Top Law News Court issues notice to centre on filling UGC chairman seat September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government to respond on a petition seeking direction to fill the seat of UGC chairman which has been lying vacant since February last year. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Court issues notice to centre on filling UGC chairman seat HRD ministry allowed Ved Prakash Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Ministry of Human Resource Development Prof. Ved Prakash as vice-chairman public interest litigation filed by C.S. Kalra Secretary and Financial Adviser are lying vacant University Grants Commission Act
Top Law News SP protests promotion quota bill September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Wednesday introduced amid commotion a bill in the Rajya Sabha to guarantee job promotions in the government for SC/ST population even as BJP protests against the allocation of coal mines led to repeated adjournment of Parliament. The bill, approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, was introduced in the Upper House by minister […] Read more » amid vociferous protests by Samajwadi Part Avtar Singh Karimpuri of the Bahujan Samaj Party delaying the passage of the promotions bill deputy chairman PJ Kurien Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill government jobs to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe National Democratic Alliance Prime Minister's Office V Naryanasamy Samajwadi member Naresh Agrawal SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav SP protests promotion quota bill speaker Girija Vyas Sushma Swaraj United Progressive Alliance
Top Law News ‘Fertile land won’t be acquired for power plants’ September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chhattisgarh government suffered a major blow on the industrialisation front as the state’s high court at Bilaspur annulled the acquisition of farmland for four power companies proposed in the Raigarh and Champa-Janjgir districts. Talking to IANS Wednesday, lawyer for the affected farmers Sanjay Kumar said: “The Chhattisgarh High Court Tuesday annulled the acquisition of […] Read more » 'Fertile land won't be acquired for power plants' Chhattisgarh High Court farmland for four power companies proposed fertile land for industrialisation as illegal Justice Prashant Mishra K.S.K. Mahanadi Latia village of Raigarh district Moser Baer Raigarh and Champa-Janjgir districts SKS Ispat & Power state's high court at Bilaspur annulled the acquisition Vijkot village Visa power
Top Law News Draftsman gets 3 years jail for taking Rs 750 bribe September 6, 2012 / September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A government draftsman was today sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court here for taking a bribe of Rs 750 for an official work in 2008. Special Court Judge Sridhar also slapped a fine of Rs 7,500 on the draftsman of Aravakurichi taluk office for taking the bribe from a person for giving “Field […] Read more » Aravakurichi taluk office Court Judge Sridhar Directorate of Vigilange and Anti-Corruption Draftsman gets 3 years jail Draftsman gets 3 years jail for taking Rs 750 bribe draftsman Shanmugam was trapped government draftsman sentenced to three years imprisonment Vadivelu of Nadhandai Vadakku Pakkam village
Top Law News HC declines to hear plea for unblocking websites September 6, 2012 / September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC declines to hear plea for unblocking websites The Delhi High Court today turned down a plea for quashing the Centre’s notifications, blocking web pages, including those of Facebook, Google and Twitter, for hosting “inflammatory” contents, triggering panic among north east states’ natives, living across the country. “We are not inclined to entertain this as PIL,” the bench of Acting Chief Justice A […] Read more » HC declines to hear plea for unblocking websites inflammatory Information and Technology Act Internet service providers Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw online payment sites and cyber cafes plea for quashing the Centre's notifications provoke Muslims to target people search engines telecome service providers Uniform Resource Locators
Top Law News SC reserves order on providing docs to Sasikala September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s aide Sasikala Natrajan’s plea, seeking some prosecution documents relating to the disproportionate assets case against them, pending trial in a Bangalore court. A bench of justice P Sathasivam and justice Ranjan Gogoi reserved the judgement after hearing arguments by Sasikala’s […] Read more » DMK leader K Anbazhagan J Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala Natrajan's plea Jayalalithaa's plea for exemption Justice P. Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Karnataka High Court ruling providing docs to Sasikala Sasikala Sasikala's counsel on her appeal SC reserves order on providing docs to Sasikala Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance
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