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
Top Law News Court grants interim bail to Nachiketa Kapur September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Tourism Ministry official Nachiketa Kapur, arrested for allegedly securing a job with the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on basis of a forged educational certificate, was today granted interim bail by a Delhi court till September 20. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Gautam Manan granted bail to Kapur, who was arrested after his surrender […] Read more » ACMM Gautam Manan granted bail to Kapur Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Court grants interim bail to Nachiketa Kapur criminal conspiracy Delhi police had registered an FIR against Kapur Former Tourism Ministry official Nachiketa Kapur Gautam Manan granted bail to Kapur IPC for his alleged role in the case Kapur's anticipatory bail plea National Security Council public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan Tourism and Women and Child Welfare ministries
Top Law News Jaya moves SC against Centre on Kachatheevu Island September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleging continued killing and harassment of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa today urged the Supreme Court to expeditiously hear its petition challenging the Centre’s 1974 decision to cede Kachatheevu Island to the island nation. “It is therefore just and necessary that the instant writ petition is heard at […] Read more » AIADMK assumed power Alleging continued killing and harassment of Indian fishermen counsel Srikala Gurukrishna Kumar fishing activity around Kachatheevu India agreed to cede its rights on Kachatheevu Island to Sri Lanka Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy Jaya moves SC against Centre Jaya moves SC against Centre on Kachatheevu Island Kachatheevu Island Kachatheevu Island to Sri Lanka large number of fishermen from Tamil Nadu had been killed Palk Strait off Rameswaram Ramanathapuram district Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Cop let off in bribery case September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Police personnel trapped by the CBI in a bribery case has been acquitted after a protracted trial of 12 years with a court here noting the complainant and a key witness in the matter were habitual of lodging false complaints against public servants. The CBI had alleged that Devender Rathi, then a sub- […] Read more » Anil Nijhawan Bribery case Cop let off in bribery case Cop let off in bribery case started by 'habitual complainants' Devender Rathi frivolous complaints against police officials habitual of lodging false judicial file that Kusum Sehgal lodging false complaints against public servants public persons public servants pursuing frivolous complaints against public servants special CBI judge V K Maheshwari trapped three public servants
Top Law News Statements of approvers in L N Mishra murder case September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today asked a Delhi court to consider the testimonies of two accused-turned-approvers in the 37-year-old murder case of erstwhile Railway Minister L N Mishra, saying that their statements are important. Continuing final arguments in the case, Special Public Prosecutor N K Sharma told Additional District Judge Vinod Goel that testimonies of Vikram and […] Read more » Additional District Judge Vinod Goel Ananda Marga group members Ananda Marga organisation case related to L N Mishra's assassination in a bomb blast Gopalji L N Mishra murder case murder case of erstwhile Railway Minister L N Mishra participated in the conspiracy to kill Mishra Santoshananda Avadhuta Special Public Prosecutor N K Sharma Statements of approvers in L N Mishra murder case Sudevananda Avadhuta Vikram and Madan Mohan Srivastava alias Visheshwarananda
Top Law News Delhi High Court refused to meddle in Kachchativu September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment By Brij Khandelwal, A long time ago, I had moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Indian government’s decision to give away the Kachchativu island to Sri Lanka. When the transfer happened, in 1974, I was aghast. I am not a Tamil, I do not live in Tamil Nadu either; but as an Indian I […] Read more » Brij Khandelwal Brij Khandelwal vs Union Of India Delhi High Court refused to meddle in Kachchativu India-Sri Lanka relations Indian fishermen and pilgrims Indian foreign ministry Jayalalithaa demanding the return of Kachchativu judges were T. Tatachari and M. Ansari Kachchativu island in the Palk Strait Kachchativu island to Sri Lanka Kachchativu without obtaining travel documents or visas minister of state for external affairs Samarendra Kundu Shyama Charan Gupta Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Trial in Shehla Masood case postponed to Oct 11 September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The trial in the RTI activist Shehla Masoodmurder case was today postponed till October 11 as the special CBI courtjudge went on leave owing to ill-health. The trial would resume on October 11 and Sultan Masood (Shehla’s father) and two of the deceased’s relatives – Sayeed Rahil Hussain and Sohail Athar Zaidi – would then […] Read more » Anurag Patel and Rubab Jaidi colleague Saba Farooqui Five accused chargesheeted in the case main accused Zahida Pervez RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case Sayeed Rahil Hussain Shehla Masood case postponed Shehla Masood murder case Shehla was shot dead Sohail Athar Zaidi sole prosecution witness M R Uikey Sultan Masood Shehla's father three alleged shooters Shakeb Ali alias Danger Trial in Shehla Masood case postponed to Oct 11
Top Law News Special police station to probe Rajasthan foeticide cases September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan government Monday announced it would set up a special police station in Jaipur to register and probe female foeticide and infanticide cases across the state, officials said. The police station is being set up keeping in view the skewed sex ration and increasing cases of girl children being dumped, they added. According to […] Read more » Aamir had met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's debut TV show cases of Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot child sex ratio female foeticide and infanticide in Rajasthan infanticide cases across the state probe female foeticide probe Rajasthan foeticide cases Prohibition of Sex Selection Satyamev Jayate Several cases of girl children or foetuses skewed sex ration and increasing cases of girl children Special police station to probe Rajasthan foeticide cases
Top Law News Child rights panel summons UP officer over encephalitis deaths September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disturbed over the large number of deaths due to encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, India’s apex child rights panel has summoned the top health official of the state to appear before it, a statement said Monday. “The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned the principal secretary (health), Uttar Pradesh government […] Read more » acute encephalitis syndrome awareness campaign was also launched by the NCPCR Child rights panel summons UP officer over encephalitis deaths encephalitis deaths government clearly lacks a long-term plan India's apex child rights panel multiple disabilities caused by encephalitis National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR member Yogesh Dube NCPCR on the disease in Gorakhpur and Kushinagar districts physical and mental disabilities of infected children preventing cases of Japanese encephalitis UP officer over encephalitis deaths Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district