Top Law News Guj riots: Supreme Court refers Zakia Jafri’s plea to larger bench December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A larger bench has been referred by a Supreme Court bench to the plea of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri’s widow seeking documents on the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the Gulberg Housing Society riot case in Ahmedabad in 2002. A two-judge bench of Justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur said “It […] Read more » Ahmedabad trial court Congress leader Ehsan Jafri Congress leader Ehsan Jafri's widow Justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur SIT Special Investigation Team Supreme Court bench
Top Law News Oriental Insurance to pay Liberty Cinema Rs 11.63L December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Market regulator Sebi has allowed 12 entities to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), a newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds, in the last two months. The 12 AIFs that have been registered with Sebi since October 10 included India Realty Fund, Dar Mentorcap Film Fund, […] Read more » AIF Alternative Investment Funds Capaleph Indian Millennium Private Equity Fund. Capaleph Indian Millennium Small & Medium Enterprises Fund Infrastructure Funds PE funds SEBI SME Funds Venture Capital Funds
Top Law News Ethically wrong for Gopichand to run pvt academy, says High Court December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court said that it was not in the best interest of justic, Observing that “ethically” it was wrong for the Badminton Authority of India’s (BAI) chief national coach and selection panel head Pullela Gopichand to run a private training academy. According to Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A V Mohta, “Ethically, coach who […] Read more » All India National Coaching Camp in Hyderabad best interest of justic Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A V Mohta said lawyer Piyush Shah Prajakta Sawant private training academy Pullela Gopichand
Top Law News High Court upholds IRS officer’s suspension after arrest December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday upheld a Central Administrative Tribunal’s order which had revoked on July 1 this year the 12-year-long suspension of controversial Indian Revenue Service officer Ashok Aggarwal, facing a CBI probe into several cases against him. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh upheld the CAT’s order to revoke Enforcement […] Read more » CAT's order Delhi High Court High Court IRS officer's non-sensitive post
Criminal Law News High Court asks CBI to probe cases of missing girls from West Bengal December 10, 2012 / December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The probe into cases of missing girls, brought to Delhi from West Bengal to work as domestic help, has been transferred from Delhi Police to the CBI. A bench of Justices Sanjeev Khanna and S P Garg also asked CBI to file a status report in the matter in four months, and posted the matter […] Read more » 'West Bengal cases of missing girls CBI Delhi Police FIR High Court Justices Sanjeev Khanna and S P Garg Mohali’s daughter
Media & Entertainment News Pooja Bhatt gets court relief in obscenity case December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to producer and actor Pooja Bhatt, the Bombay High Court has quashed an order of a lower court to initiate criminal proceedings against her for alleged obscenity over the poster of her film ‘Rog’. She was charged for criminal conspiracy and under section 292 of the Indian Penal Code for public display […] Read more » Bombay High Court film ROG Himanshu Malik Ilene Hamann Irrfan Khan Justice K U Chandiwal Pooja Bhatt public display or exhibition of obscene material section 292 of the Indian Penal Code
Top Law News Indiscipline in Armed Forces be not condoned: High Court December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Discipline in Armed Forces is of “paramount” importance and acts of indiscipline should not be forgiven as it would set a bad example for others, the Delhi High Court has said. The bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh said, “We would highlight that issues of discipline are of paramount importance in the Armed […] Read more » Armed Forces justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh Satyaveer Singh Summary Court Martial Trial The Delhi High Court
Top Law News Salman Rushdie, family lose legal battle over bungalow in Supreme Court December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Salman Rushdie, family lose legal battle over bungalow in Supreme Court With the Supreme Court directing them to honour the agreement, Renowned author Salman Rushdie and his family have lost a three-decade-old legal battle to retain their ancestral house here which his father had agreed in 1970 to sell to an another family. The apex court, however, has directed the buyer to pay the current market […] Read more » Anis Ahmed Rushdie battle over bungalow Civil Lines in North Delhi Congress leader Bhiku Ram Jain High Court of Delhi Salman Rushdie Supreme Court
Top Law News Centre rejects TCI interfering with coalpricing charge December 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the Delhi High Court the Coal Ministry has denied the allegation of UK-based The Children’s Investment (TCI) Fund, a shareholder in Coal India Ltd (CIL), that it interferes with the coal pricing decisions of the PSU (public sector undertaking). Justice Rajiv Shakdher today granted four weeks time to the hedge fund to file a rejoinder […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Coal India Ltd (CIL) Coal Ministry Inter Ministerial Group public sector undertaking Red Herring Prospectus TCI The Children's Investment (TCI) Fund
Environment Law News Goa mining not allowed till Environment studies: CEC December 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mining companies in Goa have violated rules and regulation in their operations and extraction of ores by them should not be permitted till environment impact assessment is done, a Central Empowered Committee told the Supreme Court on Friday. The apex court-appointed Committee in its report recommended that resumption of mining operations, halted by the apex […] Read more » Goa mining
Criminal Law News Namdhari, Tyagi in judicial custody till December 13 December 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief S S Namdhari and his PSO Sachin Tyagi, arrested for their alleged roles in the Ponty Chadha shootout case, were remanded in judicial custody for six days by a Delhi court. Metropolitan Magistrate Rajinder Singh sent Namdhari and his personal security officer Tyagi to jail till December 13, after the […] Read more » Delhi Police's Crime Branch Namdhari Ponty and Hardeep PSO Sachin Tyagi Uttarakhand minority panel chief S S Namdhari Uttarakhand Police
Top Law News 5p fine a day on late school fee: Govt asked to notify rule December 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government has been directed by the Delhi High Court to pass an order, apprising schools and public that as per rules, a school cannot charge more than five paisa per day as fine on late deposit of fees. Asking the Directorate of Education (DOE) to pass a speaking order publicising the little-known rule […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi School Education Act Delhi School Education Act and Rules 1973 Directorate of Education