Human Rights Top Law News High Court disposes plea for probe against team Anna & NGOs January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea seeking CBI probe has been disposed by the Delhi High Court which was against Team Anna members and some NGOs affiliated to them for allegedly receiving funds illegally from foreign organisations. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain disposed of the plea after the Centre informed the court that […] Read more » Anna Hazare Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Delhi High Court FCR Rules Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) India Against Corruption Justice V.K. Jain Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi's NGO Navjyoti Indian Foundation and India Vision Foundation NGO Plea against team Anna Team Anna members
Top Law News Man interrupts Kejriwal’s press conference October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A minor interruption has been seen in Arvind Kejriwal’s press conference when a man from the audience alleged that the anti-corruption activist and his India Against Corruption group were “fooling the country”. As Kejriwal was addressing the media, alleging a nexus between politicians and industrialists, a man from the audience got up and loudly demanded to know why Kejriwal and his wife, […] Read more » anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal's press conference fooling the country IAC supporters India Against Corruption Kejriwal slogans. Kejriwal'ssupporters.
Top Law News Not scared of legal notice, says Kejriwal October 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Monday India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal was defiant after Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit sent him a legal notice for allegedly “defaming” her. Staging a protest outside a BSES office here, he said: “You can send me as many notices as possible. We are not scared.” Kejriwal added that it was not he […] Read more » BSES India Against Corruption Kejriwal legal notice Shiela Dikshit
Top Law News Court seeks government response on PIL against Vadra October 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday asked the central government to respond to charges levelled against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, by India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal. The court, which was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by activist Nutan Thakur, fixed Nov 21 as the next […] Read more » charges levelled against Robert Vadra Congress president Sonia Gandhi Court seeks government response on PIL against Vadra government response on PIL against Vadra IAC member Arvind Kejriwal India Against Corruption Kejriwal and lawyer Prashant Bhushan Prime Minister's Office public interest litigation public interest litigation by activist Nutan Thakur
Top Law News Press Council chief slams sedition charge against cartoonist September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju Monday termed the sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi as “stupid” and demanded action against politicians and police responsible for arresting the cartoonist. “The charges are stupid and this is not sedition. This is misuse of the state machinery. Those politicians and policemen who have made this […] Read more » allegedly derogatory sketch and uploading it Anna Hazare Anna Hazare supporter and political cartoonist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation Aseem Trivedi cartoons criticising politicians charge against cartoonist India Against Corruption Markandey Katju non-bailable arrest warrant issued Press Council chief slams sedition charge against cartoonist Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Trivedi is an activist of India Against Corruption
Top Law News Anna’s Cartoonist Supporter Sent to Police Custody September 10, 2012 / September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai court Sunday remanded Aseem Trivedi, an Anna Hazare supporter and political cartoonist, to seven days police custody for drawing an allegedly derogatory sketch and uploading it on his web portal, an activist said. Trivedi, 25, an activist of India Against Corruption, was picked up Saturday evening by Mumbai police from Bandra-Kurla following a […] Read more » allegedly derogatory sketch Anna Hazare supporter and political cartoonist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation Anna's Cartoonist Supporter Sent to Police Custody bluffed IAC volunteers IAC alleged Trivedi IAC spokesperson India Against Corruption Mumbai police from Bandra-Kurla non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him objectionable banners
Top Law News Delhi Police: No action needed against Baba Ramdev June 22, 2012 / June 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police today told a court here that they are not required to take any action on a complaint against Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev for his alleged objectionable remarks against Parliamentarians as the same were made in Chhattisgarh. In its action-taken-report (ATR), submitted to the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Anil Kumar, the police said […] Read more » Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev against corruption Delhi Police against Ramdev DP says no action needed against Ramdev for anti-MP remarks India Against Corruption Ramdev Ramdev against corruption Ramdev anti-MP remarks Ramdev Yatra Yoga guru Yoga Guru against corruption yoga guru Baba Ramdev
Top Law News Court permits Hazare fast at MMRDA Ground December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday allowed Team Anna to hold its proposed agitation at the MMRDA Grounds in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex at concessional rates, entailing savings of nearly Rs.450,000, an India Against Corruption (IAC) official said here. IAC member Mayank Gandhi said that following the court?s order, the IAC would now re-apply through another registered […] Read more » Bombay High Court India Against Corruption MMRDA Grounds in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex
Media & Entertainment News Indians continue to support Hazare through SMSes April 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Despite the recent controversies surrounding civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, support for Anna Hazare’s anti-graft campaign continues unabated, as evident from the thousands of SMSes pouring in from across the country, the organisers said Tuesday. An SMS that read – ‘Do you want to volunteer for Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption […] Read more » Anna Hazare Arvind Kejriwal continue IAC India Against Corruption Indians Jantar Mantar Kiran Bedi SMSes support Swami Agnivesh