Top Law News No sand mining from riverbed without green nod August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the row over suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal rages unabated, the National Green Tribunal Monday restrained sand mining from riverbeds across the country without prior environmental clearance. Issuing notice to chief secretaries of all states, the tribunal said large scale mining activity was carried on in violation of laws, causing losses […] Read more » Durga Shakti Nagpal Justice Swatanter Kumar national news news No sand mining from riverbed sand mining from riverbed without green nod suspended Uttar Pradesh IAS todays news todays top news Top news
Criminal Law News Abu Salem’s prosecution under death penalty law to be withdrawn August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Monday allowed CBI to withdraw the prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem under the provisions of criminal law that attracts death penalty. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam also vacated the stay on the trial of the cases going on against Salem in several courts across the country. While […] Read more » Abu Salem's prosecution under death penalty CBI to withdraw the prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem Chief Justice P Sathasivam national news news prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem to be withdraw todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Don’t want all powerful, unchecked CBI director, government tells SC August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Friday shot down most of the suggestions by the CBI seeking to fortify its independence, telling the Supreme Court that an all-powerful agency director without adequate checks and balances would not be in harmony with the constitutional scheme of things. “An all-powerful director CBI without adequate checks and balances would not be […] Read more » all powerful unchecked CBI director government tells SC national news news todays news todays top news Top news unchecked CBI director
Top Law News SC moved for Balakrishnan’s removal as NHRC chief August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Friday seeking direction to the government to start proceedings for the removal of former Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. NGO Common Cause has sought direction to the government that it should make a reference to the apex court under Section 5(2) […] Read more » Balakrishnan as NHRC chief Balakrishnan's removal as NHRC chief former Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan national news news SC moved for Balakrishnan's removal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court wants to know mechanism for complaints on social sites August 5, 2013 / August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked Google and Facebook to inform it about their mechanism to deal with complaints, including misuse of social networking sites by children below 13 years of age. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the social networking site and the search engine to […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed complaints on social sites Information and Technology Act IT Act Justice Vibhu Bakhru mechanism for complaints on social sites national news news procedure for complaint on social sites todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Activist petitions rights panel against SP leader August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city-based social activist has petitioned the National Commission for Women (NCW) for action against senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Narendra Bhati for using foul language against a suspended IAS officer. Nutan Thakur told IANS that she found Bhati’s comments against suspended Indian Administrative Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in a videographed speech at a Greater Noida village “very improper and unbecoming […] Read more » Activist petitions rights panel against SP leader Durga Shakti Nagpal National Commission for Women national news NCW news Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Bhati sand mining mafia todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Saturday for a review of its verdict that MPs or legislators would cease to be elected representatives if convicted in criminal case for certain offences. The review petition filed by Haryana Swatantra Party president Ramesh Dalal also sought a relook at the decision which barred elected presentatives in jail from contesting polls. […] Read more » Haryana Swatantra Party president Ramesh Dalal national news news People Act SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC stays HC order restraining DLF from selling Gurgaon property August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to DLF Ltd, the Supreme Court has stayed the operation of an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court restraining the realty major from selling and marketing properties in one of its projects in Gurgaon (Haryana). The bench comprising justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Pinaki Chandra Ghosh, in their order Wednesday, also allowed the respondents Gurgaon-based DLF Park Place […] Read more » DLF Ltd DLF Park Place Residents Welfare Association national news news Pinaki Chandra Ghosh Residents Welfare Association RWA SC stays HC order restraining DLF from selling Gurgaon property todays news todays top news Top news ustices Gyan Sudha Misra
Top Law News Police report sought in Kolkata student’s assault August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has sought from the city police chief a report on the alleged assault and molestation of a student of Rabindra Bharati University here, an official said Saturday. “The victim has complained of police inaction. No arrest has been made despite a complaint filed by her alleging molestation and assault. So the […] Read more » national news news Police report sought in Kolkata student's assault Sujay Kumar Haldar Surajit Kar Purkayastha todays news todays top news Top news West Bengal Human Rights Commission
Top Law News HC seeks report on action suspended IAS officer took against mining mafia August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC) Friday issued notice to the union and Uttar Pradesh governments on a PIL against the suspension of IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal. The HC asked the state government details of action taken by Nagpal, erstwhile SDM of Noida, against illegal mining mafia. Ashok Pandey, counsel for petitioner social activist Nutan Thakur, told […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ashok Pandey HC seeks report on action suspended IAS officer took against mining mafia IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal national news news social activist Nutan Thakur todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed The government on Friday strongly defended the cabinet decision to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in order to keep political parties out of its ambit, saying no political party could function if the CIC order was implemented. The issue has been in the news after a June 3 Central Information Commission (CIC) order stated that six national […] Read more » Law Minister Kapil Sibal national news news Right to Information Act RTI RTI amendment Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice to Unitech MD on CBI plea to axe bail August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Unitech Ltd managing director Sanjay Chandra on a CBI plea seeking cancellation of his bail for allegedly influencing public prosecutor A.K. Singh in the 2G case. The apex court had Nov 23, 2011 granted bail to Chandra, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in irregularities in securing a 2G licence. An apex court […] Read more » 2G case Central Forensic Science Lab CFSL Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya national news news public prosecutor A.K. Singh SC notice to Unitech MD on CBI plea to axe bail todays news todays top news Top news Unitech Ltd Unitech Ltd managing director Sanjay Chandra
