Top Law News Haj VIP quota is bad: Supreme Court October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming the VIP quota for Haj pilgrims as a “bad religious practice”, the Supreme Court Tuesday said it would oversee the Haj policy for 2012. “We will oversee the policy and keep the matter pending till then,” said Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. The judges were concerned over the difficulties faced by […] Read more » Haj VIP quota is bad Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Supreme Court
Top Law News Lord Krishna’s name not anyone’s property: Delhi High Court October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hindu god Krishna’s name is not the exclusive property of any company, the Delhi High Court has said, while rejecting a trademark-related plea of a milk food company which wanted a rival to be barred from using the deity’s name on its products. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Sunil Gaur […] Read more »
Top Law News Supreme court: Provide toilets in government schools October 19, 2011 / October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Provide toilet facilities in all government schools by Dec 31, the Supreme Court Tuesday told all the states and union territories (UT). Temporary facilities must be provided by Nov 30, in case permanent services cannot be made available, said Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Dipak Misra. The court’s direction came in the course of the […] Read more » Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Dipak Misra Provide toilets in government schools Supreme Court
Top Law News Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, supreme court told October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, supreme court told The Supreme Court Monday was told that yoga guru Baba Ramdev suffered the wrath of the central government during his gathering at the Ramlila ground here in June as he raised his voice for the recovery of black money deposited in tax havens abroad. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Top Law News RTI Act will not be amended: Moily October 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on RTI Act will not be amended: Moily Stating that the Right to Information (RTI) Act won’t be amended, Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday said certain “inbuilt weaknesses” in it must be addressed. At the same time, the bureaucracy should know “how to write in a file”. “There are several aspects in the RTI Act. RTI can’t be used as an […] Read more » M. Veerappa Moily RTI Act will not be amended
Top Law News Corruption allegations: Medha Patkar defends Hazare October 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Corruption allegations: Medha Patkar defends Hazare Rubbishing allegations of corruption against Anna Hazare, activist Medha Patkar Monday said that he was an honest person and ready for an enquiry. A number of such allegations will come up unless they are proved Everyone knows that Anna is not a corrupt person, said Patkar, founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and the National […] Read more » Corruption allegations Medha Patkar Medha Patkar defends Hazare Narmada Bachao Andolan
Top Law News Court curbs on free cricket match passes in Delhi October 18, 2011 / October 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday restrained the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) from distributing more than 10,000 complementary passes for matches at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice S.P. Garg set aside the court’s Oct 13 order allowing DDCA’s plea to distribute 15,000 passes. Read more » Delhi High Court free cricket match passes in Delhi Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice S.P. Garg
Top Law News Three new judges join Delhi High Court October 18, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Three new judges join Delhi High Court Three new judges took oath of office in the Delhi High Court Monday even as the executive committee of the Bar Association opposed the appointment of one of them. Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri administered the oath to Justice R.V. Easwar, Justice Pratibha Rani and Justice Sat Paul Garg. Opposing Justice Easwar’s appointment, Bar Association […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Justice Pratibha Rani Justice R.V. Easwar Justice Sat Paul Garg. Three new judges
Top Law News Government toed Union Carbide’s line on compensation: RTI October 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Government toed Union Carbide’s line on compensation: RTI Just months after the 1984 gas leak at Union Carbide’s plant here, the Indian government agreed to the “terms” set by the company on compensation to be paid to victims, a Right to Information (RTI) activist has claimed. Not only that, the government treated the world’s worst industrial disaster as a “railway accident”. “We have […] Read more » Bhopal victims Union Carbide
Top Law News Special law to adopt transgenders on the anvil October 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Legal Services Authority is working on a special law to safeguard the interests and welfare of transgenders on the lines of Special Marriage Act, Supreme Court judge Altamas Kabir said Sunday. “Transgenders are in a most disadvantageous position, not of their own making. Some of them are rejected not just by society, but […] Read more » Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen Special law Special Marriage Act Supreme Court Supreme Court judge Altamas Kabir welfare of transgenders
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects Manohar Joshi’s erase strictures plea October 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has slammed former Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi while rejecting his plea to erase the strictures passed against him and the then minister of state Ravindra Mane in a land use change case. The two changed the land use rules for a plot meant for a primary school in Pune to benefit […] Read more » Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi Supreme Court
Top Law News Bangalore: Lawyer Behind Yeddyurappa Arrest Faces Contempt Case October 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bangalore advocate Sirajin Basha, whose complaint against B.S. Yeddyurappa resulted in the former Karnataka chief minister being jailed Saturday, now faces a case of contempt of court. Justice B.S. Patil of the Karnataka High Court Saturday directed the court registrar to initiate contempt proceedings against Basha, who along another advocate, N.K. Balaraj, has filed five […] Read more » Arrest Faces Contempt Case Karnataka chief minister Lawyer Behind Yeddyurappa