Top Law News Court issues contempt notice to Prasar Bharati CEO February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a contempt notice to Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli for not following earlier court directions over the functioning of the public broadcaster. Read more »
Top Law News Orissa high court seeks check on misuse of red beacon February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court Tuesday asked district collectors and superintendents of police (SP) to prevent the misuse of red beacons atop official vehicles. Read more »
Top Law News Court declines relief to Ashok Chakra winner’s parents February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court refused to grant relief to the parents of Major Mohit Sharma — posthumously selected for the Ashok Chakra award this year — to attend the award-presentation ceremony. The court said the government had done its bit to send an invitation. Parents of Major Mohit Sharma, who was killed while fighting militants […] Read more »
Top Law News Jharkhand high court stays land transfer to bureaucrats (Lead) February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Jharkhand high court stays land transfer to bureaucrats (Lead) The Jharkhand High Court Tuesday stayed the transfer of nearly 80 acres of land on the outskirts of state capital Ranchi to a society of civil service officers at throwaway prices Read more »
Top Law News Defence secretary summoned on blacklisted firm’s court plea February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday summoned Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar to personally appear before it Feb 11 on a petition filed by a company that the defence ministry has blacklisted on corruption charges Read more »
Top Law News Shooting association elections in legal tangle February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to a National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) member on whose petition a lower court had annulled the election of the organisation’s top office bearers Read more »
Top Law News Judicial glasnost: Delhi High Court loves it, apex court is chary February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court appears to love judicial glasnost, while the Supreme Court seems to be chary of it - going by their diametrically opposite responses to an RTI plea Read more »
Top Law News Man denied bail after sex on false marriage promise February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Man denied bail after sex on false marriage promise A city court Friday denied anticipatory bail to an employee of a multinational company (MNC) who had allegedly raped a woman after meeting her through a popular matrimonial website Read more »
Top Law News Plea for acceptance of Andhra legislators’ resignation dismissed February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supream Court Monday dismissed a lawsuit seeking its direction to Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker to accept the en masse resignations of 139 legislators on the issue of the state’s bifurcation Read more »
Top Law News Urgent need to ban porn websites: Chief Justice of India February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan Sunday said there was an urgent need to ban websites that circulate pornography and hate speeches and emphasized the need for cyber law enforcement Read more »
Top Law News Urgent need to ban porn websites: Chief Justice of India February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan on Sunday said there was an urgent need to ban websites that circulate pornography and hate speeches and emphasized the need for cyber law enforcement. Read more »
Top Law News Not in favour of disintegration of Supreme Court: CJI February 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rejecting Law Commission's recommendation for setting up of four Supreme Court regional benches, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday said he did not favour the "disintegration" of the apex court Read more »