Top Law News HC asks civic body to appoint more doctors in neo-natal course November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to submit within a week a representation to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for increasing the number of resident doctors in the postgraduate course of neo-natal speciality. A copy of such representation should be endorsed to Government of India in the Ministry of […] Read more » appoint more doctors in neo-natal course Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice M S Sonak MCI Medical Council of India Neo-Natal Intensive Care Units NICUs postgraduate course of neo-natal speciality
Top Law News Delhi High Court to hear PIL seeking protection of Gandhian legacy November 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday hear a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to take over the management of National Gandhi Museum and three other museums to safeguard rare letters, films, photographs and other historic items related to Mahatma Gandhi. The PIL, which has made party the Centre, through Ministry of Culture, Delhi government […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Justice Kudal Commission Justice R.S. Endlaw PIL seeking protection of Gandhian legacy
Top Law News Mudgal committee files final report of IPL fixing probe in SC November 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court-appointed probe commission headed by justice Mukul Mudgal submitted its final report to the apex court on the allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League’s season 6 betting and spot-fixing scandal today. The Supreme Court will take cognizance of the Mudgal committee report that was submitted in a sealed envelope on IPL betting […] Read more » additional solicitor general L Nageswara Rao Ajit Chandila Ankeet Chavan IPL fixing probe Justice Mukul Mudgal S Sreesanth
Top Law News Court issues bailable warrant against Digvijay November 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued a bailable warrant against Congress leader Digvijay Singh for his failure to appear before it in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari only to cancel it after he turned up. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha cancelled the bailable warrant against Singh after he appeared before the court around 3 […] Read more » BJP leader Nitin Gadkari Congress leader Digvijay Singh Court issues bailable warrant against Digvijay
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
