Top Law News Supreme Court seeks attorney general’s assistance in gay law case March 21, 2012 / March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Attorney General G. Vahanvati to assist the court in the hearing of the plea challenging the Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising the consensual sex between two consenting adults of the same sex. A bench of Justice G.S.Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya asked Vahanvati to assist the court in the […] Read more » gay law case Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Section 377 IPC Supreme Court
Top Law News Fine on IFCI, jail for executives for contempt of court March 21, 2012 / March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sentenced Atul Kumar Rai, the chief executive officer and managing director of IFCI (formerly Industrial Finance Corporation of India), for a month in jail . The court awarded the sentence after it held Rai guilty for contempt of court and defiance of its orders. The court has also imposed a […] Read more » Atul Kumar Rai chief executive officer and managing director of IFCI Delhi High Court IFCI (formerly Industrial Finance Corporation of India) Justice Bhasin
Top Law News NHRC seeks response on unauthorised drug trial March 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission has asked the union health ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government to respond within six weeks on its demand for reports into unauthorized clinical drug trials on people and warned of action if it failed to do so. According to NHRC official, the commission can summon the authorities – as […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission unauthorised drug trial
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