Legal India Hanging of man who raped, killed his daughter stayed August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court stayed the scheduled hanging of a man, convicted of raping and killing his four-year-old daughter, at the Ambala Central jail in Haryana Friday. A bench of Justice DK. Jain and Justice HL. Dattu suspended the hanging on a plea of the convict, Neel Kumar, 25, who had been ordered to be sent […] Read more »
Legal India HC constitutes committee to supervise juvenile homes August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court constituted a four-member committee to supervise juvenile homes. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said, “Bureaucracy will remain bureaucracy and will not change people who are becoming insensitive towards these children. So we need to form a committee that can regularly visit the homes […] Read more »
Legal India Patna HC reopens twin murder case against former JD(U)MP Prabhunath August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment Patna High Court has reopened a case of double murder in which Prabhunath Singh, a former MP of the JD(U) in Bihar, was acquitted by the lower court on October 24, 2008. The High Court initiated suo moto criminal revision of the judgment of lower court Judge Manmohan Chaudhary acquitting Parbhunath Singh and six others.During […] Read more »
Legal India Justice Ranjan Gogoi is new acting CJ of Gauhati High Court August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment Justice Ranjan Gogoi was appointed the acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. Justice Gogoi would discharge the responsibilities and duties of the Chief Justice till incumbent Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar is fit to join. Chief Justice Chelameswar is currently admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Read more »
Legal India HC defers Shopian case hearing August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment Jammu & Kashmir High Court deferred the hearing of the Shopian rape and murder case for a week following objections by the bar association to the state government’s request to have it investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Mohammad […] Read more »
Legal India HC issues show cause to UP DGP on a contempt petition August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court issued a show cause notice to Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh, directing him to appear in person on September 9 and explain why charges for wilful disobedience of a court order not be framed against him. The order was passed by Justice Sabhajeet Yadav on a contempt petition filed by a Police […] Read more »
Legal India SC begins probing merits of quota in C Services August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment Supreme Court began examining if Dalit and backward category students competing in the civil services examination without availing quota benefits should be allowed to use reservation to secure higher services and better cadre. The union government’s lawsuit challenged a March 2008 ruling of the Madras HC which held that Dalit and backward category students, competing […] Read more »
Legal India HC quashes KSERC order on commercial tariff August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment Kerala High Court quashed the State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s decision to levy commercial tariff on self financing schools and colleges. A division bench comprising Justices P R Raman and P Bhavadasan set aside the commission’s December 2007 order. The commission had stated that self financing educational institutions were using air conditioners and so it had […] Read more »
Legal India SC seeks government response on gay sex verdict August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment Supreme Court sought the central government’s stand on decriminalizing of gay sex between consenting adults after a set of two fresh lawsuits challenged the Delhi High Court’s verdict. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam issued a notice to the central government on lawsuits filed by Christian Apostolic Churches Alliance and […] Read more »
Legal India Court gives road accident victim’s family Rs.2.3 mn August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court awarded a compensation of Rs.2.3 million to the family of a man killed in a road accident in 1998. Justice J.R. Midha enhanced a lower court’s compensation of Rs.1 million to Rs. 2.3 million and said: “The future prospects of the deceased should be taken into consideration while assessing compensation for the […] Read more »
