Criminal Law News No arrest for Nupur Talwar, rules Supreme Court April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that it will not arrest dentist Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi murder case as long as her petition seeking the cancellation of a non-bailable warrant against her is pending before the court. An apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar sought a commitment from […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia dentist Nupur Talwar Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court issues notice on suit challenging Jaitapur n-plant April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday issued notice to the government, Nuclear Power Corporation of India and others in a public suit challenging the proposed 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project coming up in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. Justice D. D. Sinha and Justice V. K. Tahilramani issued the notice returnable next week, lawyer R.N. Kachwe for the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Jaitapur n-plant Justice D. D. Sinha Justice V. K. Tahilramani lawyer R.N. Kachwe
Criminal Law News ‘Parliament should award death penalty for crimes against elderly’ April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on ‘Parliament should award death penalty for crimes against elderly’ A Delhi court Thursday urged parliament to award capital punishment in cases where a senior citizen is the victim. Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar said: “This court feels that our wise representatives in the parliament should provide for capital punishment in such cases also where senior citizens are the victims, so as to teach a […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar crimes against elderly Delhi court
Top Law News Woman delivers on road in Odisha, NHRC issues notice April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the chief secretary of Odisha taking suo motu cognizance of a media report saying that a woman delivered a baby on the road after being forcibly driven away from the maternity ward of a hospital. The media carried a report April 6, 2012 on a woman […] Read more » chief secretary of Odisha taking suo motu National Human Rights Commission violation of right to health of the woman
Criminal Law News Shehla murder: Congress demands arrest of BJP legislator April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of Congressmen cadres Thursday demanded the arrest of Bhartiya Janata Party legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh, after Zahida Parvez, the prime accused in RTI activist Shehla Masood’s murder, alleged that he was deeply involved in the murder. The Congress cadres also alleged a conspiracy hatched by senior party leaders in Delhi. Masood was assassinated on […] Read more » Bhartiya Janata Party legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh India Against Corruption (IAC) Shehla murder
Top Law News All educational institutions under RTE: Supreme Court April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that the fundamental Right to Education covers all educational institutions including government controlled, private unaided schools and minority institutions. A bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar also ruled that the private unaided schools will have to provide 25 per cent seats […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
High Profile Cases High Court refuses relief to Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam accused April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused anticipatory bail to the owner of a firm who feared his arrest for alleged involvement in the multi-crore-rupee National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam in Uttar Pradesh. Justice Mukta Gupta rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Delhi-based firm Surya Tej Earth Movers’ director Sumit Tandon on the ground of […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta NRHM scam accused
High Profile Cases Supreme Court receives presidential reference on 2G April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A presidential reference on whether the Supreme Court could interfere with a policy decision of the government and insist on auction as the only route for the allocation of natural resources was received by the apex court Thursday. Among the questions raised in the reference is whether the court can set aside a policy decision […] Read more » 2G verdict Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja
Top Law News Committee to decide whether Chennai port will handle coal April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An expert committee set up by the Supreme Court is studying whether the Chennai Port Trust should be allowed to handle bulk cargoes of coal and iron ore banned by the Madras High Court, a port official said Thursday. “The Supreme Court has formed a high level committee comprising of secretaries of union shipping and […] Read more » Chennai Port Trust Madras High Court Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Setback to Achuthanandan in land grab case April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, a prime accused in a land grab case, suffered a setback on Thursday when the Kerala High Court refused to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed in the case. A single-judge bench of Justice N.K. Balakrishnan said the investigation had just begun and the court was in no […] Read more » Justice N.K. Balakrishnan Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan land grab case
High Profile Cases Objectionable content: Court reprieve for Google, YouTube April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court Thursday permitted the deletion of Google and YouTube from a list of websites sought to be prosecuted for allegedly posting objectionable content on their sites. Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh passed the order after petitioner Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi’s counsel Santosh Pandey said he had no objection to the plea of the two […] Read more » Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh Google Objectionable content websites YouTube
Criminal Law News Kolkata hospital fire: Director gets bail April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director S K Todi, who was booked with 15 others in connection with the fire tragedy at the medical centre that claimed 94 lives last December. “A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justices A K Roy and A K Ray granted bail […] Read more » AMRI Hospital director S K Todi Calcutta High Court Justice A K Ray Justice A.K. Roy Kolkata hospital fire