Top Law News Status quo on land near Ayodhya site should not be disturbed: January 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court made it clear that status quo ordered on 67 acre land Allahabad High Courtadjacent to the disputed site in Ayodhya should not be disturbed while carrying out excavation activity in the vicinity. “We are hopeful that this status quo will continue. While doing the excavation this status quo should not be disturbed,” […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Commissioner disputed site in Ayodhya Faizabad District justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid status quo ordered Supreme Court
Top Law News High Court slams civic body for spending Rs 30 lakh January 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Irked with the decision of the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation to spend Rs 30 lakh out of Rs 50 lakh schools’ sports budget for a cricket tournament, the Bombay High Court rued the state of affairs in state-run schools, which earlier used to be role models. A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation Bombay High Court cricket tournament Justices A M Khanwilkar and K K Tated Mahapor Chasak Sharad Patil
Top Law News Code violations, HC asks election panel to act January 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment State Election Commission and the city police has been asked by the Delhi High Court to take proper action on complaints of violations of Model Code of Conduct during MCD elections last year. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain said any inaction on the part of the commission and the police would […] Read more » Advocate Dhananjay Shahi Anurag Kejriwal City Police Delhi president of the party Lok Satta Party MCD elections MCD elections in 2012 model code by national parties model code of conduct Model Code of Conduct during MCD elections State Election Commission
Top Law News NGT stays commercial, industrial activities in Aravalli region January 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed all commercial and industrial activities in some areas on the Expressions concerning over “flagrant violation” of law and environment norms in Aravalli Hills region in Haryana. Taking suo motu cognisance of environmental pollution and unauthorised non-forest activities going on in the villages in the region, the NGT bench headed […] Read more » Aravalli Hills Aravalli Hills in Haryana commercial and industrial activities environmental pollution Faridabad and Gurgaon flagrant violation Haryana Justice P Jyothimani Justice Swatanter Kumar law and environment norms in Aravalli Hills mining activity National Green Tribunal (NGT) unauthorised use of forest village Sikandrapur Ghosi
Top Law News Maha not implementing GR to appoint police complaints body January 25, 2013 / January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Home Secretary has been asked by the Bombay High Court to file an affidavit within three weeks on a petition alleging that a Government Resolution for constituting a Police Complaints Authority to look into police lapses has not been implemented. A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar asked the Maharashtra Home Secretary on January 23 […] Read more » Bombay High Court encouraging litigations Justice AM Khanwilkar Maharashtra Home Secretary petitioner Makarand Mahadik Police Complaint Authority Police Complaints Authority Supreme Court
Top Law News Judges appointed to Bombay High Court January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seven additional judges of the Bombay High Court as Judges of the High Court has been appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed. ‘In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Justice Filomeno Manuel Lopo Sales Rosario Dos Reis, Justice Rajesh Govind Ketkar, […] Read more » Additional Judge of the High Court additional judges of the Bombay High Court clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India Judges of the High Court Justice Filomeno Manuel Lopo Sales Rosario Dos Reis Justice Madan Trymbak Joshi Justice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani Justice Madatali Noormohammed Gilani Justice Rajesh Govind Ketkar Justice Ravi Krishnarao Deshpande Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala Justice Tanaji Vishwas Nalawade President Pranab Mukherjee
Top Law News Child labour: High Court summons senior police officer January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court summoned a top police officer and the Labour Commissioner for the failure to implement its order asking them to take steps for eliminating the menace of child labour. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain expressed its displeasure over the non-filing of status report in the matter […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan CHILD LABOUR Commissioner of Labour Department Delhi government Delhi High Court Delhi Police High court summon Joint Police Commissioner Justice V.K. Jain Labour Commissioner lackadaisical approach National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NGO Save the Child Foundation police rehabilitation of rescued child labourers and their education state government summon a top police officer and the Labour Commissioner the Labour Commissioner top police officer
Human Rights Top Law News High Court disposes plea for probe against team Anna & NGOs January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea seeking CBI probe has been disposed by the Delhi High Court which was against Team Anna members and some NGOs affiliated to them for allegedly receiving funds illegally from foreign organisations. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain disposed of the plea after the Centre informed the court that […] Read more » Anna Hazare Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Delhi High Court FCR Rules Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) India Against Corruption Justice V.K. Jain Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi's NGO Navjyoti Indian Foundation and India Vision Foundation NGO Plea against team Anna Team Anna members
Top Law News Supreme Court questions Centre power to allocate coal blocks January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court questions Centre power to allocate coal blocks The Supreme Court on questioned the Centre’s power to allocate coal blocks to companies, saying it has a lot of “legal explanation” to do as the statutory Act empowers only the states to undertake this task. The apex court said that the Centre cannot undermine the Mines and Minerals Act which has given no power to it to allocate […] Read more » Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act ex-Navy chief L Ramdas and former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian former CEC N Gopalaswami justices RM Lodha and J Chelameswar legal explanation Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act Mines and Minerals Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Pension Scheme for Advocates in Bihar January 24, 2013 / January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Pension Scheme for Advocates in Bihar Here in Bihar an ambitious pension scheme has been launched for more than one lakh advocates. While launching the pension scheme in Bihar, Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra told that advocates having 30 years of practicing experience would be eligible to get monthly pension of Rs 5,000. Those who had attained 65 […] Read more » 000 500 per month as family pension beneficiary advocates benefit of the scheme Bihar bar council Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra family pension one lakh advocates one time Rs 7000 onetime payment of Rs 10000 pension of Rs 5 Pension scheme in Bihar pention for advocates Rs 2
Top Law News Schools can’t be allowed to make admission criteria January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Center and the city government cannot “dilute” the Right to Education Act by allowing unaided private schools to formulate their own criteria for nursery admissions,” said by the Delhi High Court A bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain told “You (HRD Ministry and Delhi government) cannot the dilute the provision of the Right […] Read more » against the Act Ashok Agarwal Central Government Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain told city government Compulsory Education Act Delhi High Court dilute" the Right to Education Act HRD Ministry and Delhi government Right of Children to Free Section 13 of the Act
Top Law News Due precaution taken in reimbursing MPs’ claim January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajya Sabha Secretariat told the Delhi High Court that it takes “due precaution” in reimbursing the expenses claimed by members of the Upper House. “There are checks and balances in the payments made to the members of Parliament. All due precautions and measures are taken so that no unnecessary payment is made,” According to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Concurrent Audit Party Delhi High Court DGACR Director-General of Audit and Central Revenue due precaution members of Parliament members of the Upper House. PIL Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Secretariat