Top Law News Bhagwati Prasad sworn in as chief justice of Jharkhand August 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bhagwati Prasad was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court here on Sunday. Governor M.O.H. Farooq administered the oath of office at a function held at the Raj Bhavan. Chief Secretary A.K. Singh; Advisers to the Governor V.S. Dubey, R.R. Prasad and Wilfred Lakda; Director-General of Police Neyaz Ahmed; Union Minister Subodh […] Read more » Bhagwati Prasad chief justice Jharkhand sworn in
Top Law News Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists August 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists Students and civil rights groups Saturday protested in the national capital to demand the repeal of a law that grants the military special powers, including legal immunity, during operations in country’s troubled areas. A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that changes proposed by his ministry in the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act could […] Read more » Activists AISA army law giving Repeal special powers
Top Law News Orissa to move apex court over POSCO project August 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Orissa will move the Supreme Court against a high court order disapproving its grant of permission to South Korean steel major POSCO to prospect for iron ore in Sundergarh district, an official said Saturday. A bench of the Orissa High Court July 14 set aside the permission granted to POSCO last year for prospecting iron […] Read more » apex court Orissa POSCO project
Top Law News Phone-tapping of anti-social elements justified: Court August 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Phone-tapping of anti-social elements justified: Court The Delhi High Court Friday held that investigating agencies can intercept phone calls of an individual if there is sufficient evidence to prove that he or she is involved in anti-social activities. The court dismissed the plea of an accused involved in drug trafficking cases challenging the government’s decision to tap his mobile phone six […] Read more » anti-social elements Court justified Phone-tapping
Top Law News Telangana political issue: Apex court August 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere with the Telangana imbroglio saying that it was a political issue and was better left to the political bosses. “Why should this court entertain the PIL at this stage? It is a political question. No decision has been taken so far. Why should we pre-empt it,” said Chief […] Read more » apex court political issue Telangana
Top Law News No relief to Sajjan Kumar from high court August 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday declined to stay criminal proceedings for murder and other charges to be initiated against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar over the killing of six people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Sajjan Kumar moved the high court, challenging the charges framed against him by the trial court July 1 in a case […] Read more » High Court No relief Sajjan Kumar
Top Law News Exploitation, says apex court of prolonged contract job August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Exploitation, says apex court of prolonged contract job The Supreme Court Thursday said that uninterrupted prolonged employment on contract amounts to exploitation and government agencies are not expected to adopt such unfair practices. The state or its instrumentalities which are expected to be the model employer are not expected to take advantage of their position and impose wholly inequitable and unreasonable condition of […] Read more » apex court contract job Exploitation prolonged
Top Law News Court acquits man convicted for raping lover August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and raping a minor girl in 2002, saying the girl was mature enough to take the decision to elope with him. Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra rejected the sessions judge’s findings that the girl was below 16 years of age when accused Kulwant Singh kidnapped […] Read more » acquits convicted Court lover man raping
Top Law News Tamil Nadu moves apex court over test for aspiring doctors August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court expressing its opposition to the central government’s proposal to conduct a combined entrance exam for medical colleges from the next academic session, an official said Thursday. The government’s petition seeking permission to present its views in a matter related to medical course admissions is expected to […] Read more » apex court aspiring Doctors Tamil Nadu test
Top Law News Aarushi murder: CBI says media quoted bogus sources August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Aarushi murder: CBI says media quoted bogus sources The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday sought the Supreme Court’s directions to the media to refrain from ‘sensational’ reporting, claiming that the sources mentioned in reports on the Aarushi-Hemraj murder were not its officers who brief reporters. The CBI favoured setting up of an independent body to monitor media reports particularly when there were […] Read more » Aarushi murder bogus CBI media quoted sources
Top Law News Gangrape charges framed against two CBI men August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amending its previous orders, a local court here Thursday framed gang-rape charges against two officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Additional District and Sessions Judge Lalit Batra framed gang rape charges against CBI inspector Subhash Kundu and constable Mahender Singh. According to Chandigarh police officials, the two were booked in 2007 after a woman […] Read more » against CBI men charges framed Gangrape two
Top Law News MCD restrained from removing Delhi Metro’s hoardings August 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained the removal of Delhi Metro’s outdoor advertisements by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The court also asked the Delhi Metro to submit a report every four months before the MCD which has been demanding a share in the revenue collected from the advertisements. The tussle between Delhi Metro […] Read more » Delhi Metro hoardings MCD removing restrained