Top Law News Judges cannot fix poverty line: Supreme Court September 3, 2012 / September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a pronouncement of considerable significance that could check the judiciary’s overstepping into legislative and governmental functioning, the Supreme Courthas said the question of fixing the poverty line was in the domain of expert bodies like the Planning Commisionand the judiciary could not engage itself in setting the nation’s economic policies. “This should be left […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Gonsalves pleaded the government Judges cannot fix poverty line: Supreme Court Justice Bhandari Justice Dipak Verma Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice T.S. Thakur People's Union for Civil Liberties Planning Commision and the judiciary Reviewing the poverty line senior counsel Colin Gonsalves shrink its monitoring of welfare schemes Shrugging off Gonsalves's plea
Top Law News Virbhadra Singh to appear in court in graft case September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In what is being seen as a setback to former union minister and chief minister Virbhadra Singh just ahead of assembly polls, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday directed him to face trial in a lower court next week. Allowing Virbhadra Singh, who has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act along with his […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal corruption case criminal conspiracy by Virbhadra Director General of Police D.S. Manhas graft case Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee issue of investigation of case against Dhumal and Manhas Justice D.C. Chaudhary Prevention of Corruption Act against accused Pratibha Singh Virbhadra Singh resigned as the union minister Virbhadra Singh to appear in court in graft case
Top Law News Manipur pushes back 60 suspected Bangladeshis September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Authorities in Manipur have pushed back into Assam 60 suspected Bangladeshis, an official said Sunday. Manipur Police have launched a crackdown in several parts of the state to flush out illegal Bangladeshi and Myanmarese immigrants. A total of 49 illegal Bangladeshi and Myanmarese immigrants have been arrested and booked under the Foreigners Act, the official […] Read more » any illegal immigrant to settle in Manipur Foreigners Act illegal Bangladeshies influx of suspected Bangladeshi Jiribam bordering Assam Manipur Home Minister G. Gaikhangam Manipur pushes back 60 suspected Bangladeshis Myanmarese immigrants state to flush out illegal Bangladeshi suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants suspected illegal immigrants
Top Law News Panel wants 64 schools to refund excess fee September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sixty-four private city schools have illegally collected higher fee from students since September 2008, a committee has informed the Delhi high court while recommending a refund of the money with 9 percent per annum interest. The 600-page interim report of Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee, which randomly examined the accounts of 200 schools, was opened […] Read more » financial burden due to increased salaries of teachers Justice AK Sikri Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee Justice Siddharth Mridul lack of supervisory control Panel wants 64 schools to refund excess fee refund excess fee Sixth Pay Commission Sixty-four private city schools unaided private schools in Delhi unaided schools in Delhi
Top Law News Apex court strikes down rounding off marks for admission September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a ruling that would impact thousands of students, the Supreme Court has held that there can be no rounding-off of the percentage of marks to the next digit for making a candidate eligible for admission to a course when eligibility criteria are clearly mentioned. “When eligibility criteria are prescribed in a qualifying examination, it […] Read more » Apex court strikes down rounding off marks for admission B.Sc. Hemlatha had secured Bachelor of Science degree in nursing Bangalore-based Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Indian Nursing Council for securing admission Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Karnataka High Court N.T.R. University of Health Sciences Nagasamudram post-graduate nursing course Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Top Law News IIT-Kanpur to probe presence of Mughal structure in Delhi park September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Friday told the Delhi High Court that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur would carry out a survey to ascertain if there any Mughal-era mosque structure existed near Subhash Park in central Delhi. The ASI submitted its status report in a sealed cover to a special bench of Acting […] Read more » advocate K.T.S. Tulsi Akbarabadi mosque from the Mughal era Archaeological Survey of India Counsel for the civic agency IIT-Kanpur to probe presence of Mughal structure in Delhi park Indian Institute of Technology legislator Shoaib Iqbal Mughal-era mosque structure existed near Subhash Park North Delhi Municipal Corporation parties affected the decorum of court time of demolition of illegal structure
Top Law News Karnataka: SC may allow some iron ore mining to resume September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that it may permit resumption of iron ore mining in category A mines in Karnataka’s Bellary, Chitradurga and Timkur districts, provided they complied with all statutory forest and environmental clearances. “The statutory compliance must be there. There can be no compromise on the statutory clearance and the undertaking by […] Read more » Central Empowered Committees recommendations Chitradurga and Timkur districts committed marginal illegalities counsel Prashant Bhushan opposed it illegal mining of an unprecedented scale Justice Aftab Alam justice KS Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Karnataka: SC may allow some iron ore mining to resume Karnataka's Bellary permit mining in category A mines renewal of statutory clearances
Top Law News Gujarat riot victims hail life terms for accused September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Survivors and kin of victims have hailed the life imprisonment awarded to those convicted for their involvement in the 2002 post-Godhra Naroda Patiya riots and said that justice has finally been served. Dilwar Saiyed, 60, the primary witness whose testimony nailed BJP MLA and former minister Maya Kodnani, said he will get some peace now […] Read more » Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi communal disharmony Godhra Naroda Patiya riots Gujarat riot victims hail life terms for accused killed in rioting in Naroda Kodnani to 28 years in jail minister Maya Kodnani Narendra Modi-led BJP politician’s involvement in communal violence social activist Teesta Setalvad Survivors and kin of victims
Top Law News HC upholds sacking of CRPF constable for attempting suicide September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly 15 years after a constable was sacked for attempting suicide, the Delhi High Court has upheld the CRPF’s decision to dismiss him saying the employer did not require to prove the incident. “We dismiss the writ petition…,” Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh said, adding “What we intend to bring out is that the […] Read more » constable was sacked for attempting suicide CRPF constable for attempting suicide CRPF's decision to dismiss CRPF's disciplinary authority Gorisagar in Assam HC upholds sacking of CRPF constable for attempting suicide incident by feigning ignorance Justices Pradeep Nandrajog mental pressure Raghubir Singh
Top Law News Maha corporators challenge local body tax September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 4 Comments on Maha corporators challenge local body tax Municipal corporators from various civic bodies in Maharashtra have moved the Bombay High Court challenging the June 1 notification of the state government introducing local body tax on the entry of goods in the limits of cities in lieu of octroi. Hearing one of the petitions on the issue, Justice Sharad Bobade and Justice Rajesh […] Read more » Advocate General Darius Khambata Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act continuation of octroi Justice Rajesh Ketkar Justice Sharad Bobade local body tax lump-sum amount charged Maha corporators challenge local body tax Municipal corporators municipal corporators of Kolhapur Nashik Municipal Corporation
Top Law News Man acquitted by HC in 22-yr-old murder case September 3, 2012 / September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man sentenced to life imprisonment twenty years ago for murder has been acquitted by the Bombay High Court, which refused to accept the extra judicial confession made by the accused to a witness. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and S S Jadhav refused to consider the confession made by the accused, […] Read more » accused to Bhoir acquitting Salunkhe Chandrakant Salunkhe influence of alcohol Justices A S Oka Justices S S Jadhav Man acquitted by HC in 22-yr-old murder case prosecution witness Subhash Bhoir Salunkhe had assaulted the victim Salunkhe was arrested victim Pandhari Pandharkar due to rivalry.
Top Law News Mirchpur killings: Absconding accused surrenders September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment One of the absconding accused, who had escaped from police custody, in the 2010 Mirchpur Dalit killings case has surrendered before a Delhi court. Accused Jasbir, who fled on May 24 last year when he was being brought to the Rohini court here along with other accused for a hearing, has surrendered before Additional Sessions […] Read more » Absconding accused surrenders Accused Jasbir Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau burnt down 18 Dalit houses Haryana's Hisar district Jat community at Mirchpur village Mirchpur Dalit killings cas Mirchpur killings Mirchpur killings: Absconding accused surrenders Police Station Prashant Vihar