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
Top Law News UP govt responsible for Rinku’s security: High Court April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure security to Social Welfare department employee Rinku Singh, who had exposed embezzlement in the department in Muzaffarnagar district. A bench comprising Justices Umanath Singh and V K Dixit passed this order on the petition filed by Rinku Singh Rahi. […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Umanath Singh Justice V.K. Dixit Social Welfare department employee Rinku Singh
Top Law News Sesa Goa issued notices for violating norms April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Monday issued notice to top officials of Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa, Goa’s biggest mining company, for alleged violation of ore transportation norms. The notice was issued by Justice F.M. Reis in response to a petition filed by green activist Ramesh Gauns, who claimed that Sesa Goa had […] Read more » alleged violation of ore transportation norms Bombay High Court chief operating office P.K. Mukherjee Justice F.M. Reis
Top Law News Hearing on Raghava’s petition adjourned April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday adjourned the hearing on the petition of Emaar MGF finance head (south) G. Vijaya Raghava, challenging further investigations against him in Emaar township case. Justice Subhash Reddy adjourned to April 16 the hearing on the petition. Raghava’s counsel raised objection to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not serving […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Emaar MGF finance head (south) G. Vijaya Raghava Emaar township case Justice Subhash Reddy
Top Law News Complaint filed against SRK for smoking in Jaipur stadium April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A complaint was filed in a court here Monday against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for publicly smoking at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium during an Indian Premier League – match Sunday between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, a lawyer said. The complaint was submitted in the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate. […] Read more » Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan Kolkata Knight Riders lawyer Nem Singh Rathore Rajasthan Royals Sawai Man Singh Stadium
Top Law News H.D. Kumaraswamy survives bigamy charge April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Monday dismissed a petition charging former Karnataka Chief Minister and now Lok Sabha member H.D. Kumaraswamy of bigamy. The petition, filed by a Bangalore advocate Sashidhar Belagumba, had sought Kumraswamy’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha on the ground that he had married a second time even though his first wife is […] Read more » Bangalore advocate Sashidhar Belagumba Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen Karnataka High Court Lok Sabha member H.D. Kumaraswamy
Top Law News Blame game over delay faced by new Bengal judges April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The swearing-in ceremony of seven new judges of the Calcutta High Court had to be deferred by several hours Monday, leading to a blame game as to who was responsible. While the West Bengal law minister said the delay was caused by the governor not signing the required papers, a senior High Court official said […] Read more » Calcutta High Court chief justice J.N. Patel chief minister Mamata Banerjee Law Minister Moloy Ghatak
Top Law News Court verdict delay violates constitutional mandate: Jurists April 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court verdict delay violates constitutional mandate: Jurists Jurists have voiced concern on judges allegedly sitting over verdicts long after the conclusion of the arguments and said the practice violated the right to speedy justice guaranteed by the constitution. Former attorney general of India Soli Sorabjee observed: “You are creating, may be out of necessity, the mafia culture” and the former chief justice […] Read more » Article 21 Former attorney general of India Soli Sorabjee former chief justice of India J.S. Verma
Top Law News Be sensitive to women’s requirements: Jairam Ramesh April 9, 2012 / April 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday called upon the bureaucracy to be more gender sensitive while constructing low cost toilet blocks in villages as it is linked to the empowerment of women. The minister pulled up the administrative machinery across the country for half-heartedly implementing the scheme. He said that as per Census 2011, 60 […] Read more » empowerment of women Kalina Campus Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh