Public Utilities PIL against Arunachal for misuse of central funds June 5, 2015 / June 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Gauhati High Court against the Arunachal Pradesh government alleging gross misuse of central funds. Justice Rumi Kumari Phukon of the Itanagar permanent bench on June 1 admitted for hearing the PIL filed by social activist Tana Naya from Seppa in East Kameng district. The petitioner alleged involvement of […] Read more » Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh government central funds featured Gauhati High Court Government Justice Rumi Kumari Phukon Law Legal News news PIL against Arunachal for misuse of central funds
Top Law News Court issues warrant against foreign fugitive May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A production warrant has issued by the Delhi court for May 24 against a foreign fugitive, who is currently in judicial custody in Mumbai after being arrested last month, to extradite him to the US. The order came after the government moved the court for issuance of production warrant against 57-year-old Christopher Godfrey, a UK citizen, saying […] Read more » Advocate Naveen Kumar Matta Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Christopher Godfrey Delhi court foreign fugitive fugitive criminal Government life insurance policy Ministry of External Affairs Mumbai UK citizen warrant against foreign fugitive
Criminal Law News Top Law News High Court directs suspension of additional SP January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The state government has been asked by the Rajasthan High Court on January 16 to suspend an additional superintendent of police for not filing a proper charge sheet in a case of gang rape of a 13-year-old girl. A single judge bench of the court directed IG Bharatpur to initiate action against the ASP in […] Read more » ASP Bhanwarlal ASP in the gang-rape case CrPC Section 164 Delhi gang-rape Delhi Police Government High Court judge IG Bharatpur Justice MN Bhandari Rajasthan High Court Shrivastav SP Bhanwar Lal state government sub-inspector superintendent of police trial court
Top Law News Govt should avoid unnecessary litigation: Ex-Supreme Court judge January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The government should refrain from resorting to unnecessary litigations in cases as it burdens judicial system.” According to the Former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari, who is at present a judge at the International court of Justice at Hague. Justice Bhandari also told, “The state and the Central government are the biggest litigants in courts. The government […] Read more » avoid unnecessary litigation bonafide cases Central Government Ex-Supreme Court judge extensive genuine cases Government Supreme Court judge unnecessary litigations
Top Law News Judicial reforms were the flavour of 2012 December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judicial reforms were the flavour of the year as the government focused its efforts on bringing a bill on judicial accountability and kept up its plans to change the present system of appointment of judges where the executive has little say. In March, the Lok Sabha passed an ambitious bill to lay judicial standards but despite two […] Read more » chaired by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh constitutional body Government Judicial reforms Law Ministry Lok Sabha National Framework of Court Excellence NDA government Petroleum Ministry Rajya Sabha senior judges Union Cabinet UPA II government
Top Law News Govt agrees to fast-track probe, increase policing December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government agreed to fast track investigations into sexual offences like rape and increase policing that includes deployment of the force in plain clothes to instil sense of security in the capital for heeding to suggestions from public. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh in a meeting with, […] Read more » 911 in the US Acid attacks CCTVs Congress chief Sonia Gandhi day-to-day trial Government GPS plain clothes protesters rape sexual offences Sonia Gandhi Union Minister Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to interfere in FDI in retail policy November 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the policy on FDI in retail saying that if it does not stand in Parliament then it would be at government’s peril. A bench of justice RM Lodha and AR Dave told that the policy making is the “sole prerogative of the executive” and refused to […] Read more » 1999 approval of the Parliament Attorney general FDI in retail policy FDI policy FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act Government government's policy House of Parliament. justice RM Lodha and AR Dave Parliament Parliamentary committee PIL Policy formulation policy on FDI President RBI Section 48 of The Foreign Exchange Management Act sole prerogative of the executive The Supreme Court
Top Law News Government withdraws RTI Act amendments November 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Government withdraws RTI Act amendments Under pressure from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Manmohan Singh government Thursday withdrew the controversial amendments aimed at diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act. “The cabinet decided to withdraw the amendments to the RTI Act” The campaign against the amendments was led by activist Aruna Roy, a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory […] Read more » Aruna Roy chief information commissioner Government National Advisory Council Nikhil Dey Right to Information (RTI) Act RTI Act amendments RTI Act. Satyanand Mishra Sonia Gandhi the Manmohan Singh UPA government
Top Law News Court dismisses reimbursement plea of sting reporter October 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Delhi dismissed a plea by a journalist who took part in a sting operation conducted by Tehelka to expose wrongdoings in a purported arms deal, seeking direction to the government to adequately reimburse his expenses for appearing as a witness. Mathew Samuel conducted the sting “Operation West End” for the web […] Read more » Bangaru Laxman Bharatiya Janata Party president fictitious Britain-based company Government High Court of Delhi Indian Army. Jaya Jaitley Mathew Samuel Operation West End Tehelka West End International
Top Law News Government clarifies on women army officers’ promotion November 3, 2011 / November 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was considering grant of promotion to a section of women army officers whose services were restored on the court’s direction. The court was hearing a petition by the defence ministry challenging a Delhi High Court verdict that directed the army and the air force to grant […] Read more » air force Government Supreme Court women army officers' promotion
Top Law News Court notice to government on CBI exemption from RTI July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a public suit filed against the decision to exempt the CBI and the NIA from the purview of the RTI Act, the country’s transparency law. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Khanna issued notice to the central government, […] Read more » CBI CBI exemption Chief Justice Dipak Mishra Court department of personnel and training DoPT Government Justice Sanjeev Khanna National Investigation Agency NIA RTI
Media & Entertainment News Government has lost mental balance: Mulayam June 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said here Sunday the central government seemed to have lost its “mental balance” and would have to “pay for its action” of cracking down on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s stir in Delhi. “The government swooped down on Ramdev and his supporters as if it were carrying an attack on […] Read more » Government mental balance Mulayam
