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)
Top Law News Chomsky, others write to PM protesting Bengal police excesses April 17, 2012 / April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eminent persons of international repute, including well-known US-based academician-intellectual Noam Chomsky, Monday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concern over the use of state force in West Bengal in cracking down on human rights activists or citizens attempting to raise issues of concern. The missive, signed by academicians, social activists and writers from across […] Read more » Indian Penal Code National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy Prime Minister Manmohan Singh US-based academician-intellectual Noam Chomsky
Top Law News Jaya Jaitley refused visiting rights to meet George Fernandes April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court has refused to grant visiting rights to Jaya Jaitley, close friend and political colleague of former defence minister George Fernandes, to meet the ailing minister in his house. Justice Manmohan Singh, in his order passed on April 13, said: “She is neither a proper nor a necessary party to the present […] Read more » Delhi High Court George Fernandes Jaya Jaitley Justice Manmohan Singh
Top Law News Media houses restrained from publishing Singhvi CD April 17, 2012 / April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the Delhi High Court has restrained media houses from publishing the contents of a CD allegedly depicting the senior advocate in sexual acts. Justice Reva Khetrapal, in her order passed April 13, restrained Aaj Tak, Headlines Today and The India Today Group from disseminating the contents […] Read more » Abhishek Manu Singhvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi sex scandal cd Congress sex scandal Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi in sex scandal Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi sex scandal cd Congress spokesperson sex scandal cd Delhi High Court Justice Reva Khetrapal sex scandal of Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Top Law News Court asks Andhra to reconsider probe official’s transfer April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court asks Andhra to reconsider probe official’s transfer The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday suggested that the state government reconsider the transfer of an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who was heading the probe into a liquor pay-offs scandal allegedly involving some ministers. The court asked the government to inform it of its decision on the issue by April 27. Mohan Rao, […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Anti-Corruption Bureau Special Investigating Team
Top Law News Delhi votes for better civic amenities April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Come Sunday, residents of the capital will cast their votes in elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) with a hope that the newly created civic agencies would provide better education, road, health, sanitation and other amenities. The stage is set for polling in 272 wards of three new municipal corporations of north, […] Read more » better civic amenities Delhi votes elections Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Top Law News Mumbai autorickshaw drivers divided on strike April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Commuters may hope for some respite as a section of Mumbai’s autorickshaw drivers, belonging to unions backed by the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, have decided against participating in a strike Monday. Leader of Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union Sharad Rao last week decided to stick to its plan of a state-wide autorickshaw strike Monday […] Read more » K.K. Tiwari leader of the Swabhimaan Sanghatna Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Mumbai autorickshaw drivers Shiv Sena