LEGAL NEWS 04.06.2011

Tenancy act draft confuses religious bodies

 

Daily News & Analysis

 

By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Religious and charitable

organisations are confused about the exemption granted to them in the draft

of the Model Residential Tenancy Act, 2011. The draft exempts five groups

of organisations from the …

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tenancy-act-draft-confuses-religious-bodies_1550942

 

 

 

 

No respite for cop in false drug peddling case

 

Times ofIndia

 

AHMEDABAD: A sessions court on Friday refused to discharge DySP Manoj Patel

from a case, wherein the cop along with other police officers have been

accused of framing a person in a false drug peddling case in Junagadh. When

posted at ATS, …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/No-respite-for-cop-in-false-drug-peddling-case/articleshow/8717453.cms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Court grants bail to former Bihar Minister Ramadhar Singh

 

Indlaw.com

 

3.6.2011 (UNI) A Sessions court today granted bail to former Co-operative

Minister and BJP MLA Ramadhar Singh for allegedly making inflammatory

speech disturbing communal harmony in the area in 1995. After hearing both

the parties, District and …

 

http://www.indlawnews.com/newsdisplay.aspx?0f999456-ae0c-4160-aa60-15fee401b564

 

 

 

 

CBI wants to grill ‘hitmen’ in Popular Builders firing case

 

Ahmedabad Newsline

 

The court said the two are in the custody of the Ahmedabad City Civil and

Sessions Court and not of the CBI court. Sylvestor Daniel and Jabir

Shermohammad, both accused of opening fire at the office of Popular

Builders, are said to be close associates …

 

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cbi-wants-to-grill-hitmen-in-popular-builders-firing-case/799290/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrest of an activist raises uncomfortable questions

 

Times ofIndia

 

A sessions court denied them bail on Thursday. In his order rejecting bail,

sessions judge RCS Samant wrote, “An offence under section 505, the act

relates to disturbing public tranquility, which could have serious

consequences.. the government …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Arrest-of-an-activist-raises-uncomfortable-questions/articleshow/8721825.cms

 

 

 

 

Adnan Sami’s double trouble

 

The Express Tribune

 

On Thursday, June 2, the Mumbai sessions court rejected his plea to travel

overseas for one-and-a-half months to perform. The restriction comes in

connection with a case of domestic violence filed by Khan’s ex-wifeSabah

Galadari, reportedHindustan…

 

http://tribune.com.pk/story/181668/adnan-samis-double-trouble/

 

 

 

Summons against Reddy: Govt to reply

 

DeccanChronicle

 

The court was hearing PIL filed by a city advocate, GRMohan, against

tourism minister Janardhan Reddy condemning the act of police department in

failing to produce Mr Janardhan Reddy before a lower court, in spite of

non-bailable arrest warrant against …

 

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/bengaluru/summons-against-reddy-govt-reply-205

 

 

 

 

 

AIADMK revives Chennai Monorail Project

 

IBNLive.com

 

However, political parties in the State, particularly the PMK, opposed the

it and the party even filed a PIL before the Madras High Court. Passing

orders on the PMK’s petition, the court restrained the Tamil Nadu

government from awarding the final …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aiadmk-revives-chennai-monorail-project/156597-60-120.html

 

 

 

 

India Infoline Weekly Newsletter – June 03, 2011

 

IndiaInfoline.com

 

Apparently, a PIL was filed to direct the CBI to probe alleged

irregularities committed by Textiles Minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi

Maran when he was the Telecom Minister in the UPA’s first term. The

application was filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan …

 

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/India-Infoline-Weekly-Newsletter-June-03-2011/5171043955

 

 

 

 

PIL urges HC to provide for “negative vote” during polls – Yahoo! News

 

Read ‘PIL urges HC to provide for “negative vote” during polls’ on Yahoo!

News. Mumbai, Jun 3 (PTI) A PIL has urged the Bombay High Court to direct

the …

 

http://my.news.yahoo.com/pil-urges-hc-negative-vote-during-polls-042500038.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitish refuses to give views on Lokpal Bill

 

Times ofIndia

 

Incidentally, there has already occurred signs of differences within civil

societies themselves with regard to the question if PM and Chief Justice of

India (CJI) could be brought under the ambit of the proposed Lokpal Bill.

While the exercise over the …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Nitish-refuses-to-give-views-on-Lokpal-BillCentre-Should-First-Draft-Bill-Then-Seek-Opinion/articleshow/8717543.cms

 

 

 

 

Indian School Law Tests Rich and Poor

 

Wall Street Journal

 

Shri Ram itself is challenging the law in the Supreme Court, arguing in

part that the government exceeded its authority in imposing the quotas. “We

have a social obligation to bridge the gap between rich and poor,” says

Manju Bharat Ram, …

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704083904576337373758647478.html

 

 

 

 

 

Delhi high court seeks Niira Radia’s take on lifting book ban

 

Daily News & Analysis

 

TheDelhihigh court on Friday issued notice to corporate lobbyist Niira

Radia on an application seeking vacation of stay on the release and

circulation of the book “Close Encounters with Niira Radia” authored by

advocate RK Anand. …

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_delhi-high-court-seeks-niira-radia-s-take-on-lifting-book-ban_1550966

 

 

 

 

826 cases pending in Shillong bench of Gauhati high court

 

Times ofIndia

 

Asked about setting up of a separate high court for Shillong, the official,

who refused to be named, said, “It is mandatory for every state in the

country to have a separate high court according to the provisions laid down

in the Constitution. …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/826-cases-pending-in-Shillong-bench-of-Gauhati-high-court/articleshow/8717722.cms

 

 

 

 

 

DoPT yet to authorize CBI probe

 

Times ofIndia

 

Almost a month has lapsed after the Centre assured the high court ofBombay

atGoato do so. Assistant solicitor general Carlos Ferreira had submitted

to the court that a notification under Section 5 of the Delhi Special

Police Establishment Act will …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/DoPT-yet-to-authorize-CBI-probe/articleshow/8718278.cms

 

 

 

 

Bombay high court throws spanner in BEST ad works

 

Daily News & Analysis

 

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) has been

restrained by theBombayhigh court from finalising the contract for

display of advertisements on its fleet of 270 A/C buses.JusticeMNGilani

dismissed an arbitration petition by …

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_bombay-high-court-throws-spanner-in-best-ad-works_1550914

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Khan Market shoppers will not pay parking fee’

 

HindustanTimes

 

TheDelhihigh court on Friday effectively put on the backburnerNew Delhi

Municipal Council’s decision to invite tenders for paid parking in the

area. While rejecting Khan Market Trader Association’s plea against

imposition of parking fee of R5.34 …

 

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Khan-Market-shoppers-will-not-pay-parking-fee/Article1-705417.aspx

 

 

 

 

Kandla port case: Charge of Rakesh Shrivasta taken away

 

Law et al. News

 

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of

the High Court of Delhi has directed Rakesh Srivastava, the IAS officer

being investigated into by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Kandla

Port controversy to be kept …

 

http://www.lawetalnews.com/NewsDetail.asp?newsid=4112

 

 

 

EGoM to make its stand clear on KG gas supply cut before HC

 

Business Standard

 

PTI /New DelhiJune 03, 2011, 20:18 IST A reluctant government today

agreed with the Delhi High Court that EGoM’s view was crucial in case gas

supply from RIL’s KG basin is to be cut to non-core sectors, a move that

has been challenged by Essar Steel. …

 

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/egom-to-make-its-stand-clearkg-gas-supply-cut-before-hc/137451/on

 

 

 

 

Delhi high court says no to high-rise near Rashtrapati Bhavan

 

Daily News & Analysis

 

TheDelhihigh court on Friday said the DLF cannot develop private flats

near Rashtrapati Bhavan, and that the land could not be converted for

high-rise construction since it would be vulnerable from the security point

of view. …

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_delhi-high-court-says-no-to-high-rise-near-rashtrapati-bhavan_1550954

 

 

 

Mantri Mall gets HC reprieve for 4 weeks

 

Express Buzz

 

BANGALORE: Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the demolition of Mantri

Square mall compound and ramp for four weeks. The promoters of the mall,

Mantri Developers, had filed a writ petition challenging the city

corporation’s decision to demolish the …

 

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/mantri-mall-gets-hc-reprieve-for-4-weeks/281057.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice by HC on BJP leader”s petition is against law: Speaker

 

IBNLive.com

 

PTI | 08:06 PM,Jun 03,2011Srinagar, Jun 3 (PTI) The legislature and

judiciary inJammu and Kashmirappear to be heading for a confrontation as

the Speaker of the Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone today said the notice

issued to him by High Court on a …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/notice-by-hc-on-bjp-leaders-petition-is-against-law-speaker/713237.html

 

 

 

 

 

Admission guidelines: KVS, govt get HC notices

 

Times ofIndia

 

Singh informed HC he was denied admission in class I under the economically

weaker section category by seven KVs in the capital. He alleged that the

current KVS Admission Guidelines on Disadvantaged Group/Economically Weaker

Section violate the …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Admission-guidelines-KVS-govt-get-HC-notices/articleshow/8715931.cms

 

 

 

 

 

Get clarity on EGoM’s stand on gas supply dispute: Del. HC to ASG

 

Law et al. News

 

The High Court of Delhi on Friday directed Additional Solicitor General AS

Chandiok to file an affidavit on the stand of the Empowered Group of

Ministers (EGoM) on the issue of cut in supply of natural gas to Essar

Steel from Reliance KG D6 fields. …

 

http://www.lawetalnews.com/NewsDetail.asp?newsid=4108

 

 

 

HC disposes of plea seeking CBI probe into illegal mining

 

IBNLive.com

 

PTI | 09:06 PM,Jun 03,2011Bangalore, June 3 (PTI): Karnataka High Court

today disposed of a petition praying for a direction to the state

government to seek a CBI probe into illegal mining. When the petition,

filed by freedom fighter HS Doreswamy …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/hc-disposes-of-plea-seeking-cbi-probe-into-illegal-mining/713380.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Need transparency in admission: HC

 

CalcuttaTelegraph

 

Guwahati, June 3: Gauhati High Court has asked Dispur to maintain

transparency in the admission of medical students in postgraduate courses

from next year. A division bench of the high court comprising Justice Arup

Kumar Goswami and Justice Amitava Roy …

 

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110604/jsp/northeast/story_14067497.jsp

 

 

 

Apple A Day owners move HC for anticipatory bail

 

IBNLive.com

 

KOCHI: After hearing a big ‘no’ fromPrincipal Sessions Court, the owners

of Apple A Day Properties on Friday approached the Kerala High Court

seeking anticipatory bail. Saju Kadavilan and Rajeev Cheruvara filed the

anticipatory bail applications …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/apple-a-day-owners-move-hc-for-anticipatory-bail/156683-60-116.html

 

 

 

 

HC raps Himachal govt on plight of two upper Shimla roads

 

myHimachal

 

The Himachal Pradesh high court today pulled up the state government on the

pitiable condition of the Shimla-Narkanda national highway. The court bench

comprising the chief justice Joseph Kurien and justice Sanjay Karol said

the access from Shimla to …

 

http://himachal.us/2011/06/03/hc-raps-himachal-govt-on-plight-of-two-upper-shimla-roads/28421/tourism/baldev

 

 

 

 

 

HC notice to Centre on plea to strip medal of ex-IPS officer

 

IBNLive.com

 

PTI | 07:06 PM,Jun 03,2011 Rejecting the plea, Justice Muralidhar had said

that there was hardly any scope for judiciary to “transgress” in the

decision-making process of the executive.”The original file containing the

citation and notes leading to the …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/hc-notice-to-centre-on-plea-to-strip-medal-of-exips-officer/713095.html

 

 

 

 

 

HC circuit bench to come up by Dec next : Minister

 

IBNLive.com

 

PTI | 11:06 PM,Jun 03,2011 Jalpaiguri (WB), June 3 (PTI) The circuit bench

of Calcutta High Court, for northBengal, will come up by next December,

state minister Goutam Dev said today.”Even if the circuit bench does not

come up by the Durga puja this …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/hc-circuit-bench-to-come-up-by-dec-next–minister/713634.html

 

 

 

 

PIL Seeking Stay on Release of Ready in HC

 

Outlook

 

PTI |Lucknow| Jun 03, 2011 A PIL has been filed in the Lucknow Bench of

Allahabad High Court, seeking a stay on the release of Salman Khan starrer

Ready citing objection to its song Character Dhila. The Public Interest

Litigation, moved jointly by …

 

http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?723936

 

 

 

 

 

Sohan Kumar files reply to HC

 

IBNLive.com

 

BANGALORE: Sohan Kumar, son-in-law of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, filed

a reply to the application filed by advocate Sirajin Basha requesting the

court to vacate the stay granted by it to the proceedings in the special

court in the cases filed by …

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sohan-kumar-files-reply-to-hc/156489-60-115.html

 

 

 

 

Himachal Pradesh HC stays diversion of fund for urban poor by state government

 

Indlaw.com

 

2.6.2011 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh High Court today stayed diversion of

funds meant for Basic Service to Urban Poor (BSUP) project under Jawaharlal

Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission to any other project for the time

being. While hearing a petition …

 

http://www.indlawnews.com/Newsdisplay.aspx?3cbc7327-a055-45f5-9342-825d481c7ee8

 

 

 

 

Give priority to senior citizens, court to SSP

 

Times ofIndia

 

… used to beat them and was trying to turn them out of their house. Singh

also said he approached local police but the cops booked him under 107/151

of Criminal Procedure Code. Later, with the help of a local NGO ”Dada

Dadi”, he approached HC.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Give-priority-to-senior-citizens-court-to-SSP/articleshow/8718365.cms

 

 

 

 

 

 

15-yr-old refuses to leave grandparents, alleges mental torture, seeks CWC’s help

 

Mumbai Mirror

 

Law may have the child’s best interests in mind when it grants custodial

rights to the mother, but here is the strange case of a child who refuses

to stay with his mother and has approached the Child Welfare Committee

(CWC) for help. …

 

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/2011060420110604024932581d4ddcb2/Child-from-broken-family-dumps-mom-and-stepfather.html

 

 

 

 

 

Katara case: 3rd conviction in July

 

Times ofIndia

 

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Friday reserved its order against the third

accused and the last accused in nine-year-old Nitish Katara murder case.

The trial against accused Sukhdev Pehalwan was separated from Vikas and

Vishal Yadav, who have already been …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Katara-case-3rd-conviction-in-July/articleshow/8716386.cms

 

 

 

 

 

SIC slams officer for disregarding RTI

 

GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

 

When the case came up for hearing on May 31, the CIC has ruled that Masood

A Raja, Additional Secretary to Government-cum-Public Information Officer

has fulfilled the mandate given to him under the provisions of section 5

(4). …

 

http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Jun/4/sic-slams-officer-for-disregarding-rti-58.asp

 

 

 

 

Fair-play watchdog gets aggressive on cartels, monopolies

 

Times ofIndia

 

NEW DELHI: Fair-play watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) is

moving ahead with its plans to drive healthy competition in the Indian

corporate sector and check monopolistic moves and cartels. The regulator

has announced studies on three key …

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Fair-play-watchdog-gets-aggressive-on-cartels-monopolies/articleshow/8714260.cms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Response

  1. Sir,
    I find this very informative and one who is associated with legal matters ,it is serves as liabrary for him and he can enrich himself by abresting the latest decisions and with new approaches and dimentions of Laws.
    Please arrange to deliver me important judgements of High courts.
    Vijay
    Diplomat[UNHCR]

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