Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court asks criminal trial courts to preserve electronic records October 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to all criminal courts where evidence and statements of parties are being recorded electronically and asked them to preserve the digital records after uploading them at the central server The directions came in a verdict by which a bench of Justice S Muralidhar set aside […] Read more » preserve electronic records
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC judge lauds Swachh Bharat Abhiyan October 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi today lauded the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month saying it was a step in the direction of protecting and preserving the environment for which the apex court had taken the lead. Read more » Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC notice to AAP & Alka Lamba on Binny’s defamation suit October 17, 2014 / October 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its leader Alka Lamba and other party members on a defamation suit filed by expelled AAP member Vinod Kumar Binny accusing them of maligning him. Justice Manmohan Singh sought response from AAP, Alka Lamba, Manoj Kumar, Raju Dhingan, Bandana Kumari and the central […] Read more » AAP & Alka Lamba Binny's defamation suit Justice Manmohan Singh Laxmi Nagar MLA Binny
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC restrains CCI from revealing confidential information about Google October 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Google Inc, the Delhi High Court has restrained the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from disclosing any information, considered as confidential by the US-based internet firm, during its probe into a complaint lodged by an entrepreneur who also runs a website. Justice Vibhu Bakhru also issued notice to CCI and sought […] Read more » Competition commission of India confidential information about Google HC restrains CCI information about Google Justice Vibhu Bakhru revealing confidential information
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Can’t restrict companies from extracting coal: SC October 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said that it cannot restrict the companies whose mining licences have been cancelled by it from extracting coal as they have been asked to continue with their operations for six months till alternate arrangements are made. The apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice […] Read more » Can't restrict companies from extracting coal Chief Justice H.L. Dattu extracting coal Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Madan B. Lokur SC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC gives precedence to sugarcane farmers over banks October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that the sugarcane farmers will have precedence over banks for the recovery of their dues from mills as they are in the state of financial distress and are prone to commit suicide. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, while dismissing appeals by the State Bank of […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu SC gives precedence to sugarcane farmers over banks sugarcane farmers
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC rejects plea of ex-LS official to take back consent for VRS October 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has thwarted an attempt of a retired official of Lok Sabha Secretariat to get back his job after seeking voluntary retirement and asked him to pay Rs 50,000 as cost to his employer for concealing facts. A bench of justices Gita Mittal and Deepa Sharma upheld the decision of a single […] Read more » Justice Deepa Sharma justices Gita Mittal plea of ex-LS official
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC raps government over state of affairs in Air India October 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With Air India grappling with financial crisis, the Supreme Court has rapped the government for giving “profitable routes” to private carriers and asked it to plan a turnaround in the national carrier saying it “faces extinction” if things continued like this. “Why many lucrative routes have been given to private carriers,” a bench comprising justices […] Read more » Air India Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi Civil Aviation Ministry Dharmadhikari report on the merger of the erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India Justice Kurian Joseph justices Vikramjit Sen merger of the Indian Airlines and Air India
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Jayalalithaa’s bail plea to come up on Monday in Supreme Court October 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s plea for bail is likely to come up for hearing on Monday in the Supreme Court. Lawyers associated with her matter said some procedural aspect for mentioning it for urgent hearing was yet to be completed and the apex court registry is likely to put it in […] Read more » Jayalalithaa's bail plea
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court asks CBI if it intends to examine Chidambaram October 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if it proposed to examine former finance minister P. Chidambaram on the clearance given to the Aircel-Maxis deal over which a charge sheet had been filed in August. A bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice S.A. Bobde asked senior counsel K.K. Venugopal, […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis deal Chidambaram FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover U U Lalit
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Uttar Pradesh to appoint more judges in family courts October 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to appoint principal judges in 23 family courts across the state, an official said here Saturday. Principal Secretary (law) SK Pandey has issued an order in this regard, the official said, adding that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given his consent to the proposal after the Allahabad High Court […] Read more » judges in family courts Uttar Pradesh to appoint more judges in family courts
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi Govt formation: SC adjourns hearing till October 28 October 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing in Delhi government formation issue till October 28. Ahead of the next Supreme Court hearing on government formation in the capital, there had been speculation about what would be Centre’s position on the issue before the apex court on Friday. Reviewing the political situation on Tuesday, the BJP […] Read more » Delhi Govt formation Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung
