Top Law News Worthless ex-teachers have no right to re-employment: Court April 2, 2012 / April 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Worthless” school teachers cannot claim a right to re-employment after retirement, the Delhi High Court has said. The court’s observation came while rejecting petitions of two retired Delhi Public School teachers who alleged they were not considered for re-employment despite a 2007 notification of the directorate of education on the issue. “The notification is not […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Worthless ex-teachers
Top Law News High court permits usage of water cess levied on NHPC April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, in an ‘important order’ Saturday, permitted the state government to utilise for welfare schemes the money collected from National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) as water usage charges. The operative part of the High Court order reads: ‘Permission is accordingly granted with the condition that in case the petitioner succeeds, […] Read more » Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Jammu and Kashmir High Court National Hydro-electric Power Corporation
Top Law News Court quashes Karnataka police chief’s appointment April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court has quashed the appointment of Shankar Bidari as state police chief in view of alleged atrocities on women and tribals by police teams headed by him during the hunt for forest brigand Veerappan. The court said if the allegations against him were true then Bidari is “worse than Saddam Hussain or […] Read more » Justice H.S. Kempanna Justice N. Kumar Karnataka High Court Karnataka police
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine opening of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple vault March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court to examine opening of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple vault The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea for opening of “vault B” of the famed Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple as sought by an expert committee to further strengthen the security apparatus around the purported massive wealth stored in it. A bench of justices R M Lodha and A K Patnaik said it will […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.M. Lodha Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court wants balanced reporting of court proceedings March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday advocated balanced reporting of court proceedings, saying reports need to carry views of both sides. “My personal view is that if the views of both the sides are covered, particularly when one’s reputation is involved, then many of these problems would not arise,” Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said. He was hearing […] Read more » balanced reporting of court proceedings Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia D.K. Jain judge J.S. Khehar judge Ranjana Prakash Desai judge S.S. Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Dunlop appeals against liquidator’s appointment, court refuses stay March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to stay its order appointing a liquidator for tyre-maker Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) after the company sought an injunction against this. A bench of justices K.J. Sengupta and J.M. Bagchi also asked the liquidator to act as a “special officer of the court” and prepare an inventory of the […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) justice J.M. Bagchi Justice K.J. Sengupta
Top Law News D.P.C will soon start Short Term Courses March 30, 2012 / May 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on D.P.C will soon start Short Term Courses Today D.P.C has announced to start short term awareness and training courses . In this regard D.P.C has signed an MOU with Manu Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. Through these programes for general public, government workers, officials as well as those who work in non- governmental organizations will get benefitted and will learn how to improve their […] Read more » short term courses in D.P.C
Top Law News Mercy plea: Supreme Court poser on right of crime’s victim March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the government if the victim of a crime could join the proceedings if a matter relating to mercy petition of a death convict travelled to the court. The apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya also asked Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval, appearing for the government, […] Read more »
Top Law News Court notice on plea against effluent discharge March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the environment ministry on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for steps to prevent treated effluent from sewerage treatment plants (STPs) from entering water bodies and polluting them. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also sought the response […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sewerage treatment plants
Top Law News Cannot ban news as it is perishable : Supreme Court March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As Supreme Court Wednesday explored the option of postponing the publication of court proceedings in sensitive matters, including criminal cases, it was told that news was a perishable commodity which lost its value, if banned. “We are not banning but are invoking the doctrine of postponement. It is a question of the timing” of the […] Read more » Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar postponing the publication of court Supreme Court
Top Law News Maoist Kobad Ghandy to stand trial for cheating March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday paved the way for trial of Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy for cheating and impersonation. He was arrested here Sep 20, 2009 while undergoing treatment for cancer. Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain framed charges against Ghandy and directed a magistrate to begin the trial in the case from March 31. The […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain Delhi court Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Top Law News 2 advocates held for ‘assaulting’ police constables March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Police have arrested two advocates on the charges of assaulting two police constables on duty in the Magistrate’s court premises. Constables Basavaraju and Ms Roopa were allegedly assaulted by the lawyers when they had taken an accused to produce before the court. The incident came in the wake of violent incidents in the city court […] Read more » assaulting police constables Constable Basavaraju Constable Ms Roopa G Janardhana Reddy