Top Law News CBI steps up probe into illegal mining September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI steps up probe into illegal mining Intensifying the probe into illegal mining, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday examined a former government official and a witness while continuing to grill former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy. CBI officials conducted searches at the houses of former director of […] Read more » CBI illegal mining Janardhana Reddy Srinivasa Reddy
Top Law News Paid news an electoral malpractice: Poll panel September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Paid news an electoral malpractice: Poll panel News paid for by candidates during assembly and parliamentary elections should be considered an electoral malpractice that will attract two-year imprisonment, says Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi. The Election Commission has recommended this to the central government, Quraishi said. About 10 days ago, the commission also issued new guidelines on election coverage by television channels […] Read more » Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi electoral malpractice Paid news Poll panel PSBT Public Service Broadcaster Trust
Top Law News Swamy petition wants Chidambaram named co-accused in 2G case September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Thursday moved a fresh application before a special trial court seeking directions to make a co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case. The petition before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), presided over by Judge O.P. Saini, also wanted Chidambaram’s testimony to be recorded […] Read more » 2G case CBI Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy
Top Law News Court stays Rs.11 lakh fine imposed on Yahoo India September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) order asking Yahoo India to pay Rs 11 lakh as penalty for its failure to provide email information of a person in national interest. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also directed Yahoo India to furnish the requisite information within a week and fixed the […] Read more » CCA Controller of Certifying Authorities Delhi High Court former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Rs.11 lakh fine imposed on Yahoo India
Top Law News Tihar security tightened, court told September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tihar Jail authorities on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that they have tightened security inside the complex and are keeping a strict vigil on inmates. The jail’s Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) RN Sharma personally appeared before the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. He said the authorities have […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra DIG RN Sharma Justice Sanjiv Khanna Tihar Jail Tihar security tightened
Top Law News Court questions Delhi University on Ph.D. admission September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court questions Delhi University on Ph.D. admission The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi University to give details of the criteria it has set for pursuing Ph.D. if an applicant is working. The court was hearing a plea of Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa, who sought its direction to the university to consider her application for enrolment to the Ph.D. programme. The […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi University Justice Sanjiv Khanna Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa Ph.D. admission UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Appointments for passport services in Karnataka hastened September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Appointments for passport services in Karnataka hastened Appointments for availing passport services in Karnataka will be given within 30 hours from next week with a view to reducing delays and clearing the mounting backlog, a senior official said Wednesday. ‘Appointments will be given online one-and-half day (30 hours) ahead for all services related to issue of passports from Sep 19 at our […] Read more » application registration number ARN Karnataka passport services Passport Seva Kendras Tata Consultancy Services TCS
Top Law News Give Rohini plots to blast victims on priority: Court September 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday accepted the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) proposal to give residential plots on priority to the Sep 7 Delhi blast injured who are eligible under a 1981 scheme launched in north Delhi’s Rohini neighbourhood. The court asked the housing agency to file details of its policy on the out-of-turn allotment to […] Read more » blast victims Chief Justice Dipak Misra DDA DDA Vice Chairman G.S. Patnaik Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna Rohini plots
Top Law News Himachal court summons public service commission chief September 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has summoned the chairman of the state public service commission to appear before it with particulars of the selection committee that did not choose a visually impaired candidate for the post of a lecturer. Putting the selection process of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) under the scanner, a […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph Himachal Pradesh High Court Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission HPPSC Justice Sanjay Karol
Top Law News Book four cops for filing false case: Court September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday acquitted an accused in a 2006 extortion case registered in north Delhi and directed the city police chief to book four policemen and the complainant who implicated him. ‘This case is a classic example of how and to what extent the police officers can go in framing persons, committing extortion and […] Read more » filing false case
Top Law News Transparency panel’s order on Supreme Court cases stayed September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commissioner (CIC) order to the Supreme Court registry to maintain data about the period for which judgments are kept reserved. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also sought a response by Nov 22 from Lokesh K. Batra, a right to information (RTI) applicant on whose plea the CIC […] Read more » Central Information Commissioner CIC Delhi High Court Supreme Court Supreme Court cases Transparency panel's order
Top Law News Supreme Court gets three new judges September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The number of judges of the Supreme Court increased to 29 from 26 after three judges, including a woman judge, were sworn-in Tuesday. Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia. With this the strength of women judges in […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya new judges Supreme Court Supreme Court gets three new judges