Legal India HC directive to Delhi Government September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government and the local civic bodies to recruit two qualified special educators in each school run by them to take care of the teaching needs of their physically challenged students. Court said the Government and the civic bodies should recruit these teachers on the salary and allowances of general […] Read more »
Legal India HC to the rescue of pregnant girl September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC to the rescue of pregnant girl Coming to the rescue of a pregnant minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her neighbour in capital , the Delhi HC directed the city government to provide protection to the girl. Court directed adequate medical arrangement for safe delivery of child. Delhi police for delay in tracing her, Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice […] Read more »
Legal India Madras HC notice to State on Nalini’s plea September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras HC ordered notice to the Tamil Nadu government and the Advisory Board, Special Prison for Women, Vellore, on a writ petition by Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release. Justice P. Jyothimani said the notice would be returnable in two weeks. Nalini said that nearly a year had […] Read more »
Legal India Former MP gets bail in murder case September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 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 by Legal India Admin | 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 by Legal India Admin | 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 by Legal India Admin | 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 by Legal India Admin | 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 by Legal India Admin | 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 by Legal India Admin | 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 »