Top Law News No regard for kids in draft food security bill: Activists August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The draft National Food Security Bill, which has been approved by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), has scant regard for children and does not assure their right to food security, activists of the Right to Food campaign said Monday. “It appears that the government does not consider the specific issues related to the food […] Read more » draft food security bill EGoM NAC National Advisory Committee National Food Security Bill No regard for kids PDS Public Distribution System the Empowered Group of Ministers
Top Law News Supreme court admits plea against Ayodhya verdict August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday admitted a petition by the Akhil Bhartiya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Punarudhar Samiti challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Babri Masjid case. An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha, while admitting the petition, tagged it with the main case. The Sunni Waqf Board, which opposed […] Read more » Akhil Bhartiya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Punarudhar Samiti Allahabad High Court Babri Masjid case Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.M. Lodha Sunni Waqf board Supreme Court Supreme court admits plea against Ayodhya verdict
Top Law News Order CBI probe only in exceptional cases, courts told August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Order CBI probe only in exceptional cases, courts told The Supreme Court has said that the high courts while exercising their ”wide powers” should be sparing and cautious in ordering probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as this cannot be done as a ”matter of routine”. Referring to a judgment of the court’s constitution bench, Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik […] Read more » CBI Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Madras High Court Order CBI probe only in exceptional cases Supreme Court
Top Law News ‘Relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribal students’ August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tripura government and opposition parties have urged the central government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to further relax eligibility criteria for admission to medical colleges for northeast’s tribal students. “Both the centre and the MCI are yet to communicate their decisions on more cut-off marks relaxations for the tribal and the Scheduled […] Read more » 'Relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribal students' MBBS eligibility for northeast tribal students' MCI Medical Council of India
Top Law News President calls for reducing litigation costs August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on President calls for reducing litigation costs President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Sunday called upon lawyers to make justice accessible to all by reducing the costs of litigation, which is beyond the means of large sections of society. “Lawyers should ensure justice is accessible to all by reducing the cost of litigation, which is beyond the means of large sections of society. Unless […] Read more » President calls for reducing litigation costs reduce litigation costs
Top Law News Judiciary must be responsive to emerging issues: President August 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Pratibha Patil Saturday urged the judiciary to be responsive to the needs of the time and to deal with emerging issues. The judiciary should constantly assess and evaluate its functioning to see how far objectives have been met, and whether it is responsive to the needs of the time, and in dealing with emerging […] Read more » central Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerppa Moily Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Judiciary must be responsive to emerging issues Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Karnataka High Court Chief Justice J.S. Khehar Pratibha patil President
Top Law News Can’t breach recruitment rules:Supreme court August 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that parameters of appointment are like a ‘Lakshman Rekha’ which cannot not be breached and both the selection committee and the appointing authority have to follow them strictly. “Somewhere a line has to be drawn and that line has to be strictly observed which is like ‘Lakshman Rekha’ and no […] Read more » breach recruitment rules Punjab and Haryana High Court recruitment rules Supreme Court
Top Law News Kalmadi’s plea to attend parliament rejected August 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday rejected a petition of jailed Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, seeking permission to attend the ongoing session of parliament, and fined him Rs.1 lakh. Turning down the 67-year-old’s application, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked him to deposit the fine money in the prime minister’s relief fund. Upholding the government’s contention that […] Read more » Kalmadi's plea to attend parliament
Top Law News ’25 percent urban population of India is poor August 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A quarter of India’s urban population lives below the poverty line and are poor, the Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja said Wednesday. Orissa has the highest percentage of urban poor in the country, she added.Quoting the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) for the year 2004-05, Selja informed the Rajya Sabha that […] Read more » '25 percent urban population of India is poor' (NSSO 25 percent urban population National Sample Survey Office urban population of India is poor'
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on right to education August 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions by private schools challenging the right to education law that mandates them to earmark 25 percent seats for poor students. The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar reserved the verdict after the conclusion […] Read more » 25 percent seats for poor students Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar PPP public-private partnership Right to Education Supreme Court
Top Law News Can’t touch seats reserved for OBC students: Supreme court August 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said conversion of seats reserved for students belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to general category seats in central educational institutions was not permissible. The apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik said this while reserving its verdict on a petition by P.V. Indiresan, former director […] Read more » Can't touch seats reserved for OBC students Delhi High Court Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal
Top Law News Marriage registration to be made mandatory August 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government has drafted a bill making it mandatory to register marriages. The Delhi cabinet Monday approved the Delhi Marriage Registration Bill in a meeting presided by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.According to a minister in the government, the decision has been taken in the wake of the Supreme Court direction to state governments to […] Read more » Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi Marriage Registration Bill made mandatory Marriage registration registration of marriages compulsory