Criminal Law News Top Law News Rape cases in India more than doubled in 2001-14 November 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thiruvananthapuram: India has witnessed a surge in rape cases since 2001, when the crime more than doubled, an International Conference on Gender Equality was told. Besides, cruelty against married women has risen nearly 2.5 times, the report on ‘Status of Women in India’, released at the International Conference on Gender Equality at Kovalam said. While […] Read more » featured rape cases rape cases in India Rape cases in India more than doubled
Family Law News Top Law News Widow Can Claim Absolute Right on ‘Maintenance’ Property: SC November 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The right to maintenance of a Hindu widow is not a “mere formality” but a spiritual and moral right that can be judicially enforced upon by claiming “absolute right” on the property given to her for sustaining herself, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench, headed by Justice M Y Eqbal, while upholding a Andhra […] Read more » Absolute Right on 'Maintenance' Property featured Justice C Nagappan justice M Y Eqbal Widow Can Claim Absolute Right Widow Can Claim Absolute Right on 'Maintenance'
Environment Law News Top Law News Clarify how hotels are coming up at Kaziranga: NGT to Assam November 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed Assam government to clear its stand on eco-sensitive zones and how it has permitted large-scale hotel projects to come up in and around the Kaziranga National Park – home to the famous one-horned rhinos. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar also directed the secretary, Department of Environment […] Read more » featured how hotels are coming up at Kaziranga Kaziranga National Park National Green Tribunal NGT NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar
High Profile Cases Top Law News No ‘martyr’ status to paramilitary personnel: Government tells Delhi High Court November 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The status of ‘martyr’ is not accorded to armed forces personnel who sacrifice their lives on the line of duty and hence cannot be given to the paramilitary forces, government has told the Delhi High Court, terming a plea on the matter as “misconceived”. “The prayer… to grant ‘martyr’ or ‘shaheed’ to Central Armed Police […] Read more » ‘martyr’ status equal status to paramilitary featured No ‘martyr’ status to paramilitary No ‘martyr’ status to paramilitary personnel PIL by advocate Abhishek Choudhary PIL by Harsh Ahuja
Top Law News Court asked to examine afresh mom’s plea against son November 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Coming to the rescue of an 80- year-old woman, a Delhi court has directed a magisterial court to consider afresh her plea for protection and restraining her son and daughter-in-law from carrying out domestic violence against her. The sessions court said the magistrate’s order declining any interim relief to the woman was not sustainable under […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Vidya Prakash daughter-in-law from carrying out domestic violence featured son and daughter-in-law from carrying out domestic violence
High Profile Cases Delhi court asks CBI to consider Chhota Rajan’s sisters’ plea November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday directed the CBI to consider the plea of underworld don Chhota Rajan’s sisters, who sought its permission to meet their brother currently in the probe agency’s custody, on the occasion of ‘Bhai Dooj’, saying they have not met him for the past 27 years and wanted to bless him. During […] Read more » Chhota Rajan's sisters' plea featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News CBI Report on Scorpene Deal Can’t be Shared With Private Parties’: Government November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has told Delhi High Court that it cannot share any information with a private party on the Rs 19,000 crore French submarine Scorpene deal in which kickbacks were allegedly paid to several middlemen. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath by Additional Solicitor General […] Read more » CBI Report on Scorpene Deal featured Scorpene Deal Scorpene Deal Can't be Shared With Private Parties
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Disciplinary action: HC directs BCI to take a decision on PIL November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to take a decision within a week on a plea seeking to transfer the disciplinary proceedings against 14 lawyers of the Madurai Bar suspended by the Council to Bengaluru. A division bench, comprising Justice R.Sudhakar and Justice V M Velumani, […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI Disciplinary action featured Justice R.Sudhakar Justice V M Velumani Madurai Bench of Madras High Court
Consumer Law News Top Law News Rash driving: Constable gets Rs 3.4L compensation November 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi police constable, who suffered grievous injuries after being hit by a rashly driven car, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 3.4 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed New India Assurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay Rs 3,42,642 to north-Delhi resident DineshKumar […] Read more » Constable gets Rs 3.4L compensation featured MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal The New India Assurance Company Ltd
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC seeks action on providing additional area for co-op courts November 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to spell out the steps it proposes to take to hand over additional area required for co-operative courts in the city. The division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi on October 27 heard a bunch of public interest litigations highlighting the lack of infrastructure […] Read more »
High Profile Cases Sunanda Pushkar’s case: FBI report rules out death by Polonium or any other radioactive substance November 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police have received the FBI lab’s forensic report in connection with the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar. The FBI report had ruled out Sunanda’s death by Polonium or any other radioactive substance, Time Now reported. “We have received the FBI’s forensic report by email. A detail report is still awaited. Once we get the […] Read more » death of Sunanda Pushkar featured mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar Sunanda Pushkar's case
Top Law News HC asks SRA to survey illegal transfer of tenements November 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to carry out a survey of the allotments made in all its schemes in the city and find out illegal transfers of tenements by the allottees. The direction was passed recently by the division bench of Justices VL Achilya and Abhay Oka in response […] Read more » featured illegal transfer of tenements Justice Abhay Oka Justice VL Achilya NGO Janhit Manch Slum Rehabilitation Authority SRA
