Top Law News Court seeks action ASI report over mosque August 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file a report over the removal of illegal construction at the site of a purported mosque excavated near the historic Jama Masjid here. Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri, Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher also asked ASI to file a list […] Read more » advocate of legislator Shoaib Iqbal Akbarabadi mosque Archaeological Survey of India Chief Justice A.K. Sikri coercive Court seeks action ASI report over mosque historic Jama Masjid Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice S.K. Kaul Mughal era Municipal Corporation of Delhi removal of illegal construction
Top Law News Finalise Rural Medical Course, Court tells MCI August 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Medical Council of India (MCI) to finalise within six weeks the curriculum for starting a three-and-half years course for non-MBBS physicians to practise medicine in rural health centres. Justice Rajiv Shakdher said that on failing to finalise the curriculum of Bachelor of Rural Health Care (BRHC), the MCI […] Read more » appearing for Gautam BRHC court ordered the MCI Court tells MCI Filing a contempt petition Finalise Rural Medical Course Justice Rajiv Shakdher MCI MCI to finalise the curriculum Medical Council of India non-MBBS physicians non-MBBS physicians to practise medicine in rural health centres Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan
Top Law News Court issues notice over taxing internet-based firms June 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government, social networking site Facebook India and Google India on a plea seeking recovery from them of tax arising out of their internet-based business in the country. A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajiv Shakdher asked the government and the internet-based companies […] Read more » Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Vipin Sanghi taxing internet-based firms
Top Law News High court refuses stay on release of film ‘Shanghai’ June 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking stay on the June 8 release of Bollywood film “Shanghai”, saying there was nothing insulting in its song “Bharat Mata ki jai” and it merely depicted “the existing state of affairs” in India. A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajiv Shakdher said: “We […] Read more » "Shanghai Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Vipin Sanghi release of film 'Shanghai' stay on release of film 'Shanghai'
Top Law News Court declines plea of Air India pilots May 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea of striking Air India pilots, saying they are in contempt of court. The court, while dismissing the plea filed by Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), an association of Air India pilots, said: “You cannot take advantage of the appeal while you are in contempt.” “There […] Read more » Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul plea of Air India pilots
Top Law News Aviation crisis: Delhi High court reserves order on Air India pilots May 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court reserved till Thursday its verdict on a plea by Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), an association of Air India pilots, challenging the single-judge order that restrained the pilots of the national carrier from going on an “illegal strike”. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakdher reserved the order […] Read more » Air India pilots Aviation crisis Delhi High Court Indian Pilots Guild IPG Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Reva Khetrapal Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul reserved order on Air India pilots
Criminal Law News Court sets aside contempt order against IFCI CEO April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the order of a single judge holding the CEO of Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) guilty of contempt of court and slapping a Rs.3.5 lakh fine on him. Holding that no contempt of court is made out against IFCI CEO-cum-MD Atul Kumar Rai, a division bench […] Read more » CEO of Industrial Finance Corporation Delhi High Court Justice P.K. Bhasin Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Top Law News Delhi government gets notice on high security registeration plates April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government on the plea of a company challenging its decision to disqualify it from the bidding process for implementing a scheme to fix high security registration plates on all vehicles in the city, a lawyer said. The division bench of Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice […] Read more » Delhi High Court high security registeration plates Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice S.K. Kaul
Top Law News Notice to government on smoking scenes in films March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the health and family welfare ministry on film director Mahesh Bhatt’s plea seeking quashing of a notification prohibiting smoking scenes in movies. Bhatt said that the government’s notification of Sep 27, 2011 was “illegal and arbitrary” and violated his fundamental rights. A division bench of Justice Sanjay […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Mahesh Bhatt's plea smoking scenes in movies
Top Law News High Court rejects petitions against reservation for Scheduled Caste in MCD polls February 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a batch of petitions seeking quashing of a state EC notification by which seats for Scheduled Caste candidates were reserved in the upcoming polls of trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). “We do not find any merit in the petitions, they are dismissed,” a bench of justices Sanjay Kishan […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Municipal Corporation of Delhi Scheduled Caste
Top Law News Court seeks Jamia Millia reply on students’ union poll ban February 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought Jamia Millia Islamia’s response by March 18 on a petition for quashing a 2006 decision of the central university to ban elections to the students’ union. The division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought the university’s response while hearing a petition by Hamidur Rahman, […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Top Law News Court reserves order on MCD polls February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on petitions by a group of councillors seeking quashing of the state election commission’s decision to reserve seats for candidates of the Scheduled Castes in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections to be held in April. The councillors of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress moved […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul MCD polls