Top Law News Judging the judiciary: 32 million pending cases clog up courts September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Judging the judiciary: 32 million pending cases clog up courts A few days from now, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will complete two years of a promise that it gave with great fanfare in 2009 — erasing pending cases in all courts of the country by Dec 31, 2012. But as official records show, the graph of cases awaiting adjudication is actually going up. […] Read more » : 32 million pending cases
Top Law News Panel constituted to examine school fee hike September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Following a high court directive, the government has constituted a committee to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees. “Justice Anil Dev Singh, retired chief justice, Rajasthan high court, will be the chairperson. JS Kochar, charted accountant and RK Sharma, retired additional director of education, will be the other two members,organizations […] Read more » school fee hike
Top Law News Punjab plea against Haryana’s canal wall dismissed September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Punjab government’s application seeking to restrain Haryana from undertaking the construction of a 3.8-km long wall on the left bank of Hansi-Butana canal along the Ghaggar river embankment. A bench of Justice J.M. Panchal and Justice H.L. Gokhale, while dismissing Punjab’s application, said: “It is rightly pointed out […] Read more » Hansi-Butana canal Haryana's canal case Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice J.M. Panchal Punjab plea against Haryana Supreme Court
Top Law News Land acquisition: Court notice to centre, Delhi government September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the centre, Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) after taking note of the plea filed by 172 farmers alleging their land was acquired using the urgency clause of the Land Acquisition Act. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul […] Read more » Delhi government Land acquisition
Top Law News 2G: Centre, CBI defend Chidambaram, tells SC to keep hands off September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Union Government and the Central Bureau of Investigation today strongly defended Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2G Spectrum case, virtually telling the Supreme Court to keep its hands off the matter. Senior Counsel K K Venugopal appearing for CBI told a bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly, […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case CBI defend Chidambaram Dr Swamy Supreme Court Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Top Law News High court refers security plea to larger bench September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court Thursday referred a plea for adequate security arrangements against terrorism in the national capital to a larger bench. Taking note of the petition, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said it was in public interest and advised that the matter be taken up by a superior bench. The petition, […] Read more » Adequate Security Plea Delhi High Court High Court Security Plea
Top Law News Kerala temple’s vault B not to be opened now: Supreme Court September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Opening vault B of Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be considered only after the around Rs.1 lakh crore worth of treasure unearthed from the other five chambers is properly documented, the Supreme Court said Thursday. The “documentation, categorisation, security, preservation and conservation” of the treasure found from five chambers must be substantially […] Read more » Kerala temple’s vault B Supreme Court
Top Law News Court adjourns Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea to Sep 29 September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court adjourns Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea to Sep 29 Hyderabad, The ongoing ‘Sakala Janula Samme’ (general strike) by lawyers of Telangana region today forced the CBI Special court to adjourn the hearing of bail pleas of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy on illegal iron ore mining to September 29. With lawyers from Telangana region continuing to boycott […] Read more » CBI Special court Gali Janardhana Reddy illegal iron ore mining Sakala Janula Samme Srinivasa Reddy Strike by lawyers of Telangana region
Top Law News Check caste certificate only at interview stage: High Court, Simla September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal, A job aspirant’s other backward class (OBC) certificate can only be sought by the appointing authority at the interview stage and not when the post is being applied for, the Himachal Pradesh High Court said Wednesday. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Karol passed the orders on the petition […] Read more » Caste Certificate Caste Certificate only at interview stage Simla High Court
Top Law News Court allows arms dealer Nanda to go abroad September 22, 2011 / September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court Wednesday allowed arms dealer Suresh Nanda, accused of receiving kickbacks in the purchase of Israeli Barak missiles in 2000, to go abroad for two weeks. Justice Mukta Gupta allowed Nanda to go to Britain on furnishing the surety worth Rs.50 crore to ensure his return to the country to […] Read more » Arms dealer Suresh Nanda Delhi High Court Israeli Barak Missiles Israeli Barak missiles deal 2000
Top Law News Apex court appoints amicus curiae to defend Kasab September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In keeping with the highest traditions of fair play in India’s judiciary, the Supreme Court has appointed senior counsel Raju Ramachandran as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to defend Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has challenged his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Ramachandran, who was the amicus curiae in the apex […] Read more » amicus curiae apex court Kasab Senior Counsel Raju Ramachandran Supreme Court
Top Law News Notice to Justice Mehta on Lokayukta appointment September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Notice to Justice Mehta on Lokayukta appointment Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to Lokayukta-appointee Justice (retd) R A Mehta on a petition, challenging his appointment by Governor Kamala Beniwal. ignoring the state government suggestion. The division bench of Justices Akil Qureshi and Sonia Gokani fixed the next hearing on September 28. The court was informed today that the notice […] Read more » Lokayukta appointment Notice to Justice Mehta