Top Law News CBI can’t probe Goa drug nexus, high court told March 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The police-politician-drug mafia nexus case cannot be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as it ‘lacks manpower’ and has ‘constraints of local language’, its officials Tuesday told the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court. The federal investigation agency said this in a letter issued to the union ministry of personnel which was […] Read more » CBI drug nexus Goa High Court National Students Union of India Sunil Kavthankar Supreme Court
Top Law News Meghalaya demands its own high court March 22, 2011 / March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya government Tuesday demanded a high court of its own in the state and said it would continue to pursue the issue with the central government. ‘We are in the process of approaching and reminding the government of India of the need of having a separate high court, but we need to have the […] Read more » Bindo Lanong demands Deputy Chief Minister High Court M. Veerappa Moily Manas Chaudhuri Meghalaya Union Law and Justice Minister
Top Law News Using cuss words no crime, rules high court March 13, 2011 / March 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Using expletives and abuses while talking to a colleague is common among jawans and is, therefore, not a valid ground for dismissal from service, the Delhi High Court has ruled and ordered reinstatement of a CISF trooper who was dismissed for using cuss words with a senior. The ruling was given by a division bench […] Read more » Central Industrial Security Force CISF cuss words Delhi High Court High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice Suresh Kait no crime Sub Inspector R.L. Pandit
Criminal Law News High court to decide on Kasab death sentence Feb 21 February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday set Feb 21 as the date when it will pronounce its verdict on the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The court announced that it will give its verdict Feb 21 confirming or commuting the death penalty of […] Read more » death sentence High Court Kasab Mohammed Ajmal Kasab Pakistani terrorist
Top Law News Judges appointed without transparency: Delhi high court ex-chief justice November 13, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Appointment of judges in India is bereft of transparency and judicial benches need to be more diverse, former Delhi high court chief justice Ajit Prakash Shah said Saturday. ‘Our current appointments system is out of step with democratic culture, primarily because it lacks transparency, and provides for no oversight,’ Shah said. Known for his outspoken […] Read more » appointed ex-chief justice High Court judges transparency
Top Law News Karnataka High Court upholds disqualification of 11 BJP legislators October 29, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Friday upheld the disqualification of the 11 rebel legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state assembly by Speaker K.G. Bopaiah. Delivering the judgment in a packed courtroom, Justice V.G. Sabhahit said the rebel legislators stood disqualified under the 10(a) schedule of the anti-defection law. The BJP government […] Read more » BJP disqualification High Court Karnataka legislators
Top Law News Gujarat High Court seeks details of EVM, e-voters October 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court, hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against introduction of online voting in local self-government bodies polls, has sought details of voters who cast ballot through the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and e-voting. In details available Wednesday, a bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Anant Dave, allowing the state government […] Read more » details e-voters EVM Gujarat High Court
Top Law News High court disposes of two petitions on CWG graft October 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court Wednesday disposed of two petitions seeking separate inquiries into alleged corruption in the funding of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). The second petition, filed by lawyer Ajay Aggarwal Sep 29, sought an independent audit of the works and sealing of records pertaining to tenders, work measurement and expenses above Rs.1 lakh related […] Read more » CWG disposes graft High Court petitions two
Top Law News Kasab death penalty: Case in high court Monday October 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unprecedented security arrangements have been made at the Bombay High Court where the hearing on the confirmation of the death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab begins on Monday. Kasab will not be present in person but participate in the proceedings through related stories The day-to-day hearing will be taken up before a […] Read more » case death High Court Kasab penalty
Top Law News 11 high court judges transferred October 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major judicial shake-up, 11 judges from six high courts of Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bombay and Orissa were transferred Wednesday. The transfers were approved by President Pratibha Patil. Justice R.S. Mohite who was transferred from Bombay High Court to Patna High Court has resigned. Three judges each have been transferred […] Read more » High Court judges transferred
Top Law News Kasab death penalty: Arguments in high court begin Oct 18 October 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The decks were finally cleared Thursday in the Bombay High Court for the commencement from Oct 18 of the second phase of the legal case against Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab. The Maharashtra government’s counsel Ujjwal Nikam, who appeared in the trial in the special court which awarded Kasab the death sentence May 6, […] Read more » Arguments begin death High Court Kasab Oct 18 penalty
Top Law News Settle beggars in villages: Gujarat High Court September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Thursday asked the state government to formulate a policy to address the rehabilitation of beggars and consider sending them to villages and offering them jobs there. A bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice K.M. Thaker told the government to finalise its policy on the issue within three weeks. The […] Read more » beggars Gujarat High Court Settle villages