Top Law News Tribes have right to maintain ties with land: SC April 20, 2013 / April 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI, 19 APRIL: With tribes being displaced due to industrialisation and mining, the Supreme Court has held that they have right to maintain relationship with their land which is their most important asset. The apex court said that social, political and cultural rights of indigenous people must be protected and any industrial venture cannot be […] Read more » news Niyamgiri hills of Odisha right to maintain ties with land Supreme Court Top news of today Tribes have right to maintain ties with land: SC
Top Law News Sustainable development a fundamental right: SC April 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sustainable development is an integral part of fundamental rights conferred on citizens by the Constitution and cannot be allowed to be hampered by environmental degradation, the Supreme Court has said. “Inter-generational equity and sustainable development have come to be firmly embedded in our constitutional jurisprudence as an integral part of the fundamental rights conferred by […] Read more » environmental damage Environmental issues Karnataka illegal mining Supreme Court Sustainable development Sustainable development a fundamental right: SC
Top Law News SC full closes mines with max illegality in Ktk April 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An order has been given by the Supreme Court to “complete closure” of mines categorised as having maximum illegalities in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts in Karnataka, saying illegal mining there has played “havoc” with the economy and has had “a chilling and crippling effect on ecology and environment”. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam, however, […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border Central Empowered Committee Chitradurga districts in Karnataka complete closure illegalities in Bellary order of Supreme court Tumkur districts in Karnataka
Top Law News Court appoints amicus in Dec 16 gangrape case April 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyer as amicus curiae has been appointed by the fast court hearing in the regard of Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape case for its assistance and making up for the absence of accused Mukesh’s defence counsel who has ignored warnings not to skip hearings. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna after taking into note that Mukesh’s counsel M.L. […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna amicus curiae Dec 16 gangrape case Delhi High Court Delhi Legal Services Authority Juvenile Justice Board Section 309 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Top Law News PIL on drought mitigation steps: Notice to Guj govt April 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice to state government and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has been issued by the Gujarat High Court following a PIL seeking information on what measures have been taken to mitigate drought situation in Saurashtra and Ahmedabad. A division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala issued notices and asked state government and AMC […] Read more » Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Amreli annual fund for water supply Gujarat High Court Jamnagar Junagadh Notice to Gujarat government PIL on drought mitigation Rajkot Rs 320 crore annual fund for water supply Saurashtra
Top Law News Delhi High Court gets 8 new judges April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eight new judges has been appointed by the Delhi High court. All the judges had been sworn in as additional judges of the Delhi High Court by Chief Justice D Murugesan Now the strength of the Delhi High Court increased up to 43. Five lawyers from the Delhi High Court Bar and three from the trial courts judges […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi Government Standing Counsel (Civil) Najmi Waziri Delhi High Court Delhi High Court Bar Delhi High Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Jayant Nath new judges in Delhi High court Sanjeev Sachdeva trial courts judges V K Rao Vibhu Bakhru
Top Law News Delhi HC issues notice to Delhi Govt, L-G on PIL to amend RTE Act April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Notice to the Lt Governor and Delhi government has been issued by the Delhi High Court on a PIL seeking amendment in nursery admission procedure. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath (appointed yesterday) issued notice to the Lt Governor and Delhi Government on a Public Interest Litigation filed by an NGO […] Read more » Delhi government Notice to Delhi government Notice to Lt Governor nursery admission procedure public interest litigation RTE Act Section 13 of the Right to Education Act
Top Law News Will make guidelines to regulate sale of junk food – Centre to Delhi HC April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Government has been informed by the Delhi High court that guidelines on regulating junk food and aerated drinks to be sold in and around schools will be soon be completed and will be out by July-end this year. Appearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) […] Read more » AC Nielsen QRG-MARG Pvt. Ltd Additional Solicitor General Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Court Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Justice Jayant Nath NGO Uday Foundation public interest litigation sale of junk food Union government
Top Law News Bar Association alarmed at Govt. move on Judicial appointments April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of India (BAI) expressed ‘alarm’ at the reported move by the government to bring in a Draft Bill for a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) without consulting any legal body and urged the government not to rush through the legislation without a debate. Several eminent lawyers including BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman, […] Read more » and Vice Presidents K K Venugopal Ashok Desai BAI President Anil B Divan BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman Bar Association of India chief justice former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan JAC Judicial Appointments Commission Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) law minister Union Cabinet
Top Law News India, EU inch closer to Trade and Investment Agreement April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India and the European Union (EU) have inched closer to concluding the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) and have reached a clear understanding on the need for a ‘fine balance for meaningful expectations’ of market access on both sides. At the Ministerial dialogue on the India-EU BTIA in Brussels yesterday, the two sides also […] Read more » Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Ciolos Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Dacian Ciolos India and the European Union Trade and Investment Agreement
Top Law News Chhattisgarh HC clears decks for township project April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The decks for the state government’s ‘Kamal Vihar’ integrated township development project by dismissing all 23 petitions filed by land owners and farmers challenging land acquisition policy and its environmental clearance has been cleared by the Chhattisgarh High court. Delivering the verdict, Justice Prasant Mishra dismissed all the pleas on the ground of merit thus […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Minister Raman Singh decks for the state government Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat integrated township development project Justice Prasant Mishra Kamal Vihar Raipur Development Authority (RDA) RDA Chairman Sunil Soni
Top Law News Govt for new mechanism for appointment of judges April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A proposal will be considered by the Cabinet today for creating the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), scrapping the current system of appointing judges through the collegiums system of Supreme Court and High Court judges. The proposal provides for a six-member JAC headed by the Chief Justice of India with the law minister and the Opposition leader and two jurists […] Read more » appointment of judges article 124 A of the constitution article 217 of the Constitution article 222 of the Constitutionl article 231 of the Constitution Articles 124 of the Constitution collegiums system of High Court judges collegiums system of Supreme Court judges Judicial Appointments Commission Supreme Court and High Court judges