Top Law News Delhi Court reserves order on Somnath Bharti’s plea October 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Court reserves order on Somnath Bharti’s plea for FIR against cops who investigated molestation case A court here today reserved for November 3 its order on a plea by former Delhi Law Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti seeking lodging of an FIR against unknown police personnel who allegedly implicated him […] Read more » AAP leader FIR against cops who investigated molestation case former Delhi Law Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Somnath Bharti
Top Law News EC for proxy voting and e-ballots for NRIs October 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission favours proxy voting and e-ballot for NRIs but not voting in Indian embassies abroad. It says the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) does not favour voting in missions abroad. “We are not opposed to anything. But will do anything that can be feasible,” told PTI. He said a committee comprising officials from the EC, Law Ministry and the […] Read more » Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath
Top Law News CBI registers PE against JSPL for mining in forest land October 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) and some unknown officials in the union ministry of environment and forests in connection with diversion of forest land for mining between 2007 and 2013. CBI sources confirmed that the agency has registered a PE in the alleged irregularities in […] Read more » FAC Forest Advisory Committee Jindal Steel and Power Limited Jspl PE against JSPL for mining preliminary enquiry PE against Jindal Steel
Top Law News HC quashes government order in ISRO spy case October 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court quashed a government decision not to take any action against the State Chief Information Commissioner and former Additional Director General of Police and former police officers. The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed a government decision not to take any action against the State Chief Information Commissioner and former Additional Director […] Read more » Additional Director General of Police Siby Mathews circle inspector S. Vijayan HC quashes government order HC quashes government order in ISRO spy case ISRO spy case Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai Nambi Narayanan Superintendent of Police K.K. Joshua
Top Law News Hindu Munnani blast trial begins after 19 years October 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nineteen years after a blast shook the Hindu Munnani office here killing two persons and injuring four, the trial in the case has begun at a local court. The blast on Tamil New Year Day on April 14, 1995 at the state headquarters of the Sangh Parivar group killed ‘Bible’ Shanmugam, a Munnani leader besides […] Read more » Hindu Munnani blast trial Kaja Nijamudeen Metropolitan Magistrate Court Munnani Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Bomb Blast Cases Special Public Prosecutor N Vijayaraj
Top Law News HC pulls up DoE for “sorry state of affairs” in govt-aided October 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Concerned over depleting strength of teachers by almost 50 per cent in government-aided schools in the national capital, the Delhi High Court today pulled up the Directorate of Education (DoE) for “completely failing” in its duty as a custodian of child education. “This is very sad and sorry state of affairs where DoE, who is […] Read more » "sorry state of affairs" in govt-aided Directorate of Education DoE HC pulls up DoE HC pulls up DoE for "sorry state of affairs" in govt-aided RTE Act
Top Law News Home Secy admits suggesting to U’khand Gov to quit October 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Home Secretary Anil Goswami has admitted before the Supreme Court that he had suggested to Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi to consider resigning from his post as certain statements made by him were “not compatible with the high constitutional office that he was occupying”. He, however, strongly refuted the charge that he had threatened the Governor […] Read more » Home Secy admits suggesting to U'khand Gov to quit U'khand Gov
Top Law News SC Refuses to Interfere with BCCI Decision to Hold AGM Nov 20 October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with the BCCI decision to extend the term of its current office bearers beyond Sep 30 and hold the annual general body meeting Nov 20. “Your real purpose is to hold the election now so that N. Srinivasan is prevented from contesting,” said a bench of Justice T.S. […] Read more » BCCI Decision to Hold AGM Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice Mukul Mudgal Justice T.S. Thakur senior counsel C.A. Sundaram senior counsel Nalini Chidambram
Top Law News Court’s contempt notice to Delhi education department October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday issued contempt notice to Delhi’s directorate of education (DoE) for not following its order to grant admission to 81 children in neighbourhood government schools. Justice V.K. Shali also issued notice to the commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, on a contempt petition filed by NGO Social Jurist that noted that despite […] Read more » Court's contempt notice to Delhi education department Delhi education department Delhi's directorate of education DoE East Delhi Municipal Corporation Justice V.K. Shali NGO Social Jurist notice to Delhi education department The Delhi High Court
Top Law News SC to hear Lt.Gen. Dastane’s plea on pension October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that it would look into the plea of Lt.Gen. Ravi Dastane (retd.), who had challenged the appointment of present army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag as eastern command chief before his elevation, but only as far as monetary benefits were concerned. A bench of Justice T.S.Thakur, Justice A.K.Goel and Justice […] Read more » j Justice A.K.Goel Justice R. Banumathi Justice T.S. Thakur Lt.Gen. Dastane's plea Lt.Gen. Dastane's plea on pension
Top Law News ‘Govt has an obligation to provide humane working conditions’ October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has said that the state government has an obligation to provide humane working conditions, safety gadgets, proper remuneration and other such facilities to workers engaged in the mining of coal. The observation came while hearing a case relating to a 2012 mining accident in Meghalaya in which 15 persons were killed […] Read more » 'Govt has an obligation to provide humane working conditions' humane working conditions' NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
Top Law News SC dismisses plea against removal of Sai Baba’s idols October 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC dismisses plea against removal of Sai Baba’s idols The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by an NGO seeking direction to the central government to step in to prevent the removal of the Sri Sai Baba idols from temples as urged by Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati. The apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur said it was a matter of […] Read more » Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati Justice T.S. Thakur removal of Sai Baba's idols SC dismisses plea against removal of Sai Baba's idols
