Top Law News SC directs de-sealing of stadium’s stands for IPL match May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai Corporation has directed by the Supreme court of India to de-seal three stands with 12,000 seats in M A Chidambaram Stadium for today’s IPL match between Chennai Superkings and Delhi Daredevils. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra, however, said that the stands will remain closed for other matches and they cannot […] Read more » Chennai Corporation Chennai Superkings Delhi Daredevils IPL match M A Chidambaram Stadium Supreme Court of India Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Top Law News Koda gets provisional bail for one week May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Provisional bail has granted to former chief minister Madhu Koda by the Jharkhand High court. Koda who is a scam accused has got the provisional bail for a week to attend his ailing mother. Hearing on the provisional bail petition, Justice H C Mishra granted bail with a direction that he should surrender to a […] Read more » bail granted to Koda chief minister Madhu Koda Jharkhand High Court Madhu Koda Noida based hospital provisional bail Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme scam Rural Electrification Scheme scam special CBI court
Top Law News Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 7 Comments on Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC Bar Council of India has been questioned by the Supreme Court or not taking action against erring lawyers, saying it has become “ineffective” and courts become victims because of such legal practitioners. “Bar Council has become ineffective. No action is taken against erring lawyers and we have to suffer. We are actually the victim and lawyers […] Read more » anticipatory bail plea Bar Council of India Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra legal education legal practitioners Supreme Court
Top Law News Hold departmental probe in employee’s language: SC May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Hold departmental probe in employee’s language: SC The Supreme Court said departmental enquiry and proceedings against government employee must be done in the language of his preference, while setting aside punishment meted out to an official on the ground that proceedings were not conducted in Hindi as sought by him. The apex court told refusal to conduct the proceedings as per the employee’s […] Read more » departmental enquiry against government employee departmental probe proceedings against government employee Supreme Court
Top Law News Court allows 97 more witnesses in Chautala’s DA case May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI has allowed by the court here in Delhi to bring 97 additional witnesses, missed out earlier due to “inadvertence”, against INLD leader Abhay Chautala, younger son of five-time Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala facing trial a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi allowed the agency’s plea to lead 97 additional prosecution witnesses and also 44 documents […] Read more » Abhay Chautala CBI DA case Haryana Chief Minister Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala income tax Om Prakash Chautala Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi
Top Law News SC lifts bar on common medical entrance test results May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The court said since it could not conclude the hearing on the issue within a stipulated period, it was modifying the order in the interest of the students and hospitals. The Supreme Court today lifted the bar on declaration of results for MBBS and medical post graduate courses for which entrance exams have already been […] Read more » BDS MBBS Medical Council of India medical entrance medical entrance test results medical post graduate courses National Board of Examinations National Eligibility and Entrance Test Supreme Court
Top Law News Court acquits man, holds he was implicated at ex-girl friend’s May 13, 2013 / May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man here in New Delhi has acquitted by the Delhi court for the charge of attempting to kill a woman, saying he was implicated at the instance of his ex-girl friend to settle scores with him. While deciding the case, the court said there was no apparent reason or motive for the accused to assault the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav criminal case Delhi court East of Kailash ex girl friend murder
Top Law News Aarushi murder case: SC refuses to entertain Talwars’ plea May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s plea has refused by the Supreme Court after seeking summoning of 14 witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case trial. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and Dipak Misra also took strong exception to Talwars directly challenging the trial court’s order before it and asked them to approach the high court. “We don’t intend […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case trial Jalvayu Vihar in Noida murder case Nupur Talwar Rajesh Talwar Supreme Court Talwars' plea
Top Law News Court issues warrant against foreign fugitive May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A production warrant has issued by the Delhi court for May 24 against a foreign fugitive, who is currently in judicial custody in Mumbai after being arrested last month, to extradite him to the US. The order came after the government moved the court for issuance of production warrant against 57-year-old Christopher Godfrey, a UK citizen, saying […] Read more » Advocate Naveen Kumar Matta Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Christopher Godfrey Delhi court foreign fugitive fugitive criminal Government life insurance policy Ministry of External Affairs Mumbai UK citizen warrant against foreign fugitive
Top Law News Islamic speaker told to record statement May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A public Islamic speaker has asked by the Bombay High Court to appear before the Vengurla police in Sindhudurg district and get his statement recorded in connection with a case registered there for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A division bench of Justices P V Hardas and Mridula Bhatkar was on May 10 hearing a petition filed by […] Read more » Advocate Mubin Solkar Bombay High Court Islamic speaker life and a law religious sentiments Sindhudurg district Vengurla police Zakir Naik
Top Law News Coal blocks scam: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigns May 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigned on Friday following mounting pressure from the opposition, demanding his removal. Kumar has been under severe attack by the opposition for vetting the CBI report on coal block allocation scam, with the Supreme Courtmaking critical observations over it. Kumar’s resignation was the second in Congress’ cabinet on Friday just hours after that of Railway […] Read more » CBI Coal blocks scam law minister Law Minister Ashwani Kumar Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigns Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Railway ministry Pawan Kumar Bansal resigns of Law Minister
Top Law News SC to hear P J Thomas’ plea after vacation May 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear after summer vacation the plea of retired IAS officer P J Thomas seeking quashing of a 22-year-old pending corruption case against him due to which his appointment as Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) was held illegal. “For the last 22 years, I (Thomas) am suffering,” Thomas’ […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Vigilance Commissioner dutyful civil servant IAS officer P J Thomas Justice S.A. Bobde Justice Vikramajit Sen Kerala High Court P.J. Thomas Secretary in the state government Supreme Court Will Mathew