Top Law News Sohrabuddin case: SC permits Amit Shah to enter Gujarat September 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a huge relief to former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed him to go to Gujarat and transferred the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case from Gujarat to Mumbai. The apex court also categorically rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation’s plea to cancel Shah’s bail. Activist Teesta Setalvad welcomed the apex […] Read more » Activist Teesta Setalvad Central Bureau of Investigation's plea to cancel Shah's bail Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close aide Gujarat home minister Amit Shah Shah was Gujarat's home minister Sohrabuddin case Sohrabuddin case: SC permits Amit Shah to enter Gujarat Sohrabuddin Shaikh Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case Sohrabuddin Shaikh was allegedly killed in a fake encounter Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case
Top Law News PIL in SC to restrain resumption of mining in Goa September 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition was filed today in the Supreme Court to restrain the resumption of iron and manganese ore mining in Goa amid a judicial commission estimating a loss of Rs 35000 crore to the exchequer due to illegal mining there since 2000. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by an NGO, Goa Foundation, also […] Read more » causing severe air and water pollution close to the streams and rivers connivance of public servants degradation of the environment and the loss of bio-diversity Department of Mines forest and eco-sensitive areas Goa Foundation Goa state pollution control board illegal activities in mining illegalities committed in mining activities Justice (Retd) M B Shah Commission National Board of Wild Life PIL in SC to restrain resumption of mining in Goa public interest litigation
Top Law News SC permits Sasikala to inspect documents in DA case September 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today permitted Sasikala Natrajan, a close aide of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, to inspect certain documents filed by the probe agency in the disproportionate assets case pending against them before a Bangalore trial court. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi while allowing Sasikala’s plea said that the same […] Read more » DA case DA case proceedings were shifted out of Tamil Nadu by the apex court disproportionate assets case DMK leader K Anbazhagan justices P Sathasivam justices Ranjan Gogoi Sasikala to inspect documents in DA case Sasikala's counsel on her appeal against the Karnataka High Court ruling SC permits Sasikala to inspect documents in DA case Supreme Court today permitted Sasikala Natrajan Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
Top Law News HC seeks replies by Centre on PIL against US film September 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bombay High Court today issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra Government and others on the petition seeking removal of the controversial anti-Islam film `The Innocence of Muslims’ from the Internet. Division bench of Justices S A Bobade and Rajesh Ketkar today sought replies of the respondents in two weeks. The other respondents to the PIL […] Read more » Broadcasting and Google Inc Congress member Ameen Mustafa Idrisi demands criminal action against top officers of Google HC seeks replies by Centre on PIL against US film hurt the religious feelings Indian Penal Code INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT Innocence of Muslims Justices Rajesh Ketkar Justices S A Bobade non-Muslim cast and crew outrageous and offensive film petitioner's lawyer Ejaz Naqvi PIL against US film PIL include Union Ministry of Information removal of the controversial anti-Islam film removed from the search engines serious law
Top Law News Derecognise schools if no spl educators : HC to govt September 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to de-recognise schools if they fail to appoint special educators and make their premises barrier free for differently-abled students. In a verdict delivered earlier, erstwhile Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri asked the Delhi government to ensure that schools in the capital are made barrier-free by […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri advocate Ashok Agarwal barrier free for differently-abled students city government to de-recognise schools Derecognise schools Derecognise schools if no spl educators : HC to govt direction and de-recognise errant schools director of education educators for differently-abled students Right to Education Act schools lack basic physical and academic infrastructure spl educators unaided private schools in Delhi
Top Law News SC refuses to review its verdict on interlinking of rivers September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the Centre’s plea seeking review of its direction to government to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia refused to have a relook at its February 27 judgement directing the government to “forthwith” constitute a committee for […] Read more » ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner brainchild of the NDA government Centre's plea seeking review Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia constitute a committee for interlinking of rivers execute the project experts and social activists to chart out government departments government to implement the ambitious interlinking ministries Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee project going against the backdrop of the acute drought review its verdict on interlinking of rivers river interlinking project SC refuses to review its verdict on interlinking of rivers Union of India to forthwith constitute
Top Law News PIL in SC to restrain resumption of mining in Goa September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition was filed today in the Supreme Court to restrain the resumption of iron and manganese ore mining in Goa amid a judicial commission estimating a loss of Rs 35000 crore to the exchequer due to illegal mining there since 2000. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by an NGO, Goa Foundation, also […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan causing severe air and water pollution close to the streams and rivers committing theft of Government property degradation of the environment and the loss of bio-diversity Directorate of Mines and Geology exchequer due to illegal mining Goa Foundation Goa state pollution control board illegal activities in mining mines were set up in forest and eco-sensitive areas National Board of Wild Life PIL in SC to restrain resumption of mining in Goa PIL petition filed by an NGO plundered by the mining companies public interest litigation resumption of iron and manganese ore mining in Goa
Top Law News Prison officer gets 5-yr jail in custodial death case September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a former prison officer to five years’ imprisonment in connection with the custodial death of an accused in Beed jail three years ago. The court on Tuesday sentenced Beed jail’s former prison officer Dattatreya Sonwane to five-year rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs5,000. In March 2009, Sonwane allegedly […] Read more » court sentenced Beed jail's former prison officer Dattatreya Sonwane custodial death of an accused in Beed jail three years ago Dattatreya Sonwane to five-year rigorous imprisonment jail in custodial death case Namdev Sable Namdev Sable sustained injuries and subsequently died in hospital postmortem report mentioned head injury as the cause of death Prison officer prison officer Dattatreya Sonwane Prison officer gets 5-yr jail in custodial death case Sonwane allegedly beat up an accused Sonwane did not kill Sable intentionally
Top Law News HC asks CBI to give seized documents to CWG OC September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the CBI to provide the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee the copies of various documents seized by it during its probe into various games-related scams to enable the committee pursue its ongoing arbitral proceedings against various firms. “The CWG OC be provided the copies of the documents within four weeks,” […] Read more » arbitral proceedings against various firms Commonwealth Games Organising Committee counsel for CWG OC during the hearing court was hearing the CWG OC's plea CWG OC CWG OC be provided the copies of the documents CWG OC's plea for a direction to the CBI former office bearers are facing criminal cases HC asks CBI to give seized documents to CWG OC Justice Rajiv Shakdher probe into various games-related scams Suresh Kalmadi various cases against some of the CWG OC office bearers
Top Law News Justice Murugesan is Delhi High Court chief justice September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The President has appointed Justice Darmar Murugesan, Judge of the Madras High Court, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court from the date he assumes office. He will have a brief tenure of nine months. Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Arjan Kumar Sikri has been appointed the Chief Justice of the […] Read more » chief justice of the Delhi High Court Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Chief Justice of the Punjab Delhi High Court Arjan Kumar Sikri Haryana High Court Judge of the Madras High Court Justice Darmar Murugesan Justice Manjula Chellur Justice Murugesan Justice Murugesan is Delhi High Court chief justice Justice Murugesan new Delhi Chief Justice Karnataka Judicial Service as District Judge Kerala High Court Manjula Chellur Managing Intellectual Property Association Special Government Pleader in the Madras High Court
Top Law News Only barrier-free schools will retain recognition: Court September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the government to de-recognise private schools which do not appoint special educators for children with disabilities and make their premises barrier-free. The court, in a recent order, granted time till March 31, 2013 to the schools to make their premises barrier-free and asked them to appoint special educators within […] Read more » advocate Ashok Aggarwal barrier-free schools buildings/school premises barrier-free de-recognition against the erring schools director of education government of Delhi government to de-recognise private schools hearing impairment Justice Rajeev Sahai Endlaw mental retardation Only barrier-free schools will retain recognition: Court private unaided schools in the capital recognised aided and unaided private schools in Delhi Right to Education law
Top Law News Ground water study at Bhopal gas plant in October, SC told September 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Drilling for studies on ground water contamination at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy would start in October after the rains subside, the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) Tuesday told the Supreme Court. The institute plans to start the drilling work for collection of soil and water samples from within the abandoned […] Read more » air dried under natural environmental conditions Bhopal gas tragedy Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) guidelines Ground water study at Bhopal gas plant Ground water study at Bhopal gas plant in October Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board order to avoid any loss of volatile components organic toxicants in the water samples SC told Union Carbide premises for drilling Union Carbide's plant in Bhopal WHO guidelines