Top Law News Why no FIR against Mumbai Congress chief, asks high court March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday wanted to know why a first information report was not lodged against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, who is accused of amassing huge wealth through illegal means. The judges’ query came after the submissions made by the Income Tax Department, Enforcement Directorate and the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau on the investigations […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Darius Khambatta Asif Balwa Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice Mohit Shah FIR High Court Justice D.G. Karnik Kripashankar Singh Mumbai Congress chief Shahid Balwa
Top Law News In national interest, official can be sacked without probe: Court March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that the government need not communicate the charges against an official sacked for delinquency or hold an enquiry if doing so would jeopardise the interests and the security of the country. “In terms of the mandate of the constitution, the communication of the charge and holding of an enquiry could […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Justice A.R. Dave Justice Mukundakam Sharma national interest Official sacked Supreme Court without probe
Top Law News Judiciary should not target actors blatantly: Arshad Warsi March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Judiciary should not target actors blatantly: Arshad Warsi The judiciary should not target actors “blatantly”, says Arshad Warsi, one of the very few in Bollywood to react to a court convicting Shiney Ahuja for raping his maid and sentencing him to seven years in jail. Shiney was held guilty of raping his maid in 2009 by a fast track court on Wednesday. “Murderers, […] Read more » actors Arshad Warsi blatantly judiciary target
Top Law News Apex court concerned at cases over increments, promotions March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Concerned over the increasing number of cases filed by disgruntled employees on denial of increments and promotions, the Supreme Court Wednesday sought the total number of such cases pending before different courts of the country in the last five years. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly said that […] Read more » Apex court concerned at cases over increments Central Administrative Tribunals Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi promotions Supreme Court
Top Law News Court orders probe into Delhi parking mafia March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an order that could put an end to the widely prevalent network between parking mafia and the police in the city, the Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police commissioner to inquire into one such nexus at Mangalam commercial complex in Rohini. “Such a nexus cannot be tolerated in a democratic polity. […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra commissioner BK Gupta Court Delhi Development Authority Delhi parking mafia Justice Sanjiv Khanna orders probe RTI
Top Law News NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh over attack on Swami Agnivesh March 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Chhattisgarh’s chief secretary and police chief over the alleged attack last week on social activist Swami Agnivesh by members of the Salwa Judum civil militia. “The commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging that a large group comprising special police officers […] Read more » attack Chhattisgarh NHRC notice Swami Agnivesh
Top Law News Access to information sign of democracy: Habibullah March 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information, which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and make governments accountable, National Minorities Commission chairman Wajahat Habibullah said Tuesday, terming access to information ‘the signature of democracy’. Delivering Sir Syed Memorial Lecture on ‘India’s Democracy: What it means for the Minorities’, Habibullah, […] Read more » Access to information Aligarh Muslim University chairman Wajahat Habibullah democracy Habibullah National Minority Commission sign Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis
Top Law News Supreme Court warns police against custodial violence March 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday warned the police that acts of custodial violence will not be tolerated as they cannot behave like the “oppressors of the people”. An apex court bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, while warning the police, said: “Policemen must learn how to behave as public servants in a […] Read more » custodial violence Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Mahboob Batcha police Supreme Court warns
Top Law News Not enough being done to trace money trail abroad: Apex court March 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the central government for not doing enough to trace the sources of money stashed by multi-billion tax evader Hasan Ali Khan and others in foreign banks based in tax havens. An apex court bench of Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S.S, Nijjar said: “No consistent efforts have been made […] Read more » abroad apex court Enforcement Directorate Hasan Ali Khan Justice B.Sudarshan Reddy Justice S.S Nijjar officer Ashok Deshbhratar trace money trail
Top Law News Ketan Desai’s election to Gujarat University senate challenged March 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition by an NGO challenging the election of Ketan Desai, a former president of the Medical Council of India (MCI), to the Gujarat University senate. The petition was filed by People For Better Treatment (PBT) president Kunal Saha. Desai was removed from the MCI last year over […] Read more » challenged election Gujarat University Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Ketan Desai PBT People For Better Treatment senate Supreme Court
Top Law News Notice to government on plea for appointments in RTI ambit March 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Notice to government on plea for appointments in RTI ambit The Delhi High Court Monday sought the central government’s response on a petition challenging a single judge’s ruling that information pertaining to the appointment of top bureaucrats cannot be revealed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the department of […] Read more » Appointments Central Information Commission Chief Justice Dipak Misra CIC Delhi High Court DoPT Government Justice Sanjiv Khanna notice plea RTI ambit
Top Law News Nearly 12,000 Right to Education violations in Delhi March 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Since its implementation almost a year ago, nearly 12,000 cases of violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act have been registered in the capital by a child rights body. There were cases of corporal punishment, denial under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota and mental harassment among others. Amod Kanth, chairperson of the Delhi […] Read more » Amod Kanth Economically Weaker Section EWS RTE