Top Law News Human trafficking network busted in Delhi November 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Human trafficking network busted in Delhi The Delhi police on Monday said they have busted a major human trafficking ring with the arrest of a man who transported illegal immigrants from India to Mexico, Canada and the US through Guatemala. ‘Adil Vali Mohammad, 38, was arrested Saturday when 31 passports, apart from his own, were confiscated from his possession at the […] Read more » busted Delhi Human network trafficking
Top Law News Law to regulate hawking rights soon November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Monday assured street vendors that it will soon frame laws to regulate hawking rights in five states including Delhi. The assurance was given by P.K. Mohanty, head of the government’s city modernisation programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), when he met activists working for vendors’ community here. Activists met officials […] Read more » hawking Law regulate rights soon
Top Law News Gujarat lawyers don’t want courts to open on all Saturdays November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Advocate groups have opposed the Gujarat High Court’s decision to make lower courts work on all Saturdays in a month from the new year to counter the mounting backlog of cases. Like state government offices, lower courts, at present, observe a holiday on the second and the fourth Saturday of a month. A total of […] Read more » courts don't Gujarat lawyers open Saturdays want
Top Law News No legal action against Arundhati: Chidambaram November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said no action according to law could be taken against author-activist Arundhati Roy for her alleged seditious speech on Kashmir last month. “Section 124(A) (related to sedition) of the (Indian Penal Code) IPC is for deterrence and punishment.law and true interpretation of law is that unless there is direct […] Read more » action Arundhati Chidambaram Legal
Top Law News Court backs government on phasing out Blueline buses November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court on Monday declined to restrain a government notification to phase out the capital’s Blueline buses notorious for their reckless drivers. The direction was passed on a petition filed by a federation of Blueline buses challenging the Delhi government’s Oct 27 notification ordering the phasing out of the last of the 2,400 privately-run […] Read more » Blueline buses Court Government out phasing
Top Law News Apex court adds rider to ‘equal pay for equal work’ rule November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court adds rider to ‘equal pay for equal work’ rule The Supreme Court has said that the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ would not come into play unless it was established that the work was being performed under the orders of the competent authority. The plea of equal pay for equal work is founded on Article 14 of constitution, hence it was incumbent […] Read more » apex court equal pay equal work rule
Top Law News Fairness is backbone of show cause notice, stresses Apex court November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that a quasi-judicial authority acting in exercise of its statutory powers ‘must act fairly and must act with an open mind’ while initiating a show cause proceeding. ‘Justice is rooted in confidence and justice is the goal of a quasi-judicial proceeding also,’ said the apex court bench of Justice G.S. […] Read more » backbone Fairness notice show cause
Top Law News Apex court issues notice to Amit Shah on bail November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Saturday issued notice to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah on a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking stay of the Gujarat High Court order granting him bail in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. Shah, former minister of state for home, was arrested by the CBI July 25 for […] Read more » Amit Shah apex court bail notice
Top Law News Karnataka High Court upholds disqualification of 11 BJP legislators October 29, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Friday upheld the disqualification of the 11 rebel legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state assembly by Speaker K.G. Bopaiah. Delivering the judgment in a packed courtroom, Justice V.G. Sabhahit said the rebel legislators stood disqualified under the 10(a) schedule of the anti-defection law. The BJP government […] Read more » BJP disqualification High Court Karnataka legislators
Top Law News Ministry view sought on common medical-engineering tests October 29, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday sought the response of the union health ministry on the Central Board of Secondary Education proposal to hold a combined entrance test for admissions to engineering and medical institutions in the country. Read more » common medical-engineering Ministry tests
Top Law News Orissa moves Supreme Court over POSCO mining October 29, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Orissa Friday moved the Supreme Court against an Orissa High Court order that disapproved its grant of permission to South Korean steel major POSCO to mine iron ore in Sundergarh district, a state minister said. ‘The state government has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court today (Friday) against the high court order,’ […] Read more » mining Orissa POSCO Supreme Court
Top Law News How long will 2G spectrum probe take, asks Supreme Court October 29, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government how long it would take to complete investigations into the 2G spectrum scam. The court also sought the central government’s response to a Comptroller and Auditor General’s ( CAG) report pointing out irregularities in allocation of spectrum 2G licences to telecom operators. The apex court bench […] Read more » probe spectrum Supreme Court