Top Law News Plea against special exam to recruit cops dismissed April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed an NGO’s petition challenging the government’s decision to recruit an additional 1,400 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers through a special examination. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw dismissed the petition filed by NGO Zakat Foundation of India. The petition alleged that […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court examination Indian Police Service Justice (retd) Rajindar Sachar Committee Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw limited competitive examination NGO NGO's petition petition special examination Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Top Law News BCCI amendment: Petition sent to Supreme Court larger bench April 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday referred to a larger bench a petition by former Indian cricket board president A.C. Muthia challenging the amendment to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rules that permitted its officebearers to own IPL T20 teams. The apex court bench referred the matter to a larger bench following a divergence […] Read more » BCCI amendment BCCI secretary cricket board president A.C. Muthia Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice J.M. Panchal N. Srinivasan petition sent Supreme Court
Top Law News Vodafone files petition against tax authorities move October 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vodafone International Holdings BV filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court on Friday seeking to insulate itself from the income-tax department’s attempt to explore a second route to tax the company’s 2007 deal with Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd to buy the latter’s majority stake in Indian telecom company Hutchison Essar Ltd. At present, […] Read more » against files move petition tax authorities Vodafone
Top Law News Apex court dismisses Gawli petition for bail September 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by Mumbai’s underworld don Arun Gulab Gawli seeking bail in a case under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma, dismissing Gawli’s petition, directed the trial court to expedite the trial. The court said that […] Read more » apex court bail dismisses Gawli petition
Top Law News Brothers fined for filing frivolous petition September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday imposed costs of Rs.75,000 on two brothers involved in a property dispute case for last 18 years, saying that no mercy can be shown to litigants filing frivolous applications in courts to delay judicial proceedings. ‘No mercy should be shown to such type of litigants who have no other work […] Read more » Brothers filing fined frivolous petition
Top Law News Petition for cancellation of 2G spectrum allotments dismissed August 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum licences granted to 122 companies on first-come first-served basis. A division bench of Justices Deepak Misra and Manmohan also dismissed his plea seeking direction to the Prime Ministers’ Office to grant permission to initiate criminal proceedings […] Read more » 2G spectrum allotments cancellation dismissed petition
Top Law News No petition from Afzal Guru in apex court May 26, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No petition from Afzal Guru in apex court The Supreme court has not received any petition from Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death over the terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, court sources said today. The sources said the Supreme court registry had only got a letter from him in February 2010 pleading for an expeditious execution of his death sentence. […] Read more » Afzal Guru apex court No petition