Top Law News ‘Rajya Sabha proceedings on Soumitra Sen impeachment won’t be overturned’ November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday refused to hear a petition seeking to overturn Rajya Sabha proceedings impeaching Justice Soumitra Sen, then a judge of the Calcutta High Court judge, on corruption charges. An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, while dismissing the petition, told Sen’s counsel Sivan Madathil: “You are […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice Soumitra Sen Rajya Sabha proceedings on Soumitra Sen Supreme Court
Top Law News Hear land owner before acquisition: Supreme court November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that before any individual is deprived of his land by way of compulsory acquisition by a government or its instrumentalities he must get an opportunity to oppose the decision. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya said Wednesday that in the recent past various state […] Read more » Hear land owner before acquisition Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadha Supreme Court
Top Law News Court stays arrest of Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court stays arrest of Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders Four Congress leaders, including two union junior ministers, got a breather after the Allahabad High Court Thursday stayed their arrest in a case of allegedly assaulting Samajwadi Party (SP) activists during Congress general secretary’s Rahul Gandhi rally in Phulpur, a lawyer said. A division bench of the high court stayed the arrest following a petition […] Read more » Allahabad High Court counsel Samit Gopal Court stays arrest of Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders
Top Law News Sohrabuddin case: Shah opposes supreme court’s CBI probe order November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sohrabuddin case: Shah opposes supreme court’s CBI probe order The Supreme Court was told Thursday that its 2010 order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout killing in Gujarat suffered from an “apparent bias” and there was a “motivation to please the CBI”. Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani, appearing for accused and former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Justice Tarun Chatterjee Sohrabuddin case Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi government, DDA, MCD get contempt of court notice November 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi government, DDA, MCD get contempt of court notice The Delhi High Court Thursday issued contempt notices to the Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for non-compliance of its order to implement the provision of a law that prohibits throwing of garbage and other objects in the Yamuna river bed or at public places in the city. […] Read more » DDA MCD get contempt of court notice Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News Voices of dictatorship in Mamata regime: Rights group November 24, 2011 / November 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil rights group Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) Wednesday launched a stinging attack on West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government alleging that democracy was in peril while the voices of “dictatorship” were becoming audible. Recalling that Banerjee had been speaking the “language of democracy” and showing a humane face ahead of the April-May assembly […] Read more » Association for Protection of Democratic Rights Civil rights group Voices of dictatorship in Mamata regime West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee
Top Law News HIV positive demand passage of AIDS bill November 24, 2011 / November 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment People living with HIV/AIDS Wednesday appealed to the government to pass a long pending draft legislation which seeks to bring relief to over 2.5 million people affected by the condition in India. The HIV/AIDS bill has been pending with the government for the last five years. Pradeep Datta from NGO Nayi Umang said: “The bill […] Read more » HIV positive demand passage of AIDS bill NGO Lawyer Anand Grover
Top Law News Supreme Court declines to interfere in order against Naidu November 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to interfere in an Andhra Pradesh high court order directing the CBI and ED to probe allegations of financial irregularities against former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and three others. An apex court bench headed by justice Dalveer Bhandari asked the three petitioners — Rithwick Projects Ltd chairman cum managing director […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh high court order former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu Justice Dalveer Bhandari Supreme Court
Top Law News Kashmir Pandit Group Files PIL Against Arundhati Roy November 23, 2011 / November 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Activists of a Kashmiri Pandit organisation filed a public interest litigation (PIL) case, seeking action against writer-cum-activist Arundhati Roy over her reported remarks in New York on self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The PIL, filed in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court here, said that the remarks were “untenable” because they were […] Read more » Jammu and Kashmir High Court Kashmir Pandit Group Files PIL Against Arundhati Roy RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION
Top Law News Court refuses to stay probe against chess federation November 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to impose a stay on its earlier order asking the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe allegations that the All India Chess Federation (AICF) was abusing its dominant position by banning players who took part in tournaments organised by other sports associations. Disposing off the plea of AICF […] Read more » All India Chess Federation Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw refuses to stay probe against chess federation
Top Law News High Court rejects demand for CBI probe into pending ”DC Bills Case” November 22, 2011 / November 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna High Court rejected the Public Interest Litigation Petition (PIL) seeking CBI probe into the alleged misappropriation of Rs 11,854 crore withdrawn under various development schemes for which the government has not submitted the Detailed Contingent (DC) bills. Hearing the petition, a division bench, comprising justices P C Verma and A K Trivedi, turned down […] Read more » DC Bills Case justice A K Trivedi justice P C Verma Patna High Court
Top Law News Kissing episode: Cases against Shilpa Shetty shifted to Mumbai November 22, 2011 / November 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three cases filed in 2007 in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty for publicly kissing Hollywood star and AIDS awareness campaigner Richard Gere were Monday transferred by the Supreme Court to a Mumbai court. An apex court bench of Justice A.K. Ganguly and Justice J.S. Khehar transferred the cases to the court […] Read more » Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court