Human Rights AAP seeks enactment of Sexual Assault Bill December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi Expressing solidarity with the protest against the gangrape of a girl, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to sought immediate enactment of the Sexual Assault Bill either by bringing an ordinance or by convening a special session of Parliament. According to the AAP, “The Parliament must immediately enact the Sexual Assault Bill (currently […] Read more » aam aadmi in this protest Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal historic" and "democratic upsurge peaceful and democratic characte Sexual assault Sexual Assault Bill solidarity Supreme Court wider definition
Top Law News Supreme Court go-ahead to MCI for common entrance exam December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has given its go-ahead to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for holding the first-ever common entrance examination for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses but restrained it from declaring the results until further orders. The court also allowed various states, universities and other institutions entitled to conduct their respective examinations for MBBS, […] Read more » BDS BDS and post-graduate course common entrance examination entrance examination for admission to MBBS MBBS Medical Council of India Medical Council of India (MCI) Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India National Eligibility and Entrance Test Supreme Court Union of India
Top Law News No metalled roads for Amarnath yatra December 17, 2012 / December 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There will be no metalled or motorable road constructed on the route to the annual Amarnath Yatra, the Supreme Court has ruled on an issue that has stoked a lot of controversy recently. The apex court, in its judgement on December 13, has made it amply clear that its order was to ensure that there […] Read more » Amarnath Yatra annual Amarnath Yatra Baltal July-August Kashmir valley metalled or motorable road Pakistan leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani Panchtarni and Chandanvadi Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court go-ahead to MCI for holding common entrance exam December 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has given its go-ahead to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for holding the first-ever common entrance examination for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses but restrained it from declaring the results until further orders. Various states has been allowed by the court also, universities and other institutions entitled to conduct their respective […] Read more » Entrance Test (NEET) MBBS MCI decision Medical Council of India National Eligibility and Entrance Test Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court for death sentence to life in brutal murder case December 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The death sentence of a convict has commuted by the Supreme Court has commuted, who had brutally killed a woman and raped and injured her relative, to life imprisonment on the ground that he was drunk and not in proper state of mind at the time of committing the offence. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar […] Read more » brutal murder death penalty justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur pertaining to death sentence Section 354(3) of the CrPC Supreme Court
Top Law News SCBA Election 2012: MN Krishnamani Won by 136 Votes December 14, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SCBA Election 2012: MN Krishnamani Won by 136 Votes Here in Delhi Supreme Court bar association election 2012 (SCBA) has been done successfully after the victory of Senior Advocate MN Krishnamani. Senior advocate MN Krishnamani Won by 136 Votes in Supreme Court bar association election 2012. In between this elections (SCBA) president PH Parekh did not run for the Supreme Court Bar Association election […] Read more » Advocate Neeraj Kumar Sharma advocate Rupinder Singh Suri advocates Adish Aggarwala Anoop George Chaudhari bar association Bhim Singh Brijendar chahr K Radhakrishnan Neeraj Kumar Sharma as assistant treasurer Pallav Shishodia president PH Parekh Rajiv Dutta Ram Jethmalani SB upadhyay SCBA Senior Advocate MN Krishnamani Supreme Court Supreme Court Bar Association Supreme Court bar association election 2012 Won by 136 Votes
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks response from Centre on Kargil Hero’s case December 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Response from the Centre on Kargil martyr Capt Saurabh Kalia’s father’s plea has been sought by the Supreme Court seeking its direction to the government for raising the case of his son’s torture at the hands of Pakistan Army at the International Court of Justice. Notice has been issued by a Bench headed by Justice R M […] Read more » Advocate Arvind K Sharma Capt Sourav Kalia Centre on Kargil martyr Capt Saurabh Kalia Home Affairs and External Affairs International Court of Justice international forum Justice R.M. Lodha Kalia's agony ministry of defence N K Kalia Pakistan Army Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court acquits Chishti of murder charge, allows him to return home December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court acquitted Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti for the murder charge in a 20-year-old criminal case and was allowed to return to his native country without any restriction. However, the apex court declined to interfere with his conviction for voluntarily causing hurt under section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and served him […] Read more » justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi Mohammed Khalil Chishti Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti section 324 of IPC section 34 of the IPC Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Swamy’s petition against Chidambaram December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court for review of its verdict clearing Finance Minister P Chidambaram of all charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said the decision does not “warrant any reconsideration.” “We have perused the averments contained in the review petition and have gone through […] Read more » Bhartiya Janata Party CBI Chidambaram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan Special Leave Petition Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja warrant any reconsideration
Corporate Law News Supreme Court directs Airtel to reconnect sms to Aircel December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bharti Telecom has been directed by the Supreme Court to reconnect SMS services to the Aircel after the latter assured to pay the former termination charge of 10 paise per SMS. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi said, “We direct the respondent (Airtel) to reconnect the SMS services to the appellants (Aircel) within 24 […] Read more » 10 paise per SMS Aircel's plea Bharti Telecom final adjudication Justice G.S. Singhvi SMS services to the Aircel SMS termination Supreme Court Tata Teleservices TDSAT
Criminal Law News 2G case undertrials move SC against its bench orders December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others accused on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the order of its bench which had stayed proceedings on all petitions relating to the 2G spectrum case before the Delhi High Court. They sought staying of the April 11, 2011 and November 9, 2012 orders of a special […] Read more » Asif Balwa and Rajiv Aggarwal CBI CBI application charge sheets in the 2G case Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Justice G.S. Singhvi promoter of Swan Telecom senior advocates Rajeev Dhavan senior advocates Ram Jethmalani Shahid Usman Balwa Supreme Court
Top Law News Salman Rushdie, family lose legal battle over bungalow in Supreme Court December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Salman Rushdie, family lose legal battle over bungalow in Supreme Court With the Supreme Court directing them to honour the agreement, Renowned author Salman Rushdie and his family have lost a three-decade-old legal battle to retain their ancestral house here which his father had agreed in 1970 to sell to an another family. The apex court, however, has directed the buyer to pay the current market […] Read more » Anis Ahmed Rushdie battle over bungalow Civil Lines in North Delhi Congress leader Bhiku Ram Jain High Court of Delhi Salman Rushdie Supreme Court