Top Law News Don’t create unfriendly conditions in 2G case: Judge September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Special CBI court, holding trial in 2G spectrum allocation scam case, on Wednesday took strong exception to former telecom minister A Raja’s refusal to cross examine a witness and asked all the accused not to “create unfriendly conditions” in the court. Special CBI Judge OP Saini, who had on Tuesday allowed Raja’s plea to defer […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam case allocation of 2G spectrum CBI Judge OP Saini criminal misconduct by public servant cross-examination of Srivastava Department of Telecom DMK MP again pleaded DMK MP Kanimozhi Don't create unfriendly conditions in 2G case: Judge Prevention of Corruption Act Raja's counsel Manu Sharma refused to cross examine Grover Raja's plea to defer cross-examination
Top Law News No recognition of unaided schools at cost of aided ones: SC September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The state is justified in denying recognition to unaided schools if it adversely affects the interests of the government run-aided schools, the Supreme Court has held. “The state spends large amount by way of aid, grant etc for running schools in the aided sector as well as the state-owned schools. ” Indiscriminate grant of recognition […] Read more » Attappady in Palakkad District Betham English Medium School by way of division fall Chapter V of KER grant etc for running schools justices Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan Kerala Education Rules Kerala government's appeal challenging No recognition of unaided schools at cost of aided ones: SC retrenchment of teachers state-owned schools
Top Law News MCD official on trial in corruption, cheating charges September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today ordered trial of an MCD official for allegedly misusing his official position in favouring a five star hotel and not demolishing its unauthorised construction in lieu of monetary benefits. Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal framed charges of cheating under the Indian Penal Code and misusing official position under the Prevention of […] Read more » CBI Judge Rakesh Syal cheating charges Delhi's Junior Engineer Jagbir Singh FIR against Singh Indian Penal Code Kalyan Sanstha Social Welfare Organisation lieu of monetary benefits M/s Uppal Properties Pvt Ltd MCD official for allegedly misusing MCD official on trial in corruption Prevention of Corruption Act against Municipal Corporation Uppal Orchid Motel
Top Law News Looking beyond the communal to diagnose Assam September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The problem in Assam, which resulted in frequent outbreaks of violence, was not one of illegal immigrationalone; there were dangers in demonising a community and looking at the issue simply in majority-minority terms, said speakers at a seminar here. The speakers pointed to appropriation of tribal land, lack of jobs and dearth of development in […] Read more » Assamese bureaucracy Centre for North East Studies frequent outbreaks of violence head of Women illegal immigration linguistic differences Looking beyond the communal to diagnose Assam minority-majority clashes Peace and Security unit at UN Women recent spurt of violence in Assam Roshmi Goswami Verghese explained Veteran journalist George Verghese
Top Law News NESO defies government appeal, to hold anti-influx rally Sep 6 September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The North East Students’ Organization (NESO) has decided to defy the Assam government’s recent appeal against holding of rallies and processions and said that it would go ahead with its scheduled rally against illegal influx Sep 6. On Saturday, the Assam government had appealed that processions, rallies and protest marches, which have the potential to […] Read more » anti-influx rally issue of illegal influx from Bangladeshi infiltration massive rally in Assam NESO adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya NESO defies government appeal NESO defies government appeal to hold anti-influx rally Sep 6 North East Students' Organization rally in Guwahati as planned scheduled rally against illegal influx
Top Law News Seven officials jailed for fraudulent land allocation September 4, 2012 / September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court Monday sentenced a former registrar of cooperative societiesand six other government officialsto one year jail in a Rs.4,000 crore fraudulent plot allotment scam, while four others got three years in jail. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Vinod Kumar convicted former registrar of cooperative societies (RCS) Narayan Diwakar and six public […] Read more » Anna Wankhede Assistant Registrar (Audit) Jitender Sharma Assistant Registrar Ramesh Chandra cooperative group housing scheme scam dealing assistant Rakesh Kumar fraudulent land allocation fraudulent plot allotment scam Joint Registrar Jasbeer Singh Judge Vinod Kumar convicted former registrar Mohan Lal Pitampura area of north Delhi Rangmahal Cooperative Group Housing Society Seven officials jailed for fraudulent land allocation Sri Chand Sushil Kumar Sharma
Top Law News Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court September 4, 2012 / September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here has rejected a CBI closure report and directed a further probe into a case in which two officials of Delhi’s water supply agency offered Rs.1 lakh bribe to a man for withdrawing his Right to Information (RTI) plea. The court was hearing a case against Delhi Jal Board (DJB) engineers Sushil […] Read more » bribe-giving case against officials case against Delhi Jal Board engineers Sushil Kumar Jain and P.K. Sharma Judge Dharmesh Sharma payment of illegal gratification Prevention of Corruption Act Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court Right to Information plea Sant Ram registered a complaint submersible and the monoblock pumps
Top Law News Lok Sabha passes bill to protect women at workplace September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amidst an uproar, the Lok Sabha on Monday passed a major bill on protection of women against sexual harassment at workplace along with two other legislations without debate. The bill, pending before the house since 2010, had underwent drastic changes because of the pressure from women groups and critical review by the parliamentary standing committee. […] Read more » All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Bill CPI member D Raja CPM’s P Rajeev deputy chairman Prof. PJ Kurien domestic workers legislations without debate Lok Sabha passes bill to protect women at workplace North-Eastern Areas Amendment Bill prohibition of employment as manual scavengers women against sexual harassment women and child welfare minister Krishna Tirath
Top Law News Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill that seeks to prohibit manual scavenging, rehabilitate those engaged in such inhuman employment and impose stringent measures to stop such practices was introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday. Drawing from the Indian constitution that assures dignity of the individual, the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012, recommends eliminating […] Read more » Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha eliminate dehumanising practice eliminating the inhuman practice implementation of the law impose stringent measures inhuman employment multi-pronged strategy sewers and septic tanks Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukuk Wasnik Subsequent contravention of the law
Top Law News DU guidelines for sports quota challenged in HC September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a student’s plea seeking the quashing of Delhi University guidelines for a mandatory fitness test to seek admission under the sports quota, even for indoor games like chess. Petitioner Chetna Karnani, a 17-year-old chess playerwho secured 72.5 percent in her Class 12 exams, had sought admission […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi University guidelines DU guidelines for sports quota challenged in HC general physical fitness test highly unreasonable and totally irrational Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Karnani challenged the revised guidelines physical fitness test for chess players revised university guidelines sports quota challenged
Top Law News Anti-graft Act can be invoked even after repeal: SC September 4, 2012 / September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Officials engaged in corrupt practices prior to repeal of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 can be prosecuted under the repealed Act, even if the FIR was registered, subsequent to the repeal of the enactment, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai said repeal of the 1947 […] Read more » Anti-graft Act Anti-graft Act can be invoked even after repeal: SC corrupt practices prior to repeal criminal case instituted FIR was registered Justices Aftab Alam justices Ranjana Prakash Desai preclude the investigating agencies Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court has ruled
Top Law News HC transfers PIL against BRT to another bench September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today transferred to another bench for “urgent hearing” a plea seeking a direction to the city government to scrap BRT corridor for smooth traffic movement in the city . Deferring to September 10 the final arguments on a PIL, a bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv […] Read more » Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit Central Road Research Institute's survey Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Delhi High Court today transferred final arguments on the PIL HC transfers PIL against BRT to another bench Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw NGO Nyay Bhoomi PIL against BRT Transport Department