Top Law News Make new rules for chess quota seats, court tells DU September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed Delhi University to lay down fresh physical standard criteria for students who take admission under the sports quota for indoor games like chess. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said: “Laying down a ll these standards is not the function of […] Read more » admission under the sports quota Chief Justice A.K. Sikri court tells DU criteria for games Delhi University prescribes fresh standards Delhi University to lay down fresh physical standard criteria general physical fitness test Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Make new rules for chess quota seats mandatory fitness test to seek admission Petitioner Chetna Karnani physical standard criteria for students rules for chess quota seats sports quota for indoor games students who take admission under the sports quota University of Delhi
Top Law News Ban uninsured vehicles, court urged September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments and the Delhi Police commissioner on a plea seeking directions not to allow uninsured vehicles to ply on any road. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought their replies by Oct 13, the next […] Read more » alleged negligence Ban uninsured vehicles Chief Justice A.K. Sikri court urged curb the menace of uninsured vehicles plying on road Dinesh Sehga drivers without valid driving licence drunken driving fake driving licences implement the Motor Vehicles Act Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw liability insurance Motor Vehicles Act provisions of Motor Vehicles Act victims of road accidents
Top Law News GNLA chief to move fresh bail plea in Meghalaya court September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief of Meghalaya’s outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Champion R. Sangma is likely to move a fresh bail application in a court here, a legal officer said Wednesday. “After the court had rejected his bail application, Champion had asked me to prepare a fresh bail application for his release,” Sujit Dey, the GNLA chief’s […] Read more » chargesheet against Champion R. Sangma Deputy Superintendent of Police K.C. Prasad Garo National Liberation Army GNLA Champion R. Sangm GNLA chief to move fresh bail plea in Meghalaya court GNLA rebels India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya Indian Penal Code Meghalaya Police National Democratic Front of Bodoland United Liberation Front of Asom Unlawful Activities Act waging war against the Indian State
Top Law News Delhi High Court dismisses plea against regularising illegal colonies September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea questioning the power of the central government, Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) TO regularising the capital’s unauthorised colonies. “We do not interfere WITH government decisionS. No interim relief can be granted. Application dismissed,” said a division bench of Acting Chief Justice A. K. Sikri and […] Read more » architect and town planner H. R. Suri capital's unauthorised colonies Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi Development Authority Delhi government Delhi government Nazmi Wajiri Delhi High Court dismisses plea against regularising illegal colonies Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw National Capital Territory of Delhi plea against regularising illegal colonies regarding regularisation of unauthorised colonies regularising illegal colonies unauthorised colonies
Top Law News Four sent to jail for life for robbing and murdering jeweller September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for robbing and murdering a jeweller, saying they “cannot make any positive contributions to the society and deserve to remain behind bars for the rest of their lives.” Additional Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna sentenced Mohd Kasim, Abdul Rehman, Sarafat Ali and Sajid, all hailing […] Read more » Abdul Rehman Additional Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna criminal involvements to their credit Delhi court has sentenced four persons four persons to life imprisonment Four sent to jail for life for robbing and murdering jeweller involved in several criminal cases Mohd Kasim murdering Vinay Kumar Jain Muzaffar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh robbing and murdering a jeweller Sarafat Ali and Sajid South Delhi jewellery shop
Top Law News Move trial court against look-out notice: SC to Vectra chief September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked NRI businessman and Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi to approach the trial court for “appropriate relief” on his plea to quash the look-out notice issued by the CBI for alleged irregularities in supply of Tatra trucks to BEML. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameswar passed the order while […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra appearing for Rishi justices Altamas Kabir justices J Chelameswar medical ailment medical attention abroad Move trial court against look-out notice: SC to Vectra chief NRI businessman restrained from travelling abroad Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi Senior counsel Ranjit Kumar Siddharth Luthra opposed Rishi's plea Tatra trucks to BEML travel abroad for his medical treatment Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi
Top Law News They Alleged my Son was on Drugs and set himself on Fire: Bedabrata Pain September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain has lost his case in a Los Angeles court over his son’s death and says the authorities “alleged that my boy was on drugs and set himself on fire”. The defence also insinuated that Pain and his wife were better off now since they dodn’t have to pay the boy’s school fees […] Read more » Bedabrata Pain composers Shankar Mahadevan encouraged Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain filmmakers Bedabrata Pain and Shonali Bose Ishan to a freak electrical accident Los Angeles against the razor company NASA scientist Pain pay Ishan's school fee protagonist in Chittagong They Alleged my Son was on Drugs and set himself on Fire: Bedabrata Pain Vivan
Top Law News Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi may walk out of jail today September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, facing sedition charges, was on Tuesday granted bail by the Bombay high court and his associate said he will walk out of the Arthur Road jail on Wednesday. Trivedi will come out of jail on Wednesday at around 3 pm, India Against Corruption (IAC) member Mayank Gandhi said outside the prison after […] Read more » anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare Arthur road jail Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi may walk out of jail today Chief Justice Mohit Shah India Against Corruption member Mayank Gandhi jurisdiction to grant bail Justice Nitin Jamdar Kanpur-based artist Law department on the sedition charge lawyer Sanskar Marathe Marathe's PIL contends that Trivedi's cartoons Public Prosecutor Purnima Kantharia social activists and cartoonists are arrested on sedition charges state home minister RR Patil Trivedi violating freedom of expression
Top Law News HC annuls land acquisition for Kolkata Metro corridor September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: In a major setback for the ongoing East-West Metro railway corridor project, the Calcutta High Court has declared as “lapsed” the acquisition of land along a stretch where a station was to come up. Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya ordered the land acquisition collector to restore the possession of the petitioners to premises acquired by the […] Read more » acquisition of land along a stretch Central Calcutta Citizens Welfare Association Central station at Bowbaza East-West Metro railway corridor project HC annuls land acquisition for Kolkata Metro corridor Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya Kolkata Metro corridor liable to pay damages properties stood lapsed
Top Law News Court restores transit corridor’s lane to buses September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered that from Sep 15 traffic movement on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor would revert to the original flow system with one road lane reserved for buses and curbs on cars using the bus lane. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Manmohan Singh modified the court’s […] Read more » adequate number of traffic policemen Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit Court restores transit corridor’s lane to buses Justice Manmohan Singh Justice Pradeep Nandrajog lest chaos reigns in the BRT corridor NGO Nyay Bhoomi for smooth traffic movement restoring status quo ante revised traffic flow management senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi smooth traffic movement traffic marshals traffic movement on the bus rapid transit transit corridor’s lane to buses
Top Law News UP panel to deal with village land encroachment September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alarmed by widespread encroachment of pastures, reservoirs, ponds and graveyards that are owned by village councils, Uttar Pradesh has constituted a committee the principal secretary of the revenue department to deal with the issue. The committee was formed Tuesday on the directive of the Allahabad High Court. The commissioner and secretary, board of revenue, will […] Read more » Allahabad High Court board of revenue commissioner and secretary committee the principal secretary complaints of encroachment deal with village land encroachment encroachment from members of the Gram Sabha Gram Sabha in a time-bound manner law and justice law and justice and legal remembrancer legal remembrancer legal remembrancer and special secretary member and coordinator of the committee principal secretary UP panel to deal with village land encroachment
Top Law News Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuke project reaches SC September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The row over setting up the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu reached the Supreme Court with a petition, which sought its directions to restrain the Union government and other authorities from commissioning the controversial project. The Special Leave Petition (SLP) by social activist G Sundarrajan against the Madras High Court’s Aug 31 decision […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Central government's expert task-force Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act counsel Pranav Sachdeva counsel Prashant Bhushan ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the respondents Government's Task Force Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Kudankulam nuke project Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuke project reaches SC project in the light of inadequacies of Fukushmia plant social activist G Sundarrajan against the Madras High Court Special Leave Petition