Legal India Lawyers boycott work at Allahabad HC August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment Judicial work was paralysed at the Allahabad High Court as advocates abstained from work in protest against a recent indication from the Centre that it might consider setting up a separate bench of the court in western Uttar Pradesh. Addressing the protesting lawyers, president of the High Court Bar Association V C Mishra decried the […] Read more »
Legal India Court convicts four in Buddha Jayanti rape case August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court Monday convicted four members of President’s Bodyguards (PBG) in the six-year-old Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case. Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria held Harpreet and Satendra guilty of gang rape, kidnapping and robbery under the various provisions of the Indian Penal Code.The court also held Kuldeep and Manish of guilty of kidnapping […] Read more »
Legal India Reduce pendency of cases: PM August 17, 2009 / August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called upon the judiciary and the executive to work together to eliminate the “scourge.” Addressing a joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices here, Prime Minister said, “I can assure this august gathering with all the emphasis at my command that my government will not be found wanting at any […] Read more »
Legal India ‘Chronic shortage’ of judicial officers: CJI August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishanan expressed concern over the ‘chronic shortage’ of judicial officers.He said, There are structural obstacles which discourage talented law graduates from joining the judicial services and over 17 per cent posts of judicial officers remained vacant in the subordinate judiciary. “There has undoubtedly been a chronic shortage of judicial […] Read more »
Legal India Delhi HC pulls up DCP August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court pulled up the DCP ‘West Delhi’ for not taking effective measures to prevent sale of spurious liquor in the Capital’s Dabri area despite several people dying after consuming hooch in May this year. Justice Kailash Gambhir made these observations while going through an affidavit filed by the West District Police in response […] Read more »
Legal India Support SC, ST to help them compete general candidates:SC August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has held that SC, ST candidates must be provided with all facilities to enable them to compete with general category candidates in specialised institutions. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Mr Justice P Sathasivam and Mr Justice B S Chauhan, in a 26 page judgment today directed IIT, Delhi to reconsider […] Read more »
Legal India HC pulls up D.Police for detaining Good Samaritan August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court pulled up Delhi Police for detaining a man who had helped someone injured in a roadside brawl, and ordered a vigilance inquiry into the incident. Taking suo moto cognisance of a report, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said, “Why can’t your officer, who is […] Read more »
Legal India Anti-ragging Bill introduced in HP assembly August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Educational Institutions Bill, 2009, introduced in the assembly is passed.The Bill, introduced state education minister Ishwar Dass Dhiman, makes ragging a cognisable, non-bailable and compoundable offence with the permission of the court and will be deemed to have come into force from March 25 this year. The minister also introduced the Baddi University […] Read more »
Legal India HC dismisses plea on swine flu August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment on HC dismisses plea on swine flu Supporting the government in its efforts to tackle Swine flu, Delhi High court refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought court’s directions to the government to take effective measures to deal with the epidemic. Stating that the government was doing its job to prevent the spread of the disease, a Bench comprising […] Read more »
Legal India Court wants urgent steps for children’s welfare in juvenile homes August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court asked the government to stop ‘the blame game’ and take urgent steps for the welfare of children living in juvenile homes in the capital. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said: “None of us understands the problem of children. The need of the hour is […] Read more »
