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
Top Law News Court allows DNA test of children in domestic violence case November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has allowed DNA test of a couple’s two children in a domestic violence case to elicit the “truth regarding their paternity” following a plea of the husband who had accused his wife of adultery and claimed he had not sired them. “Husband cannot be compelled to bear fatherhood of a child when […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala DNA test of children Domestic Violence Act' domestic violence case
Top Law News HC moved over Shahi Imam anointing son as deputy November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea against the move by the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid to anoint his son the Naib Imam Nov 22 was filed in the Delhi High Court Tuesday. The PIL (public interest litigation) filed by one Suhail Ahmed Khan said that Jama Masjid is a property of the Delhi Wakf Board and Maulana […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi Wakf Board DWB Justice R.S. Endlaw Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari Shaban Bukhari as the Naib Imam Wakf Act for hereditary appointment of the Imam of a mosque
Top Law News SC seeks current status of 1971 Prisoners of Wars languishing in Pakistan jails November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to inform it about the current status of 54 Indians Prisoners of War (PoW), languishing in Pakistan jails since 1971, and took strong note of submission that though Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has provided the information, the Defence Ministry is yet to do the same. “The […] Read more » 1971 POWs 1971 Prisoners of Wars 1971 Prisoners of Wars in Pakistani Jails 54 PoWs Defence Ministry justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice R. Banumathi Ministry of External Affairs Pakistan jails Prisoners of Wars SC seeks current status of 1971 Prisoners of Wars
Top Law News SC declines plea to put on hold Jammu and Kashmir polls November 17, 2014 / November 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea by Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference to put on hold the elections to the state assembly, as the party contended that a large number of people displaced on account of recent devastating floods will not able to exercise their franchise. “Sorry,” said the apex court bench […] Read more » Chief Justice HL Dattu hold Jammu and Kashmir polls senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan's
Top Law News Defamation case: Naqvi acquitted after Sabir Ali withdraws plea November 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was on Saturday acquitted in a criminal defamation case against him by former JD(U) leader Sabir Ali after the court was told that the two have reached a settlement. Ali had on September 16 sought a “written apology” from Naqvi, who is minister state for minority affairs in the Modi […] Read more » defamation case Metropolitan magistrate Akash Jain Naqvi acquitted after Sabir Ali withdraws plea Sabir Ali defamation case
