Top Law News SC declines review of right to education verdict September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a review of its verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act that mandates 25 percent quota for poor students in private schools. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar said: “The review petitions […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia constitute violation of Article constitution deals with a citizen's right constitutional validity of the right to education act Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar non-minority and minority institution Right of Children to Free Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act Right to Education law SC declines review of right to education verdict
Top Law News HC rejects 1993 blast convict’s plea to be sent to open prison September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition by a 1993 bomb blast convict, currently serving a life term in Aurangabad jail, seeking relief that he be sent to an open prison. Sardar Shahwali Khan (55) challenged the decision of prison authorities refusing to select him for committal to open prison. He challenged the constitutional […] Read more » Aurangabad bench recently rejected the petitioner's argument bomb blast convict convict's plea to be sent to open prison currently serving a life term in Aurangabad jail HC rejects 1993 blast convict's plea to be sent to open prison Inspector General of Prisons Justice A H Joshi Justice U D Salvi law leaving ample power Law makers Maharashtra Open Prisons Rules prison authorities refusing to select him for committal to open prison Sardar Shahwali Khan
Top Law News Another TI parade held in Kandhamal nun rape case September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A test identification (TI) parade was conducted at the Choudwar jail here in connection with the nun rape case during Kandhamal riot in 2008. Two persons arrested recently by Crime Branch police were lined up along with 20 ‘dummies’ in the jail premises in two rows yesterday and the nun was asked to identify the accused. The dummies were inmates […] Read more » Another TI parade held in Kandhamal nun rape case Baliguda-based Jana Vikash Kendra Choudwar jail Deputy Superintendent of Police Dillip Mohanty K Nuagaon police station of Kandhamal district Kandhamal district during the communal riot Kandhamal district to face the trial Kandhamal nun rape case murder of VHP leader nun rape case during Kandhamal riot TI parades VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati
Top Law News Three acquitted of kidnapping and raping minor September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three youths facing trial for allegedly raping a minor girl after kidnapping her have been acquitted by a Delhi court after the girl denied the incident. Absolving the youths of the penal charges, Additional Sessions Judge Ashutosh Kumar ordered their forthwith release from jail where they had been lodged for over nine months. The court […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Ashutosh Kumar Delhi court after the girl denied the incident incriminating against the accused persons kidnapping and raping minor medical report confirmed the rape medico-legal case of the girl raping raping a minor girl after kidnapping testimony of the three witnesses Three acquitted of kidnapping and raping minor Three youths facing trial for allegedly raping youths of the penal charges
Top Law News Delhi University assures HC on biometric attendance for teachers September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi University assures HC on biometric attendance for teachers Delhi University (DU) Wednesday assured the Delhi High Court that it would “expeditiously” adopt and implement the biometricattendance system for teachers to ensure punctuality. Following the assurance, the court disposed of a plea seeking introduction of biometric attendance system for DU teachers. “On the assurance given by the university, the court hopes and expects that […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice and A.K. Sikri biometric attendance for teachers biometric attendance system for DU biometric attendance system for DU teachers biometric attendance system for teachers to ensure punctuality biometric system to register the attendance of lecturers Delhi University Delhi University assures HC on biometric attendance for teachers DU authorities after a public interest litigation Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw system for teachers to ensure punctuality teaching staff of the university UGC norms University Grants Commission
Top Law News Government doesn’t protect whistleblowers: activists September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nandi Singh, 40, was hacked to death in a remote village in Assam. His crime: he blew the whistle on misappropriation in the local public distribution system (PDS). His killing in Dhemaji village came even as a bill for protection of whistleblowers was listed in Rajya Sabha both during the budget and monsoon sessions but […] Read more » Anil Bairwal Association for Democratic Reforms Bairwal of Election watch criticized the hijacking BJP protests over the allocation of coal blocks Convention Against Corruption Government doesn't protect whistleblowers: activists hacked to death by a gang in Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu K Rajmohan Chandra laws like lokpal bill local public distribution system Nandi Singh Nandi Singh was hacked to death National Coordinator of National Election Watch Nigambodh ghat cremation ground Protection of whistleblowers is endorsed by the United Nations RTI crusader Subhash Agrawal whistleblower's aim ultimately is to expose corruption whistleblowers group whistleblowers protection bill
Top Law News NIA seeks stricter charges against Delhi blast accused September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Wasim Akram Malik, an accused in the 2011 blast near the court’s gate, on a plea that the trial court charge him with conspiracy to wage war against the government. Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice S.P. Garg sought a response by Oct 16 from Malik on the […] Read more » concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war court had dropped against Malik Explosive Substances Act Justice S.P. Garg Justice Sanjeev Khanna Malik on the National Investigation Agency's plea Malik the charges dealing with waging war against the government NIA NIA seeks stricter charges against Delhi blast accused NIA Special Judge H.S. Sharma penal provisions for waging war against the government refusing to frame charges against him under penal provisions waging war against the government of India Wasim Akram Malik
Top Law News Aarushi Murder: Witness Talks of Golf Clubs Used in Crime September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI witness Tuesday told a special court here that the driver of Rajesh Talwar, father of slain teenager Aarushi, handed over two golf clubs to the investigation officer two years after the crime. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that the clubs were used in the murder. CBI witness Laxman Singh told Special […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Aarushi Murder: Witness Talks of Golf Clubs Used in Crime Aarushi's mother Nupur Talwar CBI presented the entire kit of golf clubs CBI witness Laxman Singh Dasna jail in Ghaziabad Defence lawyer Manoj Shishodia forensic team sealed the golf kit Rajesh Talwar of slain teenager Aarushi Special Judge S. Lal Special Judge S. Lal that Talwar's driver Umesh Sharma Umesh Sharma's testimony Witness Talks of Golf Clubs Used in Crime
Top Law News ‘Ban gutka or we will’, High court tells Akhilesh Yadav government September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Courthas ordered the UP government to implement central government’s directions under the Food Safety Act to restrain manufacturing, sale and distribution of ‘gutka’ or other products containing tobacco as an ingredient in the state and inform the court after 14 days steps taken in compliance of the order. Fixing October 10 as […] Read more » 'Ban gutka or we will' banning gutkha Constitution of India Food Safety Act to restrain manufacturing Food Safety and Standards Act Global Adult Tobacco Survey India gutkha or pan masala containing tobacco High court tells Akhilesh Yadav government high levels of smokeless tobacco use India being the oral cancer capital India Dental Association Justice Amar Saran Justice Anurag Kumar special secretary State to improve public health union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Top Law News Patents law provisions conflicting, Novartis tells SC September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swiss pharma company Novartis Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there cannot be conflicting provisions in a patents statute where one provision recognises innovation in drug development and another knocks it down. Novartis told an apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai that once the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Paras Kuhad chronic myeloid leukemia imatinib mesylate Intellectual Property Appellate Board IPAB verdict declining patent to Novartis anti-cancer drug Glivec Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors Novartis tells SC Patents law Patents law provisions conflicting pharmaceutical efficacy pharmaceutical giant challenging the IPAB pharmaceutical product Glivec Patents Act senior counsel Gopal Subramanium Subramanium Swiss pharma company Novartis
Top Law News NHAI, Gurgaon expressway operator settle dispute September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it would withdraw a termination order issued to the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway’s concessionaire as they had sorted out their differences. The termination order was issued in February to the concessionaire for its failure to improve services at the 32-lane toll plaza […] Read more » concessionaire court earlier granted time to the NHAI and the DGSCL Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity DGSCL DGSCL approached the court after the NHAI Gurgaon expressway operator settle dispute Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd Justice S. Muralidhar memorandum of understanding National Highways Authority of India NHAI NHAI to the concessionaire stands withdrawn Senior counsel for DGSCL Neeraj Kishan Kaul
Top Law News 2G case: Sanjay Chandra questions key witness September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unitech Ltd Managing Director (MD) Sanjay Chandra, an accused in the 2G spectrum case, today cross-examined a former top telecom official in a Delhi court saying he was the “brain” behind the decisions on the allocation of radio waves. However, A K Srivastava, a former Deputy Director General (AS) of Department of Telecom (DoT), refuted […] Read more » 2G case: Sanjay Chandra questions key witness 2G spectrum case A K Srivastava Bombay Stock Exchange Chandra's counsel Rebecca John counsel Rebecca John cross examination as a prosecution witness by Chandra cross-examined a former top telecom decisions on the allocation of radio waves Deputy Director General of Department of Telecom DoT during the aforesaid period National Stock Exchange Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Unified Access Service Licence Unitech Ltd Managing Director (MD) Sanjay Chandra