Top Law News Court orders promotional avenues for Tihar jail officer November 17, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Accepting the plea of Tihar jail’s law officer, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi government to create promotional avenues for him in the prison department. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw directed the government to create promotional posts for petitioner Sunil Gupta, the lone jail […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Tihar jail's law officer
Top Law News Amit Shah questions hearings in judges’ houses November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there could be no hearing of cases at judges’ houses away from the public gaze. He said this while referring to the Oct 30, 2010 hearing by the apex bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha on the […] Read more » Amit Shah questions hearings in judges' houses Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.M. Lodha Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court raps Uttar Pradesh on Taj Mahal protection November 16, 2011 / November 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to explain whether water supply for the wooden foundation of the Taj Mahal was sufficient to prevent any damage to the monument. The apex court bench of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice Anil R. Dave had issued notice to the government taking suo motu […] Read more » Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court Taj Mahal protection
Top Law News Supreme Court to lay down bail principles November 16, 2011 / November 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court to lay down bail principles The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hold hearing to decide the principle for granting bail in cases which attract jail terms ranging from three to seven years. The supremecourt bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice S.S. Nijjar and Justice J. Chelameswar said it would hold hearing on the question of principles involved in the grant […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court to lay down bail principles
Top Law News Court lifts curbs on arrest of Hyderabad cricket officials November 15, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday vacated a stay on the arrest of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officials, including former India players Shivlal Yadav and Arshad Ayub, in a case related to financial irregularities. Following the court order, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) may move to arrest the HCA officials on whose arrest the court […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court arrest of Hyderabad cricket officials India players Shivlal Yadav and Arshad Ayub
Top Law News CBI to probe rural health scheme in Uttar Pradesh November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe alleged financial lapses in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) across Uttar Pradesh, a lawyer said. The Lucknow bench of the high court comprising Justice Pradeep Kant and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi passed the order on a public suit filed by […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Pradeep Kant Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi rural health scheme in Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Indian Army chief meets Omar Adbullah on AFSPA November 15, 2011 / November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amidst a raging debate over demands for withdrawing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh Tuesday met state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday to discuss the issue. The Indian Army headquarters described the meeting, the first in the three days Abdullah has […] Read more » Defence Minister A.K. Antony Indian Army chief meets Omar Adbullah on AFSPA Jammu and Kashmir
Top Law News Can’t make any one join administration: Supreme court November 15, 2011 / November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an apparent observation directed at the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court Monday said it could not pick up some one and appoint him to the top position in administration and pay his salary from the public exchequer. ‘You can’t pick up someone and appoint him and make him anything,’ said the supreme court bench […] Read more » Can't make any one join administration Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice T.S. Thakur Supreme Court
Top Law News High court dismisses ex-judge’s plea against prosecution November 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday dismissed a petition by one of its former judges challenging the president’s grant of sanction to the CBI to prosecute her. The petition of former judge Nirmal Yadav, who served in the same high court till 2008, was dismissed by Justice Permod Kohli. Yadav was booked by the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia judge Nirmal Yadav Justice Permod Kohli Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court directs NGOs to approach PM on n-plants November 14, 2011 / November 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday asked NGOs Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) to first approach the prime minister or the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for addressing their concerns on the safety and cost effectiveness of nuclear plants being set up in the country. An apex court bench of Chief Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Swatanter Kumar nuclear power plant Supreme Court
Top Law News Over 7,500 Pakistanis overstayed in India: RTI November 14, 2011 / November 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As many as 7,691 Pakistanis and 32,644 Bangladeshis were found to be overstaying in India even after their visas expired, a Right to Information (RTI) reply has revealed. The information was given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Foreigners Division, in response to an RTI application by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal. The foreigners division […] Read more » activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal Over 7500 Pakistanis overstayed in India RTI
Top Law News Now Chandigarh VVIPs to ‘secure’ their securitymen November 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chandigarh’s grandees may now have to ‘secure’ their security personnel within their sprawling government and private bungalows, with the court cracking down on the public nuisance caused by their bodyguards. With the Punjab and Haryana High Court setting a 15-day deadline for the Chandigarh administration to come up with a concrete plan to ensure that […] Read more » Chief Justice M.M. Kumar Justice R.N. Raina Punjab and Haryana High Court