Top Law News Lifer moves SC for release after 35 years in jail July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A life convict, who has spent 35 years behind the bars in a murder case, today approached the Supreme Court(SC) for getting released from jail. Agreeing to hear plea of the convict, a bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government. SC asked the state government to file its […] Read more » Allahabad High Court SC SC of India Supreme Court Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Delhi HC: Take complaints of newly-wed couples seriously July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed police to seriously take the complaints of newly-wed couples who apprehend threat to life in order to check honour killings. The court was hearing a plea of Lalit Vats, whose wife Deepti Chikara was killed by her brother, mother and uncle allegedly for family honour. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice […] Read more » complaints of newly-wed couples complaints of newly-wed couples in case of honour killings complaints of newly-wed couples of honour killings Delhi High Court Delhi High Court on complaint of newly-wed couple Delhi High Court on honour killings Delhi police on complaint of newly-wed couple honour killings
Top Law News Maha says CBI can’t probe Adarsh scam July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Even as the CBI today filed its charge sheet in the Adarsh scam, the Bombay High Court allowed Ministry of Defence to submit within two weeks its response to Maharashtra government’s claim that the central agency had no jurisdiction to probe it. The Maharashtra government and the Adarsh society filed their affidavits before the court […] Read more » Adarsh Inquiry Commission Adarsh scam Adarsh scam case Adarsh society Bombay High Court CBI CBI on Adarsh scam Maha Maha govt Maharashtra Maharashtra government PMLA Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Top Law News Officials under surveillance of CVC for alleged corruption July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Almost 205 officials working in different government departments have come under the surveillance of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for their alleged involvement in corruption. Of these, a highest of 42 officials working with Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), 19 from Ministry of Railways, 14 from State Bank of India, 12 from Syndicate Bank […] Read more » Central Vigilance Commission chief of Central Vigilance Commission CVC CVC control over government officials CVC surveillance on officials CVC upon corruption of govt officials
Top Law News Recruitment scam: Antony orders shifting of NDA commandant July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lt. Gen.Jitendra Singh, commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Pune, that has been caught in a recruitment scam in recent days, was on Wednesday shunted out by the defence ministry to ensure “a free and fair” probe into the case, an official said. “Defence minister AK Antony has ordered the immediate shifting of Lt. […] Read more » AK Antony Defence Minister AK Antony defence scam National Defence Academy National Defence Academy recruitment scam NDA NDA recruitment scam recruitment bribery scam recruitment scandal
Top Law News HC drops contempt proceedings against advocate July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dropped contempt proceedings against advocate Sirajin Basha following his tendering an unconditional apology regarding hearing of a plea filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa seeking quashing of land denotification cases filed by Basha against him. A Division Bench dropped the contempt proceedings after he Basha tendered an […] Read more » contempt proceedings Karnataka Karnataka courts Karnataka High Court on contempt proceedings Karnataka High Court on contempt proceedings against advocate proceedings against advocate
Top Law News Jarawa Tribal Reserve: No commercial, tourism activity, rules Supreme Court July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with a view to protecting the indigenous people. A Bench of Justices G. S. Singhvi and S. J. Mukhopadhaya on Monday upheld an October 30, 2007 notification declaring an area […] Read more » Andaman and Nicobar Andaman Island Buffer Zone of Andaman and Nicobar Contempt of Courts Act Jarawa Tribal Reserve Jarawa Tribal Reserve in Andaman and Nicobar Jarawa Tribal Reserve in Andaman Island Jarawa Tribes Supreme court ruling on Jarawa Tribal Reserve Supreme ruling on tribal issues
Top Law News Chennai: 3-yr-old gets Rs 92L for parent’s death in accident July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 3-yr- old girl Kavinaya of Chennai was awarded Rs.92L by a Chennai Court as a compensation. Her software engineer father and mother were fatally knocked down by a recklessly driven sand-laden truck in Chennai. Rs 50 lakh will be kept in her name in a nationalized bank until she’s 18, her grandparents will get […] Read more » a case on motor vehicle act a case on motor vehicle act 1988 Chennai Chennai Court Chennai motor accidents claims tribunal motor accidents claims tribunal decision in case of parents death
Top Law News Swamy in support of Himachal Freedom of Religion Act July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy defended the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (HPFRA) and maintained that it did not violate any provision of the Constitution. Swamy, in his capacity as convenor, Legal Cell, Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, argued that the petitioners had no locus standi as they were not the aggrieved from infringement of […] Read more » Himachal Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act as a violation of fundamental rights Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act as against of freedom of religion Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act ultravires constitution Himachal Pradesh High Court HPFRA
Top Law News Jaffer Sharief graft case: SC stayed trial July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a 1995 corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief a fresh ruling of Supreme Court brought some relief to him. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed trial proceedings against him. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also issued notice to CBI on Sharief’s appeal and sought reply within two weeks. The apex court passed […] Read more » corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief corruption case against Jaffer Sharief Delhi High Court Delhi high court decision on Jaffer Sharief former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief Jaffer Sharief Jaffer Sharief graft case Justice P. Sathasivam Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Corruption Act against Jaffer Sharief Supreme Court Supreme Court verdict on Jaffer Sharief case
Top Law News Jagan not granted bail by AP High Court July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of Congress Party leader Y.S. Jagan Reddy, who has been arrested in a case of amassing illegal wealth. The court, which had reserved its order on June 28 on the illegal assets case, gave its ruling on a day his judicial custody is to […] Read more » A.P. High Court Andhra Pradesh HC Andhra Pradesh High Court Congress Party leader Y.S. Jagan Reddy father of Jagan Jagan Jagan arrest Jagan arrest case Jagan in case of corruption Jagan in case of in a case of amassing illegal wealth Jagan the son of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Jagan's bail plea Jagan's CBI custody Jagan's father son of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Y.S. Jagan Reddy
Top Law News RPower files arbitration against 11 procurers of Krishnapatnam UMPP July 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Reliance Power(RPower), announced that it had filed arbitration proceedings under the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, against 11 procurers of electricity from its 4,000 MW Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Andhra Pradesh. The procurers of power include four distribution companies in Andhra Pradesh, five in Karnataka and one each in Maharashtra and […] Read more » Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project Krishnapatnam UMPP Reliance Reliance Power Reliance Power Ltd RPower RPower for arbitration resolution of dispute