Top Law News Apex Court orders to Stop construction work at Noida park October 9, 2009 / October 10, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex Court orders to Stop construction work at Noida park In yet another setback to the Mayawati government, the Supreme Court Friday stopped all building and construction activities in the upcoming Noida park, which is also being developed as a memorial for Dalit leader Kanshi Ram and the present Uttar Pradesh chief minister. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justice […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court moved to stop idol immersion in rivers October 9, 2009 / October 10, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court moved to stop idol immersion in rivers The Supreme Court Friday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea for stopping the environment-harming immersion of idols of various deities in rivers and water bodies across India after Hindu festivals. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice B.N. Agrawal said it would hear the plea in due course. The lawsuit […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court contends with lawsuit on Tirupati laddoo October 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Kerala scientist has moved the Supreme Court challenging the grant of ‘geographical indication (GI) status’ under the Intellectual Property Rights laws to Tirupati Laddoo – the famous offering devotees get as ‘prasadam’ at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh. In his public interest lawsuit, scientist R.S. Praveen of the National Institute for Interdisciplinary […] Read more »
Top Law News Four law schools of excellence to be Openned : Moily October 8, 2009 / October 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Thursday said that government will open four new schools for law which will be centres of excellence with all international standards. Mr Moily said that the project is in its planning stage. The government would also introduce the Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2009, in the winter session of parliament. Moily […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea seeking CBI inquiry in Mayawati statue case October 4, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a petition seeking CBI inquiry into the alleged misuse of Youth Public Fund by the Mayawati government in the construction of memorials and statues of Dalit leaders across the state. A bench, comprising Justices B N Agrawal and Aftab Alam, would also hear the contempt of court […] Read more »
Top Law News Judges Assets: Apex court to move Delhi High Court again October 4, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has finally decided to move the Delhi High court yet again to challenge its single-judge ruling declaring the office of the chief justice of India within the ambit of the transparency law and making it mandatory for apex court judges to disclose their assets. Wary of being seen as sitting in judgment […] Read more »
Top Law News Court asks Government on status of People awaiting Deportation October 4, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court, Expressing concern over the status and living conditions of foreigners, many of them are Bangla Desi, Pakistanis, detained in Govt. Camps for years, asked the Central Government to explain why these people have not been sent to their own countries. This Expression was given in a PIL. This PIL was started after […] Read more » Court Court asks Deportation Government People awaiting Deportation
Top Law News Supreme Court to challenge High Court order regarding CJI under RTI purview October 3, 2009 / October 4, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The highest judiciary has decided to challenge the Delhi High court order dated September 2, which held that the office of the Chief Justice of India comes under the ambit of Right to Information Act. Justice S Ravindra Bhat had ruled that the CJI was a “public authority” under the RTI Act and directed the […] Read more »
Top Law News Court gives green signal to Hanks case against builders October 3, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hollywood star Tom Hanks has won his legal battle with a construction company he has accused of ‘shoddy’ workmanship. Hanks and wife Rita Wilson hired contractors Storey Construction to build their Sun Valley, Idaho villa in 2000 but tried to take the firm to a tribunal after discovering faults with the work. The bosses of […] Read more »
Top Law News US names special coordinator for Tibetan issues October 3, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The United States has named an official to promote substantive discussion between the Dalai Lama’s representatives and the Chinese government and support initiatives to safeguard Tibet’s unique culture. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero will coordinate the US government’s policies, […] Read more »
Top Law News Campaign against violence on women launched with human chain October 2, 2009 / October 3, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Today some group of People, including some home makers and anganwadi workers as well as with some well known personalities, formed a human chain at the India Gate lawns to send out the message that violence against women should not be tolerated. They formally launch the women and child development ministry’s campaign. They also demanded […] Read more »
Top Law News No UN resolution on caste in India October 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There has been no resolution in the UN Human Rights Council or any organisation associated with it to equate the caste system with racial discrimination, official sources said here while opposing any attempt to internationalise the issue. There have been no resolutions in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) or its subsidiary bodies either in […] Read more »