Top Law News Exodus of people from northeast continues from Bangalore August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Despite the government’s efforts to pacify the situation that has put the people of North East in a tizzy, an air of uncertainty hangs heavy in cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai. Gripped by rumour fuelled fears of impending attacks on them, people from North East continued to flee southern cities Bangalore, Pune and Chennai […] Read more » approaching Facebook Assam violence Azad Hind Express catastrophic serial bomb explosions Chennai City Police depicted violent incidents ensure their safety Exodus continues in Chennai Exodus of people from northeast continues from Bangalore heading back home incidents of violence against people North East swarming North Easterners desperate objectionable links
Top Law News Ex-CWC official gets four-year jail term in graft case August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court has awarded a four-year jail term to a senior official of the Central Water Commission (CWC) in a funds misappropriation case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Dharmesh Sharma, in a recently pronounced order, awarded the jail term to former deputy director of CWC J.P. Sharma, for allegedly hatching a […] Read more » allegedly hatching Central Bureau of Investigation Central Water Commission convict Sharma court also slapped a fine criminal conspiracy CWC J.P. Sharma deriving pecuniary benefit Ex-CWC official gets four-year jail term in graft case graft case rigorous imprisonment under section 420-B of the Indian Penal Code
Top Law News L N Mishra murder case: SC dismisses plea to quash trial August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to quash the trial in the 1975 murder case of the then Railway Minister L N Mishra, saying proceedings cannot be terminated merely because they have not been concluded in the past 37 years. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad dismissed a plea filed by […] Read more » C K Prasad dismissed Justice Dattu blamed justices H L Dattu L N Mishra murder case L N Mishra murder case: SC dismisses plea to quash trial murder case occasional by exceptional circumstances Railway Minister L N Mishra SC dismisses plea to quash trial trial in the case
Top Law News Geetika case: Ex Haryana Minister Kanda surrenders August 18, 2012 / August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After being on the run for 10 days, controversial former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda surrendered before police in the wee hours today and was arrested in connection with the suicide of his former employee Geetika Sharma. Kanda, who was absconding for the past 10 days after police served him a notice to appear before them […] Read more » anticipatory bail anticipatory bail plea of Kanda apprehending his arrest Ex Haryana Minister Kanda surrenders Geetika case Geetika case: Ex Haryana Minister Kanda surrenders Geetika Sharma Govind Kanda was also arrested yesterday for allegedly Gurgaon residence Kanda and Chaddha were harassing her Kanda evade police Kanda surrendered before police MDLR Airlines non-bailable warrant against Kanda
Top Law News 2G case: Court allows A Raja to visit Tamil Nadu August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Raja, former Telecom Minister and key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, was today allowed by a Delhi court to visit Tamil Nadu for three days. Special CBI Judge O P Saini allowed the plea of the DMK MP to visit Tamil Nadu after CBI prosecutor did not object to it. “Accused […] Read more » 2G case 2G case: Court allows A Raja to visit Tamil Nadu 2G spectrum allocation scam case A K Srivastava case for the offences of cheating CBI prosecutor criminal breach criminal conspiracy Department of Telecom DMK MP Kanimozhi Prosecution Witness Tamil Nadu telecom secretary D S Mathur
Top Law News No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC The Supreme Court on Friday said it would not allow resumption of mining activities of iron and ore in Karnataka unless there is a statutory compliance and full implementation of reclamation and rehabilitation measures. “You don’t press for resumption of mining activities unless we are sure that there is a statutory compliance. No mining activities […] Read more » CBI investigation Central Empowered Committee encroachment of forest areas illegal mining Justice Aftab Alam Karnataka mining activities No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC rehabilitation measures resumption of mining Samaj Parivartana Samudaya statutory compliance
Top Law News Engineer’s parents awarded Rs 17 L as compensation August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs 17 lakh as compensation to the parents of a 22-year-old engineer, who died in a road mishap in 2008, but denied any relief to his wife who remarried after his death. The tribunal directed the New India Assurance Company Ltd, with which the offending […] Read more » Bhajanpura Engineer's parents awarded Engineer's parents awarded Rs 17 L as compensation India Assurance Company Ltd Innova car MACT Presiding Officer Manoj Kumar sustained fatal injurie Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Murad Nagar Surinder Kumar Sharma
Top Law News Courts issues non-bailable warrant against Kanda August 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today issued non-bailable warrant (NBW) against ex-Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. Metropolitan Magistrate D K Jangala directed that the NBW be issued against Kanda for August 24. The court gave the direction after the Delhi police told it that Kanda is yet to be […] Read more » anticipatory bail court had rejected Kanda's plea Courts issues non-bailable warrant against Kanda Delhi High Court Geetika Sharma suicide case Geetika's suicide harassment by Kanda judicial custody Kanda is yet to be arrested MDLR official Aruna Chaddha Metropolitan Magistrate NBW be issued against Kanda non-bailable warrant against Kanda
Top Law News Activists to protest against marital law amendment bill August 16, 2012 / August 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of child rights and social activists seeking equal rights for men and women and gender neutral marital laws will hold a day-long protest in Delhi Aug 18, an activist said Thursday. “The protest will be held at Jantar Mantar against the amendments in the marriage billwhich recognise a wife’s right to property acquired […] Read more » Activists to protest against marital law amendment bill Amendment Bill 2010 Bangalore-based CRISP Children's Rights Initiative CRISP divorce cases flawed presumption gender neutral marital laws marital law amendment bill marriage law president Kumar V. Jahgirdar protest against marital law women-centric
Top Law News Court frowns on ministers over Kudankulam launch date August 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the protest against Kudankulam nuclear power plant entering its second year, the Madras High Court hearing two petitions against the project Thursday came down on union ministers, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). “Hearing the two petitions, the Madras High Court came down heavily on the […] Read more » anti-nuclear power conference Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Court frowns on ministers over Kudankulam launch date Idinthakarai to attend an anti-nuclear power conference Indian nuclear power plants NPCIL Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd petitions against the project PMANE protest against Kudankulam nuclear power plant Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Tirunelveli Tuticorin
Top Law News PM to attend Bombay High Court function August 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a gathering of legal luminaries here this week to mark the closing ceremony of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Bombay High Court, an official said here Monday. The year-long sesquicentennial celebrations of the court shall end Aug 18. Besides the prime minister, the function shall be attended by […] Read more » 150th anniversary celebrations of the Bombay High Court Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Information Technology Milind Deora legal luminaries Minister of State for Communications PM to attend Bombay High Court function Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Top Law News Suicide notes are not gospel truth: Kanda’s lawyer August 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seeking anticipatory bail, former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, wanted in connection with the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that suicide notes cannot be taken as “gospel truth”. “Suicide letters are written in anger and so any allegations can be levelled out of anger,” said senior […] Read more » ambitious girl Congress-led government criminal intimidation dismissing anticipatory bail Geetika Sharma Gopal Goyal Kanda gospel truth Kanda responsible for Geetika's suicide Kanda's anticipatory bail plea Sidharth Luthra opposed Kanda's anticipatory bail plea suicide notes Suicide notes are not gospel truth: Kanda's lawyer suicide notes blaming Kanda and Aruna Chaddha Tulsi argued on Kanda's behalf