Top Law News Court asks police to hasten Anoushka Shankar case February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Wednesday filed a chargesheet in a city court against the man who allegedly blackmailed sitar player Anoushka Shankar, daughter of maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Mumbai-based businessman Junaid Khan was slapped with charges of extortion under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the Information Technology Act as Delhi Police filed the chargesheet […] Read more »
Top Law News Is BSP violating poll laws with elephant statues- Apex court asks February 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the Election Commission to decide within three months a complaint seeking de-recognition of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for erecting statues of the elephant, its election symbol, all over Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. Chauhan issued the direction to the […] Read more »
Top Law News Sibal to build consensus for right to education February 20, 2010 / February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Sibal to build consensus for right to education Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday said he would try and build consensus among all the state governments to implement the Right to Education Act, which will be notified from April 1. ‘Our aim is to implement the Right to Education Act from April 1 and for this, I will talk to every […] Read more »
Top Law News No arrogance while discharging duty, advises apex court February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has advised those in power to ensure that there should be no trace of arrogance and vanity while discharging their official duty. A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice A.K. Patnaik gave this counsel to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), while also rebuking it for dismissing one of its head […] Read more »
Top Law News Blueline buses to continue in south Delhi: Court February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday gave another two-month breather to Blueline bus operators plying in south Delhi. Justice S. Muralidhar asked the government to explain why no-show cause notice was issued for the buses which have valid permits, and directed the government to file reply by April 13. Meanwhile, the interim order of the court […] Read more »
Top Law News School’s explanation sought for girl’s disability after accident February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to a public school seeking its explanation for an accident that led a girl becoming permanently disabled after she was asked to dive into a swimming pool that had little water. The court issued notice to the Remal Public School, Rohini and its two swimming coaches on […] Read more »
Top Law News Mining banned in 157 of 261 Aravali mines February 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant order aimed at halting further devastation of the Aravali range due to rampant mining, the Supreme Court Friday banned mining in 157 out of 261 mines in the region and ordered comprehensive satellite photography of the mining-ravaged region. “All these years, as far as possible, we have been trying to balance developmental […] Read more »
Top Law News Finding trained cops the challenge in tackling Maoists: Chidambaram February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Finding trained cops the challenge in tackling Maoists: Chidambaram “The most difficult element is trained, well-equipped state police force to take on the challenge of Maoists,” Chidambaram told reporters in an interaction at the Indian Women’s Press Corps here. The home minister said the intellectual and material support by some unsuspecting NGOs and civil society is “making the task difficult for us”. “It confuses […] Read more »
Top Law News Chhattisgarh Maoists on ‘bloodbath’ mission in Bihar, Bengal February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An estimated 650 Maoist guerrillas have crossed over from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests to West Bengal and Bihar to carry out deadly attacks, intelligence sources said Friday. The rebels belong to the Maoist People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the sources said. The PLGA has sneaked […] Read more »
Top Law News Chargesheet filed against Kobad Ghandy February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Friday filed a chargesheet against arrested ideologue of tyhe banned Communist Party of India-Maoist Kobad Ghandy, accusing him of anti-national activities. The chargesheet that ran into over a 100 pages was filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja. In it, the special cell of Delhi Police stated that Ghandy was involved in anti-national […] Read more »
Top Law News Police action: Andhra Congress divided over court order February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment – Legislators of the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh stand divided over the state high court order on police action against students of Osmania University protesting for a separate Telangana state. A day after two legislators from the Andhra region took exception to the court reprimanding the government and police and making certain observations […] Read more »
Top Law News Indian facing $44mn corruption trial in British tax haven February 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A non-resident Indian is fighting multi-million dollar money-laundering charges in Britain’s semi-autonomous island of Jersey in a complex case spanning three continents over the allegedly ill-gotten wealth of a late Nigerian military dictator. Raj Arjandas Bhojwani, an Indian citizen, could be sent to prison for up to 14 years if found guilty at the end […] Read more »