Top Law News Karnataka High Court:Two day time given to appoint Lokayukta July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court gave two days’ time to Advocate-General S. Vijay Shankar to get instructions from the government in appointment of Lokayukta and also pointed out that “the Government is violating the Karnataka Lokayukta Act”. Observing that the “public is getting restless” because of the failure to appoint the Lokayukta for the past 10 […] Read more » appointment of Lokayukta Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen delay in appointment of karnataka Lokayukta delay in appointment of Lokayukta High Courts High courts of india Justice Aravind Kumar Karnataka Karnataka High Court Karnataka Lokayukta Karnataka Lokayukta Act Lokayukta Lokayukta Act Supreme Court violation of Karnataka Lokayukta Act
Top Law News Supreme Court disallowed tourism in core areas of tiger reserves July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifulla also warned of contempt proceedings and imposition of exemplary costs on states, which failed to notify the buffer zones in their […] Read more » apex court buffer zones in the tiger reserves SC Supreme Court supreme court disallowed tourism in tiger reserves tiger habitats tiger habitats in the tiger reserves tiger reserves tourism in tiger resrves
High Profile Cases SC: It will be difficult to reverse Cairn-Vedanta deal July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court yesterday said it will be difficult to reverse the USD 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal but would examine the allegation that it contravened an agreement that while selling its shares Cairn India would offer them first to state-owned PSU ONGC. A bench of justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur asked the […] Read more » Cairn Cairn India Cairn India Ltd Cairn-Vedanta deal Cairns Energy Cairns Energy subsidiary controversy regardingCairn-Vedanta deal decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal SC Supreme Court supreme court decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal supreme court verdict on Cairn-Vedanta deal UK-based Vedanta Group USD 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal Vedanta Group
Top Law News Supreme Court awards Rs 10.63 L to road mishap claimants July 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court awards Rs 10.63 L to road mishap claimants The Supreme Court has awarded a whopping compensation of Rs 10.63 lakh to the road mishap claimants while taking a serious view of a family fighting a 20-year legal battle for compensation on the death of their sole bread winner in a road mishap. A bench of Justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhya […] Read more » Supreme Court supreme court latest decisions supreme court latest decisions on road accidents cases supreme court latest decisions on road mishap cases supreme court latest decisions on road rage cases supreme court latest judgment Supreme Court order on compensation in road accidents Supreme Court order on compensation in road mishap Supreme Court order on compensation in road rage cases Supreme Court order on road accidents Supreme Court order on road mishap
Top Law News High powered committee on casualties of Amarnath pilgrims July 20, 2012 / July 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has formed a high-powered committee to recommend measures to prevent the growing number of casualties of Amarnath pilgrims saying that it has become a permanent problem and a regular affair. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar formed the committee comprising senior officials of the Centre, Jammu and Kashmir […] Read more » Amarnath Amarnath pilgrimage Amarnath pilgrims Amarnath Shrine Board committee on Amarnath pilgrimage SC Shri Amarnath Shrine Board Supreme Court
Top Law News SC issued notice on Italian govt’s plea July 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and the Kerala government on Italian government’s plea to quash the ongoing trial of two of its marines for allegedly gunning down two Indian fishermen off the southern state’s coast in February this year. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameswar also issued […] Read more » Italian Italian government's plea Italian govt's plea Italian Naval officer Chief Sargeant Massimilano Lattore Italian Naval officer Sargeant Salvatore Girone Italian Naval officers Justice J. Chelameswar justices Altamas Kabir Kerala High Court NATO Supreme Court ted Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas UNCLOS
Top Law News SC disapproves RGs order in Italian vassel case July 19, 2012 / July 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday disapproved of Kerala High Court Registrar General’s modifying its direction to execute a Rs 3 crore bond as surety for securing the presence of 6 crew members of Italian vassel ‘Enrica Lexie’ whose marines allegedly killed 2 Indian fishermen. A bench of justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale, […] Read more » 'Enrica Lexie' Italian vassel Italian vassel case Italian vessel 'Enrica Lexie' Italian vessel booked for crime committed in indian territorial water Italian vessel owner italian vessel row Kerala High Court Registrar General SC Supreme Court
Top Law News RTI Rules Row: SC seeks Alld HC registry response July 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Allahabad High Court Registry’s response on a PIL challenging the provisions of RTI rules framed by it for divulging information to the public as being unconstitutional and ultra-vires of the 2005 transparency law. A bench of Justice AK Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar issued a notice to the […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court (Right to Information) Rules 2006 Allahabad High Court's RTI Rules 2006 Article 19(1)(a) Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution Delhi High Court Justice AK Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules 2006 RTI RTI applications RTI Regulation of Fee and Cost Rules 2006 RTI rules RTI Rules Row SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Andhra HC not to intervene in financial assistance to Ministers July 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Andhra HC not to intervene in financial assistance to Ministers In case of legal aid to ministers the AP High Court denied from entertaining and adjudicating a writ petition filed challenging the State government’s order to provide financial assistance to Ministers who have been served notices by the Supreme Court. The Supreme court had ordered notice to six ministers seeking explanation why the petition filed, […] Read more » Andhra Andhra HC Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh High Court AP High Court Jagan news of Andhra Pradesh Supreme Court Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News SC constitutes medical team to examine conjoint twins July 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court(SC) today asked the Centre to constitute a medical board to provide medical aide to 16-year-old Bihar’s conjoint twins Saba and Farah Saleem, observing that “the acute agony of the girls would shock anybody’s conscience.” An SC bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra also issued notices to the Centre, Attorney General […] Read more » constitution of medical team to examine conjoint twins SC SC constitutes medical team to examine conjoint twins Supreme Court
Top Law News Italian marine case: Italy moves Supreme Court July 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Italian government has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings against its two marines charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast this February in Italian marine case . The petition filed by the Italian government and its two marines has challenged the May 29 order of the […] Read more » criminal proceedings against italian marines Italian government Italian marine case Italian marine case happened in Indian territorial water Italian marine case in supreme court jurisdiction of Indian courts in cases where accidents happen in indian territorial water Kerala Kerala coast Kerala High Court Kerala Police Kollam court news of Kerala senior advocate Harish Salve Supreme Court Titus & Co
Top Law News Notice to CBI on Nupur’s bail plea in Aarushi murder case July 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI move to grant bail in Aarushi murder case has been questioned by Supreme court. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on dentist Nupur Talwar’s plea seeking bail in the double murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic held Hemraj. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and J S […] Read more » Aarushi murder case accused in Aarushi murder case accused of Aarushi murder case CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Nupur Talwar in Aarushi murder case Nupur Talwar mother of Aarushi SC Supreme Court