Top Law News Court restrains airing of CD ‘featuring’ Singhvi April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a permanent injunction against publishing or distributing the contents of a CD allegedly depicting Congress spokesperson and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi in a compromising position. The court’s direction came after Mukesh Kumar Lal, Singhvi’s former driver who allegedly prepared the CD, informed the court in a written […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Reva Khetrapal senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Top Law News Court wants 10 percent more judges for subordinate courts April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and state governments to create 10 percent additional posts of the total regular judicial cadre for subordinate courts to fulfil the constitutional mandate of fair and expeditious justice to people. “Keeping in view the need of the hour and the constitutional mandate to provide fair and expeditious trial […] Read more » fast-track courts Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar subordinate courts Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks time frame for deciding mercy pleas April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to set a time frame for deciding death row convicts’ mercy petitions pending before it. “You give us the time frame for deciding the mercy petitions which are pending before you,” the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya told the government adding […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya mercy pleas senior counsel K.T.S. Tulsi Supreme Court
Top Law News Newspaper society opposes fresh norms on court reporting April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian Newspapers Society (INS) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no need for any “further or fresh guidelines” on regulating media reporting on sub-judice matters and any violation of an accused’s right to free and fair trial by reporting could be addressed through the existing laws. “There may not be a need […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Indian Newspapers Society Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Ominous signs for democracy in Bengal: Kolkata scientist April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Warning that there were “ominous signs for democracy” in West Bengal, internationally acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Roy, who was arrested for supporting slum dwellers when they were being evicted, Wednesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of “targeting the voices of protest”. “Signs are ominous about the state of democracy in West Bengal. It seems all […] Read more » Alipore Central Correctional Home scientist Partho Sarothi Roy Slum dwellers
Top Law News Bureaucrat gets bail in rural health scheme scam April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Wednesday granted bail to an Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat in a case related to alleged irregularities in utilising funds given to Uttar Pradesh by the central government under a rural health scheme, a lawyer said. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge A.K. Singh granted bail to Abhay Kumar Vajpayee, managing […] Read more » scheme scam special CBI court Special Judge A.K. Singh Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea on abducted Odisha legislator April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the Odisha government from freeing 29 imprisoned suspected Maoists and their sympathisers in exchange for the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal’s legislator Jhina Hikaka, who was abducted by the rebels March 24. The apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Gyan […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice T.S. Thakur Odisha legislator Supreme Court
Top Law News Genelia faces suit in Andhra court in cheating case April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday directed actor Genelia D’Souza to appear before it personally or through her lawyer in a cheating case related to the purchase of a house from a company for which she was brand ambassador. The court asked for April 25 appearance to explain why her name should not be included […] Read more » actor Genelia D'Souza Andhra Pradesh High Court Anjaniputra Infrastructure Pvt Ltd cheating case
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects plea on election symbols April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the Election Commission’s order setting criteria for the allocation of election symbols to the registered and recognised political parties. Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijaar, constituting a bench of the apex court, in their majority judgment rejected the plea of a number of registered but unrecognised political parties for […] Read more » allocation of election symbols Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Justice S.S. Nijaar Supreme Court
Top Law News Right to fair trial can’t overshadow freedom of speech April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person’s right to free and fair trial enjoys no primacy over the right to freedom of speech and expression of the media, senior counsel Ram Jethmalani told the Supreme Court Tuesday. Fundamental rights could only be restricted by a legislation passed by parliament and no guidelines by the apex court could shrink them, Jethmalani […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar right to freedom of speech and expression senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Top Law News Vodafone serves notice to government on tax proposal April 18, 2012 / April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Vodafone Group has served a ‘dispute notice’ on the Centre, the first step before it begins international arbitration proceedings under the India-Netherlands bilateral investment treaty against the government’s controversial move to tax the company’s acquisition of Hutchison Essar in 2007. This is the first formal action initiated by the world’s largest mobile operator since […] Read more » Hutchison Essar Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Vodafone Group
Top Law News RBI cuts key rates by 50 basis points April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today cut key rates by 50 basis points but left the Cash Reserve Ratio untouched at 4.75 per cent in its Mid Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2012-13. Announcing the Monetary Policy, RBI Governor D Subbarao said the Repo rate was being cut by 50 basis points with immediate […] Read more » Mid Quarter Review Reserve Bank of India (RBI)