Top Law News Plea in SC questions natural gas pricing August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Wednesday seeking quashing of the government’s recent decision hiking natural gas prices from April 2014 and direction to the government to cancel the production-sharing contract with Reliance Industries and NIKO Resources related to the Krishna-Godavari basin block. The public interest litigation, filed by NGO Common Cause, former cabinet secretary T.S.R. […] Read more » natural gas pricing Plea in SC questions natural gas pricing SC questions natural gas pricing top legal news
Top Law News Disability awards presented August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2013 were Wednesday presented to people who have made a mark in working for the disabled. The awards were given in three categories – persons with disability, working professionals and organisations. Nekram Upadhyay of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre here was awarded for his work in helping improve the functional […] Read more » Disability awards presented national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court asks GJM why it should not pay for shutdown August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the GJM why it should not be made to pay compensation for infringing the fundamental rights of the people by calling a shutdown in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills. Hearing a public interest litigation seeking prevention of shutdowns, a division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo […] Read more » Court asks GJM why it should not pay for shutdown national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Air India to compensate Dubai-bound passenger for cancelled flight August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Air India’s unexplained cancellation of a flight to Dubai has led to the Delhi Consumer Commission ordering it to compensate the affected passenger Rs.1.07 lakh for not making alternate arrangements for 11 days. Commission President Barkat Ali Zaidi and Member Salma Noor accepted the plea of Deepak Kumar Chaudhary, a Delhi resident employed in Abu […] Read more » Air India to compensate Dubai-bound passenger for cancelled flight national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News BCCI may move court on NCA land deal: Dalmiya August 14, 2013 / August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian cricket board may move court on the National Cricket Academy land deal, its interim head Jagmohan Dalmiya said here Tuesday. With the Karnataka High Court ruling the land deal illegal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has landed in a spot. The BCCI had reportedly paid nearly Rs.50 crore for procuring […] Read more » BCCI BCCI may move court on NCA land deal: Dalmiya Jagmohan Dalmiya Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board KIADB national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi court sends tax inspector to jail for bribe August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sent an entertainmenttax inspector of the city government to two years imprisonment for accepting Rs.4,500 bribe from a cable service provider who had tax dues. Central Bureau of Investigation Special Judge Manoj Jain imposed a fine of Rs.20,000 and sentenced Krishan Sharawat to two years in jail. In 2007, the then […] Read more » cable service provider Harjeet Singh Delhi court sends tax inspector to jail for bribe Judge Manoj Jain Krishan Sharawat national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rajya Sabha passes bill on overseas Indians’ citizenship August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill, paving the way for registration of Overseas Indian Cardholders (OIC) instead ofOverseas Citizens of India (OCI) and seeking to bring within the scope of citizenship a person “who is ordinarily a resident” instead of the person who has been residing in India for a specified period. However, no person who […] Read more » citizens of India minister of state for home affairs Mullappally Ramachandran national news news OCI OIC) Overseas Indian Cardholders Rajya Sabha passes bill on overseas Indians' citizenship todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Former PPSC chairman refused bail August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday refused bail to former chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu aka Ravi Sidhu. While admitting his appeal against his conviction by the trial court, the high court did not allow him any relief. Sidhu was last month sentenced to six years imprisonment […] Read more » Former PPSC chairman refused bail national news news PPSC Punjab Public Service Commission Ravi Sidhu Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Kashmir chief secretary told to file affidavit on Kishtwar August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir’s chief secretary to file an affidavit stating steps taken by it on all aspects related to the communal violence in Kishtwar. Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the affidavit should cover all aspects of the situation. The state government’s […] Read more » Kashmir chief secretary told to file affidavit on Kishtwar national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC bans green nod for new hydro-power units in Uttarakhand August 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over the recent rain havoc in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court Tuesday told the central and state governments not to grant environmental clearance for any hydro-power project in the hill state. “We direct the MoEF as well as state of Uttarakhand not to grant any further environmental or forest clearance for any hydroelectric power […] Read more » Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan ministry of environment and forests MoEF national news news SC bans green nod for new hydro-power units in Uttarakhand todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Fodder scam: SC dimisses Lalu Prasad’s plea August 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition seeking transfer of his trial in the multi-crore fodder scam case in a Jharkhand court to another judge. While rejecting Lalu’s petition, the apex court said that the argument are incomplete it gives five days to the […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam fodder scam Fodder scam: SC dimisses Lalu Prasad's plea Lalu Prasad national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi hospital to pay Rs.8 lakh for patient’s death August 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi-based St. Stephen’s Hospital has been directed by the apex consumer court to pay Rs 8 lakh to the widow of a private school teacher who was discharged despite being far from fit and died soon after due to medical negligence. Roshani Devi, wife of Ram Niwas and resident of Haryana’s Rohtak district, pleaded before the […] Read more » Delhi hospital to pay Rs.8 lakh for patient's death national news news todays news todays top news Top news
