Top Law News NCW seeks report on remarks against IAS officer August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to probe a complaint against a Samajwadi Party leader accused of making “objectionable comments” against the now suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal. Taking cognizance of a complaint against Uttar Pradesh Agro chairman Narendra Bhatti, NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma urged Chief Secretary Jawed […] Read more » Agro chairman Narendra Bhatti chief minister Akhilesh Yadav National Commission for Women national news NCW NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma NCW seeks report on remarks against IAS officer news Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Review sought of SC bar on single medical entrance test August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its verdict quashing a Medical Council of India (MCI) notification mandating a common entrance test for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses in government and private institutions. The petition was filed by NGO Sankalp saying the court’s earlier “judgment erred in not appreciating […] Read more » Justice Anil R. Dave Justice Vikramajit Sen MCI Medical Council of India National Entrance Eligibility Test national news NEET news NGO Sankalp Review sought of SC bar on single medical entrance test todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi government upgrades family court judges August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Monday upgraded 10 judges in family courts to principal judges for smooth and faster functioning of such courts. There are 9 family courts in Delhi but the government had last December decided to increase their number to 11. “Presently, one post of principal judge and ten posts of judges have been functional […] Read more » Delhi government upgrades family court judges national news news todays news todays top news Top news upgraded 10 judges
Top Law News Activists oppose amendments to RTI Act August 6, 2013 / August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society activists are gearing up for an offensive against the government’s proposed legislation to exclude political parties from the ambit of the RTI Act. Besides petitions to parliamentarians, the PM and the President urging them not to support the amendments, activists plan to hold protest demonstrations and even challenge the legislation in court as […] Read more » Activists oppose amendments to RTI Act ADR Aruna Roy Association of Democratic Reforms Central Information Commission CIC National Campaign for People's Right to Information national news NCPRI news Prof Jagdeep Chhokar RTI Act. Shailesh Gandhi Shekhar Singh todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi gets notice on BCCI’s plea against entertainment tax demand August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city government on a plea of BCCI challenging its demand for payment of entertainment tax on the money received so far from the sponsors for the IPL and T20 matches held in Delhi since 2008. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and […] Read more » Delhi gets notice on BCCI's plea against entertainment tax demand national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News PIL seeking quashing of CIL disinvestment dismissed August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a PIL seeking quashing of 10 percent disinvestment of Coal India Limited in 2010 as the non-disclosure of actual coal reserves of 124 billion tonnes caused a loss of Rs.1.7 lakh crore to the exchequer. Dismissing the petition by one Ehsan Khalid, the apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha national news news PIL seeking CIL disinvestment PIL seeking quashing of CIL disinvestment PILfor CIL disinvestment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News No sand mining from riverbed without green nod August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the row over suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal rages unabated, the National Green Tribunal Monday restrained sand mining from riverbeds across the country without prior environmental clearance. Issuing notice to chief secretaries of all states, the tribunal said large scale mining activity was carried on in violation of laws, causing losses […] Read more » Durga Shakti Nagpal Justice Swatanter Kumar national news news No sand mining from riverbed sand mining from riverbed without green nod suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Don’t want all powerful, unchecked CBI director, government tells SC August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Friday shot down most of the suggestions by the CBI seeking to fortify its independence, telling the Supreme Court that an all-powerful agency director without adequate checks and balances would not be in harmony with the constitutional scheme of things. “An all-powerful director CBI without adequate checks and balances would not be […] Read more » all powerful unchecked CBI director government tells SC national news news todays news todays top news Top news unchecked CBI director
Top Law News SC moved for Balakrishnan’s removal as NHRC chief August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Friday seeking direction to the government to start proceedings for the removal of former Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. NGO Common Cause has sought direction to the government that it should make a reference to the apex court under Section 5(2) […] Read more » Balakrishnan as NHRC chief Balakrishnan's removal as NHRC chief former Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan national news news SC moved for Balakrishnan's removal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court wants to know mechanism for complaints on social sites August 5, 2013 / August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked Google and Facebook to inform it about their mechanism to deal with complaints, including misuse of social networking sites by children below 13 years of age. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the social networking site and the search engine to […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed complaints on social sites Information and Technology Act IT Act Justice Vibhu Bakhru mechanism for complaints on social sites national news news procedure for complaint on social sites todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Activist petitions rights panel against SP leader August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city-based social activist has petitioned the National Commission for Women (NCW) for action against senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Narendra Bhati for using foul language against a suspended IAS officer. Nutan Thakur told IANS that she found Bhati’s comments against suspended Indian Administrative Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in a videographed speech at a Greater Noida village “very improper and unbecoming […] Read more » Activist petitions rights panel against SP leader Durga Shakti Nagpal National Commission for Women national news NCW news Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Bhati sand mining mafia todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Saturday for a review of its verdict that MPs or legislators would cease to be elected representatives if convicted in criminal case for certain offences. The review petition filed by Haryana Swatantra Party president Ramesh Dalal also sought a relook at the decision which barred elected presentatives in jail from contesting polls. […] Read more » Haryana Swatantra Party president Ramesh Dalal national news news People Act SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers todays news todays top news Top news
