Top Law News TB workers : Court directs medical benefits April 27, 2012 / April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed Delhi Tapedik Unmulan Samiti (DTUS) to implement its circular giving the medical benefits and facilities to the entitled people working for tuberculosis (TB) patients in hospitals and the district centres. Justice Suresh Kait also said that in case DTUS failed to comply with the court’s order within four weeks, […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi Tapedik Unmulan Samiti DOTS DTUS Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Act TB workers tuberculosis (TB) patients working for tuberculosis (TB) patients
Top Law News Journalists must know their limits: Supreme Court April 27, 2012 / April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it wanted journalists to know their limits in reporting court proceedings even as the central government favoured framing of guidelines for the media, claiming that the right to freedom of speech and expression was for the benefit of people and not the press. Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said that in […] Read more » Article 19(1)(a) Article 21 Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia freedom of speech Journalist journalist limits journalists to know their limits Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Sahara India Real Estate Corp voicing Securities and Exchange Board of India Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Digvijay Singh : Court dismisses case April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a private complaint against Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh after the complainant failed to appear before the court twice. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja dismissed the plea of Sushil Kumar Sharma seeking to register case against Digvijay Singh for assaulting him, saying he has not appeared in the court to […] Read more » Congress leader Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi Delhi court Digvijay Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja Sushil Kumar Sharma
High Profile Cases Court to rule on summoning of army chief May 5 April 27, 2012 / April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday will deliver on May 5 its order on a plea by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh seeking summoning of army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and initiation of defamation proceedings against him for allegedly accusing him of bribery. After seeking some clarification from Tejinder Singh, Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar fixed May 5 […] Read more » Army Chief Gen V K Singh army vice chief Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh Delhi court Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
Top Law News Supreme Court clears judge for international court April 27, 2012 / April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court clears judge for international court The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a challenge to the candidature of one of its judges for appointment to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying it could not interfere in the matter. “It is purely a matter with the ICJ and has nothing to do with this court,” a bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir […] Read more » international court judge for international court Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice R.S. Pathak Supreme Court
Top Law News Centre in favour of enacting model Lokayukta law April 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Centre in favour of enacting model Lokayukta law The central government is in favour of enacting a model law of Lokayukta so that all states can adopt their own act according to it, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday. Chavan’s comments came after his hour-long meeting with social activist Anna Hazare, who is on a two-day trip to Mumbai, where he will […] Read more » Centre's Lokpal Bill India chief Ramdas Athawale Lokayukta law Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Social activist Anna Hazare
Top Law News Sports ministry : Court issues notice April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the youth affairs and sports ministry on directing all the sports federations to hold their elections if they were due. The ministry has to direct all the sports bodies to hold elections whose elections were due, said the court. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court HC dismisses plea for probe India president V.K. Malhotra India president V.K. Malhotra Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw petitioner Rahul Mehra petitioner Rahul Mehra sports sports sports ministry youth affairs and sports ministry
High Profile Cases Real estate case : Mistry falsely implicated April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tata Group chairman-designate Cyrus Mistry is being falsely implicated in a case related to a real estate firm in which the Bombay High Court issued notice to his father Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, a statement issued Wednesday said. “Cyrus Mistry is in no way concerned in the said petition… and his name has been dragged into […] Read more » Bombay High Court Cyrus Mistry estate case Real estate case Tata Group chairman-designate Cyrus Mistry
High Profile Cases 2G trial judge can’t hear cheating case: Telecom firm April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A telecom company’s counsel told the Supreme Court Wednesday that the special Delhi court conducting the trial of 2G cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act could not take up the cases against Essar Teleholdings Ltd. and Loop Telecom Ltd, who have been booked for cheating. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and […] Read more » 2G 2G case 2G trial 2G trial cheating case Delhi court Essar Teleholdings Ltd. former communications minister A. Raja Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Loop Telecom Ltd special Judge O.P. Saini Supreme Court Telecom firm
Top Law News Plea questions reporters’ right to access court proceedings April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the media does not have a fundamental right to access courts and report their proceedings. An apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. Khehar was told by the counsel for NGO Youth for […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia fundamental right Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar NGO NGO's counsel Gopal Shankarnarayan Securities and Exchange Board of India's suo motu proceedings Supreme Court
Top Law News Notice issued to LAWDA over Srinagar farmhouse April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Wednesday issued notice to a local development authority seeking details about a farmhouse, near a national park here, for allegedly posing an environmental threat and over “inequality” in permitting construction. Taking suo moto cognizance of a news story carried by local English daily ‘Kashmir Monitor’, the […] Read more » Dachigam National Park Human Rights Commission Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) local development authority SHRC Srinagar Municipal Corporation
Criminal Law News Nurse case: Court rejects accused’s bail plea April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Wednesday rejected the bail application of Shahabuddin, an accused in the case of Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, who was kidnapped and murdered last year, a lawyer said. The court, however, permitted the accused to take part in his son’s wedding for three hours April 26. Shahabuddin is accused of kidnapping the nurse […] Read more » Bhanwari Devi Bhanwari Devi Case Judge Anoop Kumar Saxena Malkhan Singh Bishnoi minister Mahipal Maderna nurse Bhanwari Devi nurse Bhanwari Devi case nurse Bhanwari Devi kidnapped Nurse case Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna Rajasthan nurse Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi case Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi kidnapped and murdered Special Public prosecutor S.S. Yadav