Top Law News 2G scam: Raja wants to argue before Supreme Court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom minister A Raja on Wednesday moved an application in the Patiala House Court seeking permission to appear in the Supreme Court on Monday. Raja, who is currently in the Tihar Jail in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam, pleaded that he be allowed to argue in person before an apex court bench. […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation scam A. Raja Supreme Court
Top Law News Court to centre: ban junk food from school, college canteens October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the central government to ensure the complete ban of carbonated beverages and junk food from school and college canteens. “We do not need lip service, but we want the government to take effective steps to ensure that the sale and supply of junk food is completely banned near […] Read more » ban junk food from school Chief Justice Dipak Misra college canteens Court to centre Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News School slaps ‘property tax’ on students, parents move court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parents of children studying in a private school in east Delhi have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the institution’s decision to collect from them Rs.430 per month as “property tax”. Justice Kailash Gambhir Monday issued notice to St. Lawrence Convent Senior Secondary School, the Delhi government and government auditor seeking their response on the […] Read more » Comptroller and Auditor General Delhi High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir School slaps 'property tax' on students
Top Law News No communication from high court: Kashmir government October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday denied it had received any communication from the state high court regarding the nomination of a sitting judge for a probe into the death of a ruling National Conference (NC) worker Sep 30. Reacting to a news item carried by a section of the local press and IANS, Home […] Read more » High Court Home Commissioner B.R. Sharma Kashmir government National Conference Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa to pass Lokayukta law this week: Digambar Kamat October 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Goa government will present and pass its own Lokayukta law in the two-day legislative assembly session starting Oct 5, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Monday. Speaking to reporters after the Congress-led government’s cabinet meeting, Kamat said that the council of ministers had approved the Lok Ayukta Bill. It ‘would be tabled and passed […] Read more » Digambar Kamat Goa Lokayukta law
Top Law News 2G case: Bail plea hearing of five accused deferred October 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Monday deferred the hearing on the bail pleas of five accused in the 2G spectrum scam. The hearing on the bail pleas of Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, both directors of Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables Pvt Ltd, and Cineyug Films director Karim Morani was deferred till October 17. The hearing on […] Read more » 2G case Asif Balwa bail plea DMK MP Kanimozhi Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar Karim Morani Rajiv Agarwal RK Chandolia Shahid Balwa
Top Law News Probe if MCOCA can be slapped on Hasan Ali: Court October 2, 2011 / October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Saturday directed Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik to appoint an officer to investigate if the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) can be slapped on alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan. The order was given after the court heard a petition of Mumbai-based social activist I.G. […] Read more » Bombay High Court ED Enforcement Directorate Hasan Ali Hasan Ali Khan MCOCA
Top Law News Voter card no proof of tenancy, rules apex court October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Voter card no proof of tenancy, rules apex court The presence of a person’s name on the electoral roll would only prove that he/she was residing at the premises at a certain point of time but in no way would indicate his/her status as a tenant or a licensee, the Supreme Court has said. “The electoral roll will not show whether a person is […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran no proof of tenancy Supreme Court Voter card
Top Law News Court rejects plea against tax on marriage marquees October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the city government that no service tax be levied on marquees put up for Hindu marriages as setting up such pandals amounted to providing service for a religious function. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: “We do […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Hindu marriages Justice Sanjiv Khanna marriage marquees plea against tax on marriage marquees
Top Law News Cabinet approves ILO guidelines for domestic workers October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Cabinet approves ILO guidelines for domestic workers The union cabinet Friday approved a proposal to place before parliament the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) guidelines for providing a better environment to domestic workers. The ILO’s ‘Domestic Workers Convention’ and ‘Domestic Workers Recommendation’ focus on giving more rights to domestic workforce. The move is likely to benefit 6.4 million domestic workers in India. A […] Read more » domestic workers ILO guidelines sexual exploitation trafficking
Top Law News Court tells National Defence Academy to ease security norms September 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday directed Pune’s National Defence Academy (NDA) to ease security restrictions imposed on the road leading to the tri-services institution, a lawyer said. The directions, spelling a setback for the NDA, came on a bunch of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the institution’s move to restrict movement of people and […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice Roshan Dalvi National Defence Academy NDA PMC Pune Municipal Corporation security norms
Top Law News Delhi High Court upholds poll panel’s order on Koda September 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Election Commission’s order that issued notice to former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda regarding his disqualification for producing fudged election expenses. “(The) Election Commission has correctly appreciated and understood the law laid down therein and therefore, we concur with what the Election Commission has expressed,” a […] Read more » Delhi High Court Madhu Koda