Legal India Former MP gets bail in murder case September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment Patna HC granted regular bail to a former LJP MP facing life-term in connection with the killing of a former Bihar minister. Surajbhan Singh was facing life imprisonment for his involvement in the murder of former minister and RJD leader Brij Bihari Prasad. He was killed in judicial custody in 1998. Justices Chandra Mohan Prasad […] Read more »
Legal India Child rights panel moves SC on gay sex September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment Child-rights panel of delhi moved the Supreme Court opposing a high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality. Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights in its lawsuit pointed out that the laws of the land prevent men below the age of 21 from marrying women and even countries like the United Kingdom permit homosexuality between adults above […] Read more »
Legal India Lok Adalat organised September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment A two-day Lok Adalat organised by power distribution company BSES in association with the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee this past weekend, 2,601 cases were settled on the spot. It offered an opportunity to the BSES consumers for an amicable on-the-spot settlement. Read more »
Legal India Delhi HC confirms life term to two for killing a police sub inspector September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court upheld a trial court’s order of life imprisonment for two men convicted for the killing of a police sub inspector eight years ago. Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Indermeet Kaur held Ghanshyam and Kishore guilty of gunning down sub inspector Vinod Kumar. The court, while upholding the order of life imprisonment, relied on […] Read more »
Legal India SC gives Kerala 16 days to pay teachers’ arrears September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment on SC gives Kerala 16 days to pay teachers’ arrears Supreme Court warned the Kerala government that it would face a scrutiny of expenses on ministers and legislators if part-time teachers were not paid their arrears, pending for 17 years by this month. Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice G.S. Singhvi gave this warning to the state government, rejecting its argument of paucity of funds. “We […] Read more »
Legal India Plea on Kamal Hassan’s film: HC orders status quo September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment Madras High Court ordered status quo on a petition by an entertainment company seeking to restrain Rajkamal Films International, Kamal Haasan and others from releasing a film “Unnaipol Oruvan” in Tamil and Telugu. In his affidavit, Pyramid Saimira Productions International Ltd., Nandanam, represented by its director, N. Narayanan, said it had already filed a suit […] Read more »
Legal India Strike in western UP courts September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment on Strike in western UP courts Work in all courts in western Uttar Pradesh (16 districts) was paralyzed as a three days strike called by lawyers to demand a High Court bench in the region. All bar associations falling in the 16 districts of western Uttar Pradesh are participating in the strike call, Lawyer Association said. The lawyers plan to expand […] Read more »
Legal India Strike hits Punjab lower courts September 14, 2009 / September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment The functioning in district courts of Punjab came to standstill with many lawyers across the state going on a strike in protest against the hike in court fee by Punjab government. The two-day strike call has been given by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana HC here. Bar Council said, “The strike is complete […] Read more »
Legal India HC lets off Pandher in one Nithari case September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment Allahabad HC found no evidence in one case against Moninder Singh Pandher, the key accused in the sensational killings of at least 18 young girls and boys in Nithari in Noida(UP). Court gave a clean chit to Pandher, who was awarded death sentence by the special trial court of the CBI, it upheld the same […] Read more »
Legal India Court orders UP govt to take over Vindhyachal Temple September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment Mirzapur court (UP) has ordered the UP government to take over the management of the world famous Vindhyavasini Temple at Vindhyachal — an order which has sent the all powerful ‘pandas’ (local priests) into a tizzy. Devotees, though, have welcomed the court decision, and are relieved that ‘panda cult’ would go away. Civil judge in […] Read more »
