Top Law News Israeli diplomat case: Accused journalist moves court July 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Syed Mohammad Kazmi, a journalist who is an accused in the February 13 terror attack on an Israeli diplomat case, today moved the Delhi high Court seeking a direction to resume hearing before a sessions judge on his plea against extension of probe period in the case. Kazmi, in judicial custody in the Israeli diplomat […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate CMM Delhi High Court Israeli diplomat Israeli diplomat attack Israeli diplomat attack main accused Israeli diplomat case Israeli diplomat case in India Israeli diplomat issue Syed Mohammad Kazmi UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Gujarat riots: CIC order reversed to reveal communication between PM, Prez July 11, 2012 / July 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today set aside a Central Information Commission’s(CIC) order to the Centre to reveal to it the communication between erstwhile Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and President K R Narayanan over the 2002 Gujarat riots. Justice Anil Kumar gave the order, allowing the Centre’s appeal against the CIC’s directions. In the facts […] Read more » Article 74(2) Article 74(2) of the Constitution of India Atal Behari Vajpayee Central Information Commission CIC Delhi High Court erstwhile Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee Gujarat riots K R Narayanan President K R Narayanan Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee RIGHT TO INFORMATION Right to Information Act RTI Act.
Top Law News HC notice to CBI on Raja’s plea against charge order July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought CBI’s stand on former Telecommunication Minister A Raja’s plea challenging the trial court’s order on framing of charges against him in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice A K Pathak issued notice to the CBI and sought its reply by September 6, the date slated for hearing of similar […] Read more » 2G spectrum case A. Raja CBI CBI in 2G spectrum case Delhi High Court former Telecommunication Minister A Raja Telecommunication Minister A Raja
Top Law News Delhi High Court: Woman hit by court signboard awarded Rs 19 lakh July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman who became mentally disabled after a signboard at the Rohini district court fell on her head has been awarded a compensation of Rs 19 lakh by the Delhi High Court, which brushed aside claims of the defendants that the incident was an “act of God”. The victim, Harinder Kaur, was in the court […] Read more » act of God act of God an exception to absolute liability Delhi HC Delhi High Court Delhi high court decisions Delhi high court decisions on compensation Delhi high court decisions on law of tort exceptions to absolute liability High Courts in India Justice Vipin Sanghi law of tort MCD MCD commissioner PWD Rohini district court
Top Law News Airlines launch legal battle against 3-fold tariff hike July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Stung by the three-fold hike in aeronautical tariff to use the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, various airlines of the country have jointly moved the Delhi High Court contending that it will not only hit their operations but also adversely affect the Indian economy. The airlines have challenged the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority’s (AERA) April […] Read more » AERA airlines Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Delhi High Court Delhi International Airport Limited Federation of Indian Airlines IGI airport Indira Gandhi International Airport international airlines connectivity
Top Law News Acting CJ of HC to hear RPower’s plea July 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea by a Reliance Power Ltd’s(RPower) subsidiary against the Andhra Pradesh government’s notice for revoking its power purchase contract with it and encash its Rs 300 crore bank guarantee as penalty for delay in executing Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project will be heard by a new bench of the Delhi High Court tomorrow. A […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Coastal Andhra Power Ltd Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw RPower RPower on Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project RPower plea
Top Law News Nitish Katara case: Vishal asks HC to order ‘retrial’ July 5, 2012 / July 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vishal Yadav has moved the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to order retrial of the Nitish Katara case. Presently he is undergoing life term along with cousin Vikas for murder of Nitish Katara in 2002. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, while appearing for Vishal before the Delhi high court bench of Justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha, […] Read more » 2002 Nitish Katara case Delhi High Court DP Yadav son and nephew the main accused of Nitish Katara case honour killings honour killings in yadavs Nitish Katara Nitish Katara case Nitish Katara case convicts Nitish Katara murder Nitish Katara murderer Vikas Yadav
Top Law News Delhi HC: Take complaints of newly-wed couples seriously July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed police to seriously take the complaints of newly-wed couples who apprehend threat to life in order to check honour killings. The court was hearing a plea of Lalit Vats, whose wife Deepti Chikara was killed by her brother, mother and uncle allegedly for family honour. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice […] Read more » complaints of newly-wed couples complaints of newly-wed couples in case of honour killings complaints of newly-wed couples of honour killings Delhi High Court Delhi High Court on complaint of newly-wed couple Delhi High Court on honour killings Delhi police on complaint of newly-wed couple honour killings
Top Law News Jaffer Sharief graft case: SC stayed trial July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a 1995 corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief a fresh ruling of Supreme Court brought some relief to him. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed trial proceedings against him. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also issued notice to CBI on Sharief’s appeal and sought reply within two weeks. The apex court passed […] Read more » corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief corruption case against Jaffer Sharief Delhi High Court Delhi high court decision on Jaffer Sharief former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief Jaffer Sharief Jaffer Sharief graft case Justice P. Sathasivam Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Corruption Act against Jaffer Sharief Supreme Court Supreme Court verdict on Jaffer Sharief case
Top Law News HC dismisses plea against Pranab Mukherjee’s candidature June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the candidature of UPA’s presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee accusing him of abusing his office as Finance Minister and securing “pecuniary favour” in the form of votes from various political parties in the upcoming Presidential election. The petition, filed by an advocate, had sought registration of a […] Read more » corruption charges against Pranab Mukherjee Delhi High Court ex-finance ministers finance ministers Pranab Mukherjee presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News HC asks courts to expedite cases of HIV positive people June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acting on a letter by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, raising concerns over the problems faced by HIV positive people in accessing judiciary, the Delhi High Court has asked all its subordinate courts to expedite disposal of cases involving such people. A communique from the high court’s registrar general to all the lower courts directed judicial […] Read more » cases against HIV positive people cases against HIV positive people in Delhi Delhi High Court HIV positive HIV positive people Salman Khurshid Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News HC: Allegation on spouse character is cruelty June 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allegation on spouse character is the worst form of cruelty and amounts to mental torture, the Delhi High Court has ruled while granting divorce to a woman from her husband. Now it is established that allegation on spouse character is cruelty. This is also a form of cruelty. “As per the settled legal position, casting […] Read more » Allegation on character is cruelty Allegation on spouse character as cruelty Allegation on spouse character is cruelty cruelty cruelty as a ground of divorce cruelty as the ground of divorce Delhi High Court Delhi High court decision on cruelty as a ground of divorce Delhi High court decision on divorce cases divorce ground Justice Kailash Gambhir new element of cruelty