Top Law News Enhanced funds for SC/OBC Students July 30, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Under the scheme of “Pre-matric scholarship for children of those engaged in unclean occupation,” the quantum of central assistance has been enhanced from 50% to 100% to all State Governments/UTs over and above their committed liability with effect from 1.4.08. Under the scheme of “Pre-matric scholarship for OBC students”, the proposals from State Governments/UTs are […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News SC grants green signal to government on CW games construction July 30, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court gave a green signal to the government to go ahead with its construction activities near the Yamuna river bed for the Commonwealth Games. A three judge Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, P.Sathasivam and B.S.Chauhan quashed the Delhi High Court order that had put various restrictions on the construction activities citing environmental hazards. […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Anand guilty of contempt in BMW case July 30, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court judgment convicting senior advocate R.K. Anand of contempt for attempting to influence the trial in the BMW hit-and-run case. A Bench consisting of Justices B.N. Agrawal, G.S. Singhvi and Aftab Alam, however, acquitted the then special public prosecutor, I.U. Khan. The High Court barred both lawyers from […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News HC stays GHMC poll process July 30, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The prospects of holding elections in the immediate future to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation virtually disappeared on Wednesday when the High Court stayed the issuance of the poll notification on the ground that the basis for determination of backward class voters was faulty and illegal. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Anil Ramesh Dave […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Supreme Court convicts lawyer R.K.Anand for contempt July 29, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court convicts lawyer R.K.Anand for contempt The Supreme Court upheld a Delhi High Court ruling convicting lawyer R.K. Anand for contempt to court in trying to forge a nexus with defence counsel I.U. Khan to shield main culprit Sanjeev Nanda in the BMW hit-and-run case. Read more » Law News Legal News
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