Top Law News Kanda moves high court for bail November 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Haryana minister and prime accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, Gopal Kanda, who is on the run moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking anticipatory bail. This move came four days after a lower court dismissed Kanda’s bail application, terming allegations against him as “grave and serious”. The plea will come up […] Read more » Aruna Chaddha Geetika Sharma suicide Gopal Kanda grave and serious Haryana minister High Court Indian Evidence Act Kanda
Top Law News High Court of Delhi seeks report on steps taken to prevent dengue October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court sought a report from the central government on a petition seeking implementation of a long-term action plan to control outbreak of dangerous or epidemic diseases like dengue in the capital city. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought reply within three weeks from the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Central Government Delhi High Court dengue Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Government of India High Court of Delhi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare prevent dengue public interest litigation
Top Law News Man interrupts Kejriwal’s press conference October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A minor interruption has been seen in Arvind Kejriwal’s press conference when a man from the audience alleged that the anti-corruption activist and his India Against Corruption group were “fooling the country”. As Kejriwal was addressing the media, alleging a nexus between politicians and industrialists, a man from the audience got up and loudly demanded to know why Kejriwal and his wife, […] Read more » anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal's press conference fooling the country IAC supporters India Against Corruption Kejriwal slogans. Kejriwal'ssupporters.
Top Law News Final arguments begin in Tamil Nadu freebies case October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case against freebies granted by the previous DMK government in Tamil Nadu entered its decisive phase Tuesday with the Supreme Court allowing the petitioner’s counsel to argue his case and disallowing the state’s plea for an adjournment plea. The case was filed by advocate S. Subramaniam Balaji. According to the petitioner, “The court did […] Read more » adjournment plea advocate S. Subramaniam Balaji AIADMK government DMK government freebies case Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu freebies case
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks details of Yamuna Action Plan (Lead) October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has been asked by The Supreme court to place before it the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) with details about the cleaning of the river and to prevent untreated effluents flowing into it. An apex court bench of Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Madan B. Lokur also wanted to know how the Rs.12,000 crore spent […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plants Supreme Court Vijay Panjwani' Yamuna Action Plan Yamuna River Development Authority YRDA
Top Law News Supreme Court orders status quo at excavated site near historic Jama Masjid October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up a legislator for taking the law into his hands, the Supreme Court ordered status quo over a structure built near the excavated remains of a purported Mughal-era mosque near the historic Jama Masjid. An apex court bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice S.S. Nijjar and Justice J. Chelameswar asked all the parties […] Read more » Archaeological Survey of India Delhi High Court order Delhi Metro digging by Delhi Metro Jama Masjid Mughal-era mosque status quo at excavated site Subhash Park the Delhi government
Top Law News Ramadoss went against centre’s stand, CBI tells court October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Ramadoss went against centre’s stand, CBI tells court The CBI said to a special court that former union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss had taken a decision contrary to the central government’s assurance to the apex court on an issue linked to a medical college. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told Special Judge Talwant Singh that Ramadoss decided to grant permission to the […] Read more » Anbumani Ramadoss CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Central Government IMCHRC medical college Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (IMCHRC) Ramadoss Safdarjung Hospital
Top Law News Pay VAT, court tells Maharashtra builders October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Bombay said that real estate developers and builders must pay Value Added Tax on all property deals between 2006-10. Dismissing petitions filed by two builder’s bodies against circulars of the Maharashtra Sales Tax department, which levied the tax, the court upheld the circulars issued Aug 6 and Sep 26. A division bench of […] Read more » High Court of Bombay Housing Industry-Confederation Housing Industry. Maharashtra Maharashtra builders Maharashtra Sales Tax department MCHI-Credai Pay VAT Real Estate Developers Association sales tax department Value Added Tax VAT arrears
Top Law News Sangma’s plea ill-conceived, Pranab tells Supreme court October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sangma’s plea ill-conceived, Pranab tells Supreme court President Pranab Mukherjee has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to a petition, filed by his opponent in the presidential election PA Sangma, challenging his appointment. Describing the petition as “ill-conceived and baseless”, Mukherjee told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers he held no office of […] Read more » Congress ill-conceived and baseless Indian Statistical Institute Lok Sabha President Pranab Mukherjee Sangma Supreme Court
Top Law News Final arguments begin in Tamil Nadu freebies case October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case against freebies granted by the previous DMK government in Tamil Nadu entered its decisive phase Tuesday with the Supreme Court allowing the petitioner’s counsel to argue his case and disallowing the state’s plea for an adjournment plea, a lawyer said. The case was filed by advocate S. Subramaniam Balaji. Speaking to IANS, Abhay […] Read more »
Top Law News Pune blast accused remanded to judicial custody October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast case, to 14 days judicial custody. Landge Irfan Mustafa, 30, was arrested near a bus stand in Jaipur Oct 10 and was remanded to 20 days police custody. The court fixed Wednesday for hearing Mumbai police’s plea […] Read more » Pune blast accused
Top Law News SC gives go-ahead to Cauvery panel to examine issues October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) would examine at its meeting Wednesday all issues, including shortfall in the river water supplied to Tamil Nadu, and make recommendations. The court said this on being told that the union water resources secretary in a letter to the Tamil Nadu chief secretary had […] Read more » Cauvery panel Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar