Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses petition of disqualified DUSU candidates September 2, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed petition of five DU candidates who challenged their disqualification from the Delhi University Union elections. Justice Sanjeev Khanna rejected the plea filed by Deepak Negi and Umesh Tomar of NSUI and Rohit Chahal, Lalit Kumar and Ashok Khare of ABVP. Negi and Chahal were candidates for president’s post. Tomar was […] Read more »
Top Law News HC dismisses residents petition against Delhi Metro September 2, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court dismissed the petition of Greater Kailash residents, who wanted a say in the inquiry into the mishap at the DMRC work site at Zamrudpur. During the day, DMRC lawyer Virender Sood submitted the Action Taken Report in the case at the Court. After going through the report filed by Mr Sood, a […] Read more »
Top Law News Legal services helpline inaugurated in Haryana September 2, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Common man in Haryana can obtain legal advice regarding their cases on a helpline. Justice Adarsh Kumar Gel of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of Haryana State Legal Services Authority inaugurated the legal services helpline (0172-2604055). Stating this here, the Haryana State Legal Services Authority Member Secretary said any person seeking […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi HC judge resigns September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Neeraj Kishan Kaul, who was appointed a judge of the Delhi HC over four months back, has resigned. he wanted to go back to practising as a lawyer. Neeraj Kaul (46) had taken oath as an Additional Judge of the High Court on April 15. The judge said that he has sent his resignation […] Read more »
Top Law News HC cancels results of PCS “prelims”, orders fresh test September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court has cancelled the results of UPPCS (Preliminary) Examinations-2007 and asked the state Public Service Commission to hold the test afresh within a month. A division bench of Justices Amitav Lala and Uma Nath Singh passed the order while allowing a writ petition filed by Dhananjay Singh, who had appeared for the examinations […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex Court stays proceedings in HCs on BCI’s rule September 1, 2009 / September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court stayed proceedings in all High Courts challenging the Bar Council of India (BCI) rules putting a cut off of upper age limits for admission to five and three-year course for law degree across the country. The BCI, an apex body of lawyers, has approached the Supreme Court against the notices issued by various […] Read more »
Top Law News Disqualified DU poll candidates approach court September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five candidates from ABVP and the NSUI, disqualified to contest Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls, approached the Delhi High Court challenging the university’s decision. Deepak Negi (NSUI) and Rohit Chahal (ABVP) for the president’s post, Umesh Tomar (NSUI) for the post of vice president, Lalit Kumar (ABVP) for secretary and Ashok Khare (ABVP) for […] Read more »
Top Law News SC asks Gujarat why Jaswant’s book was banned September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today issued notice to the Gujarat government seeking its response to a lawsuit by ousted BJP leader Jaswant Singh challenging the ban on his book “Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence” in the state. A bench of Justice Altmas Kabir and Justice Cyriac Joseph while issuing the notice to the Gujarat government decided […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses petition for disqualification of Nomination for DUSU elections September 1, 2009 / September 5, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition filed by three ABVP students of Delhi University who challenged the University’s decision to disqualify them from the students election scheduled for September 4. The petition of three ABVP and two NSUI candidates was dismissed earlier on Tuesday but the ABVP candidates choose to appeal the HC again. Refusing to […] Read more »
Top Law News Tankha appointed New Additional S General August 28, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vivek Tankha has been appointed as Additional Solicitor General (Direct Taxes) in the Supreme Court. The announcement of his appointment was made by the government. Read more »
Top Law News SC judges decision to disclose assets unanimous: CJI August 28, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said the decision of Supreme Court judges to make their assets public was “unanimous”. “We are strictly following the 1997 resolution under which the disclosures were not to be made public. Now, because of changed circumstances, we will put the details on the website,” CJI said while interacting […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court declines urgent hearing to supermodel’s husband August 23, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court refused to accord an urgent hearing to the plea of the estranged British husband of yesteryear’s supermodel Ujjwala Raut against cancellation of his coveted Person of Indian Origin card and his impending deportation. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam slated the hearing of Craig Maxwell’s plea for Tuesday. […] Read more »