Court, Judiciary & Legal System Suo motu PIL in Gujarat High Court on new tourism zone in Gir September 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today sought explanation from the Centre and the state government on a plan to set up new tourist zone in the Gir Asiatic lions sanctuary. The court took up the issue as a suo motu PIL. The division bench comprising justices Akil Kureshi and J B Pardiwala served notices to the […] Read more » Justice J.B. Pardiwala justices Akil Kureshi MoEF suo motu PIL tourism zone in Gir Union Ministry of Environment and Forest
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Parui case: West Bengal govt files appeal in Calcutta HC September 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal government on Thursday filed an appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging a single-judge order directing CBI to probe the Parui murder case. The state filed the appeal and mentioned it before the bench of Justices Jayanta Biswas and IC Das. The matter is likely to be heard […] Read more » Justice Harish Tandon Justice IC Das Justices Jayanta Biswas Parui case Parui murder case West Bengal govt files appeal in Calcutta HC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Saradha scam: Bail plea of former Advocate General Ashok Mohanty rejected September 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court on Wednesday night rejected the bail petition of former Advocate General Ashok Mohanty and two other persons who were arrested by the CBI for their alleged links with the chief of Artha Tatwa Group of companies, in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. Besides Mohanty, the CBI earlier in the […] Read more » former Advocate General Ashok Mohanty Saradha chit fund scam Saradha scam
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court declares National Tax Tribunal law as unconstitutional September 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today declared as unconstitutional the National Tax Tribunal Act under which a tribunal was set up to decide tax-related cases by taking away jurisdiction of high courts in such matters. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha said that the Act passed by Parliament in 2005 is “unconstitutional” […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha National Tax Tribunal law National Tax Tribunal law as unconstitutional
Court, Judiciary & Legal System IAF time scale group captain on ground duty to retire at 57: SC September 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said the time scale group captains in the Indian Air Force (IAF) will retire at the age of 57 years if engaged in ground duty and 54 for those serving in the flying branch. A bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice C. Nagappan said this while rejecting the government’s appeal […] Read more » captain on ground duty to retire at 57 IAF time scale group captain Justice C Nagappan Justice T.S. Thakur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Abu Salem’s ‘train wedding’: Cops file final investigation report September 24, 2014 / September 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thane Police Tuesday filed a final investigation report in a special TADA court here in connection with the publication of a photo of gangster Abu Salem and a woman, who is said to be his wife, by a city-based tabloid. “We have filed a 150-page final investigation report,” said special public prosecutor Deepak Salvi. The […] Read more » Abu Salem's train wedding TADA Judge G A Sanap Thane police
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal scam: SC to decide fate of 218 coal blocks today September 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will on Wednesday decide the fate of 218 coal blocks that were illegally allocated by the Centre to various companies. During its hearing on the coal blocks allocation scam on August 25, the apex court held that all the coal blocks allocated by the Centre since 1993 to 2010 were illegal and […] Read more » coal scam fate of 218 coal blocks SC to decide fate of 218 coal blocks today
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion:HC September 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Bombay High Court has held that the government cannot compel any person to declare his religion in any document, form or declaration. Hearing a PIL filed by three individuals, a bench of justices Abhay Oka and A S Chandurkar ruled that every citizen in India, which was a secular democratic […] Read more » Citizen can declare that he does not belong to any religion freedom of conscience and freely practising HC justice A S Chandurkar justices Abhay Oka
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC told: Large quantities of medicines and vaccines sent to J&K September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has dispatched large quantities of medicines and vaccines to flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir to prevent outbreak of water borne diseases. “Over 5.5 lakh doses of measles vaccine and 30,000 bottles of vitamin A for Srinagar and 50, 000 doses of measles vaccine for Jammu have been sent,” Union Ministry of Home Affairs told […] Read more » medicines and vaccines sent to J&K
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court pulls up CBI for filing ‘vague’ report September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Monday faced the ire of a special court here for filing a “vague” report on a plea for return of passport by an accused in a coal blocks scam case with the judge warning the investigating officer (IO) that cost would be imposed on him in future. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar […] Read more » coal scam Court pulls up CBI for filing 'vague' report Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Singla Never Spoke to Me About Kumar’s Appointment: Bansal September 23, 2014 / September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today told a special court that his nephew Vijay Singla, facing trial in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post railway bribery case, “never spoke” to him on appointment of accused Mahesh Kumar, then a Railway Board member, to any post. Deposing as a prosecution witness in the case, Bansal said […] Read more » Railgate Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma Vijay Singla
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL prays for CID probe into antibiotic drug scam in Mumbai September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL in the Bombay High Court has prayed for a CID probe into an alleged antibiotic drug scam that endangered the lives of patients last month in civic hospitals here. On August 18, patients suffered adverse drug reactions after two antibiotics were administered intravenously by doctors at a civic-run hospital, the PIL filed by […] Read more » activist Ketan Tirodkar antibiotic drug scam antibiotic drug scam in Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) hospital FDA Food and Drug Administration PIL prays for CID probe into antibiotic drug scam Saira Shaikh
