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
Top Law News Petroleum ministry official to be charged in DA case September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against a suspended Petroleum Ministry’s official for allegedly amassing assets exceeding his legal income by conniving with dealers in selling adulterated petroleum products. Finding a prima facie case against suspended Joint Director (Investigation) Uday Shankar of the Anti-adulteration Cell in the Ministry of Petroleum, Special CBI Judge […] Read more » alleged accomplice Sanjeev Kumar allegedly amassing assets exceeding his legal income Anti-adulteration Cell committed criminal misconduct Joint Director Uday Shankar Ministry of Petroleum PC Act is made out against accused Sanjeev Petroleum ministry official to be charged in DA case Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act prima facie case against suspended Joint Director selling adulterated petroleum products Shankar in various monetary transactions Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal
Top Law News Court extends JC of Kanda, Chaddha through video conference September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and that of his aide Aruna Chaddha in the Geetika Sharma suicide case by 14 days, conducting its proceedings through video conferencing. Metropolitan Magistrate Bhupinder Singh remanded Kanda and Chaddha to judicial custody till September 25 after the Delhi police […] Read more » Chaddha Chaddha through video conference Court extends JC of Kanda Delhi police's plea for conducting proceedings electronic video linkage former air hostess Geetika Sharma former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda Geetika had alleged that Kanda Geetika Sharma suicide case Geetika's suicide Kanda and Chaddha to judicial custody MDLR employees Metropolitan Magistrate Bhupinder Singh
Top Law News Akhilesh behind 2011 ‘rape’ case against Rahul, SC told September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A lawyer on Monday told the Supreme Court that a 2011 rape and wrongful confinement case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Allahabad high court was filed at the instance of Akhilesh Yadav, the current Uttar Pradesh chief minister. An apex court bench of Justice BS Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar was told […] Read more » Akhilesh behind 2011 'rape' case against Rahul Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh Yadav in the alleged implication of Rahul Gandhi Amethi Lok Sabha constituency high court for implicating Rahul Gandhi illegal detention and rape of a girl Justice BS Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Kishore Samrite National Commission for Women National Human Rights Commission Pandara Road dimension of the case SC told senior counsel Ratnakar Dash Uttar Pradesh Police for tracing the alleged victim
Top Law News SC grants two weeks to Centre to take stand on Abu Salem September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday granted two weeks to the Centre to analyse the Portugal’s court order terminating the extradition of Abu Salem to India and spell out its proposed action against the alleged gangster. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam, granted the time after Attorney General G E Vahanwati submitted that government needs time […] Read more » Abu Salem actress Monica Bedi Attorney General G E Vahanwati CBI red-faced Centre to analyse the Portugal's court Justice P. Sathasivam Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail proposed action against the alleged gangster Salem's extradition Salem's plea for quashing criminal cases against him Salem's plea to quash all criminal cases against him SC grants two weeks to Centre to take stand on Abu Salem TADA proceedings in two cases against