Top Law News Pillai, top cop get Supreme Court notice on Ramdev June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta asking them what were the circumstances under which yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters were forcibly evicted. A notice has also been issued to Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi which has to be answered in […] Read more » Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatantar Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court moved on Ramdev’s eviction June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Sunday seeking direction to the central government to reveal details of the police action involving the detention of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and the eviction of his supporters from the Ramlila Ground here on the night of June 4-5 while they were protesting against graft. The matter will come up […] Read more » A. Raja DMK MP Kanimozhi Ramdev's eviction Supreme Court
Top Law News Court questions government on plea against Amod Kanth June 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued a notice to the central government on a plea to withdraw medals awarded to former Delhi Police officer Amod Kanth and one of his colleagues for their role in maintaining law and order during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the city. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra […] Read more » Amod Kanth Chief Justice Dipak Misra Government Justice Sanjeev Khanna plea
Top Law News Apex court declines plea against Delhi varsity semester system May 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a petition seeking a stay on a Delhi University notification introducing the semester system for under-graduate courses in various disciplines from the coming academic year. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad said: “We are not inclined to stay the notification.” Justice Singhvi […] Read more » apex court declines Delhi varsity semester system Justice C.K. Prasad Justice G.S. Singhvi
Top Law News Selection doesn’t mean appointment, rules court May 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Selection for a job does not automatically mean appointment, the Delhi High Court has told a man who sought its direction that he be given the job he was selected for 17 years ago, and added he had anyway come to the court too late. Lal Babu, 45, in his petition told the court he […] Read more » Appointment Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking DESU Justice Rajiv Sahai Selection
Top Law News India may implead in US court to establish ISI’s terror link May 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India is considering impleading in a lawsuit filed by Mumbai terror victims in a New York court to get Pakistan’s spy agency declared a terror outfit, a government official said Sunday. It is likely to submit several documents in the New York court to help prove the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had links with terror organisations […] Read more » implead India ISI's terror link US court
Top Law News Rs.1,500 for three kids? Court hikes maintenance May 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Is Rs.1,500 per month enough as maintenance for three children? No, said the Delhi High Court, which has pulled up a man for giving this paltry amount to his divorced wife for bringing up their three children. He has now been ordered to cough up a monthly maintenance of Rs.7,500 – or Rs.2,500 for each […] Read more » Court hikes Justice A.K. Pathak maintenance'
Top Law News Punjab law on Panchayati Raj is perverse:Supreme Court May 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said the Punjab law doing away with the provision of no-confidence motion against the sarpanch by others in a panchayat was ‘perverse’. Calling it a violation of the basic structure of the constitution, the court said that it was dangerous as well as dictatorial.Coming down heavily on the amendment deleting the […] Read more » judge Chandramauli Kumar Prasad judge G.S. Singhvi Panchayati Raj perverse Punjab law R.S. Khosla Supreme Court
Top Law News A judge’s conduct should be exemplary: Supreme Court May 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said a judge has a certain personality in the court and it should find extension in his conduct in public life. “The judge in the court has certain personality and his conduct must be exemplary in all respect and aberration (in the personality) would make him liable for being proceeded against,” […] Read more » Chief Justice J.S. Khehar conduct exemplary JIC judge judges inquiry committee Justice Aftab Alam Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad Justice G.S. Singhvi Karnataka High Court senior counsel Basava Prabhu Patil senior counsel P.P. Rao senior counsel U.U. Lalit Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi government proposes fast track courts for rape cases May 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government has written to the chief justice of the Delhi High Court urging him to set up fast track courts for ensuring speedy justice to rape victims, state Women and Child Development Minister Kiran Walia said Thursday. “I have already written a letter to the chief justice of Delhi High Court, urging him […] Read more » Delhi government Delhi High Court fast-track courts Kiran Walia rape cases
Top Law News Mercy plea of Khalistan terrorist on death row rejected May 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Mercy plea of Khalistan terrorist on death row rejected President Prathiba Patil on Thursday rejected the mercy petition of Devender Singh Bhullar, a Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist sentenced to death in 2001 for triggering a car bomb that killed 12 people and injured 29, including former Youth Congress leader MS Bitta. According to top government sources, the president rejected the death row prisoner’s […] Read more » death row Devender Singh Bhullar Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) Khalistan terrorist Mercy plea President Prathiba Patil rejected
Top Law News Dismantling of toxic ships in Gujarat worries apex court May 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed concern over the environmental impact of dismantling and recycling of foreign ships carrying radioactive material and other toxic wastes at Alang port in Gujarat. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad wondered why these ships were not dismantled or broken in the country of their […] Read more » apex court Dismantling GMB Gujarat Gujarat Maritime Board Justice C.K. Prasad Justice G.S. Singhvi toxic ships