Environment Law News No plan to dump nuclear waste at Kolar: Narayanasamy November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the Prime Minister’s Office the Union Minister of State V Narayanasamy said that Nuclear waste from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will not be stored in Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka. Queried by reporters about Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) planning to store the nuclear waste from KNPP in KGF, Narayanasamy refuted […] Read more » department of atomic energy dump nuclear waste fuel from KNPP at KGF. K.H. Muniyappa Kolar Lok Sabha representing Kolar Narayanasamy Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy Prime Minister's Office Union Minister of State V Narayanasamy V. Narayanasamy
Criminal Law News Death penalty of wife, kids’ killer reduced to life term November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The death penalty to life term of a businessman has been reduced by the Delhi High Court who killed his wife and two kids, observing that despite the shocking crime it cannot be said that the convict is “irredeemable as a human being”. A division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Pratibha Rani […] Read more » irredeemable as a human being Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Pratibha Rani
Top Law News HIV positive family beaten up, thrown out of home November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to the Police in Jodhpur, After an NGO disclosed the identity of an HIV-infected couple to their neighbours they and their four children have been ostracised and are being forced to sleep on pavements. The family has been sleeping on pavements outside the local railway station after their neighbours beat them up and forced […] Read more » AIDS patient Code of Criminal Procedural HIV positive HIV-infected couple Jodhpur's Ambedkar Colony Police in Jodhpur Sursagar police station
Criminal Law News Chadha brothers’ murders: Case shifted to Crime Branch November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the arrest of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari who are the key witness in the double murders of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother, the probe has been transferred to the crime branch. Delhi’s south district police were investigating the case earlier. “Seven people have been arrested in connection with the case. Further investigations will […] Read more » Crime Branch of Delhi Police Delhi's south district police double murders of liquor baron FIR Police Chhaya Sharma Ponty Chadha Ponty Chadha and his brother Sukhdev Singh Namdhari
Top Law News “Jagan misguided court while seeking bail in DA case” November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI, probing the corruption charges against jailed YSR Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy, today accused him of misguiding a special court here while seeking bail “by giving a different interpretation of the apex court’s order”. Earlier on October 5, the special CBI court had dismissed his bail plea. Opposing the fresh bail applications of […] Read more »
Top Law News Dist Bar Associations to seek pecuniary jurisdiction November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Dist Bar Associations to seek pecuniary jurisdiction In the capital all District Bar Association’ s co-ordination committee have decided to appeal to the Delhi High Court for granting unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction to trial courts in civil cases. The committee’s decision comes a day after the High Court gave a nod to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi District Courts from Rs 20 […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Abu Jundal tells court that he wants free legal aid from NGO November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aurangabad arms haul case accused Zaibuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, sought free legal aid from Jamait-ul-Ulema, a prominent NGO, when he was produced before a special court here through video conference. Jundal is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail and was produced in the Mumbai court through a video conference. When the judge asked Jundal […] Read more » 26/11 Mumbai terror Abu Jundal Aurangabad arms haul case Jamait-ul-Ulema prominent NGO Tihar Jail Zaibuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal
Criminal Law News IPS officer killing case: Accused applies for bail November 23, 2012 / November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on IPS officer killing case: Accused applies for bail The lone accused in the IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh killing case moved a bail application in the Special CBI Court. Mahendra Morya, counsel of the accused, Manoj Gurjar, filed the plea in the Special Court presided over by Judge Anupam Srivastava. CBI, which probed the killing, has produced its evidence in the trial court. […] Read more » IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh special CBI court
Top Law News White paper on Mah irrigation scam within 3 weeks November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court informed by Maharashtra government that a white paper on the alleged multi-crore irrigation scam, involving bureaucrats of Water Resources Department and Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation (KIDC), would be ready within three weeks. This statement was made by Advocate General Darius Khambata before a division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI Justices A M Khanwilkar and Mridula Bhatkar Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation Maharashtra government Water Resources Department
Top Law News 2G case: Court lets Raja visit Tamil Nadu November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the 2G spectrum allocation case trial facing Former Telecom Minister A Raja, allowed by a court of Delhi to visit Tamil Nadu till November 25. Permission to visit Tamil Nadu on his plea has been given by Special CBI Judge O P Saini, after it was not opposed by the CBI. The court also […] Read more » 2G case 2G case accused Vinod Goenka 2G spectrum allocation case CBI DMK MP Kanimozhi former Telecom Minister A. Raja Prevention of Corruption Act Raja visit Tamil Nadu Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Swan Telecom promoter
Top Law News Centre plea on info panel appointments has admitted by the Sumpreme Court November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre’s plea has been admitted by the Supreme Court to review its judgement which had stipulated that only sitting or retired chief justices of high courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and state information commissions. While admitting the plea, a bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made […] Read more » 2005 apex court judge bench of justice Central Information Commission Centre's plea chief information commissioner chief justices of high court information commissioners justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar Right to Information Act sections 12 and 15 of the Right to Information Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court questions operations of private security agencies November 22, 2012 / November 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Supreme Court questions operations of private security agencies The apex court bench of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice J.S. Khehar while issuing the notice to the home ministry told that we take suo motu cognizance of the said reports, relating, inter alia, to the licensing and working of private security agencies. The court said the “recent firing incident, widely reported in the press, […] Read more » Justice D.K. Jain and Justice J.S. Khehar private security agencies Supreme Court what is the legal regulatory framework