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
Top Law News Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea June 21, 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) B.V. Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining case. Justice K.G. Shankar, who had reserved his order last Friday, pronounced the ruling rejecting the bail petitions of both the accused. The […] Read more » Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddy's bail plea Andhra Pradesh High Court B.V. Srinivasa Reddy Gali Janardhana Reddy Justice K.G. 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 21, 2013 / June 21, 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 political party. Neither have any member of […] Read more » CPI-M Kamduni's women want probe on Mamata's allegations Mamata Banerjee Mousumi national news news todays news todays top news Top news Tumpa West Bengal Chief Minister
Top Law News NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court June 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala on Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. By the court verdict, the British government’s sanctions on Iran’s largest private bank, Bank Mellat, were lifted after the its security service’s “Secret Court” […] Read more » Bank Mellat British Supreme Court national news news NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Secret Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to hear PIL for curbing official work on private internet providers June 20, 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 week after […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Ranjan Gogoi national news news S.N. Singh SC to hear PIL for curbing official work on private internet providers todays news todays top news Top news Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Court stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws June 20, 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 Court stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws Justice P.K. Bhasin justice Sanjeev Sachdeva national news news Prashant Bhushan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam June 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam The Calcutta high court on Wednesday refused to grant the prayer for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam at the present stage. A division bench comprising Justice A K Banerjee and Justice M K Chaudhuri, passing its order on PILs seeking CBI probe into the scam, refused the prayer at this stage. The […] Read more » chit fund Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam national news news Saradha Group Saradha scam Sudipta Sen todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Sri Lankan media code threatens free speech June 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The code calls for censorship of material affecting foreign relations, promoting “anti-national” attitudes or undermining the integrity of the executive, judiciary and legislative branches of the state. The HRW said the proposals were part of a sustained campaign to control the media and curtail dissent. “Sri Lankan journalists are already under enormous pressure not to […] Read more » HRW national news news Sri Lankan media code threatens free speech todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Add union home ministry as respondent in Bengal poll row: Court June 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Tuesday asked the West Bengal State Election Commission to include the union home ministry with regard to the panel’s ongoing legal battle with the state government on the upcoming panchayat polls. Acting on a fresh application moved by the panel, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya […] Read more » Add union home ministry as respondent in Bengal poll row: Court Justice Arun Mishra Justice Joymalya Bagchi national news news panchayat polls todays news todays top news Top news