Top Law News US asks India to make strong anti-trafficking law June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A US report accusing India of being a source, destination, and transit country for forced labour and sex trafficking, has asked New Delhi to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law. The annual Trafficking in Persons Report released by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday places India for the second year among Tier 2 countries whose governments […] Read more » A US report on anti-trafficking law anti-trafficking law in India characteristic of bonded labour India's position in anti-trafficking law US asks India to make strong anti-trafficking law
Top Law News Coalgate scam: Ministry yet to submit files to CBI June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI, probing the “Coalgate” scam, is yet to receive some important files which had been sought by the agency from the coal ministry immediately after registering preliminary enquiry (PE) into the matter The CBI on June 1 registered a PE to probe alleged irregularities in allotment of coal blocks to both private players and […] Read more » CBI probe on Coalgate scam case Coalgate scam case Coalgate scam: Ministry yet to submit files to CBI
Top Law News Orissa HC quashes Speaker decision on BJP MLA June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa high court on Monday quashed a decision of the Orissa Assembly Speaker who upheld the membership of a BJP MLA despite the latter “mysteriously” abstaining from voting in the 2010 Rajya Sabha polls and disobeying the party whip. A two-member bench comprising chief justice V. Goapalgowda and Justice Sanjaya Mishra, while hearing a […] Read more » judiciary on MLA judiciary on speaker judiciary power against legislators Orissa HC quashes Speaker decision on BJP MLA Orissa High Court
Top Law News Rajasthan judges exams: SC stays June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid allegations of a number of bloomers in the question paper, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the conduct of the final examination for the Rajasthan State Judicial Services exams slated for June 30, for appointment to over 17,000 posts. The apex court stayed the exam after senior counsel Raju Ramachandran and counsel Sanjay Jain […] Read more » justices H L Gokhale and Ranjana Prakash Desai on Rajasthan judges exams case Rajasthan judges exams case Rajasthan judges exams: SC stays Rajasthan State Judicial Services exams
Top Law News Madras High Court poses 10 questions to Centre June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has posed a series of questions to the Union Government on the steps taken to implement the Supreme Court’s order which directed it to introduce pre-enrolment training for law graduates in the country. Justice N. Kirubakaran passed the interim order on a writ petition filed by a dismissed banker, M.A. Balasubramanian, […] Read more » Justice N. Kirubakaran Madras High Court Madras High Court on SC order's to introduce pre-enrolment training for law graduates in the country. Madras High Court poses 10 questions to Centre Supreme Court's order to introduce pre-enrolment training for law graduates in the country
Top Law News ‘Pakistani Sarabjit !!!’ : Woman seeks son’s release from Indian jail June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a case like India’s Sarabjit Singh who is languishing in a jail in Pakistan whose release is being tried by India ,a Pakistani woman has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to help her secure the release of her son who has been languishing in a jail in […] Read more » ‘Pakistani Sarabjit ‘Pakistani Sarabjit !!!’ : Woman seeks son's release from Indian jail Pakistani in Indian jail release of Pakistani from Indian jail
Top Law News Andhra Police officer suspended for absence from duty June 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Andhra Police officer suspended for absence from duty The Andhra Pradesh government Tuesday suspended senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Umesh Kumar, who is allegedly involved in a forgery case, for his unauthorized absence from duty. Umesh Kumar is currently chairman of the Godavari Valley Development Authority and faces a forgery case in a court. The government cracked the whip three days after […] Read more » Andhra Police officer suspended for absence from duty suspension of Andhra Police officer
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks DGHS response on “manipulation” of medical seats June 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the response of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on a girl student’s complaint of large-scale manipulation, hacking and tampering of ongoing online counselling for admission to the all-India seats for post-graduate medical courses. A bench of justices H L Gokhale and Ranjana Prakash Desai initially asked the DGHS to […] Read more » Directorate General of Health Services in manipulation of medical seats justices H L Gokhale manipulation in medical seats Ranjana Prakash Desai Supreme Court seeks DGHS response on “manipulation” of medical seats
Top Law News Achuthanandan in Sex case probe told to appear in court June 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Kerala court Tuesday asked former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who complained of sabotage of a probe into an alleged sex racket here in the early 1990s, to appear before it in person. The Kozhikode judicial magistrate gave him two weeks to appear before it and posted the case for July 6. The alleged sex […] Read more » Achuthanandan in Sex case probe Achuthanandan in Sex case probe told to appear in court former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan V.S. Achuthanandan
Top Law News Karnataka HC reserves orders for tomorrow in illegal mining case June 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court today reserved to tomorrow its orders on the anticipatory bail plea of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his kin in the illegal mining case. Justice Subhash B Adi after hearing arguments from both sides, reserved the orders to tomorrow Read more » illegal mining case Karnataka HC Karnataka HC reserves orders for tomorrow in illegal mining case
Top Law News Bombay HC asks Maha Govt. to form committees to clear redevelopment projects June 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a serious note of the delay in clearing redevelopment projects, the Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) and the state government to forthwith form committees to clear such proposals. Hearing a petition filed by a developer, a bench of the High Court, on June 14, said such committees should […] Read more » Bombay HC asks Maha Govt. to form committees to clear redevelopment projects Bombay HC on coastal develpment projects Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice Nitin Jamdar
Top Law News Calcutta HC asks Centre, WB govt, GJM to file affidavits June 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today directed the Centre, the West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha to file affidavits in connection with a petition by GNLF president Subash Ghising challenging the GTA Act 2011 claiming it was unconstitutional. Justice Dipankar Dutta directed the three respondents and the petitioner to file affidavits and counter affidavits […] Read more » Calcutta HC asks Centre GJM to file affidavits The Calcutta High Court on GJM case WB govt