Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar’s bail plea rejected June 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing prima facie evidence, the Delhi High Court Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV managing director Sharad Kumar, who are in jail in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. The single judge bench of Justice Ajit Bharihoke said: “The petitioners are involved in corruption and gratification of Rs.200 crore […] Read more » bail plea rejected Delhi High Court Justice Ajit Bharihoke Kanimozhi Sharad Kumar
High Profile Cases MCD deflects blame on ghost employees fiasco June 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government and the media were responsible for the controversy over the issue of salaries being paid to non-existent employees of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the civic agency told the Delhi High Court Thursday. The MCD’s affidavit was filed after the court took note of a public suit filed by the Jagrook […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court ghost employees MCD MCD Commissioner K.S. Mehra
Top Law News Delhi government proposes fast track courts for rape cases May 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government has written to the chief justice of the Delhi High Court urging him to set up fast track courts for ensuring speedy justice to rape victims, state Women and Child Development Minister Kiran Walia said Thursday. “I have already written a letter to the chief justice of Delhi High Court, urging him […] Read more » Delhi government Delhi High Court fast-track courts Kiran Walia rape cases
Top Law News Low-intensity explosion outside Delhi High Court May 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A low-intensity bomb exploded on Wednesday outside the busy Delhi High Court triggering panic but no one was injured. The explosive, kept in a packet near a car belonging to a lawyer, went off at 1.15 p.m. causing panic, police said. The car caught fire after the explosion. Personnel of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell, […] Read more » Delhi High Court Low-intensity explosion
High Profile Cases Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar move high court for bail May 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, currently in Tihar jail in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, Monday moved the Delhi High Court for bail. Kumar and Kanimozhi’s lawyer Aristotle said: ‘I have just filed the bail application for Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar before the Delhi High Court.’ The two were taken […] Read more » bail Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi High Court High Court Kanimozhi Sharad Kumar
Top Law News Selling your vehicle? Get transfer documents right or face trouble May 20, 2011 / May 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Selling your secondhand two-wheeler or car, but not fulfilling the legal norms of transfer to the new owner could make you liable to pay for any accidents caused by the vehicle, the Delhi High Court has ruled. In its judgment early this week, the court made the original owner of the vehicle Mukesh Kumar equally […] Read more » Delhi High Court documents Justice Khetrapal MACT Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal selling transfer vehicle
Environment Law News Constructions in Delhi Ridge: court notice to ministries May 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of defence (MoD) on a petition seeking a stay on the construction of staff quarters by cutting trees in Delhi’s green Ridge area. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Wednesday issued […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Constructions Delhi High Court Delhi Ridge Justice Sanjiv Khanna ministry of defence ministry of environment and forests MoD MoEF
Media & Entertainment News Nukkad nataks, songs to help Delhi schools tackle sniffing intoxicants May 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Street plays, songs and slogans will be some of the new methods the Delhi government will be adopting to prevent schoolgoing children of the national capital from taking to inhaling intoxicants like paint thinner and eraser fluid. Delhi government has submitted its action plan before the Delhi High Court, which is to be followed in […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi schools intoxicants Justice Sanjiv Khanna Nukkad nataks sniffing songs
Top Law News High Court refuses to stay engineering exam results May 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) results for the candidates, who appeared for it on two different occasions this month following paper leaks at several centres. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said, “At this stage we are not inclined to stay […] Read more » AIEEE All India Engineering Entrance Examination CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court engineering exam results High Court HRD Ministry refuses stay
Top Law News No contempt move for now, Delhi college teachers told May 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday said that no contempt proceedings would be initiated against the teachers of Delhi University-affiliated Dyal Singh College who had flouted the court’s order by protesting against the semester system, but asked all teachers to cooperate in the system’s implementation. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra contempt Delhi college teachers Delhi High Court DUTA Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Compensate migrant Indian worker wrongly deported: Court May 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the external affairs ministry to pay compensation of Rs.50,000 to a Indian who was returning to his job in Spain but was detained by airlines staff at Brussels airport and deported to India despite having valid documents. Ruling on the petition of Balwinder Singh, Justice S. Muralidhar said: ‘This […] Read more » Balwinder Singh Compensate Delhi High Court deported Foreigners Regional Registration Office FRRO Indian worker Justice S. Muralidhar migrant Regional Passport Officer RPO wrongly
Top Law News Court awards Rs.10 lakh compensation to tycoon’s widow May 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday awarded compensation of Rs.10 lakh to Nina Pillai, wife of ‘Biscuit King’ Rajan Pillai, on her petition seeking compensation from the central government for his custodial death in Tihar Jail in 1995. Delivering the judgment, Justice S. Muralidhar said: ‘In these circumstances, it is clear that the lack of medical […] Read more » Compensation Delhi High Court Justice S. Muralidhar Nina Pillai Rajan Pillai Rs.10 lakh tycoon’s widow ‘Biscuit King’