Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Sanjay Kishan Kaul sworn in as Chief Justice of Madras HC July 26, 2014 / July 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment was today sworn in as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court by Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah at the Raj Bhavan here. Rosaiah administered the oath of office to Kaul at a function at the Raj Bhavan here. Judges of the Madras High Court, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, and Cabinet Ministers were present during […] Read more » Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Corrupt judge charge: Markandey Katju poses six questions to RC Lahoti July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Tuesday used former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju’s allegations that corrupt judge was allowed to continue due to political compulsions, to emphasise on the need for a National Judicial Commission for judicial appointments. Amid furore in the Lok Sabha, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said “there’s an imperative need to improve the […] Read more » Markandey Katju poses six questions to RC Lahoti
High Profile Cases No plans to amend Section 377 till SC decision: Modi govt July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre today said it has no plans to amend or repeal Section 377 of the IPC, criminalising sex among homosexuals, till the issue is settled by the Supreme Court. “No. The matter is sub-judiced before the Supreme Court. A decision regarding Section 377 of IPC can be taken only after pronouncement of judgement by […] Read more » amend Section 377
Family Law News Top Law News Government revising guidelines for adoption of children July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government is revising the existing guidelines for adoption to simplify the procedure and minimise the delay in the process of adoption of Indian children. Some of the changes contemplated in the existing guidelines include provisions for linking the orphan, abandoned or surrendered children of all child care institutions (CCIs) to the adoption system in the […] Read more » guidelines for adoption of children
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Karuna blasts Katju, says he is acting under indirect pressure July 23, 2014 / July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK President M Karunanidhi today lashed out at former Supreme Court Judge Markendaya Katju for his allegations on a Tamil Nadu judge, which has put his party under a cloud, and accused him of acting under ‘indirect pressure’. Breaking his silence on the issue which has triggered a major controversy, the 90-year old former chief minister questioned Katju’s motives in raking up a […] Read more » Karuna says Katju is acting under indirect pressure
Top Law News Government demands statement from Manmohan Singh on corrupt judge issue July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after informing Parliament that the PMO under Manmohan Singh had pushed for extension to a judge facing corruption charges, the government today demanded that the former Prime Minister should make a “categorical” statement on the controversial matter. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the whole account of the affair, first brought out by […] Read more » Government demands statement from Manmohan Singh on corrupt judge issue
Criminal Law News Top Law News Five family members sentenced to life imprisonment July 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five members of a family have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here for murdering three brothers in Tibba Danasher locality here in 2011. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge S K Sharma convicted a father and his four sons to life imprisonment. In the judgement delivered on Saturday, the court held Bhagwan Swarup Soni, his […] Read more » Five family members sentenced to life imprisonment
Top Law News HC turns down govt plea for 3 months time to decide SRA scheme July 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that enough time had been given to Maharashtragovernment to consider a proposal to amend the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme in Thane, the Bombay High Court has refused to grant the state three months time to take a policy decision on the issue. However, the court granted a short time to the state till August 14 to comply with […] Read more » plea for 3 months time to decide SRA scheme
Top Law News Lowering juvenile age to curb offences doubtful prescription July 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister for Women and Child Development Menaka Gandhi’s suggestion to lower the lower the juvenile age from 18 years to 16 so that those accused of heinous crimes such as rape can be punished instead of being sent to reform homes is an outdated proposition. The minister wants juvenile offenders accused of rape, murder, […] Read more » Lowering juvenile age to curb offences doubtful prescription
Top Law News AAP leaders in judicial custody for promoting enmity July 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AAP leader Dilip Pandey and two other party members were Saturday sent to 14 days’ judicial custody by a court here on charges of promoting enmity between different communities. Metropolitan Magistrate Sheetal Chaudhary sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members Pandey, Ram Kumar Jha and Javed Khan to judicial custody till Aug 2. Rejecting the charge, […] Read more » AAP leaders in judicial custody Metropolitan Magistrate Sheetal Chaudhary
High Profile Cases Top Law News CIC upholds PMO’s refusal to declassify three Netaji files July 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld the Prime Minister’s Office’s contention of keeping, as classified, three files on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, on grounds their declassification would adversely affect foreign relations, reports IANS. Researcher Chandrachur Ghose in April last year filed a Right to Information (RTI) application seeking copies of documents contained in three […] Read more » PMO’s refusal to declassify three Netaji files
Top Law News West Bengal rights panel a symbol of oppression: Activists July 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal Human Rights Commission, which was hailed last year for setting a benchmark in rights activism because of its proactive role, is now drawing the ire of activists who are terming it a “symbol of oppression”. Besides deploring the elevation of former top cop Naparajit Mukherjee as the acting chairperson, activists have questioned the […] Read more » symbol of oppression
