LEGAL NEWS 18.08.2010

GO changing elevated corridor alignment upheld
Express BuzzIn his writ petition, G Loganathan of Maduravoyal submitted that theNational Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had proposed to construct theelevated ...
<http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/go-changing-elevated-corridor-alignment-upheld/198981.html>





Over to you, Sebi!
Economic TimesWith the Bombay High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by PriceWaterhouse challenging the jurisdiction of the Securities and ExchangeBoard (Sebi) ...
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Editorial/articleshow/6328600.cms>





High Court seeks medical council's view on discrepancies in superspecialty courses
Indian ExpressA writ petition was filed by four post graduate doctors who appeared forthe superspecialty exams conducted by the State Directorate of MedicalEducation ...
< http://www.indianexpress.com/news/high-court-seeks-medical-councils-view-on-discrepancies-in-superspecialty-courses/661730/>




MP gears to lobby against Centre's GST proposals
Sify... legislate on goods and services would confuse matters further andnowhere has it been made explicit that whose writ would prevail in case ofconflict. ...
<http://sify.com/finance/mp-gears-to-lobby-against-centre-s-gst-proposals-news-news-kisckTgibgg.html>





Property Rights of Live in Children
By MyNation
Writ Petition No.19334 of 2003 passed by the High Court of Judicature atAllahabad by which the High Court dismissed the writ petition of theappellants in view of the concurrent findings recorded by the threestatutory authorities ...
<http://mynation.net/docs/6466-2004/>




PBT welcomes verdict against city hospital
SifyKolkata: People for Better Treatment (PBT), a patients' body led by USbased doctor Kunal Saha, on Monday welcomed a judgement passed by the WestBengal ...
<http://sify.com/news/pbt-welcomes-verdict-against-city-hospital-news-national-kiroslbiadj.html>





Supreme Court rules that there is a presumption of marriage between those who ...
Indlaw.comMr Madan Mohan Singh, who is his son by the first wife and otherschallenged the judgement of Allahabad High Court on the grounds thatShakuntala was not ...
<http://www.indlawnews.com/Newsdisplay.aspx?c81c4d6c-c7f1-45af-a4f9-5722836eb5e3>





Ayurveda doctors in Kerala welcome the decision of Madras High Court
pharmabiz.comThe Ayurveda doctors in Kerala have welcomed the recent judgement of theMadras High Court that the registered ISM practitioners could also practicesurgery ...< http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=56947&sectionid=>





SC allows Hockey India to send team
Deccan Chroniclenew Delhi, Aug. 17: As confusion continued as which of the two battlingbodies — Hockey India or the Indian Hockey Federation — is thecountry's true ...
<http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/sc-allows-hockey-india-send-team-115>





Madani's bail plea not taken up by Supreme Court
SifyNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain People'sDemocratic Party (PDP) chief Abdul Nazir Madani's plea for interim bail asit became ...
<http://sify.com/news/madani-s-bail-plea-not-taken-up-by-supreme-court-news-national-kirqucbjjaa.html>





'I am not interested in my biological father'
Times of IndiaMUMBAI: A day after the Supreme Court allowed him to see the originaladoption record which the Pune-based adoption agency was guarding fiercely,...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/I-am-not-interested-in-my-biological-father/articleshow/%206327705.cms>





Power to Appoint Govt. Pleaders Taken Away, Says ...
India Legal News: Power to Appoint Govt. Pleaders Taken Away, Says CJI Indian Laws. Email Twitter Share · Google Buzz Share this link. ReportBroken Link ...
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Report indicts PMO-backed Vedanta
India TodayFor a project that has been supported by the government of India and thejudiciary all through, multinational giant Vedanta Resources' bauxitemining plans ...< http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/109384/Business/report-indicts-pmobacked-vedanta-project.html>




Funds aplenty, but renovation of courts yet to take off
Times of IndiaCHENNAI: To usher in a bottom-up reforms' in the judiciary, the 13thFinance Commission has allocated a whopping Rs 5000 crores to improveinfrastructure in ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Funds-aplenty-but-renovation-of-courts-yet-to-take-off/articleshow/6327386.cms>




Deal with non-performing assets, government told
Economic TimesJustices JM Panchal and AK Patnaik said this while disposing a publicinterest litigation (PIL) filed by NGO Common Cause. Writing the judgement,Justice ...
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Deal-with-non-performing-assets-government-told/articleshow/6329699.cms>




Over 5000 matrimonial cases pending in Delhi alone
SifyThis was revealed during the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL)filed in the Delhi High Court. Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohanissued ...
<http://sify.com/news/Over-5-000-matrimonial-cases-pending-in-Delhi-alone-news-National-kiroudejdce.html>




'Curb hawker menace at Bandra fair'
Daily News & AnalysisHearing the submissions, justice Dharmadhikari remarked: “Then we willhave another PIL like the one for Shivaji park playground.”
< http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_curb-hawker-menace-at-bandra-fair_1425019>




Inquiry against policeman for not registering illegal mining complaint in Gir
Indian ExpressThe said mines are located in an area mentioned by slain RTI activist AmitJethva in his PIL seeking closure of all illegal mining activities in the...
<http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Inquiry-against-policeman-for-not-registering-illegal-mining-complaint-in-Gir/661868>




Jaya petition to quash pending gift case
Deccan ChronicleTherefore, the PIL is dismissed.” The Madras high court has directed thestate government not to implement the GO dated January 29, 2010 whichreduced for ...
<http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/jaya-petition-%20quash-pending-gift-case-009>





Bail order reserved for Jirawala
Times of IndiaAHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bailapplication moved by one of the accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fakeencounter ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Bail-order-reserved-for-Jirawala/articleshow/6327290.cms>





High Court okays Needwise' merger with Paras Pharma
SifyThe Gujarat High Court has allowed the merger of Needwise AdvertisingPrivate Ltd with Paras Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a fast moving consumer goodsand personal ...
< http://sify.com/finance/high-court-okays-needwise-merger-with-paras-pharma-news-default-kirt4dacfch.html>




Karnataka high court wants info on mercy killing practices in various religions
Daily News & Analysis By Srikant Hunasvadi Place: Bangalore Agency: DNA The Karnataka highcourt on Tuesday sought to know the state and central governments' stand ona ...
<http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_karnataka-high-court-wants-info-on-mercy-killing-practices-in-various-religions_1425043>




Airports authority hides facts to mislead court, draws Bombay high court wrath
Daily News & Analysis... the Bombay high court earlier this month issued a show-cause notice tothe public sector undertaking and its chairman asking why criminal contempt...
<http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_airports-authority-hides-facts-to-mislead-court-draws-bombay-high-court-wrath_1425016>




High Court acquits murder convict under Juvenile Act
The HinduThe Delhi High Court has set free a 28-year-old man who was convicted in amurder case, saying that he was a juvenile on the date of commission of thecrime ...
<http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article576489.ece>




More moves HC for bail
Times of IndiaMUMBAI: Sunil More, the constable who defamed the force by raping ateenager inside the police chowky at Marine Drive in 2005 under theinfluence of alcohol ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/More-moves-HC-for-bail/articleshow/6327706.cms>




26/11 plea: HC directs Centre, state to file reply
Hindustan TimesA division bench of Justice BH Marlapalle and Justice Anoop Mohta has giventwo weeks to file the affidavits in reply to the petition seeking settingup a ...
<http://www.hindustantimes.com/26-11-plea-HC-directs-Centre-state-to-file-reply/Article1-588333.aspx>



HC stays construction on Auda land
Times of IndiaAHMEDABAD: Gujarat High Court on Monday stayed construction of extension of a temple along with a marriage hall in an Auda plot reserved for waterworksin ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/HC-stays-construction-on-Auda-land/articleshow/6323868.cms>



RNRL-RPower merger dragged to HC; Rs 800 cr loss alleged
Economic TimesMADURAI: The Madras High Court has asked market regulator SEBI, RNRL andReliance Power to reply to allegations that the merger between the two AnilAmbani ...
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/analysis/RNRL-RPower-merger-dragged-to-HC-Rs-800-cr-loss-alleged/articleshow/6326513.cms>




HC lifts stay on RU polls, relaxes age limit by a year
Times of IndiaJAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday allowed the University ofRajasthan (RU) to go ahead with the students union polls while vacating astay imposed ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/HC-lifts-stay-on-RU-polls-relaxes-age-limit-by-a-year/articleshow/6328305.cms>




HC asks state to fill up all public prosecutor posts
Times of IndiaHe, however, admitted that there was no stay by the HC in the matter.According to the report of the law secretary, there are 194 vacant posts ofpublic ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/HC-asks-state-to-fill-up-all-public-prosecutor-posts/articleshow/6327630.cms>



HC clears elevated expressway for city
Times of IndiaCHENNAI: Green-signalling the National Highway Authority of India'sambitious Rs 1800-crore Ennore port-Maduravoyal elevated expressway projectin the city, ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/HC-clears-elevated-expressway-for-city/articleshow/6327882.cms>



HC to IT dept: Don't take action against CHB
Indian ExpressThe Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Income TaxDepartment, Chandigarh, not to resort to “coercive action” for therecovery of tax from ...
<http://www.indianexpress.com/news/HC-to-I-T-dept--Don-t-take-action-against-CHB/661932>




Karkare killing: Bombay HC issues notice to Centre, state
TwoCircles.netBy Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, Patna: The Bombay High Court todayissued notice to the central and state government on a petition seekinghigh-level ...
<http://twocircles.net/2010aug17/karkare_killing_bombay_hc_issues_notice_centre_state.html>




IFCI comes within ambit of RTI Act: HC
Business StandardPTI / New Delhi August 17, 2010, 18:35 IST The Delhi High Court today heldthat Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) is a publicauthority ...
< http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ifci-comes-within-ambitrti-act-hc/105534/on>




HC upholds petition against Qayoom's detention
Rising KashmirBar in its application (CMP) had pleaded that government be directed toimplement HC order dated July 19, wherein the State was directed toreconsider the ...
<http://www.risingkashmir.com/news/hc-upholds-petition-against-qayoom’s-detention-385.aspx>




HC roadblock to road shows
Central ChronicleKILLER CROSSINGS: After four fatal accidents on unmanned railway crossings in Kerala within a week, the Railways has announced plans to make a shortfilm to ...
<http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=44779>




HC grants interim stay on Service Tax
Construction Week Online Indiaby Syed Ameen Kader on Aug 16, 2010 The Maharashtra Chamber of HousingIndustry (MCHI) has said it is hopeful of an early decision on the servicetax issue. ...
< http://www.constructionweekonline.in/article-6728-hc_grants_interim_stay_on_service_tax/>




Uttarakhand HC dismisses woman''s petition - Yahoo! India News
Nainital, Aug 17 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court today dismissed apetition by a woman who had alleged she had lost her government job aftershe refused to ...
<http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20100817/1416/tnl-uttarakhand-hc-dismisses-woman-s-pet_1.html>




Maudany plea infructuous
The HinduCounsel for Karnataka Sanjay Hegde informed the Bench of the arrest and said nothing survived in the SLP directed against the High Court's orderrefusing ...
<http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article577288.ece>




NHRC acts on 'Lady Don's' complaint Jamshedpur, Tatanagar ...
By vinayrasTaking cognizance of a MiD DAY report 'TOP COPS MADE ME A DON' dated August 10, 2010, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to send an investigation team to Jharkhand to conduct an inquiry into the allegations by ...




The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories
Chandigarh: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the UT Health Secretary for the alleged negligence in the case of Bulbul ...



NHRC decides to depute its investigation team for on-the-spot ...
The National Human Rights Commission has decided to depute its investigation team for conducting an on-the-spot enquiry in connection with a complaint by ...