Top Law News Apex court raps four states for ignoring police reforms November 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed the chief secretaries of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka to be present in the court Dec 6 to answer why these states have not implemented its directions for police reforms. “We have issued notice in the first instance to following four states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and […] Read more » apex court four ignoring police raps reforms states
Top Law News Apex court asks for vigilance chief’s appointment details November 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday, directed the central government to place before it the file to indicate that it has followed all procedures of consultation in the appointment of PJ Thomas as the central vigilance commissioner (CVC). The apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia, also asked the central government whether Thomas satisfied […] Read more » apex court Appointment chief vigilance
Top Law News Delhi to have new anti-begging law November 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The national capital, which has been using a 51-year-old law to deal with begging, is drafting a more ‘humane’ legislation incorporating various welfare schemes, an official said. Delhi, along with 17 other states, adopted the (Bombay) Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, which authorises police to detain anyone found begging on the streets. The official said […] Read more » anti-begging law Delhi new
Top Law News Bhopal gas survivors want to meet Obama November 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Even before US President Barack Obama landed in Mumbai, about a hundred survivors from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy staged a demonstration outside the Union Carbide factory here, demanding to meet him in Delhi Nov 8. The survivors and those affected by groundwater contamination caused by Union Carbide’s hazardous waste voiced their demand, saying Obama […] Read more » Bhopal gas methyl-iso-cyanate gas Obama survivors Union Carbide
Top Law News Apex court cautions high courts on use of powers November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that “delays and laches” is one of the important factors which a high court must bear in mind while exercising discretionary powers under Article 226 of constitution. “In relation to land acquisition proceedings, the court should be loathe to encourage stale litigation as the same might hinder projects of public […] Read more » apex court cautions High Courts powers
Top Law News ‘Mayawati insensitive to Dalit woes’ November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman P.L. Punia Wednesday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of being insensitive to the problems faced by Dalits. He also alleged that she was not taking any serious steps to prevent atrocities against them. ‘In the last five-six months, several incidents of rape and killing of Dalits took place […] Read more » Dalit insensitive Mayawati to woes
Top Law News Lok Sabha speaker pitches for land to tillers November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday said that the ‘revolutionary’ target of land to the tillers should be pursued honestly to sustain the interests of farm labourers and increase the agricultural productivity of India. ‘Agricultural labourer is the real farmer. With their hard work, we are able to grow crops but they do not have […] Read more » Allahabad. land Lok Sabha of Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture pitches speaker Technology and Sciences tillers
Top Law News Court notice to police on Geelani, Arundhati speeches November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police over a plea seeking registration of criminal cases against separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani and writer-activist Arundhati Roy for their remarks on Kashmir at a seminar here on October 21. The court asked police to respond by Nov 16 on the complaint filed by a […] Read more » Arundhati Court notice police speeches Syed Ali Geelani
Top Law News Bhopal tragedy victims to protest during Obama visit November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bhopal gas tragedy survivors who have been fighting for justice for the last 26 years plan to bring their plight to the notice of US President Barack Obama, who will visit India on November 6-9, a representative of the victims said on Wednesday. For this, they will stage a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi […] Read more » Barack Obama Bhopal tragedy victims
Top Law News Lambardar can contest panchayat poll, says apex court November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that the office of lambardar — village revenue official — was not an office of profit and , therefore, a lambardar could not be disqualified from contesting panchayat election. ‘The village level democracy is the bedrock of the Indian national democracy. Being a member of panchayat can be the beginning […] Read more » contest Lambardar Panchayat poll
Top Law News Karnataka Independent legislators’ case hearing adjourned November 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned to November 8 the hearing of an appeal of the five Independent legislators against their disqualification from the state assembly. Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice A.S. Bopanna, who took up the hearing Tuesday, ordered issuing of notice to assembly Speaker […] Read more » adjourned Independent Karnataka legislators
Top Law News Satyam case to be heard on daily basis from Nov 8 November 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special court here conducting trial in the Satyam scam Tuesday decided to hear the case daily from Nov 8 in view of the Supreme Court’s directive to complete the procedings by July next year. The trial in the Rs.14,000 crore accounting fraud began Tuesday but the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought time to […] Read more » of Ramalinga Raju Satyam case