Top Law News No house for tribunal members: SC pulls up centre October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday pulled up the government for denying accommodation to retired judges who are members of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal to settle a dispute between Goa and Karnataka. “You slip into deep slumber, and you want the court to wake you up. Why do you compel us to do something which we […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval Andhra Pradesh High Court P.S. Narayana chairman and members of the tribunal entitled to government accommodation Justice Anil R. Dave Justice R.M. Lodha list of vacant bungalows Madhya Pradesh High Court Vinay Mittal Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal No house for tribunal members No house for tribunal members: SC pulls up centre P.S. Narayana were nominated to the tribunal provide for the appointment of judges to tribunals water-sharing dispute between Goa and Karnataka
Top Law News Activist on tree stresses on saving forests October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After gathering over a lakh signatures to protect India’s forests from coal mining, Greenpeace activist Brikesh Singh Monday ended his month-long occupation of a tree on the fringes of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) here. Singh, who practically lived on a tree since Sep 1 to spread awareness about protecting forests, will now be heading […] Read more » Activist on tree stresses on saving forests celebrities coal mining poses to bio-diversity coal mining throughout central India Durgapur coal mine bordering TATR Durgapur coal mine expansion Eco-Pro forest are facing destruction from coal mining forest dependent communities Green Planet Greenpeace activist Brikesh Singh India's forests from coal mining local NGOs and citizens prominent politicians Satpuda Foundation Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
Top Law News Gadkari files defamation case against Digvijay Singh October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP President Nitin Gadkari today slapped a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Digvijay Singh for accusing him of having business links with his party MP Ajay Sancheti who allegedly pocketed Rs 500 crore in coal block allocation. Singh had recently made statements that Sancheti was Gadkari’s business partner and had earned a huge profit […] Read more » Anand said Singh's statement appearing for BJP leader BJP President Nitin Gadkari brief submission advanced by Gadkari's counsel coal block allocation Congress leader Digvijay Singh Gadkari files defamation case against Digvijay Singh Gadkari has any "direct or indirect" business relations with Sancheti Gadkari's statement Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kuma MP Ajay Sancheti Nitin Gadkari slapped a criminal defamation case against Digvijay Singh Sancheti was Gadkari's business partner senior advocate Pinky Anand
Top Law News Hyderabad meet to discuss inclusion plans for marginal groups October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day-long consultation on ‘designing a social inclusion plan for marginal and vulnerable communities such as sex workers and transgendered women’ will be organised here Oct 1. The National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW), Ministry of Women and Child Welfare, Government of India, is organising the consultation with technical support from the Centre for […] Read more » Additional Secretary and Mission Director Centre for Advocacy and Research community groups from seven districts convergence of multiple women-centric schemes drug users ex workers Exploitation Government of India Hyderabad meet to discuss inclusion plans for marginal groups indignity and social stigma integration of marginalised women leading civil society organisations Ministry of Women and Child Welfare National Mission for Empowerment of Women people living with HIV/AIDS public interest research and advocacy group Ratna Prabha sexual minorities Transgenders victims of trafficking works among marginalised communities
Top Law News Young India turning to ageing hearts, says survey October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Though India boasts of its young population, a survey by a UN panel has indicated that the country has around 90 million ageing people and the figure is expected to touch a whopping 315 million by 2050. The United Nation Population Fund survey has asked the government to work out on how to cope with […] Read more » arthritis and rheumatism BPL families several non-BPL families Building Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India cataract health insurance and universalisation of social pension hypertension and diabetes are most prevalent India boasts of its young population Mathew Cherian chief executive of HelpAge India national programme officer Population and Development Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna RSBY is a government scheme launched Sathyanarayana Sathyanarayana K.M Stressing on the universalisation of pension United Nation Population Fund survey Young India turning to ageing hearts says survey
Top Law News Justice Altamas Kabir is new Chief Justice of India October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The 39th Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, who was on Saturday sworn in by President Pranab Mukharjee, is a man of substance who goes about his work in a quiet but firm way. Chief Justice Kabir is the second Supreme Court head who was born after India attained independence, the first being his predecessor, […] Read more » Appu Ghar amusement park Chief Justice (retd) SH Kapadia Chief Justice Kabir's father Jahangir Kabir Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's government chief ministers BC Roy and PC Sen first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru Indian fishermen off Kerala coast Italian government asserting sovereign immunity Justice Altamas Kabir is new Chief Justice of India Karnataka assembly legislators Lal Bahadur Shastri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad President Pranab Mukharjee Prevention of Atrocities Act West Bengal politics
Top Law News Telangana protesters refuse to disperse October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Braving heavy rain, thousands of protesters demanding a separate Telangana state refused to leave Necklace Road here even as the deadline set by police ended Sunday evening. The marchers earlier clashed with security personnel. Police used water cannons to disperse protesters after they squatted on the road on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake. Telangana […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party Braving heavy rain Buddha Bhavan-P.V. Ghat stretch chief minister’s camp office in Begumpet Communist Party of India employees Indo-Tibetan Border Police JAC convenor M. Kodandaram lawyers Leaders of the JAC Legislators of the Telugu Desam Party N. Janardhana Reddy organisations of students Osmania University Police twice arrested MPs from the ruling Congress from Telangana students stoned police Telangana Joint Action Committee Telangana leader Telangana protesters refuse to disperse Telangana Rashtra Samithi Telangana state refused to leave Necklace Road threatened to disrupt the UN global biodiversity women and trade unions Youngsters removed barricades and clashed
Top Law News CAG not exceeding mandate, rules apex court October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on CAG not exceeding mandate, rules apex court The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that contended the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was not mandated to go into policy decisions of the government to arrive at presumptive losses. The PIL petitioner, economist Dr Rakesh Gupta contended that the CAG exceeded the brief of constitutional mandate by commenting on policy […] Read more » allocation of coal blocks auditor of a company or corporation CAG exceeds his constitutional CAG exceeds his statutory mandate CAG not exceeding mandate cause of economic justice for two decades Comptroller and Auditor General economist Dr Rakesh Gupta efficacy of government decisions efficacy of the government's policy decisions Justice Anil R. Dave Justice R.M. Lodha Petitioner Rakesh Gupta power sector reports on civil aviation rules apex court Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation Supreme Court while rejecting the PIL
Top Law News Limited scope to interfere with state’s disciplinary action:HC October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is “limited scope” of judicial scrutiny of administrative and disciplinary actions of the state against its employees unless they are marred with “procedural impropriety”, the Delhi High Court has ruled. “In writ jurisdiction, the high court has limited scope of interference in the administrative action of state in exercise of extra ordinary jurisdiction… “The […] Read more » apply to disciplinary proceeding constable Puran Chand under the influence of liquor Evidence Act nor of proof of fact or evidence exercise of extra ordinary jurisdiction independent findings on evidence IOC Mathura in Uttar Pradesh irrationality and procedural impropriety judicial scrutiny of administrative and disciplinary actions justices Manmohan Singh Justices Pradeep Nandrajog limited scope Limited scope to interfere with state's disciplinary action:HC Ministry of Home Affairs procedural impropriety therein vulnerability like illegality
Top Law News BJP for ‘cooling period’ before judges head tribunals October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an attack on judiciary, BJP today said “pre-retirement judgements are influenced by a desire for a post-retirement job”, while pitching for a two-year cooling off period for retiring judges before they are appointed to tribunals and commissions. “Even though there is a retirement age… But the judges are unwilling to retire,” Leader of Opposition […] Read more » awyers organised by the party's legal cell Batting for judicial reforms BJP chief Nitin Gadkari BJP for 'cooling period' before judges head tribunals Congress spokesman Manish Tewari courts can't fight terrorism Courts can't frame laws courts can"t administer the state Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley National Judicial Commission Pre-retirement judgements Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Reacting to Jaitley's statements tribunals and commissions
Top Law News HC upholds life sentence of couple in murder case October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a married couple for murdering a woman eleven years back, based on the ‘last seen’ theory. The accused – Mohammad Iqbal Ansari and Deepa Ansari – have been convicted of murdering their roommate Shobha Bhoudi. According to prosecution, Shoba’s torso was recovered on October […] Read more » chain of circumstances leads to the only hypothesis of guilt chopped off her head and limbs convicted of murdering their roommate Shobha Bhoudi couple had allegedly stabbed the victim to death Deepa Ansari HC upholds life sentence of couple in murder case Justices A S Oka Justices S P Davare life sentence of couple in murder case married couple for murdering a woman Mohammad Iqbal Ansari murdering a woman eleven years back proximity of time and place of finding of torso of the deceased water tank in suburban Andheri
Top Law News HC rejects plea of 1993 blast convict for transfer October 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of a 1993 bomb blast convict, urging the Maharashtra Government to refrain from transferring him from Aurangabad Central prison, where is currently serving a life term, to Nashik jail. Justices R Y Ganoo and AM Khanwilkar observed that the authorities have decided to shift the petitioner, Mohammed […] Read more » Aurangabad Central prison Aurangabad from Mumbai to visit the petitioner in Jail Aurangabad prison to Nashik jail blast convict for transfer Bombay High Court has rejected the plea HC rejects plea of 1993 blast convict for transfer Justices AM Khanwilkar Justices R Y Ganoo Maharashtra Government to refrain from transferring him Mohammed Moin Faridulla Qureshi Mohammed Moin Faridulla Qureshi from Aurangabad prison to Nashik jail Nashik Central Prison Nashik jail