Top Law News Tribals appeal for separate religion code in census (Lead) February 25, 2010 / February 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tribal groups from several states across the country Wednesday held a protest here, demanding they be listed under a distinct ‘religion code’ in the 2011 population census. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay, who visited the protest-site, promised to take their demands to the government. Nearly 150 people of various tribal groups […] Read more »
Top Law News Allocate more money for children: NGO February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Allocate more money for children: NGO With the union budget round the corner, child rights NGO CRY Wednesday said that more funds should be allocated for sectors like health and education which impact children directly. ‘Children who live and grow in poverty are deprived of almost every fundamental right. They are much more likely to be malnourished, be living in unprotected […] Read more »
Top Law News Tenant fined Rs.1 lakh for dragging on case for years February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh on a tenant of a property for dragging on the property dispute case for years together and not letting the owner use it. Justice S.N.Dhingra, dismissing the plea of tenant S.S. Gupta, said: “The present petition is an effort to drag on the execution […] Read more »
Top Law News Notice to Bangalore police on closing eateries post-midnight February 24, 2010 / March 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday sought the stand of the Karnataka government and the Bangalore police on a lawsuit challenging a police order that all eateries, restaurants and hotels in the metropolitan city close after midnight. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly sought the stand on a lawsuit by several hotelier […] Read more »
Top Law News Save power, hold IPL during day, NGO urges apex court February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to avoid power wastage, a Howrah-based civil society group has moved the Supreme Court for rescheduling the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, beginning March 12, during the day instead of night time. In its lawsuit filed in the apex court treasury Tuesday, Howrah Ganatantri Nagrik Samity and its general secretary Subhas […] Read more »
Top Law News ‘Biotech bill against Indian constitution’ February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Several clauses of the 2009 draft of the National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill, which is awaiting the cabinet’s approval, go against India’s Constitution, a leading biosafety expert said here Tuesday. The 2009 draft of the bill, proposed by the government’s Department for Science and Technology, seeks to make a national biotech regulator the ultimate authority […] Read more »
Top Law News Show proof of Maoist link to Telangana stir, says apex court February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Andhra Pradesh government to substantiate its claim that Maoists have infiltrated the student ranks of Osmania University, which is spearheading the movement for a new Telangana state. “Where is the input of the infiltration inside the campus? What is the proof available? We would like to have it,” a […] Read more »
Top Law News Tytler, Renuka among former MPs still occupying government flats February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As many as 22 government bungalows or flats are occupied by high profile politicians and VIPs, the union Urban Development Ministry said in reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application. The latest list of 22 persons features several politicians like Congress’ Jagdish Tytler and Renuka Chowdhury, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan, ex-Samajwadi […] Read more »
Top Law News Tax officer heading Madhu Koda probe to stay: Court February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jharkhand High Court Tuesday stayed the transfer of Income Tax Director (investigation) Ujjwal Chaudhary, who is probing the money laundering scam of at least Rs.2,500 crore in which former chief minister Madhu Koda is a prime suspect. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and Justice R.R. Prasad stayed the transfer […] Read more »
Top Law News Court seeks answer to Muslim woman’s ‘no’ to voters list photo February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday deferred hearing on a plea to prohibit display of photographs of burqa-clad Muslim women in the voters’ list. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice Deepak Verma deferred for a fortnight the hearing on the petition and asked petitioner Ajmal Khan, a Madurai resident, what Muslim women would do […] Read more »
Top Law News Chhattisgarh rapped for calling rights activists Maoist sympathisers February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday rebuked the Chattisgarh government for raising the Maoists’ fear to run down civil society activists raising their voice against human rights violations. A bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar snubbed the state government while also expressing outrage over its decision to exhume bodies of 10 tribals allegedly […] Read more »
Top Law News Centre, states’ views sought on special terrorism courts February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday sought the views of the central and five state governments on setting up a special court in each of the five states to try over 150 suspected terrorists for their alleged role in the 2008 serial bombings in these states. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and […] Read more »