Top Law News Court orders rollback of school fee hike July 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Delhi government to order the rollback of the Rs.400 hike in the monthly tuition fee announced by Ramjas School in west Delhi’s Anand Parbat area. Justice Kailash Gambhir said: “The directorate of education (DOE) is directed to pass the order against the school to rollback the hiked fee […] Read more » Delhi High Court directorate of education (DOE) Justice Kailash Gambhir Ramjas School school fee hike
Top Law News Bihar doctors get legal shield against attacks July 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bihar assembly Tuesday enacted laws to regulate private nursing homes and to protect doctors from being attacked by the attendants of patients, officials said. In a bid to check the mushrooming of ill-equipped private nursing homes and clinics in the state, the lawmakers approved the adoption of the central government’s Clinical Establishments (Registration and […] Read more » Bihar doctors Bihar Medical Service Institution and Persons Protection Bill 2011 Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act 2010. First Information Report (FIR) legal shield private nursing homes
Top Law News Court seeks reply on Ajmer shrine’s administration July 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government seeking an explanation on the appointment of a ‘nazim’ (administrator) on an ad hoc basis for managing the affairs of the cash-rich shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said: “Issue notice to the respondents (the ministry […] Read more » Ajmer Delhi High Court Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti
Top Law News Apex court appoints panel for sex workers July 19, 2011 / July 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them. A bench comprising of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh and Jayant Bhushan. It will also include three NGOs engaged in helping sex […] Read more » Human trafficking Jayant Bhushan Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Rehabilitation of Sex Workers Senior Advocate Pradeep Ghosh senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh sex workers Sex Workers in India
Top Law News Lokayukta slams Delhi chief minister July 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Lokayukta (ombudsman) Manmohan Sarin Monday came down heavily on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, saying she misrepresented facts about the completion of 60,000 low-cost flats ahead of distribution in the run-up to the 2008 assembly elections. The Lokayukta has recommended President Pratibha Patil to censure her. In his order, the Lokayukta urged the people to […] Read more » Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan President Pratibha Patil Public Works Department (PWD) Sheila Dixit
Top Law News Apex court stays media wage revisions — for now July 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government not to implement the recommendations of the National Wage Board for journalists and other employees for the next two weeks. The Board, headed by Justice G.R. Majithia, was set up in 2007. It submitted its report Dec 31, 2010 Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma, however, […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Parag P. Tripathi Ananda Bazar Patrika media group Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma Justice Majithia Wage Board media wage revisions senior counsel Fali Nariman Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t disclose rape victim’s identity, says Himachal court July 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking serious note of disclosure of a rape victim’s identity by a subordinate court, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Monday directed the trial courts not to mention names of rape victims in the judgments Passing the order, Justice Surinder Singh slammed the subordinate courts for failing to maintain anonymity of the victim of a sexual […] Read more » Himachal court Himachal Pradesh High Court Indian Penal Code Justice Surinder Singh rape victim sexual offence.
Top Law News Implement uniform school syllabus: Madras High Court July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Implement uniform school syllabus: Madras High Court In a major set back for Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government led by J. Jayalalithaa, the Madras High Court Monday ordered implementation of a uniform system of school education for Classes 1 to 10 from the current academic year. In a much-awaited judgment, the first bench of Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice Sivagnanam struck down […] Read more » Advocate General Navaneetha Krishnan AIADMK Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal J. Jayalalithaa Justice Sivagnanam Madras High Court School Education Act school syllabus
Top Law News Himachal plans law to seize tainted officials’ riches July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Himachal plans law to seize tainted officials’ riches The Himachal Pradesh government proposes to enact a new law enabling it to confiscate illegal assets of public servants. A law to fix accountability of public servants is also planned, an official said here Monday. During the six-day monsoon session, the government proposes to introduce a new legislation to confiscate illegal assets of public servants, […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party monsoon session Public Services Guarantee Bill
Top Law News Government mulls curbs on junk food in schools July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Monday admitted before the Delhi High Court that junk food causes health hazards, including heart problem, and said guidelines would be framed to serve good quality food in schools and colleges. The government said it has invited proposals from experienced agencies, organisation and institutions for framing guidelines for providing safe food in […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court educational institutions Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Governor not in RTI ambit? Court asks for affidavit July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Monday asked the Goa governor to state on oath that he, the president of India and speakers of state assemblies have no executive powers and duties, giving them a shield against the transparency law. The division bench of Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice F.M. Reis issued the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Vivek Tankha affidavit Bombay High Court chief information commissioner Governor Justice F.M. Reis Justice S.A. Bobde Right to Information (RTI) Act RTI ambit
Top Law News Now spotlight on land acquisition in Ghaziabad July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fingers are now being pointed at the acquisition of 8,700 acres of land spanning 18 villages in Ghaziabad for a “hi-tech city” even as the Uttar Pradesh government faces flak for acquiring agricultural land for private builders in Greater Noida . This time the land being acquired is for Hi-Tech City, a modern township, the […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ghaziabad Ghaziabad Development Authority Land acquisition Land Acquisition Act. Sun City Supreme Court Uppal Chadha group