Top Law News Chennai activists demand halt on profiling of ‘outsiders’ March 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The move by the Tamil Nadu police to enumerate migrant workers, students and tenants on the basis of their language is an affront to the constitutional freedom of an Indian to live and work anywhere in the country, said civil rights activists and trade union leaders here Friday. Following heists in two banks here and […] Read more » civil rights activists Madhumita Dutta convenor Campaign for Justice and Peace trade union leaders
Top Law News Immediate reforms vital for cleansing public life March 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ridding the public domain of corruption and criminality may be a laudable goal, but it’s doubtful whether a Lokpal would succeed in reforming the system, a renowned engineer says. B. Rajaram, a former managing director of Konkan Railway, made these observations while drawing the attention of the Supreme Court and the Andhra Pradesh High Court […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Association for Democratic Reforms and Election Watch B. Rajaram a former managing director of Konkan Railway Supreme Court
Top Law News Court wants early meeting of panel on media March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered an early meeting of a committee constituted by it to frame guidelines on media reports related to children. The court also asked a lawyer, appointed to assist it, to provide a copy of code of conduct on reporting to every member of the committee before its meeting. The division […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw News Broadcasters Association
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi bar council March 8, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the state bar council and others on a plea for an early election of the Rohini Court Bar Association (RCBA) office bearers. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), RCBA and […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw state bar council
Top Law News Excise official’s bail plea dismissed March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI special court here Wednesday dismissed the bail application of Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava allegedly involved in a graft case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh denied bail to the excise commissioner accepting the prosecution’s submission that he could tamper with the evidence if released on bail. Srivastava had requested […] Read more » CBI Special court Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava Special Judge Talwant Singh
Top Law News Court wants government study on bus corridor March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in south Delhi is creating chaos, the Delhi High Court said Wednesday while suggesting to the government that it conduct a scientific study into its functioning. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the government to consider involving expert agencies like […] Read more » Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Government gets court notice on demand for bridge March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on a plea seeking construction of a pedestrian bridge over the busy Lala Lajpat Rai Marg near Jangpura neighbourhood in south Delhi. The bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to the transport commissioner, the public works […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri construction of a pedestrian bridge Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Draft law ready to regulate Delhi placement agencies March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has prepared a draft legislation to regulate placement agencies in the city. The court was hearing a plea by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan that alleged that some of the placement agencies were indulging in trafficking of children. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court draft legislation Justice R.S. Endlaw
Top Law News Dental student withdraws plea from court March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Jamia Millia Islamia dental student, who failed in his second year annual examination, was Tuesday denied relief by the Delhi High Court on his plea seeking permission to attend third year classes. He withdrew the plea. Shahroz Raza, a bachelor of dental surgery student, approached the court challenging the order of another judge who […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia dental Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain Shahroz Raza a bachelor of dental surgery student
Top Law News Court to hear plea against Dikshit March 29 March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court would March 29 consider an application opposing a police plea to withdraw a case against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over an alleged election code violation in 2008. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal Tuesday said: “Put up for consideration of locus standi of the application for March 29.” The application was filed […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi court election code violation in 2008
Top Law News Warring media, lawyers told to cool down March 6, 2012 / March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Monday offered to mediate between media and lawyers in Karnataka following the March 2 attack on journalists in the civil court complex here. “It is unfortunate that such an event happened,” Ravi Shankar said in a statement offering “to mediate between the media and the lawyers”. The attack, by […] Read more » attack on journalists Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen illegal mining case Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Top Law News Delhi Police anti-drinking drive to continue after Holi March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police reiterated Monday that its stringent anti-drinking drive will continue after Holi too. In a message on the Delhi Police page on Facebook, which has over 100,000 followers, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg said that the stringent drive will continue after Holi too. A total of 585 “drunk drivers have been […] Read more » anti-drinking drive Delhi Police Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill