Top Law News Court moved to lift ban on Jamia Millia students’ union poll December 21, 2011 / December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former student of Jamia Millia Islamia Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central university to ban elections to the students union. Petitioner Ikrar Khan alleged that it was unreasonable on the part of the university to ban the election from March 2006. He said that the […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia students' union poll
Top Law News Lawyers’ strike affects life in Jammu December 20, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Normal life was affected in parts of this city Tuesday as the Bar Association of Jammu called a strike to demand the rollback of the Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to transfer land and property registration from the judiciary to the executive. Some parts of Jammu saw a partial response while others saw a complete […] Read more » Bar Association of Jammu Bar Association president B.S. Salathia Lawyers' strike
Top Law News Pawar’s assailant granted bail December 20, 2011 / December 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arvinder Singh, who was arrested for slapping Union Minister Sharad Pawar at a function here last month, was on Monday granted bail by a Delhi court. District Judge HS Sharma granted bail to Singh while directing him not to indulge in any violent activity in the future. Singh was granted bail on a personal bond […] Read more » Delhi court District Judge HS Sharma Union Minister Sharad Pawar
Top Law News 56,383 cases pending in Supreme Court December 20, 2011 / December 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Inadequate number of judges and delay in filling vacancies were among the various reasons responsible for the large number of pending cases in courts, including 56,383 cases in the Supreme Court, law and justice minister Salman Khurshid said Monday. The minister told the Rajya Sabha in reply to a written question that till Oct 31, […] Read more » 56383 cases pending in Supreme Court law and justice minister Salman Khurshid Supreme Court
Top Law News Lack of Judges, Adjournments Delaying Justice: Experts December 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Lack of Judges, Adjournments Delaying Justice: Experts The Supreme Court’s desire to know how a railway minister’s assassination case has dragged on for 37 years has again brought into sharp focus delays in the justice system. Legal experts blame the state of affairs on a low judge-population ratio, frequent adjournments as well as transfer of cases. Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, in his […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia High Court judge Rupinder Singh Sodhi low judge-population ratio Supreme Court
Top Law News Court rejects petition challenging minister’s election December 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madhya Pradesh High Court Friday dismissed a petition challenging School Education Minister Archana Chitnis’s election from Burhanpur constituency in the 2008 assembly polls. Justice R.C. Mishra also slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 on the petitioner saying that it was a frivolous plea with no substantial evidence to prove the allegations, the minister’s advocate, Mrigendra […] Read more » Justice R.C. Mishra Madhya Pradesh High Court School Education Minister Archana Chitnis's
Top Law News Supeme court declines order on national medical entrance test December 17, 2011 / December 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined to pass an order on the central government’s plea seeking amendment of the Medical Council of India’s December 2010 notification to hold a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical courses from academic year 2013-14 instead of 2012-13. Apparently not pleased with the latest position of the central government, a […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu national medical entrance test Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court judge recuses himself from hearing PIL on army chief’s age December 17, 2011 / December 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court judge Justice T.S. Thakur Friday recused himself from hearing a petition seeking the quashing of the defence ministry’s July 21, 2011 order fixing Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh’s date of birth as May 10, 1950. As a consequence of this order, the army chief will retire a year earlier than he would have […] Read more » judge Justice T.S. Thakur Justice B.S. Chauhan Supreme Court
Top Law News Arrest warrant issued against Mukesh Ambani December 17, 2011 / December 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bailable arrest warrant has been issued against Reliance Group of Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani by a Kerala consumer forum for his failure to pay a Rs.24,000 fine to a person who had purchased a mobile from a Reliance outlet in 2003. The case before the Thirissur Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum dates back to 2003 […] Read more » advocate Seby J. Pulley Kerala consumer forum Reliance Group of Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani
Top Law News Why no vigilance case against Achuthanandan’s son, asks court December 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of the Kerala High Court Thursday asked the state government to explain why a case has not been registered by the vigilance department against V.A. Arun Kumar, son of former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, in an alleged land deal case. The bench has asked the advocate general to report on Dec 22. […] Read more » former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Kerala High Court
Top Law News Notice to government on plea to shield CBI against influence December 15, 2011 / December 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the central government on a plea seeking insulation of the probe agency from political influence. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought the respondents’ reply within four […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Notice to government on plea against Aligarh varsity head December 14, 2011 / December 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a plea alleging non-enforcement of the government’s order restraining Aligarh Muslim university Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis from taking policy decisions after a CBI inquiry was ordered against him for alleged financial lapses. Issuing notices to the human resource development ministry, the Central […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim university Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta