Top Law News Jamia to continue with its minority status: High Court May 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Students wishing to take admission in Jamia Millia Islamia for this academic session face an uncertain future with the Delhi High Court Wednesday refusing to grant a stay on an amendment conferring it minority status. The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) headed by Justice M.S.A. Siddiqui had recently granted ‘minority’ status to […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Justice M.S.A. Siddiqui Justice Sanjiv Khanna minority status PIL public interest litigation
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
Consumer Law News High court relief for auto drivers May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed the Delhi government’s notification demanding Rs.15,000 from auto drivers plying in the national capital for installing GPS systems. Justice Indermeet Kaur in an interim order stayed till May 27 the government’s decision to charge the money from each auto driver at the time of installing the system. Justice Kaur […] Read more » auto drivers High Court Relief
Media & Entertainment News Yeddyurappa land grab: High court told to decide in six weeks April 30, 2011 / April 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court’s interim order staying proceedings against Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and family in an alleged land grab case before the Lokayukta, but asked the high court to decide the matter in six weeks. An apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. […] Read more » High Court Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court Yeddyurappa land grab
Media & Entertainment News Yeddyurappa land grab: Supreme Court asks high court to decide April 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order staying criminal proceedings against Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and family in an alleged land grab case, but asked the lower court to take up the matter again. The apex court bench of Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice T.S. Thakur asked the petitioner, […] Read more » High Court Justice T.S. Thakur Justice V.S. Sirpurkar land grab Supreme Court Yeddyurappa
Top Law News High court slams Air India’s striking pilots April 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday slammed the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) which is on strike since Tuesday midnight forcing the national carrier Air India to cancel and reschedule around 100 flights. Pulling up ICPA, Justice Gita Mittal said: “Think properly about what is going on. Sickness, education and many more urgencies are affected by […] Read more » Air India Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Delhi High Court High Court ICPA Indian Commercial Pilots Association Justice Gita Mittal pilots slams striking
Top Law News Maid lived as wife, should get maintenance: high court April 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 65-year-old man will have to pay maintenance of Rs.3,000 per month to his domestic help as she was living with him like a wife, the Delhi High Court has ruled, upholding the order of a family court. The 30-year-old woman used to live with the petitioner with her three minor children. She stayed with […] Read more » High Court lived maid maintenance' wife
Top Law News I-cards, welfare fund proposed for lawyers’ clerks April 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers’ clerks in all district courts in the city may soon get identity cards and access to a welfare fund as the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked its registrar general to meet the district and sessions judge and chalk out a scheme for the purpose. Disposing of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a […] Read more » chief A.S. Chandhiok Chief Justice Dipak Misra clerks High Court I-cards Justice Reva Khetrapal lawyers proposed Supreme Court welfare fund
Top Law News Law and order different from public order: High court April 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Law and order different from public order: High court A law and order issue does not necessarily attract the provisions of Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) to book someone for disturbing public order, the Gujarat high court has ruled in an order made available Monday. Setting free a woman, who was under detention for alleged bootlegging, the court held that the issues of […] Read more » Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Bombay Prohibition Act Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya different Gujarat High Court High Court Justice J.B. Pardiwala Law order PASA Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act public order
Top Law News High court stays proceedings against Yeddyurappa April 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, the state high court Friday stayed further proceedings in a lower court on corruption and illegal land deals cases against him. The high court has already stayed a police probe, ordered by the lower court, into one complaint of illegal land deal against Yeddyurappa. Additional […] Read more » Additional Civil and Sessions Judge C.B. Hipparagi High Court Justice K.N. Keshavanarayana Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa proceedings stays Yeddyurappa
Top Law News Why no FIR against Mumbai Congress chief, asks high court March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday wanted to know why a first information report was not lodged against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, who is accused of amassing huge wealth through illegal means. The judges’ query came after the submissions made by the Income Tax Department, Enforcement Directorate and the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau on the investigations […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Darius Khambatta Asif Balwa Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice Mohit Shah FIR High Court Justice D.G. Karnik Kripashankar Singh Mumbai Congress chief Shahid Balwa
Top Law News Make eighth chapter of Telangana report public: high court March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court today directed the Centre to make public the eighth chapter of the Srikrishna Committee report on Telangana which deals with sensitive law and order issues. Justice L. Narasimha Reddy of the High Court gave the order on a petition requesting the court to direct the Centre to disclose the eighth […] Read more » eighth chapter High Court Justice L. Narasimha Reddy public Sri Krishna committee Telangana report