Top Law News Novartis tells apex court it has right to patent cancer drug September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG whether it should not sell its anti-cancer drug for Rs 5 each to benefit common man. A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranajan Prakash Desai posed the query to Novartis AG while hearing its plea seeking affirmation of the exclusivity of its blood cancer […] Read more » anti-cancer drug blood cancer drug Glivec Conduct of Novartis fighting for our rights for patent Justices Aftab Alam Justices Ranajan Prakash Desai Novartis Novartis tells apex court it has right to patent cancer drug right to patent cancer drug senior counsel Gopal Subramanium Subramanium Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG
Top Law News Gujarat court reserves order on Tirodkar’s bail plea September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today reserved the order on the bail application of former Mumbai-based journalist Ketan Tirodkar, arrested in Sadiq Jamal encounter case of 2003. The court will pronounce its order on September 15. In the bail application before special CBI judge K B Gujarati, Tirodkar has claimed that he spent three years […] Read more » Bhavnagar encounter by Gujarat police CBI arrested Tirodkar CBI probe upon a petition of Sabbir Jamal encounter specialist police officer Daya Nayak Gujarat court reserves order on Tirodkar's bail plea Jamal's hand-over to Vanzara Ketan Tirodkar Ketan Tirodkar arrested in Sadiq Jamal encounter case Mumbai-based journalist Ketan Tirodkar Sadiq Jamal encounter case special CBI judge K B Gujarati
Top Law News HC directs deposit of proceeds of sale of DC with ICICI bank September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed that proceeds of the sale of IPL team Deccan Chargers be deposited with the ICICI bank after paying five per cent to BCCI. The order was passed by Justice S J Kathawalla while hearing an application filed by Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL), owners of Deccan […] Read more » appearing for Tata Capital Counsels Ashok Paranjpe Counsels Janak Dwarkadas Deccan Chargers Deccan Chronicles HC directs deposit of proceeds of sale of DC with ICICI bank ICICI bank after paying five per cent to BCCI IPL team Deccan Chargers be deposited Justice S J Kathawalla supervision of M D Narvekar Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd Tata Finance to DCHL
Top Law News SC acknowledges media role under contempt shadow September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today acknowledged the crucial role played by media in bringing to light corruption in the system and governance deficit under the shadow of contempt. “One aspect needs to be highlighted. The shadow of the law of contempt hangs over our jurisprudence. The media, in several cases in India, is the only representative […] Read more » CJI S H Kapadia corruption drawbacks in the system five-judge Constitution bench governance deficit Kapadia observed law of contempt hangs over our jurisprudence media role under contempt shadow neutralising techniques of law preventive measure proper administration of justice Purpose of Contempt Law SC acknowledges media role under contempt shadow
Top Law News Delhi to get 5 new courts for women attack cases September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Tuesday announced a decision to set up five special courts for the early disposal of cases related to violence against women. “Five courts will be opened for violence against women in the capital,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters here after a cabinet meeting. A total of 40 posts for these special […] Read more » cases related to violence against women Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit conduct trials on daily basis Delhi government announced five special courts Delhi to get 5 new courts Delhi to get 5 new courts for women attack cases disposal of cases related to women domestic violence against women Five courts will be opened for violence against women special courts Violence Against women women attack cases
Top Law News Assam riots could be prevented: Rights body September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order an inquiry into why the army was not deployed in the riot-affected areas of Assam. The rights body also demanded fixing responsibility and taking necessary measures, including disciplinary action for criminal dereliction of duty by the army. ACHR director Suhas […] Read more » Asian Centre for Human Rights Assam Land Revenue Regulation Assam riots could be prevented: Rights body Chief of Army Staff Director General Military Operations measures to stop illegal immigration misinterpreting facts that caused the riots National Commission for Minorities riot-affected areas of Assam secretary to the Ministry of Defence West Bengal and Meghalaya to send para-military forces
Top Law News Villagers stage demonstration seeking bauxite for Vedanta plant September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of people Tuesday staged a demonstration in Odisha, seeking allocation of bauxite for the alumina refinery of Vedanta Aluminum Limited (VAL) in the state which has been facing a shutdown threat due to the shortage of the key raw material. The people, including displaced villagers and employees of the refinery, staged the demonstration in […] Read more » allocation of bauxite for the alumina refinery Bhabanipatna district collector Dukhishyam Satpathy district headquarters town of Bhabanipatna Lanjigarh town Niyamgiri Hills VAL president Mukesh Kumar Vedanta Aluminum Limited Vedanta plant Vedanta plant was designed for Odisha bauxite Vedanta wants to mine bauxite Villagers stage demonstration seeking bauxite Villagers stage demonstration seeking bauxite for Vedanta plant
Top Law News Court fees hike: Delhi questions counsel’s appearance September 11, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment How can a central government’s senior law officer appear for a lawyers’s body to oppose a legislation, the city government Monday asked in the Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea against the recent hike in court fees. The government opposed the appearance of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.S. Chandhiok for Delhi High Court […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General A S Chandhiok counsel for state government Najmi Waziri Court Fee (Delhi Amendment) Act Court fees hike: Delhi questions counsel’s appearance Delhi government assuring to resolve Delhi High Court Bar Association Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea Delhi questions counsel’s appearance Justice A.K. Sikri lawyers’s body to oppose a legislation
Top Law News SC dismisses plea on Delhi, Mumbai airports September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking the cancellation of the Airports Authority of India’s agreement with private operators handling operations and development of international airports in Delhi and Mumbai. Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) handle operations, development and management of the two airports. Petitioner M.L. Sharma, an […] Read more » airport Airports Authority of India allegations against former civil aviation Delhi International Airport Limited development of international airports in Delhi Justice Anil R. Dave Justice R.M. Lodha Mumbai airports Mumbai International Airport Limited Petitioner M.L. Sharma plea on Delhi and Mumbai airports plea seeking the cancellation of the Airports Authority of India's Public Accounts Committee SC dismisses plea on Delhi
Top Law News No guidelines to regulate media reporting of sub-judice matters: SC September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a constitutional principle where aggrieved parties can seek from appropriate court the postponement of the publication of court hearings and a decision taken on a case-by-case basis. The court, however, refrained from framing broad guidelines for reporting of sub-judice court matters, saying it cannot be done “across the […] Read more » Chief Justice SH Kapadia court hearings and a decision taken on a case-by-case basis court proceedings on case-by-case basis framing broad guidelines for reporting justices DK Jain justices JS Khehar justices Ranjana Prakash Desai justices SS Nijjar neutralising technique No guidelines to regulate media reporting of sub-judice matters: SC postponement of the publication sub-judice court matters
Top Law News Order on Sept 19 on plea for cancelling ex Army chief’s bail September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today reserved its order for September 19 on a plea by Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh who has sought cancellation of bail granted to former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four top serving Army officials against whom he had filed a criminal defamation case. The court also heard the arguments […] Read more » Army Chief to clear a deal of 600 trucks criminal defamation case criminal defamation case against Major General S L Narshiman criminal defamation case against V K Singh Former Army chief Gen V K Singh Lt. Gen. B.S. Thakur Order on Sept 19 on plea for cancelling ex Army chief's bail plea by Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh plea for cancelling ex Army chief's bail Vice Chief of Army Staff S K Singh
Top Law News CBI rapped for mindless probe in graft case involving its men September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four persons, including two CBI sleuths, have been acquitted in a bribery case by a Delhi court which said the probe by the agency into the matter was done in a “mindless, disoriented and half-hearted” manner. Special CBI Judge Dharmesh Sharma let off the accused, CBI inspectors N M Sehrawat and Yogender Kumar, lawyer Sushil […] Read more » absolute hara-kiri in this case CBI inspectors N M Sehrawat and Yogender Kumar CBI inspectors Sehrawat and Yogender CBI rapped for mindless probe in graft case involving its men Cooperative Group Housing Society scam case Judge Dharmesh Sharma lawyer Sushil Kumar Gupta N M Sehrawat Prevention of Corruption Act probe in graft case involving its men Sushil Kumar Gupta Vijender Solanki