Top Law News SC rejects plea on restraining jailbirds from contesting poll December 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging an amendment in Representation of People’s Act allowing jailbirds, except convicts, to contest elections, which was earlier barred by it. “If there is conviction and sentence, we can understand but the registration of an FIR and confinement is not sufficient to bar a person from contesting election,” […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu vendetta politics
Top Law News Bal Thackeray’s will was updated many times December 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A witness on Thursday stated before the Bombay High Court that Shiv Sena founder, the late Bal Thackeray had amended his will eight to nine times between 1997 to 2011. F D’souza, a lawyer, said during a hearing before Justice Gautam Patel that every time a new draft of the will was prepared, it was […] Read more » Bal Thackeray's will Justice Gautam Patel
Top Law News Onus on disproving conflict of interest on Srinivasan: Supreme Court December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday put the onus on BCCI president-in-exile N Srinivasan to prove that there was no conflict of interest involving him that came in the way of a probe into the IPL-6 scam and took strong exception to his counsel “repeatedly” naming finance minister Arun Jaitley in the proceedings. “You are repeatedly […] Read more » conflict of interest on Srinivasan
Top Law News HC reserves order on plea to quash provision of DCSR December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on a plea seeking quashing of a provision that enables the general body of societies to fix higher charges of essential services in respect of dwelling units which are on rent. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said it will pass […] Read more » advocate Balraj Singh Malik Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi Cooperative Societies Rules Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw provision of DCSR
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
