Top Law News PIL against subsidised liquor to defence personnel August 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A public interest litigation (PIL) was Friday filed before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court against supply of heavily subsidised alcoholic drinks to defence and paramilitary forces. In the PIL, social activist Nutan Thakur and her husband Amitabh Thakur said while they welcome provision of subsidised food items and household goods to these […] Read more » Amitabh Thakur national news news Nutan Thakur PIL PIL against subsidised liquor to defence personnel public interest litigation todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC dismisses PIL seeking curbs on sale of Ranbaxy drugs June 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a petition for prohibiting Ranbaxy from producing and marketing its alleged “adulterated” medicines in the Indian market in the wake of reports of the pharma major having sold misbranded drugs in the US. A bench of Justice A.K.Patnaik and Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by advocate M.L. Sharma, asking him […] Read more » advocate M L Sharma FDA Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Ranjan Gogoi national news news PIL public interest litigation Ranbaxy SC dismisses PIL seeking curbs on sale of Ranbaxy drugs todays news todays top news Top news US Food and Drug Administration
Top Law News Govt to reply on PIL on rail link project May 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High court asked the centre to respond to a PIL alleging that the current alignment of the Katra-Qazigund rail link would cause “serious safety problem” for general public as the ministry has rejected the experts’opinion for an alternative alignment. The Katra-Qazigund rail link project connects Jammu with Srinagar. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan […] Read more » Centre for Public Interest Litigation Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Court Jammu with Srinagar Justice Jayant Nath Katra-Qazigund rail link NGO PIL PIL on rail link project Railway Board Railway ministry
Top Law News HC upholds Saini’s appointment as Punjab DGP April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab: For the appointment of senior IPS officer Sumedh Singh Saini as Director General of Police here the Punjab and Haryana High court upheld. A division bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain dismissed a petition filed by an NGO in April last year challenging Saini’s appointment as Punjab DGP […] Read more » appointment of IPS officer Chief Director of Punjab Vigilance Bureau criminal case DGP of Punjab Police Director General of Police Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini Ludhiana district NGO PIL Punjab DGP SAD-BJP government
Top Law News PIL challenges appointment of C’garh energy secy April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been admitted by the Chhattisgarh High Court by challenging the appointment of Aman Singh, a non-IAS officer, as the state’s Energy Secretary. The division bench of Justices Sunil Sinha and Prashant Mishra also sought a reply from Singh within three weeks. Nitin Sinha, a Raipur resident, who has filed the petition, contends that appointment […] Read more » Aman Singh Chhattisgarh High Court IAS Justices Prashant Mishra Justices Sunil Sinha Nitin Sinha non-IAS officer PIL Raipur
Intellectual Property News HC seeks DDA response on PIL over misuse of land April 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DDA’s response on a PIL has been soughed out by the Delhi High court seeking a direction to the land agency to take action against an educational society for its alleged illegal transfer of land to another society for construction of a private school. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain also issued a notice […] Read more » Arya Samaj Chief Justice D Murugesan Dayanand Public School Dayanand School DDA DDA response on PIL Delhi High Court G D Goenka public school Goenka Public School Model Town PIL
Top Law News Censor Board not doing its job ‘properly’: Delhi HC March 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The censor board has been slammed by the Delhi High court for not doing its job “properly” and asked it and the Centre to respond to two separate PILs alleging vulgar contents in Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 2 and Saif Ali Khan’s Race 2 “Nowadays, the censor board is not doing its duty properly,” a bench comprising Chief Justice […] Read more » Censor Board Delhi High Court director Arbaaz Khan Kareena Kapoor PIL Saif Ali Khan's Race 2 Sajid and Wajid Salman Khan starrer Dabangg 2 Sanjay Kumar social worker Teena Sharma
Family Law News PIL seeks officers to protect domestic violence victims February 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alleging that the Domestic Violence Act was not being implemented, a PIL has urged the Bombay High Court to direct the Maharashtra government to immediately appoint full-time officers to protect victims of domestic violence. Appointment of such full time ‘protection officers’ is mandatory under the Domestic Violence Act which came into being in 2005 but […] Read more » Bombay High Court Domestic Violence Act' domestic violence victims JMFC court Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Maharashtra government Masters in Social Service PIL Secretary of Women and Child Welfare Department
Media & Entertainment News Madras HC dismisses PIL against ‘Vishwaroopam’ February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking a ban on screening of actor-director Kamal Hassan’s controversial film ‘Vishwaroopam’ in all languages across the country has beeen dismissed by the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice M Venugopal told that they saw no “genuinity” in the petition as the film is set to be released in Tamil Nadu following a […] Read more » actor-director Kamal Hassan Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao Cinematograph Act controversial film Vishwaroopam Hindu Justice M Venugopal Madras High Court Petitioner C Jebakumar George PIL Tamil Telugu Thiruvananthapuram
Corporate Law News High Court restrains HPCL from operating oil depot in village January 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High court has restrained the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) from operating its oil depot, built near a village, till the safety measures are complied with by the company. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation has been asked by the bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain to inform it about the steps taken by […] Read more » advocate Indira Unninayar Chief Justice D Murugesan DDMA Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Delhi High Court Hazira plant of Indian Oil Corporation in Gujarat Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) HPCL Indian oil Justice V.K. Jain PIL Tikri Kalan village
Top Law News Due precaution taken in reimbursing MPs’ claim January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajya Sabha Secretariat told the Delhi High Court that it takes “due precaution” in reimbursing the expenses claimed by members of the Upper House. “There are checks and balances in the payments made to the members of Parliament. All due precautions and measures are taken so that no unnecessary payment is made,” According to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Concurrent Audit Party Delhi High Court DGACR Director-General of Audit and Central Revenue due precaution members of Parliament members of the Upper House. PIL Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Corporate Law News Interest of small traders should not be affected by FDI January 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court told that interest of small retail traders should not be affected due to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector and sought response from the Centre on how it intends to safeguard their interests. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha asked the Centre to file its response within three weeks. “What checks […] Read more » foreign direct investment (FDI) Justice R.M. Lodha PIL public interest litigation Retail Sector Supreme Court