Top Law News Judicial activism shouldn’t erode constitutional principles: President September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday cautioned against judicial activism resulting in the erosion of constitutional principles of separation of powers between the three pillars of state and and called on Indian judiciary to reinvent itself through introspection and self-correction. Speaking at the valedictory function of the sesquicentennial celebrations (150 years) of the Madras High Court here, […] Read more » basic features of the Indian Constitution cautioned against judicial activism Chief Justice of the Madras High Court M.Y.Eqbal erosion of constitutional principles of separation government officials Indian judiciary to reinvent Judicial activism shouldn't erode constitutional principles: President Kerala and Karnataka High Courts lawyers Madras National Law School at Srirangam President Pranab Mukherjee Tamil Nadu Advocate's Welfare Fund Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News Check illegal migration from Bangladesh: Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung and other intellectuals have urged the government to take steps to tackle the presence of illegal Bangladesh migrants in Assam and other parts of the country, a statement said Sunday. Following a discussion on the recent violence in Assam, the activists said that there was a need to […] Read more » Asian Centre of Human Rights' Suhas Chakma Centre for Equity Studies' Harsh Mander Check illegal migration from Bangladesh: Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor illegal Bangladesh migrants in Assam illegal migration from Bangladesh illegally slipped across the Indo-Bangladesh border Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Jamia Millia's Centre for Northeast Studies director Sanjoy Hazarika Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Binod Khadria labour flow from Bangladesh National Foundation of India's Monica Banerjee scholars and activists held at the Jamia Millia unverified figures about migration violence in Assam
Top Law News Silicosis-affected workers die silent death in Delhi September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is a pain. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanied by sporadic coughing. Suffering from silicosis, the reed-thin woman fends for herself as her husband and son died due to the same incurable disease that has claimed many lives in a village that is actually […] Read more » accompanied by sporadic coughing affluent south Delhi neighbourhoods battling silicosis Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia Director of PRASAR S.M. Azad dying of silicosis Gulli Devi national capital’s Lal Kuan village National Human Rights Commission People’s Rights and Social Research Centre prescribed medicines for tuberculosis Silicosis-affected workers die silent death in Delhi sufferer Narayani Devi Suffering from silicosis Workmen Compensation Act
Top Law News Bombay HC gives partial relief to insecticide co. September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has partially set aside an order of Principal Secretary (Agriculture) of Maharashtra suspending the licence of Krishi Rasayan Export in respect of insecticides traded by the company. Justice S C Dharmadhikari upheld last week the order to the extent of suspending the licence for insecticide ‘Ethephon’ from June to December 2012. […] Read more » Ahmednagar district Bombay HC gives partial relief to insecticide co. Ethephon Government lawyer R M Patne HC gives partial relief to insecticide co. insecticides traded by the company Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari Kripon Krishi Rasayan Export on grape plants Principal Secretary (Agriculture) of Maharashtra Rambhau Jagannath Dhavane
Top Law News 2G: Raja to cross examine A K Srivastava tomorrow September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Minister A Raja will start cross-examining a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case in a Delhi court on Monday. Raja, who is facing trial in the case, had earlier sought Special CBI Judge O P Saini’s permission to defer his cross-examination of prosecution witness and Department of Telecom’s former […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum allocation scam case 2G: Raja to cross examine A K Srivastava tomorrow co-accused Shahid Usman Balwa counsel Sushil Kumar cross-examine Srivastava cross-examining a key prosecution witness Deputy Director General (AS) A K Srivastava DMK MP Kanimozhi Raja to cross examine A K Srivastava Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini telecom minister A. Raja
Top Law News ‘Criminal cases can’t be quashed on delay in court proceeding’ September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delay in deciding criminal cases cannot be a ground for quashing them, the Supreme Court has said while upholding the life sentence of a man, convicted 25 years after he killed five persons. While dismissing Uttar Pradesh native Shyam Babu’s plea for his discharge on the round he was convicted by the high court on […] Read more » 'Criminal cases can't be quashed on delay in court proceeding' basis of unreliable statements case of single murder but due to firing and gunshot commission of the crime Criminal cases can't be quashed Delay in deciding criminal cases five persons died and one injured Justices B.S. Chauhan justices P Sathasivam Shyam Babu Uttar Pradesh native Shyam Babu's plea for his discharge version of an eyewitness
Top Law News Kamat was aware of illegal mining: Shah commission September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat and two key bureaucrats have been indicted by the Justice M.B. Shah Commission, which has established a Rs.35,000 crore iron ore mining scam in the state. Justice Shah, in his voluminous report which was tabled in parliament Friday, has said that Kamat, mines secretary Rajeev Yaduvanshi and director of […] Read more » director of mines Arvind Lolienkar Goa state pollution control board Hon'ble Chief Minister Hon'ble Minister of Mines Indian bureau of mines Justice M.B. Shah Commission Justice Shah claims a majority of Goa's illegal mining occurred Kamat was aware of illegal mining: Shah commission large-scale illegal mining mines secretary Rajeev Yaduvanshi other illegalities/irregularities happening in the mining sector Shah commission report state forest department union ministry for environment
Top Law News Courts handle complex matters in society: Khurshid September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has praised the judiciary’s role in the “present contentious society” saying “the courts have not shirked their responsibility”. “In today’s contentious society, where there is a dichotomy, where there is a questioning of fundamental values and a reassertion of traditional values, the courts have not shirked their responsibility and do […] Read more » chief justice of the Delhi High Court Courts handle complex matters in society: Khurshid Distinguished Law Teacher Justice A.K. Sikri law teachers and law schools of the SAARC region Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training present contentious society SAARC law scholar Award Society of Indian Law Firms Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Vice Chancellor Professor Upendra Baxi
Top Law News Commission pegs Goa mining scam at Rs 34,935 crore, BJP wants Kamat booked September 8, 2012 / September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Justice M.B. Shah Commission report, which was tabled in parliament Friday, says that Goa’s iron ore mining scam is worth nearly Rs.35,000 crore. The BJP immediately demanded that former chief minister Digambar Kamat be booked for his alleged role in the scam. The voluminous report holds the state government and central government agencies as […] Read more » BJP wants Kamat booked chief minister Digambar Kamat be booked Commission pegs Goa mining scam at Rs 34935 crore demanded that Kamat be booked encroachment environment violations exploitation of ore illegal mining has already been felt Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) Justice M.B. Shah Commission Kamat for his role in the mining scam Salgaonkar Chowgules Shah Commission for illegalities in the mining sector Standing Committee of NBWL state BJP president Laxmikant Parsenkar state directorate of mines state forest department Timblos union ministry for environment and forests
Top Law News Calcutta High Court Admits Dengue PIL, asks State about Measures September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Friday admitted a public interest litigation related to the current dengue outbreak in West Bengal, and asked the state government to file an affidavit in two weeks on the steps it has taken to prevent the disease. The petitioner, Basabi Roy Chowdhury, asked the court for a proper policy and constitution […] Read more » Advocate Subrata Mukherjee asks State about Measures Basabi Roy Chowdhury Calcutta High Court Admits Dengue PIL chief justice J.N. Patel dengue inadequate infrastructure Justice Jaymalya Bagchi paracetamol to state-run hospitals public interest litigation related vigil and contain the dengue outbreak
Top Law News Fodder scam: Petition filed to make Nitish Kumar an accused September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in a CBI court in Ranchi seeking to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar an accused in the multi-crore Animal Husbandry Department scam – popularly known as the fodder scam. The petition has been filed by one Mukesh Kumar, who has claimed that there is enough evidence pointing towards Nitish […] Read more » Bhola Nath lawyer of the petitioner Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jaggnath Mishra evidence against Nitish Kumar fodder scam Fodder scam: Petition filed to make Nitish Kumar an accused illegally withdrawing crores of rupees Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Rajya Sabha MP Lalu Prasad and Jaggnath Mishra are accused in five cases related to the scam multi-crore Animal Husbandry Department scam
Top Law News Geetika Suicide: Court Rejects Aruna Chaddha’s Bail Plea September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda’s aide Aruna Chaddha, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. District and Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria refused to grant bail to Chaddha. Chaddha had sought bail on the ground that she has a seven-year-old daughter and old parents […] Read more » appearing for Chaddha argued that Geetika Aruna Chaddha's Bail Plea reject continuous annoyance continuous irritation Geetika suicide Geetika Suicide: Court Rejects Aruna Chaddha's Bail Plea Geetika's suicide notes clearly mentioned Judge S K Sarvaria refused to grant bail to Chaddha Kanda had not spared Geetika Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta