Top Law News Mobile cos tell court they can’t provide call records March 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act Court has been told by the Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) that it cannot provide call data records (CDR) to the accused of 2006 Mumbai train blasts case free. The company told the court that its accumulated losses as of May 31, 2012 were Rs 3031.18 crore. “If the cost […] Read more » 2006 Mumbai train blasts case Airtel call data records Loop Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act Court MCOCA Tata Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Vodafone
Top Law News ‘Not within province to complain about DoT’s wrong’ March 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General G E Vahanvati told a Delhi court that it was not within his “province” to file a complaint with regard to anything wrong in the DoT’s press release for issuance of LoIs for 2G spectrum as it was upto the department to issue the statement. Vahanvati, who was deposing as a prosecution witness […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Department of Telecom DoT's wrong former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura LoIs for 2G spectrum secretary R K Chandolia Solicitor General telecom minister A. Raja
Top Law News Regularisation of illegal constructions regrettable: SC March 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed concern over illegal constructions coming up in cities and said it is ‘regrettable’ that government authorities are regularising them. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya said that the government authorities have ‘miserably’ failed to perform their duties in implementing municipal laws for planned development of […] Read more » arbitrary regularisation of illegal construction Esha Ekta Apartments Co-operative Housing Society Limited illegal constructions municipal law regrettable Regularisation of illegal constructions Supreme Court
Top Law News Ishrat case: Court to decide CBI plea against denial of remand February 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special CBI Court will decide on March 1 whether to set aside the order of the judicial magistrate denying custody of two senior Gujarat police officers to CBI in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate H S Khutwad, last Friday, denied CBI a remand of Superintendent of Police Girish Singhal, […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate H S Khutwad Brijrajsinh Jhala case by CBI CBI counsel Ejaz Khan denial Ejaz Khan Gujarat High Court Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case Judge Gita Gopi Police Girish Singhal senior Gujarat police officers special CBI court
Top Law News Ishrat case: Court to decide CBI plea against denial of remand February 28, 2013 / February 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special CBI Court will decide on March 1 whether to set aside the order of the judicial magistrate denying custody of two senior Gujarat police officers to CBI in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate H S Khutwad, last Friday, denied CBI a remand of Superintendent of Police Girish Singhal, […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate H S Khutwad Brijrajsinh Jhala case by CBI CBI counsel Ejaz Khan denial Ejaz Khan Gujarat High Court Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case Judge Gita Gopi Police Girish Singhal senior Gujarat police officers special CBI court
Top Law News Persuade state govts to increase judiciary funds: CJI to HC February 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment All the chief justices of high court has got a written statement by the Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir to persuade their respective state governments to double the number of subordinate courts and to increase the funds provided to the judiciary by the states. He told that while the Centre has been providing funds […] Read more » 17945 sanctioned posts 18 871 sanctioned strength of judges Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir chief justices of high court fast-track courts funds for the infrastructure and computerization prime minister
Top Law News Raja’s letter to PM not based on discussion with me: AG February 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in Delhi court the Attorney General G E Vahanvati told that former Telecom Minister A Raja‘s letter to the Prime Minister regarding the DoT’s policy to be adopted for 2G spectrum allocation was not based on discussion with him and the then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. He said the contents of Raja’s December 26, 2007 letter […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee former Telecom Minister A. Raja Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee prime minister Special Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit
Top Law News Rail Budget presented in Parliament February 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented the 2013-14 Rail Budget in Parliament. Following are the highlights of the Budget : — Sixth seeven new Express trains to be introduced — Twenty six new passenger services, 8 DEMU services and 5 MEMU services to be introduced — Run of 57 trains to be extended — Frequency […] Read more » 2013-14 Rail Budget Rail budget Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal
Top Law News SC direction bringing change to life of Vrindavan widows February 27, 2013 / February 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the order of Supreme Court an NGO Sulabh International is trying to improve the condition of widows who are living in government shelter homes at Vrindavan. A bench comprising Justices DK Jain and Madan B Lokur had taken strong exception to the manner in which the bodies of widows were disposed by chopping them into […] Read more » International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) Mathura civil hospital National Legal Service Authority NGO Sulabh International Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh government Vrindavan
Top Law News HC disposes of contempt plea against TN Govt February 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A contempt petition has been disposed by Madras High court after the Tamil Nadu Government informed it about the decision to grant permission for starting a private law college in Tindivanam in Villupuram District. Advocate General A Navaneethakrishnan produced a copy of the February 25 G.O. Issued by the state Law Department in this regard complying […] Read more » Advocate General A Navaneethakrishnan contempt petition Law Secretary Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government Tindivanam in Villupuram District
Top Law News BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (RECOGNITION OF CONSUMERS’ ASSOCIATIONS) RULES, 1991 February 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:— Short title and commencement. 1. (1) These rules may be called the Bureau of Indian Standards (Recognition of Consumers Associations) Rules, 1991. (2) They shall come into […] Read more » BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS RULES 1991 RECOGNITION OF CONSUMERS’ ASSOCIATIONS
Top Law News The Delhi Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 February 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 (as amended from time to time) [ made under Section 30(2) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ] Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Department of Food, Supplies and Consumer Affair TO BE PUBLISHED IN DELHI GAZETTE) (PART-IV EXTRA ORDINARY) DELHI ADMINISTRATION : DELHI (DEPARTMENT OF […] Read more » Consumer Protection Rules of Delhi Delhi Consumer Protection Rules The Delhi Consumer Protection Rules 1987