Top Law News Supreme Court to rule if states can appeal acquittals in CBI cases March 20, 2012 / March 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will examine whether states could file an appeal challenging the acquittal in a criminal case, probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), if the agency was dragging its feet on the matter. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar Monday issued notice to the central government and Congress […] Read more » acquittal in a criminal case Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News India to vote against Sri Lanka: PM March 19, 2012 / March 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Prime Minister said today in Parliament that India is inclined to vote against Sri Lanka at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. A resolution against the Sri Lankan government for alleged war crimes and human rights violations has been moved by the US, Norway and France. “We do not […] Read more » Dr Manmohan Singh Foreign Affairs Minister SM Krishna Nations Human Rights Council Sri Lanka
Top Law News 3,092 cases disposed off in Delhi Lok Adalat Sunday March 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 3,092 cases disposed off in Delhi Lok Adalat Sunday The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Sunday organised a Lok Adalat (People’s Court), where 3,092 out of 3,833 cases were settled. A DLSA spokesperson said that pending cases related to dud cheques, civil, electricity, labour, criminal, compoundable offences, recovery matters were taken up in the Lok Adalat. “A total of 3,092 cases out of […] Read more » Delhi Lok Adalat Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) district court
Top Law News Court bars Indian maid from pursuing case in US March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian domestic help, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief for alleged “ill-treatment” by an Indian consulate employee in the US, from pursuing her case in a New York court till further orders. The court’s interim order came in response to a petition filed by the central government seeking to […] Read more » Delhi High Court domestic help Shanti Gurung Indian maid from pursuing case in US Justice Kailash Gambhir
Top Law News Court seeks police reply on plea against Kejriwal March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday directed the police to file a reply on a complaint against Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly lowering the reputation of parliament and committing an offence of sedition. Metropolitan Magistrate Purshotam Pathak asked police to file a report by April 11 on a petition moved by NGO member Vibhor […] Read more » committing an offence of sedition Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate Purshotam Pathak Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal
Top Law News Three firms keen to beef up Supreme Court security March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At least three public sector undertakings have expressed interest in executing the Supreme Court’s plan to augment its security by putting up electric fencing along its boundary coupled with audio-visual control and alarm system, official sources said Saturday. The companies have responded to a notice inviting expression of interest floated by the apex court. Sources, […] Read more » audio-visual control Delhi High Court Supreme Court Supreme Court security
Top Law News Notice to government on smoking scenes in films March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the health and family welfare ministry on film director Mahesh Bhatt’s plea seeking quashing of a notification prohibiting smoking scenes in movies. Bhatt said that the government’s notification of Sep 27, 2011 was “illegal and arbitrary” and violated his fundamental rights. A division bench of Justice Sanjay […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Mahesh Bhatt's plea smoking scenes in movies
Top Law News Subhash Ghai gets relief in Haryana land case March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has got a breather in the Haryana land case after a court dismissed a public suit filed by people of Badhsa village against his acquiring 20 acres of land for setting up a film institute. Dismissing the plea, the court vacated the stay on the land purchased from the panchayat in Badhsa […] Read more » Additional Civil Judge (Senior) Rajesh Sharma Filmmaker Subhash Ghai Haryana land case
Top Law News Supreme Court urges self-caution on exercising its powers March 16, 2012 / March 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has urged self-caution in exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the constitution and should take recourse to these only sparingly. “In other words, not that there is any restriction on the power or authority vested in the Supreme Court in exercising powers under Article 142 of the constitution, but that […] Read more » Article 142 of the constitution Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t link critics to LTTE, Sri Lanka told March 15, 2012 / March 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that it was wrong on the part of the Sri Lankan government to link those questioning the country’s human rights record with the Tamil Tigers. “The (Mahindra) Rajapaksa government’s strident opposition to this is hard to understand,” a Human Rights Watch spokeswoman said, ahead of the voting in Geneva […] Read more » Human Rights Watch LTTE Sri Lankan government
Top Law News Court allows probe against children’s homes March 15, 2012 / March 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to quash the Delhi government’s decision to set up a panel to probe allegations of sexual abuse in three children’s homes in central Delhi. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Pratibha Rani dismissed a plea against a government notification ordering the probe and allowed the inquiry […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice Pratibha Rani sexual abuse in three children's homes
Top Law News Court tells DDA to allot house plots in Rohini March 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to start allotting residential plots in north Delhi’s Rohini area from March 19 to 21,000 applicants under a 1981 scheme. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.S. Endlaw asked the DDA to completed the process for allotment under north […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw