Top Law News Supreme Court seeks report on foreigners in Indian jails November 11, 2011 / November 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court seeks report on foreigners in Indian jails The Supreme Court Friday asked the central government to file a comprehensive report on foreign nationals who had been languishing in Indian jails for a long time. An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha passed the order on a petition by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party president Bhim Singh, seeking release of […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha report on foreigners in Indian jails Supreme Court
Top Law News Use affinity test, documents to assess caste claim: Supreme court November 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Use affinity test, documents to assess caste claim: Supreme court The Supreme Court has said that the genuineness of a caste claim has to be considered not only on the strength of documentary evidence but also on affinity test involving anthropological and ethnological traits of the applicant. The “genuineness of a caste claim has to be considered not only on a thorough examination of the […] Read more » Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court
Top Law News Frame right to education rules, Delhi government told November 10, 2011 / November 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi government to frame within three weeks rules to provide free and compulsory education to children under the right to education law. Taking note of an NGO’s plea seeking framing of rules to provide free and compulsory education, acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw right to education rule
Top Law News Plea to raze Games village filed in supreme court November 9, 2011 / November 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea seeking directions to the central and Delhi governments to raze buildings constructed on the flood plains of the Yamuna river for the 2010 Commonwealth Games village. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Plea to raze Games village filed in supreme court
Top Law News Rita Bahuguna’s plea sent to high court chief justice November 9, 2011 / November 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court to place before an appropriate bench Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s plea seeking a CBI probe into the 2009 attack on her Lucknow house by suspected Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers. An apex court bench of Justice A.K. Ganguly and […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice J.S. Khehar Rita Bahuguna's plea sent to high court chief justice
Top Law News Lokpal panel plans report during winter session November 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Lokpal panel plans report during winter session The parliamentary standing committee on law and justice examining the Lokpal issue plans to submit its recommendations to parliament during the month-long winter session that begins Nov 22. Sources said that members cutting across parties are “concerned over the issue and want the panel to submit its recommendations to parliament during the winter session”. “Everybody […] Read more » Anna Hazare CBI director A.P. Singh chief election commissioner T.N. Seshan Lokpal panel
Top Law News Micromax Mobile withdraws ‘bai’ ad, Shiney Ahuja relieved November 8, 2011 / November 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Micromax Mobile has withdrawn its controversial ‘Bai commercial’, which poked fun at Shiney Ahuja, after the actor initiated legal action against the company, said his publicist here Tuesday. The advertisement attempted to take a humorous dig at Shiney, who was convicted two years ago of raping his domestic help and is currently out on bail. […] Read more » Bombay High Court Micromax Mobile Shiney Ahuja relieved
Top Law News Kudankulam row: Expert panels to meet Tuesday November 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The expert committees appointed by the central and Tamil Nadu governments to allay fears of locals about the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu will meet Tuesday to discuss the ways of carrying out their mandate, an official said. ‘The members of the two committees will be meeting for the first time. […] Read more » A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Kudankulam nuclear plant
Top Law News Use discretion to further ends of justice: Supreme court November 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Use discretion to further ends of justice: Supreme court The Supreme Court has said that when a court exercises its discretion in either condoning or refusing to condone delay in initiating a proceeding, it should be to further the ends of justice. “The discretion of this court under Article 136 of the constitution is meant to further the ends of the justice and this […] Read more » Article 136 Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
Top Law News Girl opts to live with father, gets court nod November 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After a 12-year-old girl expressed her desire to live with her father, the Delhi High Court has transferred her custody to her father from that of her mother, who has been granted visitation rights. Before deciding an application filed by the girl’s mother, the judge spoke to the child in chamber. “The child is mature […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Indermeet Kaur
Top Law News Activists demand strong Lokayukta in Meghalaya November 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Anti-graft activists in Meghalaya Monday demanded amendment to the Meghalaya Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act, 2002 on the lines of the ombudsman in Uttarakhand. ‘We want the Meghalaya government to either amend or repeal the existing Meghalaya Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act, 2002 since, in the present form, it is toothless and anti-people,’ Meghalaya Right to Information […] Read more » Anti-graft activists in Meghalaya Meghalaya Right to Information Movement chief Michael Syiem
Top Law News Court tells Delhi varsity to admit girl to law course November 6, 2011 / November 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A law course aspirant from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category has been allowed admission to the Delhi University by the Delhi High Court, which quashed its earlier order telling her to compete with general category candidates. The court order, made available Saturday, came on a petition by Salma Khan, who applied for admission to […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Gambhir Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw