Top Law News Woman delivers on road in Odisha, NHRC issues notice April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the chief secretary of Odisha taking suo motu cognizance of a media report saying that a woman delivered a baby on the road after being forcibly driven away from the maternity ward of a hospital. The media carried a report April 6, 2012 on a woman […] Read more » chief secretary of Odisha taking suo motu National Human Rights Commission violation of right to health of the woman
Top Law News All educational institutions under RTE: Supreme Court April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that the fundamental Right to Education covers all educational institutions including government controlled, private unaided schools and minority institutions. A bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar also ruled that the private unaided schools will have to provide 25 per cent seats […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Committee to decide whether Chennai port will handle coal April 13, 2012 / April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An expert committee set up by the Supreme Court is studying whether the Chennai Port Trust should be allowed to handle bulk cargoes of coal and iron ore banned by the Madras High Court, a port official said Thursday. “The Supreme Court has formed a high level committee comprising of secretaries of union shipping and […] Read more » Chennai Port Trust Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court upholds seats for poor under Right to Education April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education (RTE) act that mandates unaided private schools to keep 25 percent seats for students from economically and socially weaker sections of society. However, the court made it clear that this quota would not be applicable to unaided minority institutions. The apex court […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Poor school students’ quota: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Thursday April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the right to education law that requires private schools to earmark 25 percent seats for poor students. The judgment, reserved Aug 3, 2011 after a prolonged hearing, would be pronounced by a bench of Chief Justice S.H. […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Education law Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’ on media curbs, Supreme Court urged April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While protecting the rights of an accused to a free and fair trial not prejudiced by media reporting, the Supreme Court should not cross the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ of reasonable restrictions provided in the constitution, a senior counsel contended Wednesday. An apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Lakshman Rekha' on media curbs Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Explain turnaround on Dayanidhi Maran’ April 12, 2012 / April 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had not compelled Chennai-based businessman C. Sivasankaran to sell his stake in mobile telephony provider Aircel to Singapore-based Maxis. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan passed […] Read more » Dayanidhi Maran Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S.P. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
Top Law News High Court orders CBI probe in PF scam in Ramabail Nagar district April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today ordered a CBI probe into the Provident Fund (PF) scam in the funds of group-3 employees of state education department in Ramabai Nagar district today. The court ordered that the CBI should also probe into the involvement of policemen involved in the scam and submit its probe report by May 22 […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Sudhir Agarwal provident fund (PF) scam Ramabail Nagar district
Top Law News Delhi government gets notice on high security registeration plates April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government on the plea of a company challenging its decision to disqualify it from the bidding process for implementing a scheme to fix high security registration plates on all vehicles in the city, a lawyer said. The division bench of Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice […] Read more » Delhi High Court high security registeration plates Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice S.K. Kaul
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks details of mercy pleas decided in 2011 April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government for details of mercy petitions decided by the president in 2011 and other similar pleas awaiting a decision. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya issued the order after perusing files relating to mercy petitions of several death row convicts. The court direction […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya mercy pleas Supreme Court
Top Law News BSES Rajdhani directed to compensate girl April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed BSES Rajdhani, a power distribution firm, to give a compensation of Rs.7.5 lakh to a minor girl who lost her hand due to the company’s negligence. The direction came on a plea by the father of Anjum seeking compensation after his daughter lost her hand when she came into […] Read more » BSES Rajdhani a power distribution firm Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endalw
Top Law News Why Pakistanis still in jail if sentence over: Supreme Court April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Why Pakistanis still in jail if sentence over: Supreme Court The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its anguish at mentally challenged and deaf-mute foreign nationals, mostly Pakistanis, continuing to languish in Indian jails long after completing their sentences, and asked why the issue could “not be taken up at the highest level”. An apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale said that […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Malhotra Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court