Top Law News Himachal’s hydro project again taken to court June 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has again come under the purview of the state high court, with international hydropower equipment company Andritz Hydro Private Ltd alleging flawed evaluation of bids. A division bench of Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice R.B. Misra directed HPPCL to reconstitute the evaluation committee and to once again look […] Read more » ADB Andritz Hydro Private Ltd Asian Development Bank Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited Himachal's hydro project again taken to court HPPCL Justice R.B. Misra national news news Shongtong-Karchham hydropower project todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Pay passport fees online June 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Starting Friday, you can pay your passport processing fees online and book an appointment with the passport office. Making passport services a timely, transparent, more accessible and reliable, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) had implemented Passport Seva Project (PSP) as part of its e-Governance initiatives, said an MEA statement. The review of the operations […] Read more » MEA Ministry of External Affairs national news news Passport Seva Project Pay passport fees online PSP todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court verdict on fodder scam on July 15 June 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court on Thursday directed 44 fodder scam accused, including former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra, to complete their arguments by July 1 as it fixed July 15 to deliver the judgement in a fodder scam case. CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh will deliver the judgement on the RC […] Read more » 44 fodder scam accused CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh Chaibasa Treasury Court verdict on fodder scam on July 15 fodder scam fodder scam case Jagannath Mishra Lalu Prasad Yadav national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling June 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgment, Jammu and Kashmir’s rights panel Thursday asked the state government to set up a high-level enquiry commission to identify officials who had failed to handle the Amarnath land row agitation in 2008, leaving 63 protesters dead. It also directed ex-gratia relief to the injured and kin of those killed. Disposing of […] Read more » Amarnath land row agitation in 2008 Congress-People's Democratic Party ex-gratia relief Javaid Kawoos Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling national news news PDP SHRC state human rights commission todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea June 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) BV Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining case. Justice KG Shankar, who had reserved his order last Friday, pronounced the ruling rejecting the bail petitions of both the accused. The […] Read more » ACB Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddy's bail plea Anti-Corruption Bureau BV Srinivasa Reddy Gali Janardhana Reddy Justice KG Shankar national news news Obulapuram Mining Company OMC todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Kamduni’s women want probe on Mamata’s allegations June 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only to be dubbed Maoists and CPI-M activists by the angry leader, Wednesday sought a probe by the CBI to clear their names. “Never in my life have we carried the flags of any […] Read more » CPI-M activists Kamduni's women want probe on Mamata's allegations Maoists Mousumi national news news todays news todays top news Top news Tumpa Kayal
Top Law News SC to hear PIL for curbing official work on private internet providers June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL seeking direction to central government to prosecute the heads of the nine cyberspace giants for endangering the country’s sovereignty and security by sharing data on Indians with American intelligence agencies. A bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed to hear the PIL next […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Ranjan Gogoi official work on private internet providers PIL for official work on private internet providers
Top Law News India to have equal opportunity commission June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A high-level Indian delegation led by Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan met senior British ministers and officials to formulate the framework of an equal opportunity commission for India. Minister Khan and his delegation, that included Joint Secretary Y P Singh, met Eric Pickles, secretary of state for communities and local government, Baroness O’Neill […] Read more » equal opportunity commission India to have equal opportunity commission Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan
Top Law News Court stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday suspended the government’s order to prohibit auto-rickshaw drivers from displaying advertisements and posters on their vehicles. Appearing on behalf of auto drivers, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan stated before the court that the “government’s action was discriminatory against auto drivers” and was targeted at the AAP, […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan Aam Aadmi Party activist Prashant Bhushan on behalf of autorickshaw advertisements on auto-rickshaws ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws Court stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws lawyer Prashant Bhushan for auto rickshae
Top Law News Foreigners too enjoy right to life, liberty on Indian soil: SC June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under the constitution was available not only to the people of India but also to foreign nationals present on its soil at any given point of time. Referring to the Article 21 of the Constitution which says, “No person shall […] Read more » Foreigners too enjoy right to life liberty on Indian soil
Top Law News Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgment, Jammu and Kashmir’s rights panel Thursday asked the state government to set up a high-level enquiry commission to identify officials who had failed to handle the Amarnath land row agitation in 2008, leaving 63 protesters dead. It also directed ex-gratia relief to the injured and kin of those killed. Disposing of […] Read more » Amarnath land row agitation in 2008 Jammu and Kashmir's rights panel Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling national news news SHRC state human rights commission todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Help the flood hit: Supreme Court says June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and Uttarakhand governments to provide immediate relief to those affected by the devastating floods in the state and make arrangements for the airlifting of the stranded people. While directing that relief must included food, drinking water, medicine and fuel, a bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Ranjan […] Read more » Ajay Bansal Gangotri Help the flood hit: Supreme Court says Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Ranjan Gogoi National Disaster Management Authority national news NDMA news Rudraprayag todays news todays top news Top news