Top Law News Lawyers abstain from work in Gujarat High Court December 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers abstained from work in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday to protest the delay in filling up vacanies in the court. The protest was called by the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association. The Bar Council of Gujarat also supported the protest. Association president Yatin Oza said: ‘We are protesting the central government’s inaction.’ He said […] Read more » abstain Gujarat High Court
Top Law News Illegal plot allotment: Ex-Noida official gets four-year jail December 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh was Tuesday held guilty of wrongfully allotting a plot during her tenure as Noida authority chief and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by a court here. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court found Neera Yadav, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, guilty of violating the rules […] Read more » Illegal plot allotment Neera Yadav
Top Law News Supreme Court wants states to act on police reforms December 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said that it would see to it that its judgment on police reforms was implemented in its entirety and it was not left in limbo. ‘We don’t want our judgment to lie in the courtroom,’ the court said. There should be uniformity in the implementation of its direction on police reforms, […] Read more » police reforms
Top Law News Judges withdraw from Lavasa Lake City hearing December 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two judges constituting a bench of the Bombay High Court Monday withdrew themselves from the hearing on the Lavasa Corporation Limited’s plea challenging the union environment and forests ministry’s decision to put a stop to its construction project near Pune. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S.J. Kathawala, which was hearing the […] Read more » Lavasa Lake City
Top Law News Notice to government, CVC Thomas on appointment December 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government and P.J. Thomas on a petition challenging his appointment as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).Thomas appointment as CVC has been challenged in a public suit.The court will hear the matter Jan 27, 2011. The opposition has been demanding Thomas resignation as he has been chargsheeted […] Read more » Appointment CVC Government Thomas
Top Law News Northeast activists meet Dikshit to discuss women’s safety December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A delegation of activists and lawyers from the northeast Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, along with Delhi Police officials, to discuss the issue of safety of women from the region in the city. Dikshit further said that she will have a high-level meeting with the Northeast MPs to talk about a special cell […] Read more » Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
Top Law News Pune blast: ATS files charges against Baig, six others December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Saturday filed a charge sheet against seven people, including the sole arrested Mirza Himayat Baig, for Pune’s German Bakery bomb blast, Baig’s lawyer said. ‘The charge sheet has been filed in a Pune court on Saturday. However, I will receive a copy of the charge sheet only on […] Read more » ATS Mirza Himayat Baig Mohsin Chowdhary Pune blast Yaseen Bhatkal
Top Law News Gujarat High Court a corrupt judges’ dump, allege advocates December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has given a bandh call for Tuesday to protest what it called ill-treatment of the high court by the Supreme Court, and claimed the state high court has become a “dumping ground” for corrupt judges. “We welcome every judge to our high court with open arms. This is treated […] Read more » Corrupt Gujarat High Court judges
Top Law News 12 get four to six years’ jail in fodder scam case December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday awarded four to six years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) to 12 people, including government officials and suppliers, in a case of the multi-million fodder scam. Fines ranging from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.10 lakh were also slapped on them. Special CBI Judge A.H. Ansari Monday had convicted […] Read more » fodder scam case
Top Law News 26 years on, Bhopal gas survivors rally for justice December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thousands of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy held rallies at different locations in this city Thursday to mark the 26th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster, and vowed to continue their fight for justice. While thousands gathered at Yadgare Shahjahani Park under the banner of Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udhyog Sangathan (BGPMUS), […] Read more » Bhopal gas survivors
Top Law News Apex court permits construction of Ambedkar park in Noida December 4, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court Friday cleared the construction of Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar Park in Noida subject to certain conditionalities. The apex court forest bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan in its ruling said only 25 percent of the total area […] Read more » Ambedkar park Noida
Top Law News Disabled demand change in mindsets, policy (Dec 3 is World Disability Day) December 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Widespread prejudice, lack of job opportunities and official apathy – the differently-abled in the country have to battle more than just their physical disabilities in their struggle to lead respectable lives. India is home to 60 million disabled people. Of them, 48 percent are visually impaired, 28 percent are movement impaired, 14 percent are mentally […] Read more »