Criminal Law News 1981 AI plane hijack: Two move court for stay of fresh trial December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two alleged Sikh militants, sent back to India in 2000 after serving a life term in Pakistan for hijacking an Air India plane to that country in 1981, have moved a Delhi court seeking stay of a fresh trial against them here for the same offence. The two, in their plea to Additional Chief Metropolitan […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sameer Bajpai Air India Delhi High Court FIR Gajender Singh hijacking an Air India plane India in 2000 Jasbir Singh Jima Karan Singh Kini land in Pakistan Pakistan section 82 of the Code of Criminal Proceedings Sikh militants Tejinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh
Top Law News Cop allegedly shot colleague dead to be examined December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A probationary sub-inspector who had allegedly shot dead his colleague inside a police station here last year has been ordered by a Delhi court to be examined by IHBAS to ascertain if he is of sound mind or not. Amarjeet Singh, 26, had allegedly shot dead his colleague Kailash Chandra Yadav, at Nihal Vihar Police […] Read more » Delhi High Court IHBAS Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences sub-inspector
Top Law News High Court upholds IRS officer’s suspension after arrest December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday upheld a Central Administrative Tribunal’s order which had revoked on July 1 this year the 12-year-long suspension of controversial Indian Revenue Service officer Ashok Aggarwal, facing a CBI probe into several cases against him. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh upheld the CAT’s order to revoke Enforcement […] Read more » CAT's order Delhi High Court High Court IRS officer's non-sensitive post
Top Law News 5p fine a day on late school fee: Govt asked to notify rule December 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government has been directed by the Delhi High Court to pass an order, apprising schools and public that as per rules, a school cannot charge more than five paisa per day as fine on late deposit of fees. Asking the Directorate of Education (DOE) to pass a speaking order publicising the little-known rule […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi School Education Act Delhi School Education Act and Rules 1973 Directorate of Education
Top Law News Set up night shelters where required: Delhi High Court to govt December 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court asked the city government on the to shift the temporary night shelters for the homeless and the poor closer to places where they work. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw allowed an NGO’s plea that the shelters are far from their workplaces and they should be […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan city government Delhi High Court Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) 2021 NGO NGO Shahri Adhikar Manch Begharon Ke Liye Shahri Adhikar Manch Begharon Ke Liye suo motu cognisance
Top Law News High Court sets aside CIC order to AIIMS to reveal ques papers December 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court set aside a Central Information Commission’s order to AIIMS to provide an information seeker the questions and their answers for its MBBS entrance tests from 1991 to 2010. “Having regard to an earlier judgement (on similar issue pertaining to AIIMS) of a division bench, I could not see any scope to […] Read more » AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences Central Information Commission Delhi High Court MBBS MBBS entrance exams
Top Law News Himalaya Drug wins 15-yr-old trademark battle November 15, 2012 / November 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 15-year-old legal battle over its medicine Liv.52 Pharma major case has been won by Himalaya Drug Company with the Delhi High Court holding that homoeopathic firm SBL Limited infringed the trademark by coming up with its own preparation named as Liv-T. “We allow the appeal. The judgement and decree dated 3rd June, 2010 is […] Read more » 15-year-old legal battle over 15-yr-old trademark battle ayurvedic medicine by Himalaya Drug Company Delhi High Court Himalaya Drug homoeopathic firm SBL Limited its medicine Liv.52 Pharma justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh Liv-T
Criminal Law News Supreme Court quashes graft proceedings against Jaffer Sharief November 10, 2012 / November 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Criminal proceedings against former railway minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief in an alleged case of graft under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been quashed by the supreme court. In a case dating back to 1995, Sharief was accused of corrupt practices by taking his personal staff to London during one of his various trips as […] Read more » an apex court bench Congress government corrupt or illegal activity Criminal proceedings criminal prosecution Delhi High Court Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi Prevention of Corruption Act proceedings against Jaffer Sharief public sector undertakings railway minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief RITES and IRCON Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act trips as railway minister
Top Law News Supreme Court stays proceedings in all 2G cases in the Delhi High Court November 9, 2012 / November 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court expressed its displeasure that the Delhi High Court was hearing the matters relating to the 2G spectrum scam despite its order restraining courts below the apex BSE 0.00% court from adjudicating issues arising out of the case. According to justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan, “Despite injunction the Delhi High Court has entertained […] Read more » 2G spectrum case advocate Mukul Rohatgi Delhi High Court Essar Group Essar Group promoters. justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan K.K. Venugopal Supreme Court
Top Law News Court dismisses Delhi private schools’ plea November 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The plea of private unaided schools has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court to recall its order to pay the bill for a panel set up to examine the accounts of over 200 schools that allegedly charged excess fees from students. The Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee was constituted a year ago to submit a […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Anil Dev Singh Private schools
Top Law News High Court of Delhi seeks report on steps taken to prevent dengue October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court sought a report from the central government on a petition seeking implementation of a long-term action plan to control outbreak of dangerous or epidemic diseases like dengue in the capital city. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought reply within three weeks from the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Central Government Delhi High Court dengue Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Government of India High Court of Delhi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare prevent dengue public interest litigation
Top Law News Delhi bus corridor to stay: Delhi High Court October 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Thursday the High Court of Delhi told that, dismissing a plea seeking the scrapping of the existing bus corridor, “Implementation of BRT (bus rapid transit) corridors in the city of Delhi is not an irrational decision” The division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Manmohat Singh came out in favour of the controversial 5.8 km […] Read more » Delhi bus corridor Delhi High Court Manmohat Singh stay