Top Law News Court notice to ex-Lokayukta Hegde in defamation case January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Wednesday issued notice to former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, in a defamation case filed by Superintendent of Police (Intelligence) Hemanth Nimbalkar. The case, which was filed in March 2011, pertains to a raid conducted by the Lokayukta police in March 2009 on the office and residence […] Read more » defamation case former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Karnataka High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Breather for 5 HJC Legislators January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party’s legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Haryana assembly speaker to decide on their fate. The apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir suspended the operation […] Read more » Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators Justice Altamas Kabir Supreme Court
Top Law News Ajay Singh Chautala seeks quashing of corruption charges, trial January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Ajay Singh Chautala Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court for quashing of the charges and trial against him for allegedly possessing wealth exceeding his known sources of income. The matter is listed for hearing by Justice M.L. Mehta Wednesday. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge had on […] Read more » Delhi High Court Indian National Lok Dal leader Ajay Singh Chautala Justice M.L. Mehta Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News Mangalore crash: Supreme Court notice on Rs.75 lakh compensation January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the central government and Air India on a petition seeking a minimum compensation of Rs75 lakh each for the 158 passengers killed in the May 2010 air crash in Mangalore. An apex court bench issued the notice after senior counsel Harish Salve appearing for petitioner S […] Read more » Mangalore crash senior counsel Harish Salve Supreme Court
Top Law News Court issues notice on lack of teachers in air force school January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday sought a response from the Delhi government on a petition seeking filling up of vacant posts of teachers in the Air Force Senior Secondary School here. The parents of some students studying in the school in west Delhi approached the court seeking direction to fill up the 14 vacant posts […] Read more » advocate Ashok Agarwal Air Force Senior Secondary School Delhi High Court Justice Siddharth Mridul
Top Law News Supreme court notice to Chhattisgarh on judges’ appointment January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the central and Chhattisgarh governments on a plea seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged lapses in selection of civil judges in the state in 2008. The petition, moved by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), sought court monitoring of the probe by an independent agency. The […] Read more » Chhattisgarh on judges' appointment Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Top Law News No mixing drinking and driving, revelers warned December 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Continuing their campaign against drunken driving, Delhi Police on Saturday warned the denizens of the city to obey rules on New Year’s Eve and strictly eschew drunken driving. “We are prepared to come down heavily on all violations, particularly drunken driving,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg posted on the force’s Facebook page which […] Read more » Facebook page New Year's Eve No mixing drinking and driving revelers warned
Top Law News Ram Jethmalani’s daughter passes away December 31, 2011 / December 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rani Jethmalani, Supreme Court lawyer and daughter of former law minister Ram Jethmalani, passed away in Mumbai on Saturday, family sources said. She was in her early 50s. She had been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital since December 9 due to multi-organ complications. However, it was not immediately clear if she was in the […] Read more » daughter of former law minister Ram Jethmalani Rani Jethmalani Supreme Court lawyer
Top Law News Court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s interim bail plea December 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Friday rejected the petition of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy for two days’ interim bail to attend his mother’s death anniversary ceremony at Bellary. The mining baron, a key accused in the illegal mining case, wanted the special court dealing with the CBI cases to send him to Bellary with […] Read more » former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy illegal mining case Judge Naga Murthy Sarma
Top Law News New year revellers, beware of infected alcometers December 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It will be a double whammy for drunken Delhiites taking to the wheel this New Years’ eve. Apart from stringent fines including imprisonment, one may contract diseases courtesy infected alcometers. According to doctors and health experts, the disposable straw on top of the devices could carry millions of germs and bacteria if re-used and when […] Read more » beware of infected alcometers new year celebration New year revellers
Top Law News Hospitalised AMRI director denied bail December 30, 2011 / December 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court on Thursday denied bail to a director of the AMRI Hospital where a fire earlier this month killed 94 people, and ordered he be physically present before the court Jan 2. The director is currently admitted at the state-run SSKM Hospital. “Accused No 7 (RS Agarwal) is denied bail but considering […] Read more » AMRI Hospital chief judicial magistrate CH Karim West Bengal court
Top Law News Police to bar new religious processions December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With a growing number of daily religious and political processions herr taking a toll on policing, police have decided to deny permission for new religious events. Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan appealed to religious groups and political parties to help reduce such events. He told reporters Thursday that police would not allow the existing processions […] Read more » Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan Police to bar new religious processions