Top Law News SMS urges people to join ‘Anna’s Army’ April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No one knows who is behind it but an SMS doing the rounds is urging the people to join Anna Hazare’s crusade against corruption. However, the organisers of the movement say they have nothing to do with it. “Dear Indian,” the SMS reads, “it is time to fight rampant corruption in India. Anna has taken […] Read more » 'Anna's Army' join people SMS urges
Top Law News Supreme Court names special public prosecutor in 2G case April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Overruling the central government’s objection, the Supreme Court Monday appointed senior counsel Uday Lalit as special public prosecutor for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2G scam case. Justice GS Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly said they were issuing direction in the interest of substantive justice. Article 142 of the constitution empowers […] Read more » 2G case Central Bureau of Investigation Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice GS Singhvi public prosecutor senior counsel Uday Lalit Supreme Court
Top Law News Prakash Tatia sworn in as Jharkhand High Court judge April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prakash Chandra Tatia was Monday sworn in as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court. He will be appointed the court’s chief justice when incumbent Bhagwati Prasad retires May 14. Tatia was administered oath by Prasad. Tatia was earlier a judge of the Rajasthan High Court. The Jharkhand High Court has 11 judges against its […] Read more » Jharkhand High Court judge Prakash Tatia sworn
Top Law News Supreme Court adjourns Binayak Sen’s bail plea till Friday April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday adjourned till Friday the bail plea of human rights activist Binayak Sen who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sedition and links with Maoists. The ruling came after the Chhattisgarh government sought time to brief its lawyer. Sen, 61, had challenged the Feb 10 order of the Chhattisgarh High Court […] Read more »
Top Law News No nepotism, need experts in panel for Lokpal Bill: Hazare April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Denying any differences among activist leaders, veteran social reformer Anna Hazare Sunday said that the process of drafting the Lokpal Bill needed experienced people and law experts on the panel.”People have been asking there are differences on the members of the committee, I want to say it was a small difference and it has been […] Read more » Experts Hazare Lokpal Bill nepotism panel
Top Law News Will lose deposit if I contest an election: Anna Hazare April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment His five-day fast for a strong anti-graft law drew groundswell support across the country, but social reformer Anna Hazare feels that if he contested an election, he will lose his security deposit. “If I stand for election, I will lose my security deposit,” Anna Hazare said jest-fully answering a question at a press conference on […] Read more » Anna Hazare contest election lose deposit
Top Law News Teacher sends legal notice to students over complaint April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Panjab University (PU) history teacher has issued a legal notice to 17 students of his department asking them to take back their complaint filed against him of deliberately failing them. A Few days back, 17 students of the history department had given a written complaint to the dean for university instructions (DUI) against Surinder […] Read more » complaint legal notice sends students teacher
Top Law News Electoral reforms may be Hazare’s next plank April 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After leading a triumphant crusade on the anti-graft bill, social reformer Anna Hazare is likely to launch a movement against the dominance of money power in elections and criminalisation of politics, sources in his movement said. “Money power, muscle power and mafia influence in elections are of concern among the general public. I believe Anna […] Read more » activist Arvind Kejriwal advocates Shanti Anna Hazare Electoral reforms former Supreme Court judge Hazare Kiran Bedi N. Santosh Hegde next plank Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Supreme Court slams lapses in medical college admissions April 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court slams lapses in medical college admissions In an apparent expression of its exasperation over the state of medical education in the country, the Supreme Court slammed the authorities for ignoring the admission procedures and virtually selling the seats. ‘The best way for medical test (admission) is to put the seats to auction and whosoever bids successfully should be awarded admission,’ sarcastically […] Read more » admissions lapses medical college Rajasthan Pre-medical Test Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal Senior counsel Pallav Shishodia slams Supreme Court
Top Law News Court cancels freedom fighter’s pension of octogenarian April 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court cancels freedom fighter’s pension of octogenarian The Gauhati High Court has barred an octogenarian from getting the freedom fighter’s pension due to lack of documents to prove his imprisonment during the independence struggle, an official said here Saturday. The court found that octogenarian Anil Krishna Sarkar did not have certificates to prove that he was a freedom fighter and cancelled the […] Read more » cancels Court freedom fighter Gauhati High Court octogenarian pension
Top Law News Legal fraternity applauds victory for anti-graft bill April 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Legal fraternity applauds victory for anti-graft bill The legal fraternity Saturday applauded the victory of Anna Hazare and rights activists in forcing the government to take on board the members of the civil society for drafting anti-graft Lokpal bill, but cautioned the road ahead is full of difficulties. “It is an eye opener for the civil society,” says senior counsel Prashant Bhushan, […] Read more » anti-graft bill applauds Legal fraternity victory
Top Law News Anna Hazare calls off fast April 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday broke his fast after over 90 hours of spearheading the campaign against corruption after government issued a gazette notification constituting a 10-member joint committee of ministers and civil society activists, including him, to draft an effective Lokpal Bill. After a last-minute twist almost derailed a peace deal between […] Read more » Anna Hazare calls off fast former law minister Shanti Bhushan (co-Ccairperson) former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde HRD minister Kapil Sibal law minister Veerappa Moily lawyer Prashant Bhushan minority affairs minister Salman Khursheed RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal Swami Agnivesh