Top Law News Women army officers : Supreme Court stays release order for 16 April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the release of another 16 short service commission women army officers, it was told that the women officers whose services were restored earlier on its directions were not being promoted to the next rank even though they fulfilled the required criteria. As the women officers made this plea, […] Read more » counsel Meenakshi Lekhi Delhi High Court Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court Women army officers
Top Law News Delhi High Court : Notice to Delhi power regulator over tariff April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on a plea filed by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) challenging its regulation for fixing tariff for power consumption in the city. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)
Top Law News Ansal brothers : Court issues summons April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court here has issued summons to realtors Sushil and Gopal Ansal in a cheating case filed by a US-based woman. Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ashok Kumar issued summons to Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sushil Ansal and Ansal Buildwell Ltd’s Managing Director Gopal Ansal on a complaint by Sunila […] Read more » Ansal brothers Ansal Buildwell Ltd's Managing Director Gopal Ansal Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sushil Ansal cheating case Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ashok Kumar
Top Law News Bidari’s appointment as DGP : Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC order April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside a Karnataka High Court order indicting the state’s then police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, terming him worse than Saddam Hussain and Muammar Gaddafi, and directing his removal from the post. A bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad said the state, however, was free to appoint anyone […] Read more » Bidari's appointment as DGP Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Karnataka High Court police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari Supreme Court
Top Law News Currency row: Himachal to drop charges against Karmapa April 24, 2012 / April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday decided to drop a criminal case connected to the seizure of large amounts of foreign currency against him. The Karmapa had been charged under penal provisions related to conspiracy. Nine others were booked under various […] Read more » 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje Code of Criminal Procedure criminal case Currency row Gyuto Tantric University Himachal Pradesh government Indian Penal Code magistrate K.R. Bharti Section 321
Top Law News Women’s empowerment key to progress: Shabana Azmi April 24, 2012 / April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The true measure of a country’s progress is not just its gross domestic product, but its human development index in which the empowerment of women is an important constituent, actress and activist Shabana Azmi said Monday. Addressing a session at a seminar on ‘The New Indian Woman’, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), […] Read more » actress and activist Shabana Azmi actress Nandita Das Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) filmmaker Kiran Rao filmmaker Zoya Akhtar journalist Barkha Dutt journalist Nidhi Razdan
Top Law News Justice Gogoi joins Supreme Court April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Ranjan Gogoi was Monday administered the oath of office as a judge of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia. Prior to his elevation to the apex court, Justice Gogoi was the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He took over charge of the high court Feb 12, 2011. With […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Gauhati High Court Haryana High Court Justice Fakir Muhammad Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice Ranjan Gogoi Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court notice to government on plea against Cairn-Vedanta deal April 24, 2012 / April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response to a plea challenging the validity of the $ 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal and seeking a CBI probe into the reasons for ONGC and government in “not asserting” their legal rights on the issue. A bench of justices D K Jain and Anil R Dave issued notice […] Read more » Cairn-Vedanta deal Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Justice Anil R. Dave Justice C.K. Prasad Justice D.K. Jain Justice H.L. Dattu ONGC Supreme Court
Top Law News Supplementary charges filed in Andhra township case April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday filed an additional set of formal charges in the Emaar-APIIC township case in a court here. Businessman Sunil Reddy, said to be an aide of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, and Emaar MGF finance head (south) G.V. Vijaya Raghav have been named in the 90-page charge […] Read more » CBI Special court Emaar MGF finance head (south) G.V. Vijaya Raghav Emaar-APIIC township case IAS officer B.P. Acharya YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses plea against Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh April 23, 2012 / April 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next chief of army staff. Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh will succeed General V.K. Singh as the army chief when the latter demits office on May 31, 2012. The apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. […] Read more » General V.K. Singh Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh Supreme Court
Top Law News Anti-Kudankulam protestors to fast from May 1 onwards April 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Upset with the Tamil Nadu government for going back on its assurances, the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) Monday announced that it would resume an indefinite hunger strike from May 1 against the two 1,000 MW plants at Kudankulam. “We have decided to go on hunger protest once again from May 1 onwards as […] Read more » Anti-Kudankulam protestors Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy
Top Law News Court decision April 27 on Bangaru Laxman graft case April 23, 2012 / April 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court will April 27 deliver its judgment in a 10-year-old graft case against former Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman for allegedly accepting a bribe from a fake arms dealer. Additional Sessions Judge Kanwaljeet Arora had April 2 reserved his order in the case. The case dates back to 2001, when Tehelka.com carried […] Read more » Bangaru Laxman graft case Delhi court Judge Kanwaljeet Arora