counsel Atyab Siddiqui Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Justice G.S. Sistani notice to Jamia Millia Islamia property tax notice recovery of tax South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)