Top Law News Clarify whether RTE Act applies to nursery admissions, asks court February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the central government to clarify by Wednesday whether the Right to Education Act applied to nursery admissions and if it did, what procedure was to be followed for it. The court which had earlier reserved the order on the plea challenging two government notifications empowering unaided private schools to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain Nursery admissions RTE Act applies to nursery admissions
Top Law News SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal, Centre on Zee plea February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from Congress MP Naveen Jindal and the Centre on a plea by Zee Television seeking quashing of three FIRs, including the alleged extortion case, against the group and its editors. The apex court also issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its response on the allegation that […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir justice AR Dave Justice Vikramajit Sen SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Enact law against gender-based violence: rights bodies February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Legislators in India should substantially amend or replace the new law on violence against women in the coming parliament session, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. On Feb 3, President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013, amending criminal laws, following protests from rights and women’s groups across the country. Legislation […] Read more » gender-based violence
Top Law News Defreeze Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth accounts: HC February 12, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday directed the Income Tax department to defreeze the 11 bank accounts of Patanjali Yogpeeth Nyas, a trust run by Baba Ramdev. The IT Department had sealed the trust, after it failed to pay the first instalment of Rs.75 lakh out of the total tax of Rs.34.68 crore. A division bench […] Read more » Defreeze Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth accounts Patanjali Yogpeeth accounts
Top Law News 2G case: CBI removes prosecutor for colluding with accused February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Monday removed its chief prosecutor in the 2G spectrum case after he was allegedly found to have discussed the prosecution strategy with one of the accused. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) removed A.K. Singh from the case and registered a preliminary enquiry, an official said. The investigating agency decided to remove Singh […] Read more » 2G case CBI removes prosecutor
Top Law News NHRC issues notice to West Bengal February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sought a report from West Bengal over the alleged sterilization of over 100 women by two doctors in a day without ensuring basic healthcare facilities. “Notice has been sent to the principal secretary, health, West Bengal, and district magistrate of Malda, returnable in six weeks,” said an NHRC […] Read more »
Top Law News SC shows the door to tainted telecom operators February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said all telecom operators whose licences were cancelled and who had not bid for fresh licences should stop their services immediately. The direction also applies to telecom operators who participated in the Nov 12, 2012 bidding and were unsuccessful. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan […] Read more » door to tainted telecom operators SC shows the door to tainted telecom operators
Top Law News SC notice on plea for scrutiny of intelligence agencies February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On a petition to bring intelligence agencies under legislative scrutiny and their accounts under the CAG, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government, Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing, National Technical Research Organisation and the attorney general. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued the notice after senior […] Read more » scrutiny of intelligence agencies
Top Law News Civic body duty bound to pull down dilapidated buildings : HC February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Civic body duty bound to pull down dilapidated buildings : HC The Bombay High Court has ruled that a municipal body is duty bound to pull down a dilapidated building or structure and police is also obliged to provide logistic support to this exercise even though the occupants of the property may be unwilling to vacate the premises. The ruling was delivered yesterday by Justices KK […] Read more » 354 of the Act Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Civic body duty bound dilapidated buildings Justices KK Tated and AM Khan section 354 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act
Top Law News SC slams Centre for no uniformity among tribunals February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court slammed the Centre for not bringing uniformity in dealing with appointment, tenure and facilities for judges heading judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals and said it would pass order if the government failed to do so in four weeks. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya expressed its anguish that […] Read more » heading judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Justices G.S Singhvi quasi-judicial tribunals Supreme Court uniform policy
Top Law News Man let off due to “invalid sanction” under anti-terror law February 9, 2013 / February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An alleged member of terror outfit ‘Al-Badr’, deported from Saudi Arabia in 2010 for his purported involvement in terrorist activities, here has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said there was “no valid sanction” for his prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law. The court let off Sajjad Hussain Sheikh, arrested in May 2010 after […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine validity of decree passed by christian court February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court agreed to examine the issue of whether a divorce granted by a Christian court, set up under its personal law, can be considered valid under Indian common law. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued notice to the Centre and sought its response on a PIL alleging that many Catholic […] Read more » Ajit Bhasme bigamy Catholic Christians Chief Justice Altamas Kabir criminal charges criminal charges of bigamy Cristian court Ecclesiastical Tribunal Indian Catholics Indian common law Mohammedan Law personal law PIL alleging Sanjay Dubey section 494 (bigamy) of the IPC Supreme Court