Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC rejects plea challenging Coal Ordinance December 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea challenging the ordinance on coal blocks, providing for retrospective recovery of a levy of Rs. 295 per metric tonne of extracted coal and linking its payment as a qualification to participate in the cancelled . The Coal Mines (Special Provision) Ordinance, 2014, was promulgated for the allocation of […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi CESC senior counsel Gopal Subramanium coal blocks' auction Coal Mines (Special Provision) Ordinance 2014 Coal Ordinance Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur plea challenging Coal Ordinance rejected SC rejects plea challenging Coal Ordinance SC rejects plea challenging Coal Ordinance senior counsel K.V. Vishwanathan
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court disallows Italian marines’ plea December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a blow to Italy’s efforts, the Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre permission to stay back in his country for two more months for heart surgery and his fellow marine Salvattore Girone permission to travel to Italy for Christmas. Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu said, “The Indian victims also have […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Indian fishermen killing Italian marines trial Massimiliano Latorre Salvattore Girone
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC quashes Centre’s press note on former woman RAW officer December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed a 2008 press note, posted on the Press Information Bureau website, that a woman lawyer and former RAW officer had some mental problems saying she had already been acquitted of the charge of attempting to commit suicide outside the PMO here. “We quash the press note issued on August 19, […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu former woman RAW officer Nisha Priya Bhatia former RAW officer
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC directs CBI to supply relevant documents to IRS officer December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed CBI to give relevant documents to a senior IRS officer, who is facing trial for allegedly diluting I-T appraisal reports of arms dealer Suresh Nanda’s companies, saying the “same would seriously prejudice the rights of the accused”. Justice Ved Prakash Vaish allowed the plea of accused Ashutosh Verma, who […] Read more » CBI to supply relevant documents CBI to supply relevant documents Justice Ved Prakash Vaish PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Agency takes scolding by Supreme Court positively: CBI chief December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Newly appointed CBI chief Anil Kumar Sinha Saturday said the CBI takes it as a learning opportunity when the Supreme Court scolds it in any case. “CBI getting scolded by Supreme Court is an opportunity to learn from mistakes and not look away,” Sinha, who was appointed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Dec […] Read more » CBI chief CBI chief Anil Kumar Sinha scolding by Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Police wrong to bar apparel maker from tender for uniforms: HC December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today told the city police that “the substratum” of its decision to debar an apparel making firm from the tender for supply of trousers, shirts and T-shirts for its personnel “is wrong”.Delhi police had issued a show cause notice to Fashion Fusion as well as debarred it from the tender process […] Read more » debar an apparel making firm Delhi High Court Fashion Fusion Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul Mafatlal Industries Ltd show cause notice to Fashion Fusion wrong to bar apparel maker from tender
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC to test MTS’s 9.8 Mbps internet speed claims December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court has asked Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), which provides high speed internet under the name MTS, to bring their “equipment” on Monday to test their claim that they provide speeds upto 9.8 Mbps. Justice Vibhu Bakhru decided to undertake the exercise as he felt that the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) […] Read more » ASG Sanjay Jain Delhi HC to test internet speed internet speed claims misleading advertisements MTS's 9.8 Mbps Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd SSTL
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC reserves verdict on PIL for free books & uniform to EWS kids December 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a PIL seeking grant of free books and uniform to children belong to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category admitted to private unaided schools. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul reserved its judgement after hearing arguments of the Directorate of Education […] Read more » advocate Khagesh Jha Delhi High Court Economically Weaker Sections EWS Justice Siddharth Mridul Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed NGO Social Jurist Right to Education Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC admits appeal of former DGP Siby Mathews December 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The on Wednesday admitted the writ appeal challenging the single judge’s direction to the government to reconsider the decision to exonerate three officials of Special Investigation Team headed by former DGP Siby Mathews, which initially probed the ISRO espionage case. Siby Mathews contended there were sufficient reasons for the arrest of the petitioner and former […] Read more » DGP Siby Mathews ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan Kerala High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Only Uddhav among heirs was present when Thackeray made will December 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A witness on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that barring Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, no other legal heir or relative of Bal Thackeray was present when the Sena patriarch signed his will. Bal Thackeray, the founder of Sena, passed away in November 2012. His will bequeaths a major share of property to Uddhav, […] Read more » Advocate F D’souza Bal Thackeray will Bombay High Court Jaidev Thackeray Jaidev Thackeray lawyer Seema Sarnaik Justice Gautam Patel Uddhav Thackeray
Court, Judiciary & Legal System IPL Scam Hearing: Supreme Court Hints at High-Powered Panel to Decide on Punishment December 10, 2014 / December 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday hinted that a high-powered committee could be set up to decide on the punishment for those who breached the IPL code of conduct, including Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president-in-exile N. Srinivasan. The committee, that could include retired judges, will also look into whether Srinivasan’s role in […] Read more » counsel for Cricket Association of Bihar Nalini Chidambraram Decide on Punishment Gurunath Meiyappan IPL Scam Hearing Justice F.M.I Kalifulla Justice Mudgal Committee Justice T.S. Thakur senior advocate Kapil Sibal Supreme Court Hints at High-Powered Panel
Court, Judiciary & Legal System N Srinivasan offers five alternatives to SC to decide course of action December 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BCCI on Tuesday replied to the SC with five alternatives in order to decide on the course of action or punishment to those found guilty in the IPL spot-fixing and betting case. Following are the five options that BCCI submitted to the court. BCCI’s internal disciplinary committee may look after the issue. BCCI may nominate […] Read more » F M Kalifullah five alternatives to SC guilty in the IPL spot-fixing and betting case Gurunath Meiyappan Justice S Thakur N Srinivasan offers five alternatives to SC N. Srinivasan
