Top Law News Supreme Court allows Comedy Central to go on air November 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Comedy Central to go on air and stayed Delhi High Court’s order upholding the Centre’s decision to stop transmission of the entertainment channel for 10 days for allegedly broadcasting “obscene” and “vulgar” dialogues. “As an interim measure, it is directed that the direction issued by the high court by […] Read more » Comedy Central Group General Counsel of Viacom 18 Media IMC Inter Ministerial Council Justice Dipak Misra Sujeet Jain
Top Law News Chopper deal: Court to consider charge-sheet Dec 15 November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Friday fixed Dec 15 for considering the charge-sheet filed against businessman Gautam Khaitan and others, including two Italians, in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VIP chopper deal. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge V.K. Gupta listed for Dec 15 the matter for considering the charge-sheet and said he needs […] Read more » AgustaWestland CBI Special Judge V.K. Gupta Chopper deal Enforcement Directorate Italy-based Finmeccanica Prevention of Money Laundering Act Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Top Law News Fraudulent promotion: Police files charge sheet against AE November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a charge sheet against an assistant engineer in a court here for allegedly producing fake certificate to get promotion. Crime Branch of the state police filed the charge sheet against AE Girdhari Lal in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu. Lal has been booked under Sections 420, 465, […] Read more » AE Girdhari Lal Assistant Engineer posted in the Engineering Wing of Relief Organisation Fraudulent promotion Fraudulent promotion case of AE Girdhari Lal
Top Law News Sanskrit to be third language in Classes 6-8 in KV: Centre to SC November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today submitted before the Supreme Court that Sanskrit will be the third language in classes 6 to 8 in Kendriya Vidyalayas. Appearing before the Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi sought its permission to file an affidavit on the controversy arising out of Centre’s decision to drop German […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Chief Justice HL Dattu Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan KVS replacement of German language with Sanskrit Sanskrit to be third language
Top Law News We will not permit water loss: Delhi HC November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up Haryana government, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned its refusal to supply water to Munak canal and said it will not allow any more wastage of water. “Everyday 80 MGD of water is lost. Why are you not supplying water to the Munak canal? We will not allow this to continue at […] Read more » Delhi HC Delhi Jal Board Justice Siddharth Mridul Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed Munak canal Munak canal row not permit water loss
Top Law News SC to hear plea on Monday on attack on journalists at Hisar, November 26, 2014 / November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Monday a petition filed by a group of journalists seeking a direction to the Centre and Haryana for ordering a judicial probe into alleged assault on them and other media persons during a police operation to arrest ‘godman’ Rampal in Hisar. “List it on Monday,” a […] Read more » attack on journalists at Hisar Chief Justice HL Dattu Justice A K Sikri said. Justice Madan B. Lokur senior advocate Rajeev Dhawan
Top Law News SC sets up panel to verify figures on child sex ratio November 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing its misgivings about the authenticity of the figures of the child sex ratio given to it by various state governments, the Supreme Court Tuesday set up a committee to verify the record on the basis of which these figures were arrived at. The apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Uday Umesh […] Read more » child sex ratio Justice Dipak Misra Justice Uday Umesh Lalit NGO Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Senior lawyer Sanjay Parekh senior lawyers - Colin Gonsalves
Top Law News MCD can’t levy charges for violation of outdoor ad policy: HC November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has said that MCD does not have the right to levy any charge for violation of outdoor advertising policy as it set aside a penalty of Rs 7.36 lakh per month imposed on a retail outlet of sports wear company in 2010. Justice Vibhu Bakhru passed the order on a plea […] Read more » Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act DMC Act Justice Vibhu Bakhru MCD can't levy charges for voilation of ad policy outdoor ad policy violation of outdoor ad policy
Top Law News Jama Masjid Shahi Imam’s son anointed Naib Imam November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shaban Bukhari , the 19-year-old son of Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, was Saturday formally anointed the Naib Imam (deputy Imam) of the 17th century mosque at a ceremony here. The anointment, which was attended by religious leaders from India and abroad, comes in the face of objection by the Indian government and […] Read more » Imam's son anointed Naib Imam Shaban Bukhari Shaban Bukhari as deputy shahi imam Shaban Bukhari as Naib Imam Shaban Bukhari as the Naib Imam of Jama Masjid Shaban Bukhari son of Syed Ahmed Bukhari
Top Law News Govt decision to junk German as 3rd language comes under SC scanner November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government’s decision to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas has come under judicial scrutiny with the Supreme Court today issuing notice to it and seeking its explanation. Agreeing to give an urgent hearing on the controversy, a bench headed by Justice A R Dave asked the government to […] Read more » German as 3rd language comes under SC scanner Govt decision to junk German language Justice A.R. Dave
Top Law News Coronation of next Imam has no legal sanctity: HC November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday said the ceremony by Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari to annoint his son as his successor has no legal sanctity. However, the court refused to stay the ceremony scheduled for Saturday. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice RS Endlaw said the function is not legal […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Coronation of next ImamCoronation of next Imam Justice RS Endlaw Syed Ahmed Bukhari to annoint his son as his successor Syed Ahmed Bukhari to annoint his son Naib Imam
Top Law News BJP moves SC against HC verdict on Vedanta donations November 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on BJP’s plea challenging Delhi High Court’s verdict holding the ruling party along with Congress prima facie guilty of violating the foreign funding law by receiving donations from UK-based Vedanta Resources’ subsidiaries. Agreeing to hear the appeal, a bench headed by Chief Justice H […] Read more » BJP on Vedanta donations The Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on BJP's plea challenging Delhi High Court's verdict holding the ruling party along with Congress prima facie guilty of violatin Vedanta donations
