Top Law News SC defines chargesheet quashing June 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A chargesheet filed in departmental proceeding cannot be quashed by courts unless it adversely affects the rights of the aggrieved employee, the Supreme Court has held. “In fact, chargesheet does not infringe the right of a party. It is only when a final order imposing the punishment or otherwise adversely affecting a party is passed, […] Read more » SC defines chargesheet quashing
Top Law News ”Contempt of court for lying on oath” June 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Which oath — one taken before the court and the other done on the holy scripture — weighs more with an individual in a secular State? Your instant reply would be the one taken before the court as speaking untruth would land you in jail. But you are wrong, some persons are more worried about […] Read more » ”Contempt of court for lying on oath”
Top Law News Supreme court to hear plea on illegal mining in Rajasthan June 5, 2012 / June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO moved the Supreme Court Tuesday seeking direction to the Rajasthan government to enforce a complete ban on mining activities in Alwar district as ordered by the court earlier. Senior counsel V. Giri, appearing for NGO Society for Awarness and Development, told the apex court vacation bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. […] Read more » illegal mining in Rajasthan Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan mining activities in Alwar district Senior counsel V. Giri
Top Law News John Abraham’s photo not obscene:Delhi court June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor John Abraham’s photo published in a daily in June 2009 is not obscene, a Delhi court has ruled and rejected a plea for issuing summons against him. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta Monday ruled that the picture of Abraham published in a daily June 11, 2009, was aimed at giving information on […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta ohn Abraham's photo obscene
Top Law News Visa power: Govt goes hi-tech June 5, 2012 / June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A first-of-its-kind programme, aided with the latest equipment, has been launched to keep track on suspicious foreigners in India. It will also reduce the visa woes for millions of tourists and NRIs who visit the country each year. A project to introduce high-level technology in visa issuance was conceived after New Delhi learnt a bitter […] Read more » Visa power
Top Law News CWC to discuss critical issues facing UPA June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will hold a crucial meeting here tomorrow to discuss the current political situation and the challenges faced by the UPA government on the economic front. The meeting of the highest policy-making body of the party will be presided over by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and attended by Prime Minister Manmohan […] Read more » CWC to discuss critical issues facing UPA
Top Law News Fake encounter: 11 Uttarakhand cops surrender, sent to jail June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eleven of the 18 Uttarakhand Police personnel, were sent to jail after they surrendered themselves before a Delhi court on June 5. They were accused in the 2009 fake encounter case of the MBA student Ranbir Singh in Dehradun. The accused policemen surrendered before Special CBI Judge VK Maheshwari in pursuance of the non-bailable warrants […] Read more » 11 Uttarakhand cops sent to jail 11 Uttarakhand cops surrender fake encounter Special CBI judge VK Maheshwari Uttarakhand cops
Top Law News Policy for South Asian women migrants: UN report June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With South Asia contributing over six million international women migrants, a report Monday said lack of information and proper documentation has been hindering their empowerment. According to the report, which called for a sensitive policy discourse, in 2010 India was the third largest exporter of international female migrants after Nepal and Sri Lanka. Analysing the […] Read more » Policy for South Asian women migrants
Top Law News Auction of resources rational option:Supreme court June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) told the Supreme Court Monday that auction was the only “rational and legal” way for allocating the nation’s natural resources to private parties for commercial exploitation. CPIL said this in its response to the presidential reference seeking opinion of the court whether the allocation of natural resources for […] Read more » Auction of resources rational option
Top Law News Court curbs sought on ‘Shanghai’ film’s release June 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition was filed Monday in the Delhi High Court for an interim stay on the June 8 release of Bollywood film “Shanghai” until its controversial song “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” was deleted. The Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena’s allegation that the song used insulting and outraging words would come up for hearing June 6. The […] Read more » 'Shanghai' film's release
Top Law News Court summons BJP leader on Dikshit’s plea June 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Monday accepted Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s plea seeking issuance of summons against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijender Gupta in a defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan issued summons to Gupta for June 22. Dikshit’s counsel Mehmood Pracha told the court that Gupta had neither responded to the legal notice served upon […] Read more » Dikshit's plea uncivilised" language against sheila dixit
Top Law News Justice Lokur sworn in as Supreme Court judge June 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Madan B Lokur was on Monday sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice SH Kapadia. Prior to his elevation, Justice Lokur was Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. With his elevation, the strength of the apex court has gone up to 26, five short of the sanctioned […] Read more » Chief Justice SH Kapadia Justice Lokuras Supreme Court judge