Top Law News Apex court dismisses plea seeking Kalmadi’s removal September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the Commonwealth Games organising committee. The petitioner had demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged irregularities in the multi-million rupee deals that were struck for the Games preparations. Read more » apex court dismisses Kalmadi plea removal seeking
Top Law News Citizens seek details of elected representatives’ spending September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ‘A hue and cry is being made because of the dirty rooms in the Commonwealth Games Village, but no one is concerned about the filthy conditions that we live in,’ said Rajesh Kumar, a slum dweller, at a meeting here Sunday to question the spendings of elected leaders. The slum dweller from Sangam Vihar in […] Read more » Citizens details elected representatives seek spending
Top Law News Court bars foreign insurer’s agent from selling policies September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of a company which sought permission to sell health insurance policies on behalf of a Ukrainian firm. Radiant Overseas approached the court after it was denied permission by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to issue and market policies on behalf of Ukrainian firm Ukrinmedstrakh. While […] Read more » agent bars Court foreign insurer policies selling
Top Law News Court summons AIIMS chief over charitable pharmacy September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has summoned the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to explain why no space has been allotted to a charitable pharmacy that aims to provide cheap medicines to poor patients. A division bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked AIIMS Director R.C. Deka to appear before […] Read more » AIIMS charitable chief Court pharmacy summons
Top Law News PUCL approaches apex court on foodgrain for needy families September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 24, The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) Friday asked the Supreme Court to initiate contempt proceedings against 12 states and union territories for not supplying Below Poverty Line families with 35 kg of grain per family per month in accordance with the court order. The apex court by its order of […] Read more »
Top Law News Court defers Virbhadra Singh’s plea in graft case September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court deferred till Monday the hearing of Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh’s plea seeking that a corruption case against him be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The high court saw intense arguments for over four hours Friday as Virbhadra Singh’s counsel said his client was being falsely implicated. […] Read more » Court defers graft case plea Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Court dismisses pleas for postponing Satyam trial September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court hearing the multi-crore Satyam fraud case Friday dismissed the petitions of three accused for postponing the trial against them. The XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court dismissed the petitions of former Satyam chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas, and two other employees of the company on the ground that they were devoid of […] Read more » Court dismisses pleas postponing Satyam trial
Top Law News Court reserves order on Tiwari’s appeal in paternity suit September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday reserved its order on former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari’s plea contesting its single judge’s decision to impose on him Rs.75,000 in costs in a paternity suit slapped by a man claiming to be his biological son. A bench of Justice Vikramjeet Sen and Justice Mukta Gupta reserved the order […] Read more » appeal Court order paternity suit reserves Tiwari
Top Law News Court quashes trial of scribes in cash-for-query sting (Lead) September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday quashed all the charges against two journalists from the internet portal, Cobra Post, in a 2006 sting that caught 11 MPs on camera accepting bribes for raising questions in parliament. Hearing the petition of journalists Anirudh Bahal and Suhasini Raj, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that “charging the petitioner under offence […] Read more » cash-for-query Court quashes scribes sting trial
Top Law News Implement juvenile justice act: Supreme Court September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Implement juvenile justice act: Supreme Court The Supreme Court Friday pulled up the Central government for not implementing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act that Parliament passed a decade ago. Despite direction to the Central government to coordinate with the states to ensure the implementation of the law, it has not moved in the matter, an apex court […] Read more » Implement justice juvenile Supreme Court
Top Law News Settle beggars in villages: Gujarat High Court September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Thursday asked the state government to formulate a policy to address the rehabilitation of beggars and consider sending them to villages and offering them jobs there. A bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice K.M. Thaker told the government to finalise its policy on the issue within three weeks. The […] Read more » beggars Gujarat High Court Settle villages
Top Law News Supreme Court stays Ayodhya verdict for one week September 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the verdict in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit case saying the deferment is in public interest. The apex court stayed the verdict while hearing a special leave petition filed by Ram Chandra Tripathi and posted the matter for further hearing on September 28. “The matter has been kept […] Read more » Ayodhya one week stays Supreme Court verdict