Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL filed in Delhi high court over recent attacks on Churches April 20, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking protection of religious rights of Christians and a “court-monitored SIT probe” into the recent attacks on churches in the national capital. It prayed that the SIT should comprise members of the minority community or the National Minority Commission and alleged that the government has […] Read more » attacks on Churches Delhi High Court featured National Minority Commission PIL filed in Delhi high court recent attacks on Churches
Bar, Bench & Firm News Need to frame norms for using less paper and more e-docs: Delhi Court April 20, 2015 / April 20, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has suggested framing of guidelines to minimise use of papers in judicial work to save the environment and instead use electronic form of documents. The court said with the rapid advancement of technology, lawyers and litigants should aim at using lesser paper and can bring necessary documents in the hearing in the […] Read more » criticism for huge pendency of cases featured less paper and more e-docs Need to frame norms for using less paper Need to frame norms for using more e-docs norms for using less paper
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Judicial Appointments Should Conform to Highest Standards: President April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Judicial Appointments Should Conform to Highest Standards: President The process of selection and appointment of judges should conform to the highest of standards, President Pranab Mukherjee said today, describing an independent judiciary as the “cornerstone” of democracy. “The process of selection and appointment of judges should conform to the highest of standards. We must make haste in this regard but without compromising on […] Read more » establishment of the National Judicial Appointments Commission featured judicial appointments Judicial Appointments Should Conform to Highest Standards National Judicial Appointments Commission Pranab Mukherjee in Patna high court President in Patna High Court selection and appointment of judges
High Profile Cases Top Law News Salman did not run away after the accident: lawyer April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s lawyer today accused the prosecution of cooking up a false story that he ran away from the spot after his car rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra killing one person and injuring four others on September 28, 2002. “Khan was very much present at the spot for quite some time […] Read more » bakery in suburban Bandra Bollywood actor Salman Khan featured Salman Salman did not run away
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC appoints CBI SP to head team probing IPL scandal April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday appointed CBI sleuth Vivek Priyadarshi to head a new investigating team to further probe the IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal.Priyadarshi, currently a superintendent of police in the anti-corruption cell of the agency, will replace 1983-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer B B Mishra as the head of the probe team following […] Read more » CBI sleuth Vivek Priyadarshi CBI SP to head team probing IPL scandal featured IPL scandal IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal SC appoints CBI SP
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers’ body moves SC on NHRC Chairperson appointment April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyers’ body moves SC against any moves for appointing former Chief Justice of India Justice P Sathasivam for the post of Chairman in National Human Rights Commission.The petition filed by All India Bar Association (AIBA), also seeking direction to the Centre to frame a transparent selection procedure and take consent from other available former […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Chief Justice of India Justice P Sathasivam for the post of Chairman featured Justice Arun Mishra Lawyers' body moves SC NHRC Chairperson appointment
Top Law News HC rejects plea to make public med reimbursements of SC judges April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges, saying it had personal information and providing it would amount to invasion of their privacy. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Deepa Sharma said there was no larger public interest involved in seeking details of medical […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini featured Justice Deepa Sharma medical reimbursements public med reimbursements of SC judges RTI applicant Subhash Chandra Agarwal's appeal
Consumer Law News Top Law News Dec 16 gangrape: HC seeks reply from BBC & documentary maker April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought reply from BBC and the British director of the controversial documentary on December 16 gangrape case on a plea seeking their prosecution for interviewing one of the convicts who made derogatory statement against women.A bench of Justice Sunita Gupta also asked the Centre and Delhi police to reply on […] Read more » BBC & documentary maker Dec 16 gangrape Dec 16 gangrape documentary featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC seeks details of money spent by Justice Sen Commission April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today sought details of the money spent by Justice Shyamal Sen Commission which probed the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. Hearing a PIL, a division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the government to submit in four weeks the details of the money spent by the […] Read more » Chief Justice Manjula Chellur featured HC seeks details of money spent Justice Joymalya Bagchi Justice Sen Commission money spent by Justice Sen Commission money spent by Justice Shyamal Sen Commission multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam
Top Law News Chittoor firing: HC orders fresh post-mortem of 5 victims April 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Hyderabad High Court today ordered fresh autopsies for another five victims of the police firing in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh state on April 7. Yesterday it had ordered fresh post-mortem of victim Sasi Kumar, a Tamil Nadu-based labourer, upon his wife’s application. The division bench of Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti […] Read more » Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta Chittoor firing featured fresh post-mortem of 5 victims fresh post-mortem of 5 victims in Chitoor firing case Hyderabad High Court Justice P V Sanjay Kumar
Top Law News Modi thanks Obama for writing article on him in Time magazine April 17, 2015 / April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked Barack Obama for writing a profile on him in Time magazine, terming the US President’s words as “touching and inspiring.” “Dear Barack Obama your words are touching and inspiring. Thanks TIME,” Modi tweeted and provided a link to the article in the magazine which named the Prime Minister among […] Read more » article on Modi in Time magazine featured Modi thanks Obama writing article on Modi by Obama
Criminal Law News Top Law News Chittoor firing case: Hyderabad HC orders fresh autopsy for a victim April 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday directed Andhra Pradesh government to conduct a fresh autopsy on the body of Sashi Kumar, one of the 20 people who were killed in police firing in red sanders forest in Chittoor district on April 7. In response to an application filed by Muniyammal, Kumar’s wife and a native […] Read more » Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta Chittoor firing case featured fresh autopsy for a victim in Chittoor firing case fresh autopsy on the body of Sashi Kumar Justice PV Sanjay Kumar police firing in red sanders forest
