Top Law News Allahabad HC stays petition challenging reservation in private engg colleges July 29, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court stayed the admission of a PIL challenging implementation of 50% reservation in private engineering colleges in Uttar Pradesh till September 3. The Bench of Justice Pradeep Kant and Justice Rituraj Awasthi passed the order on a petition filed by Ajay Swaroop and others. The state government had also […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Action Against 353 Forest Mafia During 2009-10 in UP July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is taking strict steps by effective laws to stop cutting of trees in forest areas and to curb forest mafia.Strict enforcement of the Indian Forests Act, 1927, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 enables prevention of cutting of trees and forest areas. In addition, the State Government of […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Admission to BPL Students in Private and Public Schools July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009, inter alia, contains provisions that an unaided school, not receiving any kind of aid or grants to meet its expenses from the appropriate Government or the local authority, shall admit in class I, to the extent of at least twenty-five per cent of the […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Increase in strength of Supreme Court Judges July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dr. M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the Lok Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2008 on 22nd December, 2008 and it received the assent of the President on 5th February, 2009. The Supreme Court Registry has informed that “the Judges […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Use of Hindi in Supreme Court July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News High Court orders CVC inquiry into Prasar Bharati issue July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- The Delhi High Court ordered a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) inquiry into alleged financial irregularities in Prasar Bharati Corporation and appointed a former judge to supervise Board meetings of the public broadcaster. A bench headed by Chief Justice A. P. Shah directed the Board to convene its meeting within 15 days. The bench, […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Apex court declines to hear PIL on EVM functioning July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- The Supreme Court declined to entertain a PIL, questioning the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines and seeking a direction to the Election Commission to withhold using them till the machines are made tamper proof. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan while declining to hear the PIL, directed the petitioner, V. […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Madras HC upholds reservation for women July 27, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has upheld the provision of reservation of 30% of posts for women in the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services and said the rule was in consonance with Article 15 (3) and cannot be said to be in any way a violation of Article 16 (2) of the Constitution. Dismissing a […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Jharkhand police chief served showcause notice July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ranchi- Jharkhand police chief Vishnu Dayal Ram has been served a showcause notice by the state government after the Accountant General (AG) recently sought a probe into the unusually heavy withdrawl by him of money meant for paying informers. Ram has been given 15 days time to reply, the official sources said. The show cause […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Swine flu suspects may not ger Indian Visa July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- People travelling to India will now be asked to furnish details if he is undergoing treatment or has symptoms of swine flu. They may also be denied a visa, a senior health ministry official said Thursday as the country increasingly reported ‘imported cases’ of influenza A. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Search engine’s director moves HC over obscenity charge July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai- A director of the ‘Rediff.com’ has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a criminal complaint which alleges that the website, through the search engine linked to it, disseminates obscene material. Sunil N Phatarphekar, one of the non-executive directors of Rediff, filed the petition after a lower court issued process against the website […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Supreme Court contempt notice to four officials July 23, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked Maharashtra Chief Secretary and three top officials why it should not launch contempt proceedings against them for installing gates at a barrage over the Godavari river in violation of its April 2007 order. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan issued notices to Joseph, […] Read more » Law News Legal News