Top Law News Life term for Jalli Kattu-related murder: SC July 25, 2012 / July 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court(SC) on Tuesday upheld the life sentence to a man who killed another person after being enraged by the latter taming a bull heroically in the traditional Jalli Kattu festival held annually in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal festival. A bench of SC justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifulla rejected the plea of the convict Arumugan […] Read more » Jalli kattu life term for jalli kattu SC SC on jalli kattu festival SC on pongal festival SC upholds life term for jalli kattu SC verdict on bull fight Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi University: SC/ST students challenged admission process July 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi University was on Tuesday directed by the Delhi High Court to respond to a plea challenging the University’s admission process for under-graduate courses for Scheduled Caste(SC) and Scheduled Tribe(ST) students this academic year. Issuing notices to Delhi University and the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Justice G S Sistani sought their responses by […] Read more » Central Educational Institutions act Central Educational Institutions act 2006 Delhi High Court Delhi University Delhi University admission policy for SC/ST Delhi University policy for general candidates Delhi University policy for OBC students Delhi University policy for SC/ST students Delhi University policy on reserve quota DU's admission policy for SC/ST online registration in DU online registration system in Delhi University Reservation in Admission Reservation in Admission act Reservation in Admission act 2006 reservation in Delhi University SC/ST discrimination SC/ST discrimination in Delhi university SC/ST discrimination in DU vice chancellor of Delhi university vice chhancellor of DU
High Profile Cases Akhilesh Yadav: Game of name changing continues July 24, 2012 / July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It seems that Uttar Pradesh is not going to do development in future but will do development in changing names of cities, changing names of programmes initiated by Mayawati. Since the coming of Akhilesh Yadav we often hear maladministration news from Uttar Pradesh this is perhaps because of his total attention is diverted towards changing […] Read more » Akhilesh Yadav BSP Supremo Mayawati changed names of 8 districts of UP changed names of 8 districts of uttar pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav former chief minister mayawati Mayawati SP leader akhilesh yadav UP UP cm akhilesh yadav Uttar Pradesh Uttar praesh chief minister akhilesh yadav
Top Law News Acid attacks: Spreading awareness through film July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the wake of increasing incidents of acid attacks, here are some filmmakers who are planning to spread awareness about this through films. An Oscar winning film, which poignantly captured the trauma and helplessness of acid victims in Pakistan may soon be shown in India, says filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy who is finalising talks for […] Read more » Acid attacks Acid attacks in india Acid attacks in pakistan acid attacks under IPC awareness about acid attacks through films awareness aboutAcid attacks victims of acid attacks
Top Law News Karnataka High Court:Two day time given to appoint Lokayukta July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court gave two days’ time to Advocate-General S. Vijay Shankar to get instructions from the government in appointment of Lokayukta and also pointed out that “the Government is violating the Karnataka Lokayukta Act”. Observing that the “public is getting restless” because of the failure to appoint the Lokayukta for the past 10 […] Read more » appointment of Lokayukta Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen delay in appointment of karnataka Lokayukta delay in appointment of Lokayukta High Courts High courts of india Justice Aravind Kumar Karnataka Karnataka High Court Karnataka Lokayukta Karnataka Lokayukta Act Lokayukta Lokayukta Act Supreme Court violation of Karnataka Lokayukta Act
Top Law News Plain packaging for tobacco products July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Health Ministry in order to curb use of tobacco products has planned to push for plain packaging. Plain packaging could help bring down tobacco usage by heightening the effect of pictorial warnings, said a policy document by Australia-India Institute Taskforce on Tobacco Control released in New Delhi on Monday. According to the plain packaging […] Read more » anti-tobacco laws Australia-India Institute Taskforce on Tobacco Control Global Adult Tobacco Survey Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth HRIDAY International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases packaging for tobacco products PHFI Plain packaging for tobacco products Public Health Foundation of India tobacco Tobacco Control tobacco industry tobacco products tobacco usage
Top Law News Delhi High Court: Reserved order for tommorow on Suresh Kalmadi July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court reserves order for tomorrow on a plea seeking to restrain Suresh Kalmadi from attending the London Olympic games. Last Wednesday, the Delhi High Court had sought the reply of Suresh Kalmadi to a plea for stopping him from going to London for the 2012 Olympics and had asked him not to advance […] Read more » Delhi High Court order on Suresh Kalmadi London Olympic Suresh Kalmadi
Top Law News Bhojpuri Mahuaa TV directors held for forgery July 24, 2012 / July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two directors of a Bhojpuri Mahuaa TV channel for obtaining loans to the tune of about Rs.100 crore from three nationalised banks allegedly on forged documents. It is alleged that the Mahuaa television channel directors forged invoices and certificates from Chartered Accounts, against which they applied for loans […] Read more » Bhojpuri Bhojpuri Mahuaa TV Bhojpuri Mahuaa TV directors held for forgery Mahuaa Mahuaa channel mahuaa channel in forgery case mahuaa chhanel in controversy Mahuaa television channel Mahuaa tv
Top Law News Supreme Court disallowed tourism in core areas of tiger reserves July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifulla also warned of contempt proceedings and imposition of exemplary costs on states, which failed to notify the buffer zones in their […] Read more » apex court buffer zones in the tiger reserves SC Supreme Court supreme court disallowed tourism in tiger reserves tiger habitats tiger habitats in the tiger reserves tiger reserves tourism in tiger resrves
High Profile Cases SC: It will be difficult to reverse Cairn-Vedanta deal July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court yesterday said it will be difficult to reverse the USD 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal but would examine the allegation that it contravened an agreement that while selling its shares Cairn India would offer them first to state-owned PSU ONGC. A bench of justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur asked the […] Read more » Cairn Cairn India Cairn India Ltd Cairn-Vedanta deal Cairns Energy Cairns Energy subsidiary controversy regardingCairn-Vedanta deal decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal SC Supreme Court supreme court decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal supreme court verdict on Cairn-Vedanta deal UK-based Vedanta Group USD 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal Vedanta Group
Top Law News SC slashed Haj seats under discretionary, dignitaries quota July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court reduced the seats to 300 from the proposed 5,050 recommended under government’s discretionary and dignitaries quota for Haj 2012 pilgrims and hoped representation for them would be made on “reasonable basis”. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai limited the number of seats to be allocated under dignitaries quota […] Read more » 'Haj Qurrah Aftab Alam discretionary and dignitaries quota for Haj Haj Haj 2012 Haj Committee of India Haj Committees of the states Haj pilgrimmage Haj pilgrims Haj subsidy HCOI Ranjana Prakash Desai supreme court order on Haj VIP quota for Haj
Top Law News Bombay High court: There is difference between impotency and infertility July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bombay High court: There is difference between impotency and infertility Bombay High court observed that there is a marked difference between ‘infertility’ and ‘impotency’, and set aside a 1994 order of divorce. The family court, in October 1994, had granted divorce to the husband (then 42 years old) on the ground that the wife (then 45 years old) was impotent, a valid ground for divorce […] Read more » Bombay High Court difference between impotency and infertility High Court High courts of india impotency impotency as a ground of divorce impotency under Hindu marriage act infertility infertility is not impotency not bearing child is not impotency sec 12(1) of hindu marriage act sec 12(1) of HMA section 12(1) of Hindu marriage act Section 12(1) of HMA