Legal India Supreme Court upholds Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli’s death sentence February 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court upholds Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli’s death sentence The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence to Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli for murdering 14-year-old Rimpa Haldar, one of his first victims in the serial rape-cum-killing episode six years back, saying the case was “horrifying” and “barbaric”. A bench of justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra confirmed the death sentence to […] Read more » death sentence Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli
Legal India Thousands of Bihar lawyers strike against evening courts February 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Thousands of Bihar lawyers strike against evening courts Thousands of lawyers in Bihar Tuesday began a weeklong strike to protest against evening courts that were introduced in the state in December last year. Bihar State Bar Council chairman Baleshwar Prasad Sharma said nearly 80,000 lawyers have joined the strike. The lawyers, including those from the Patna High Court, district courts and subdivisional courts, […] Read more » Bihar lawyers evening courts Patna High Court
Legal India Supreme court asks government why it wants to remove Lalli February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to file a statement of facts on why it wants to remove public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s CEO B.S. Lalli, who is currently under suspension.The court’s directions came in the wake of the central government’s reference seeking Lalli’s removal. The Supreme court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, […] Read more » B.S. Lalli Prasar Bharati’s CEO Supreme Court
Legal India Poverty, not pleasure, forces women into prostitution: Court February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Poverty, not pleasure, forces women into prostitution: Court The Supreme Court Monday said it was because of ‘abject poverty’ and not for ‘pleasure’ that a woman is compelled to indulge in prostitution. It also ordered formulation of rehabilitation schemes for sex workers. ‘If such a woman is granted opportunity to avail some technical and vocational training, she would be able to earn her […] Read more » Supreme Court
Legal India ‘Cultural protest’ against Binayak Sen’s jail Tuesday February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on ‘Cultural protest’ against Binayak Sen’s jail Tuesday Director Aparna Sen, musician Rabbi Shergill and writer Ashok Vajpeyi will be among those who will gather Tuesday for a “cultural protest” against the life term of human rights activist Binayak Sen.Sen, whose bail plea was rejected by the Chhattisgarh High Court Feb 10, is at present held in a jail in Raipur. He was […] Read more » Binayak Sen
Legal India Raja, Balwa’s CBI custody extended February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Minister A. Raja was on Monday sent to Central Bureau of Investigation custody for three more days by a Delhi court which also extended the custody of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa for four more days in the 2G spectrum case after the investigation agency said it wanted to confront them on […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam A. Raja CBI probe Shahid Balwa
Legal India Navy war room case: Supreme Court issues notice to CBI February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition by Commander (retd) Jarnail Singh Kalra seeking access to the confidential documents being relied upon by the prosecution against him and others in Navy war room leak case. An Supreme Court bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan […] Read more » CBI Navy war room case Supreme Court
Legal India Can share Indians’ Swiss bank account details: Envoy February 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Switzerland is willing to share information on Indians holding secret bank accounts there as part of New Delhi’s effort to bring back an estimated $1.4 trillion black money in tax havens abroad, the country’s envoy Philippe Welti has said. “We now have an agreement with the Government of India. Under it if the government sends […] Read more » account details Swiss bank
Legal India ‘Allocate more funds to implement Domestic Violence Act’ February 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A delegation of activists and academicians Saturday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss and submit recommendations for the union budget 2011-12, including provisions of a flexible pool of funds for better implementation of the Domestic Violence Act by the states. A statement by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), under whose aegis […] Read more » Domestic Violence Act'
Legal India Justice Gogoi new Punjab and Haryana chief justice February 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Justice Gogoi new Punjab and Haryana chief justice Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn in as the chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court here Saturday. Gogoi was administered the oath of office by Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia at the Raj Bhawan here. He succeeds Mukul Mudgal, who retired Jan 3. Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his […] Read more » Justice Ranjan Gogoi Punjab and Haryana chief justice