High Profile Cases Kanimozhi moves high court seeking quashing of 2G charges March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK MP Kanimozhi moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of charges made against her by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. “Set aside/quash the charges and also quash the chargesheet filed by the CBI and all the proceedings emanating thereunder,” the petition said. The matter will likely come […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam Delhi High Court DMK MP Kanimozhi Justice M.L. Mehta
High Profile Cases Deposit Rs.50,000 for case against Delhi Speaker, BJP leader told March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader to deposit cost of Rs.50,000 with the court to pursue his plea seeking its direction to quash Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri’s election on the ground that he adopted corrupt practices during the 2008 state assembly polls. A bench of Justice V.K. Jain […] Read more » Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Jain
Top Law News Give licences to food vans, court tells MCD March 23, 2012 / March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to give licences, within two weeks, to food catering vans in Delhi after civic agencies evicted them from Dwarka area of west Delhi for causing traffic jams. Justice Hima Kohli also directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to allot proper sites to catering […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Hima Kohli Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
Top Law News Special IPS recruitment: Court seeks government’s response March 22, 2012 / March 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the response of the central government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the government decision to recruit an additional 1,400 IPS officers through a special examination. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also asked Additional Solicitor General A.S. Chandhiok, representing the […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Special IPS recruitment
Top Law News Order reserved on plea seeking curb on ‘illegal charges’ by car dealers March 22, 2012 / March 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking a curb on the illegal charges, including logistic charges, loading and unloading charges, levied by car dealers on buyers. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw reserved the order after conclusion of arguments from both the […] Read more » 'illegal charges' by car dealers Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Panel to check banned pesticides set up : Court March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union agriculture ministry Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that a committee has been constituted for framing a policy for periodic checks to detect pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits. In a joint affidavit filed by the ministry, the Food Safety and Standard Authority (FSSI), and Delhi government, it was stated that a six […] Read more » Delhi High Court Food Safety and Standard Authority (FSSI) Justice Rajiv Shakdhar Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Top Law News Fine on IFCI, jail for executives for contempt of court March 21, 2012 / March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sentenced Atul Kumar Rai, the chief executive officer and managing director of IFCI (formerly Industrial Finance Corporation of India), for a month in jail . The court awarded the sentence after it held Rai guilty for contempt of court and defiance of its orders. The court has also imposed a […] Read more » Atul Kumar Rai chief executive officer and managing director of IFCI Delhi High Court IFCI (formerly Industrial Finance Corporation of India) Justice Bhasin
High Profile Cases CWG village flats: Pay dues to DDA, court tells Emaar MGF March 20, 2012 / March 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday directed Emaar MGF, which has built the flats in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village, to pay over Rs.16 crore dues to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) so that the land owning agency would issue completion certificates for the flats. Justice Hima Kohli also asked the agency to issue power of attorney […] Read more » CWG village flats Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Delhi High Court Justice Hima Kohli
High Profile Cases High court quashes proceedings against Microsoft India March 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday quashed charges of hosting objectionable content against Microsoft India and set aside a trial court order for initiating criminal proceedings against the company. Justice Suresh Kait accepted the company’s plea that Microsoft was not providing a platform to people to interact with each other and post or publish their views, […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Suresh Kait Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar Microsoft India
Top Law News Court bars Indian maid from pursuing case in US March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian domestic help, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief for alleged “ill-treatment” by an Indian consulate employee in the US, from pursuing her case in a New York court till further orders. The court’s interim order came in response to a petition filed by the central government seeking to […] Read more » Delhi High Court domestic help Shanti Gurung Indian maid from pursuing case in US Justice Kailash Gambhir
Top Law News Three firms keen to beef up Supreme Court security March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At least three public sector undertakings have expressed interest in executing the Supreme Court’s plan to augment its security by putting up electric fencing along its boundary coupled with audio-visual control and alarm system, official sources said Saturday. The companies have responded to a notice inviting expression of interest floated by the apex court. Sources, […] Read more » audio-visual control Delhi High Court Supreme Court Supreme Court security
Top Law News Notice to government on smoking scenes in films March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the health and family welfare ministry on film director Mahesh Bhatt’s plea seeking quashing of a notification prohibiting smoking scenes in movies. Bhatt said that the government’s notification of Sep 27, 2011 was “illegal and arbitrary” and violated his fundamental rights. A division bench of Justice Sanjay […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Mahesh Bhatt's plea smoking scenes in movies