Top Law News Andhra High Court still tense, fasting lawyers removed September 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The situation continued to be tense at the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday after police forcibly removed three lawyers from Telangana who had been on fast for the last four days while a judge withdrew his resignation, submitted to protest the attitude of lawyers. Over 2,000 policemen were deployed around the court complex as […] Read more » Andhra High Court fasting lawyers removed tense
Top Law News Haryana violence: High court wants action against rioters September 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Haryana violence: High court wants action against rioters The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday questioned the Haryana government on the action planned against rioters who damaged property in Hisar district earlier this week while demanding reservations in jobs and educational institutions. A division bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Ajay Tewari issued notice to the government on a public suit […] Read more » action against Haryana violence High Court rioters
Top Law News Fund for computerising courts more than doubled September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Thursday more than doubled the fund to implement the ambitious e-court project aimed at computerisation of all subordinate courts across the country — from Rs.441.8 crore to Rs.935 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the fund for the e-court project, revising the older 2007 estimate, in its meeting chaired by Prime […] Read more » computerising courts doubled Fund more than
Top Law News High court adjourns hearing on Sajjan Kumar’s plea September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on a revision petition filed by Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging the framing of murder charge against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case filed in west Delhi’s Sultanpuri. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its reply in the matter. The case has been listed […] Read more » adjourns hearing High Court plea Sajjan Kumar
Top Law News Lawyers attack Andhra High Court hall, tension coninues September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Lawyers attack Andhra High Court hall, tension coninues The situation in the Andhra Pradesh High Court premises remained tense Thursday as lawyers from Telangana continued their protest for the third day, attacking court halls and disrupting proceedings. For the third day in a row, the protesters targeted the court hall of Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, damaging furniture and throwing papers and books at […] Read more » Andhra attack continues High Court hall lawyers tension
Top Law News Eight of 16 CJIs were ‘corrupt’, says ex-law minister September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union Law Minister Shanti Bhushan Thursday told the Supreme Court that at least eight of the 16 chief justices of India (CJIs) were “definitely corrupt”. In an affidavit filed Thursday, senior counsel Shanti Bhushan said that six of the CJIs were “definitely honest” and he could not comment on the remaining two judges. The […] Read more » CJIs Corrupt ex-law minister
Top Law News Court questions government on vaccines September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the central government on allegations of vaccines being introduced into the public health system without proper medical studies. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan asked the government to study the incidents of diseases for which the vaccines are being developed and whether these vaccines […] Read more » Court Government questions vaccines
Top Law News Court notices to government, CBSE on seat allotment system September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and the Chairman of the Central Counselling Board for adopting an arbitrary method in offering seats to students during counselling for the All India Entrance for Engineering Examinations (AIEEE). The petition was filed by […] Read more » allotment CBSE Court Government notices seat system
Top Law News Court raps MCD for delay in shifting dairies September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court raps MCD for delay in shifting dairies The Delhi High Court Wednesday came down heavily on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for delay in shifting dairies from unauthorised areas in the capital to a proposed alternative site on the outskirts. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan also warned the MCD that if they fail to comply […] Read more » Court dairies delay MCD raps shifting
Top Law News Siri Fort complex to stay closed for CWG: High court September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing security reasons, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition against the closure of the Siri Fort Sports Complex till the Commonwealth Games were over. The court rejected the petition filed by over 100 members of the complex who challenged the decision of the complex secretary to close the venue from August 16 […] Read more » closed CWG High Court Siri Fort complex
Top Law News States given two weeks to act on illegal religious structures September 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said the chief secretaries of state governments that have not furnished details of unauthorized religious structures in public places will have to appear in person to answer their failure to comply with the court’s directions. Granting the defaulting state governments yet two more weeks, the apex court bench of Justice Dalveer […] Read more » illegal religious states structures
Top Law News Court declines Larsen and Toubro’s plea ro stay bidding September 14, 2010 / September 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday declined the plea of Larsen and Toubro Power to stay the bidding by state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation for the Rs.25,000 crore power equipment tender. “We are not inclined to pass any interim relief in favour of L&T,” the court said while refusing to intervene in the bidding process. The […] Read more » bidding Court declines Larsen plea stay Toubro