Top Law News Apple patent case: Samsung Galaxy Nexus banned in US June 30, 2012 / June 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A US judge on Friday granted Apple’s request for a pre-trial injunction against the sale of Samsung Electronics’s Galaxy Nexus Phone. This is the Apple’ second legal victory against Samsung in a week. These giants are waging legal war in several countries, accusing each other of patent violations as they vie for supremacy in a […] Read more » any patent case Apple Apple iPhone Apple patent case Apple vs Samsung Electronics case patent case Samsung Samsung Electronics's Samsung Galaxy Nexus US US District Judge US District Judge Lucy Koh US judge
Top Law News Bombay High Court to BMC: Explain policy on ‘sweepers’ recruitment June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to explain its policy on recruitment of sweepers, and state whether it was following the government’s decision to give preference to the children of deceased workers. Hearing a petition filed by 32 persons, who claim to be children of sweepers, the Bombay High Court division […] Read more » BMC Bombay HC Bombay High Court Bombay High Court on sweepers issue Bombay High Court to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation policy on recruitment of sweepers
Top Law News SC:’Land acquisition illegal if owners are not intimated’ June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC:’Land acquisition illegal if owners are not intimated’ Land acquisition proceedings will become illegal if government fails to observe the mandatory requirement of issuing public notices to the affected parties, the SC has held, quashing Maharashtra government’s acquisition of a piece of land for a defence unit. A SC bench of justices H L Dattu and A R Dave said that besides notifying […] Read more » Bombay High Court H L Dattu and A R Dave illegality of land education SC Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act Supreme Court
Top Law News HC dismisses plea against Pranab Mukherjee’s candidature June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the candidature of UPA’s presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee accusing him of abusing his office as Finance Minister and securing “pecuniary favour” in the form of votes from various political parties in the upcoming Presidential election. The petition, filed by an advocate, had sought registration of a […] Read more » corruption charges against Pranab Mukherjee Delhi High Court ex-finance ministers finance ministers Pranab Mukherjee presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News Deogarh land scam: CBI raids in Jharkhand, Bihar June 29, 2012 / June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Friday conducted simultaneous raids at 52 places in Jharkhand and Bihar in connection with the approximately Rs 1,000 crore Deogarh land scam detected last year, sources in the investigating agency said. The raids were being carried out in Patna and in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, Dumka, Sahibganj, Latehar and Deogarh in the premises of former […] Read more » CBI CBI raids Central Vigilance Bureau Deogarh land scam Deogarh land scam case Jharkhand Jharkhand Vigilance Bureau Land scam land scams in India Vigilance bureau
Top Law News Neeraj Kumar will be the new Police Commissioner June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Neeraj Kumar, a 1976 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre, will be the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. Mr. Neeraj Kumar, who right now is Director-General (Prisons), will take over from B. K. Gupta on Saturday. Talking about his new assignment, Mr. Neeraj Kumar told a news agency that it was a matter of “great […] Read more » Delhi new police commissioner Delhi Police Delhi's new police chief Neeraj Kumar Neeraj Kumar new Police Commissioner Police Commissioner of Delhi
Top Law News Child Protection Unit being constituted June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To protect and care for children, a District Child Protection Unit is being constituted in Tiruchi. The unit will address issues related to street children, child trafficking and child abuse. Similar Child Protection units are being formed in every district under the State Child Protection Society, administered by the Department of Social Defence, Tamil Nadu. The […] Read more » Child Protection Child Protection Society Child Protection Unit District Child Protection Unit ICPS Integrated Child Protection Scheme Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 TN Child Protection Society
Top Law News Two advocates elevated as High Court judges June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two advocates, C. Praveen Kumar and M. S. Rama Chandra Rao, have been elevated as additional judges of the A.P. High Court. They would be sworn in on Friday. Both of them are from Hyderabad. Their elevation assumes significance in the light of the fact that a practising advocate was last made a judge of […] Read more » A.P. High Court Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh High Court elevation of advocates as High Court judges elevation of advocates as judges High Court High Court judges
Top Law News Man jailed for 10 yrs, for possessing drugs June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man, arrested for supplying contraband drugs here, has been sent to jail for 10 years by a Delhi court which also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on him. The court jailed 31-year-old Vinod Sharma, a Himachal Pradesh native, who was found possessing 3.5 Kg of contraband charas. “Keeping in view the age, […] Read more » Delhi Police drugs NDPS possession of drugs possession of drugs as an offence possession of drugs is an offence Special NDPS Judge
Top Law News Apple to pay Rs 17.4K June 29, 2012 / June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An authorised store for Apple products, i World Bussiness Solutions Pvt Ltd (iWorld), has been asked by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 17,400 to a medical student for deceiving him by selling him an “inferior iPod”. The North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum held that iWorld, a premium reseller of Apple products, “practiced deception” by […] Read more » An authorised store for Apple products Apple Compensation compensation for selling defective Apple ipod consumer court consumer courts in India consumer courts of Delhi consumer rights North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
Top Law News Bribery scam: judge sent to police custody June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court in Andhra Pradesh Friday sent suspended judge T. Pattabhirama Rao to police custody for two days in connection with the cash-for-bail bribery scam involving former Karanataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy. The principal court for Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) directed the bureau to question the suspended judge between 11 a.m and 5 p.m. and […] Read more » ACB Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh judiciary Anti-Corruption Bureau Bribery scam Bribery scam involving judges judges Bribery scam Pattabhirama Rao Pattabhirama Rao's custody
Top Law News Govt invites comments on GAAR June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Friday issued draft guidelines on the general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR), inviting comments from different stakeholders and clarified that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will take final call on the issue after receiving feedback. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued the draft guidelines inviting comments and suggestions from different stakeholders. A clarificatory […] Read more » CBDT Central Board of Direct Taxes GAAR general anti-avoidance rules guidelines on the general anti-avoidance rules Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh