Top Law News Court appoints provisional liquidator for Dunlop India March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta high court on Monday appointed a provisional liquidator to take charge of the assets of Dunlop India Ltd (DIL). This effectively means that chairman Pawan Ruia or the company’s board of directors won’t be allowed to transfer property from the company till the court hears out the dozen-odd winding up petitions pending against […] Read more » Advocate general Anindya Mitra Calcutta High Court Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) Justice Sanjib Banerjee
Top Law News Court questions government on discouraging woman army officers March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday questioned the government on its approach of discouraging short service commission women officers opting for permanent commission in the army. ‘Why are you not encouraging the women officers and indulging in the game of pick and choose,’ said a bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale. The court’s statement […] Read more » Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha service commission women officers Supreme Court
Top Law News Changes in marriage law welcome, say women March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Changes in marriage law welcome, say women The government’s move to make divorce a quicker process has been largely welcomed as a long overdue step though some women activists and lawyers have voiced doubts over doing away with the six month cooling off period. The common strain among the women was that law should move along with changing times and there should […] Read more » lawyer Meenakshi Lekhi marriage law Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill 2010 Supreme Court Supreme Court lawyer
Top Law News Corruption major roadblock in India’s development: Court March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Friday observed while punishing six persons, including a bank manager, that corruption was a major roadblock in India’s development. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge V.K. Maheshwari said: “Corruption is considered to be one of the major road-blocks in India’s journey from a developing to a developed economy.” The court […] Read more » Conducting public prosecutor Brijesh Shukla Conducting public prosecutor Brijesh Shukla Delhi court Special Judge V.K. Maheshwari
Top Law News Supreme Court’s nod to e-counselling for PG medical courses March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday permitted the online counselling for allotment of 50 percent seats of all-India quota for admission in post graduate medical courses in the country. A bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan paved the way for the e-counselling for admission in post graduate medical courses when it gave its nod […] Read more » Justice Deepak Verma Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan PG medical courses Supreme Court
Top Law News Fresh chargesheet filed against Maoist Kobad Ghandy March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Police Friday filed fresh sets of charges in a Delhi court against top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, allegedly involved in setting up a new network of the banned outfit Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Delhi. The Delhi police, in its fresh chargesheet filed in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav, has placed […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Delhi court Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAP) Act
Top Law News Compensate woman mistreated by police, NHRC tells Delhi March 23, 2012 / March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s apex human rights panel Thursday asked the Delhi government to pay compensation to an injured woman mistreated by Delhi Police at the Karkardooma court last year. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had taken suo moto cognizance after media reports highlighted the case of brutality March 14 last year where police dragged the injured […] Read more » India's apex human rights panel National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) woman mistreated by Delhi Police
Top Law News After vote, India says it stands by Sri Lanka March 23, 2012 / March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After voting Thursday in favour of a US resolution in Geneva urging Colombo to probe alleged human rights abuses, India declared it will remain engaged with Sri Lanka. Within an hour after voting for a resolution that Colombo had dubbed “anti-Sri Lanka”, New Delhi sought to mollify hurt feelings in the island nation, making it […] Read more » human rights abuses Sri Lanka US resolution in Geneva
Top Law News Give licences to food vans, court tells MCD March 23, 2012 / March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to give licences, within two weeks, to food catering vans in Delhi after civic agencies evicted them from Dwarka area of west Delhi for causing traffic jams. Justice Hima Kohli also directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to allot proper sites to catering […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Hima Kohli Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
Top Law News Special IPS recruitment: Court seeks government’s response March 22, 2012 / March 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the response of the central government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the government decision to recruit an additional 1,400 IPS officers through a special examination. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also asked Additional Solicitor General A.S. Chandhiok, representing the […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Special IPS recruitment
Top Law News Government disowns remarks on gays March 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the Supreme Court said parliament was the forum to decide the desirability of retaining Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the government Wednesday sought to disassociate itself from Additional Solicitor General P.P. Malhotra’s controversial remark that homosexuality was immoral. Attorney General G. Vahanvati told an apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General P.P. Malhotra Additional Solicitor General P.P. Malhotra Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
Top Law News Order reserved on plea seeking curb on ‘illegal charges’ by car dealers March 22, 2012 / March 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking a curb on the illegal charges, including logistic charges, loading and unloading charges, levied by car dealers on buyers. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw reserved the order after conclusion of arguments from both the […] Read more » 'illegal charges' by car dealers Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw