Court, Judiciary & Legal System Maharashtra: PILs demanding paper trail device with EVMs dismissed October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Mumbai High Court has dismissed two PILs seeing a direction to the Government to procure to be attached to EVMs during State Assembly elections in all the 288 seats in Maharashtra. The PILs were dismissed on September 30 by a bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah which accepted the Government’s statement that such […] Read more » Chief Justice Mohit Shah PILs demanding paper trail device with EVMs The Mumbai High Court Voter Verification Paper Audit Trial devices
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Bombay High Court asks Election Commission about action against parties using minors in polls October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked Election Commission of India to state what action it would take against political parties who use children in election campaign or poll-related work. The direction was given by a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka which on September 30 asked the EC to declare its stand on the issue […] Read more » Child Labour Act. using minors in polls
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Non-recognition of marital rape hypocrisy in law: Court October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Non-recognition of marital rape hypocrisy in law: Court Observing that India is yet to recognise woman’s right to control marital intercourse as a core component of equality, a court here said absence of provision to deal with cases of marital rape as an offence exposes gross double standards and hypocrisy in law. The court observation came Tuesday while declining bail to a man, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau marital rape marital rape hypocrisy in law Non-recognition
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Registration of placement agencies made must October 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government today told the Delhi High Court that it has issued an order for compulsory registration of private placement agencies providing domestic workers while making it clear that all such unregistered firms will have to shut down after October 25. Read more » Registration of placement agencies
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Plea to remove loudspeakers: NGT seeks response from city govt October 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Plea to remove loudspeakers: NGT seeks response from city govt The today sought a response from Delhi government on a plea to remove loudspeakers from a temple in Palam Colony here which is used allegedly for exorcising persons allegedly possessed by evil spirits. A bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued a notice to the city government, the Delhi Police Commissioner and others while posting […] Read more » 1986 Deputy Commissioner of SDMC Environment Protection Act Justice Swatanter Kumar National Green Tribunal Noise Pollution (Regulations and Control) Rules 2000. Plea to remove loudspeakers
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Fresh bill in next session to repeal 287 archaic laws: Government September 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Giving a fresh push to weed out archaic laws, Law Ministry will bring a new bill in Winter session of Parliament to repeal another 287 obsolete statutes even as it works overtime to ensure that 700 Appropriation Acts which have lost relevance are junked. “While a bill is pending in Parliament to repeal 32 amendment […] Read more » Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad obsolete laws repeal 287 archaic laws repeal archaic laws
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Jayalalithaa moves High Court against conviction & seeks bail September 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Jayalalithaa moves High Court against conviction & seeks bail Seeking immediate bail, jailed AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa today moved the Karnataka High Court challenging her conviction in the disproportionate assets case which cost her the chief minister’s job and disqualified her from being an MLA. Noted Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani is believed to have been drafted by Jayalalitha’s legal team for arguing the […] Read more » Ilavarasi Jayalalithaa moves High Court Parappana Agrahara central jail Sasikala Sudhakaran
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL seeks reservation for ‘dhangar’ community in Maha September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court has sought a direction to the Maharashtra government to provide reservation for dhangar (shepherd) community. The PIL, filed by a political activist Hemant Patil last week, is expected to come up for hearing this week. The Dhangar community is socially, educationally, economically and politically […] Read more » dhangar community PIL seeks reservation for 'dhangar' community
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court to hear defamation complaint against Jagdish Tytler on Oct 15 September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday fixed October 15 for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler by a senior lawyer representing the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. The matter was put for the next date as additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Gaurav Rao was on leave on Saturday. Tytler had […] Read more » defamation complaint against Jagdish Tytler Jagdish Tytler
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC seeks CCI response on plea of Mahindra & Tata September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought Competition Commission of India’s response on two Indian car makers’ plea challenging provisions of Competition Act as well as a CCI order imposing a penalty on them for violating trade norms in after-services market and spare parts. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw […] Read more » CCI response on plea of Mahindra & Tata Chief Justice G Rohini Fiat Group Automobiles India Pvt. Ltd Ford India Pvt. Honda Cars India Ltd Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Mercedes Benz India Pvt Ltd senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi Senior Advocate Gopal Subramaniam Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd Volkswagen India
Court, Judiciary & Legal System IM men wanted to adopt Maoist method to kill politicians: NIA September 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ndian Mujahideen’s Pakistan-based founder Riyaz Bhatkal had suggested adopting tactics used in the 2013 Maoist strike in Chhattisgarh on Congress leaders for eliminating politicians, the NIA has told a Delhi court. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said this in its supplementary charge sheet filed before a special court which on Thursday took cognisance of the […] Read more » Haidar Ali IM men wanted to adopt Maoist method Maoist method to kill politicians NIA Tehsin Akhtar Zia-ur-Rehman
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Hearing on lawyer’s application against Paraskar adjourned September 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The sessions court here today adjourned the hearing on the application filed by a lawyer seeking cancellation of the pre-arrest bail of till the next month. The lawyer, advocate Chitra Salunke, had represented a Mumbai-based model in a case of alleged sexual assault against Paraskar, a deputy inspector general of police. On August 12, the […] Read more » advocate Chitra Salunke lawyer's application against Paraskar senior police officer Sunil Paraskar
