Top Law News Four IRS officers’ resignations pending: RTI October 30, 2011 / October 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Apart from Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, the resignations of three other Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers have not been accepted by the government due to pending formalities, a Right to Information (RTI) reply revealed Sunday. The information was given by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in response to an RTI application by […] Read more » Income-Tax Department Indian Revenue Service RTI
Top Law News Plea to rename Gorkha council, include tribal areas October 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday forged a pact with the Adivasi Vikas Parishad (AVP), and demanded that the name of the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills be changed to Gorkhaland and Adivasi Territorial Administration (GATA) after bringing the tribal areas of Terai and Dooars under it. On July 18, a […] Read more » general secretary Roshan Giri Gorkha Janmukti Morcha tribal areas
High Profile Cases High Court asks Centre for details of Koodankulam Nuke Plant October 30, 2011 / October 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on High Court asks Centre for details of Koodankulam Nuke Plant The Madras High Court today directed the Centre to furnish details of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, which has now run into rough weather following a prolonged stir by the locals who feared that their safety and livelihood would be at stake, if it becomes operational. When a petition demanding scrapping of the project came […] Read more » Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal Justice T S Sivagnanam Koodankulam Nuke Plant Madras High Court
Top Law News Bengal to seek legal opinion on Haldia verdict October 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Asserting that revival of the cash-starved Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) is its top priority, the West Bengal government Saturday said it will take further steps after getting legal opinion on the aspects of the Supreme Court verdict on the share pattern of the company. The HPL, which is second largest maker of polyethylene in India […] Read more » Bengal to seek legal opinion on Haldia verdict Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd Supreme Court
Top Law News Share retirement funds with estranged wife, court tells man October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former central government employee has been told by the Delhi High Court to share his retirement benefits with his estranged wife and daughter for his failure to pay them monthly maintenance. “Whatever amount the petitioner has received from the department as retirement benefits or as pension, the same shall be divided into three parts. […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Suresh Kait Share retirement funds with estranged wife
Top Law News Bhopal tragedy survivors to observe black day October 29, 2011 / October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bhopal gas tragedy survivors will observe a ‘Black Day Nov 1, the 56th Foundation Day of Madhya Pradesh, to protest the state government’s inaction to help them get justice, survivors said Saturday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has planned to celebrate the Madhya Pradesh Day in a grand style. Bollywood […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party Bhopal tragedy survivors to observe black day Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan
Top Law News Employer’s plea to quash suicide abetment charges rejected October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Employer’s plea to quash suicide abetment charges rejected The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a man seeking quashing of a trial court order for framing of charges against him for abetting his employee in committing suicide in 2001. “The victim was not only humiliated but also threatened to be killed after his name figured in a case filed before the […] Read more » Delhi High Court Employer's plea to quash suicide abetment charges rejected Justice Mukta Gupta
High Profile Cases BJP Karnataka lawmaker jailed, trial court cancels bail October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Karnataka’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Y.Sampangi was Friday jailed after a trial court cancelled his bail plea in a corruption case. Rejecting Sampangi’s bail application, special Lokayukta (ombudsman) Court Judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao directed the police to take the BJP legislator into judicial custody and lodge him in the Parpanna Agrahara Central Jail in […] Read more » BJP Karnataka lawmaker jailed Judge N K Sudhindra Rao trial court cancels bail Y. Sampangi
Criminal Law News Centre says Rajiv killers must be hanged, hearing posted to Nov 29 October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday adjourned to November 29, further hearing of the writ pleas filed by the three Rajiv convicts seeking to commute their death sentences, even as the Centre submitted that they should be hanged following rejection of their mercy pleas by the President. When the petitions filed by the convicts — […] Read more » hearing posted to Nov 29 Justice C Nagappan Justice M Sathyanarayana Madras High Court
Top Law News Court dismisses plea to probe Chandy in palmoil scam October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court Friday gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the palmoil import case, dismissing a petition for a further probe to see if he has any role in the scam 19 years ago. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair disposed of the petition filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair Judge P.K. Haneefa Oommen Chandy palmoil import case
Top Law News Court relief for Matrix Cellular October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed telecom major Vodafone to restore services of international SIM card provider Matrix Cellular’s cell phone through which it provided services to 65,000 post-paid subscribers of Vodafone. The interim relief to Matrix was given by Justice S. Muralidhar who ordered ensuring that a mutual agreement between Matrix Cellular and Vodafone […] Read more » Court relief for Matrix Cellular Delhi High Court Justice S. Muralidhar
Criminal Law News Court quashes man’s life term for dowry death October 28, 2011 / October 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Slamming police investigators, the Delhi High Court Thursday set aside the life term awarded to a man for the 1996 dowry death of a woman, who claimed to be his wife. “There is no cogent proof on record to prove valid marriage between the deceased (Rajni) and the appellant (Lalit),” said the division bench of […] Read more » Court quashes man's life term for dowry death Delhi High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice S.P. Garg