Top Law News Paternity suit: Tiwari intended to adopt her son: Rohit’s mom January 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The mother of Rohit Shekhar, who is seeking to declare ND Tiwari as his biological father, told a commission that she was assured by the veteran Congress leader that he intended to adopt her son. 67-year-old Ujjwala Sharma, who was cross examined by Tiwari’s lawyer, deposed that at the time of Rohit’s birth, she had […] Read more » 88 year old Tiwari Bahar-U Barqi biological father Congress leader Delhi High Court Delhi High Court Bar Association former Additional District Judge Bimla Makin ND Tiwari paternity suit Rohit Shekhar Ujjwala Sharma
Top Law News Ration cards can be linked with Aadhar: Maha to HC January 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Ration cards can be linked with Aadhar: Maha to HC The Maharashtra government on Monday told the Bombay High Court that though ration cards could be linked with the newly introduced Aadhar cards, it was not possible to appoint a nodal agency to supervise the verification process. A division bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and KK Tated was hearing a public interest litigation filed by […] Read more » Aadhar cards Additional public prosecutor Aruna Kamat Pai Bombay High Court India Kevic Setalvad Justices AM Khanwilkar and KK Tated Maharashtra government public interest litigation ration cards
Family Law News Top Law News Trial commences in paternity suit against N D Tiwari January 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The trial in the paternity suit of Rohit Shekhar, seeking to declare veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari as his biological father, on manday commenced before a commission here with the testimony of his mother who said that her former husband still assists her two sons including Rohit. “…My son (Rohit) is writing journals etc but […] Read more » Additional District Judge Bahar-U Barqi biological father Congress leader ND Tiwari cross-examination of Ujjwala Defence Colony Delhi High Court Delhi High Court as Local Commissioner Delhi High Court Bar Association DNA test Hindustan Lever or Petro Chemicals distributorship paternity suit of Rohit Shekhar trial in the paternity suit
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