Top Law News Mishap victim’s kin get Rs 36 lakh compensation May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Mishap victim’s kin get Rs 36 lakh compensation A cheque of Rs 6 lakh as compensation amount handed over to the family of a Dilsukhnagar twin blasts victim by the Andhra Pradesh government. Minister for Civil Supplies Duddilla Sridhar Babu handed over the cheque to the kin of Amrutha Ravi Kumar (25), an MBA student of Begumpet village of Kamanpur mandal in Karim nagar district, […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh government Begumpet village compensation amount in Dilsukhnagar twin blasts Dilsukhnagar twin blasts Kamanpur mandal Karim nagar district Minister for Civil Supplies Duddilla Sridhar Babu Rs 36 lakh compensation Yashoda Hospital
Top Law News DU gets notice over four-year undergraduate programme May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice has been issued by the High court to the University of Delhi on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging its proposed four-year undergraduate programme with multiple degrees in its present form. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought a response from the university by May 15. The proposed […] Read more » advocate Pankaj Sinha Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi University foundation course High Court irreparable loss Justice Jayant Nath Mathematical Ability and Science and Life NGO Sambhavana public interest litigation undergraduate programme University of Delhi
Top Law News Court notice on plea against Kendriya Vidyalayas May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on a petition seeking direction to the schools body on its failure to provide totally free education to Class 1-8 students under the RTE Act. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought […] Read more » 21A of the Constitution of India Articles 21 f the Constitution of India Delhi High Court free education free education to Class 1-8 students under the RTE Act human resource development ministry Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Kendriya Vidyalayas KVS plea against Kendriya Vidyalayas RTE Act Violation of fundamental Violation of fundamental and human rights to education
Top Law News Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s wife moves SC for stay of hanging May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s wife moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of his execution, Devinderpal Singh Bhullar was a Khalistani militant. Ram Jethmalani, appearing for the petitioner, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by CJI Altamas Kabir. Jethmalani sought a stay on the hanging of Bhullar who is facing death sentence for a terror attack in New Delhi […] Read more » CJI Altamas Kabir Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's wife Mercy plea President of India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal
Top Law News Bombay HC sets aside life term awarded by lower court in killing case May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On the judgment of a lower court the Bombay High Court has quashed in which the lower court had awarded life sentence to a man in 2008 for killing his brother with a sickle over property dispute. During the hearing of an appeal, the court found the appellant guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder […] Read more » Bombay High Court eight years imprisonment Haridas Mahale Indian Penal Code killing case Life sentence section 304 part I of Indian Penal Code
Top Law News SC asks why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Ranjay May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked by the Supreme Court to explain as to why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay inside a Jammu jail. The court, however, did not allow the plea that Ranjay be repatriated to Pakistan as he has not completed the jail term awarded to him. […] Read more » Bhim Singh hospital in Chandigarh Jammu and Kashmir Government Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party Chief Bhim Singh Jammu jail Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay Supreme Court
Top Law News Crucial hearing in coal scam today in Supreme Court May 8, 2013 / May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The crucial hearing on Coalgate will take place today (May 8) in the Supreme Court which may pose some tough questions to the Centre following the CBI Director’s affidavit that the Law Minister and senior officials of the PMO and Coal Ministry had made significant changes in the probe report. Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who […] Read more » A K Bhalla Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval CBI CBI director Ranjit Sinha Coal Ministry coal scam Coalgate Law Minister Ashwani Kumar PMO Shatrughna Singh Supreme Court
Top Law News No interim relief to Sterlite for operating plant: NGT May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No interim relief to Sterlite for operating plant: NGT To grant any interim relief to UK-based Vedanta Group company, Sterlite Industries Ltd, to commence operation of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district has been refused by the National Green Tribunal. A bench headed by (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said even though the expert committee report said the emission and ambient […] Read more » General Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga National Green Tribunal Sterlite Industries Ltd sulphur dioxide Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district Tuticorin district Vedanta Group company
Top Law News HC stays contempt proceedings against UP Home Secretary May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The contempt proceedings initiated against UP Principal Secretary(Home) R M Srivastava has stayed by the Allahabad High Court for not complying with its order to consider providing ‘Z’ category security to a former minister. A division bench of the court here, comprising Justices Umanath Singh and Mahendra Dayal, passed the order on a special appeal filed on behalf of Srivastava […] Read more » Allahabad High Court BSP minister Ramvir Upadhyay UP Home Secretary UP Principal Secretary UP Principal Secretary(Home) R M Srivastava
Top Law News SC gives green signal to Kudankulam nuclear power plant May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Green signal to Kudankulam nuclear power plant has given by the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra dismissed a PIL challenging the commissioning of the nuclear power plant on the grounds that adequate relief and rehabilitation coupled with safety measures are not in place. The petitioner had sought directions […] Read more » criminal cases green signal to Kudankulam nuclear power plant Koodankulam nuclear Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu nuclear plant nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Top Law News SC imposes exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on Maharashtra government May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC imposes exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on Maharashtra government An exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakhs on Maharashtra government has imposed by the Supreme Court for having casual attitude towards implementation of the directions of the apex court on police reforms issued on September 22, 2006. Meanwhile, another bench has pulled up Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab governments for putting forth lame excuses in the cases […] Read more » brutal assault Delhi exemplary cost Gandhinagar rape case Maharashtra government Punjab governments Punjab police rape case rape case of minor Supreme Court Tarn Taran district Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Sixth Pay Commission applies to pensioners also: Delhi HC May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sixth Pay Commission applies to pensioners also: Delhi HC “The government employees who retired before 2006 are entitled to a revised pension as per Centre’s Sixth Pay Commission,” according to Delhi High Court. A bench comprising justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice V Kameshwar Rao on May 1 rejected government’s plea that the persons who retired before 2006 would get increased pension only from 2012 […] Read more » Central Administrative Order Central Government Central Government Employees Association Centre's Sixth Pay Commission Delhi High Court government employees Sixth Pay Commission recommendations