Top Law News Court agrees to hear plea against security to tainted MPs May 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today agreed to hear a plea filed by a local resident seeking order to restrain the police and other central forces from providing security to newly-elected tainted MPs. The plea was taken up for hearing in the court of additional civil judge Prashant Sharma, who posted the hearing for July 25. Petitioner cited media […] Read more » security to tainted MPs
Top Law News United Nations Launches Campaign on Gender Equality May 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The United Nations on Thursday launched a year-long campaign aimed at mobilising governments and people in favour of gender equality.The campaign was launched to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic fourth world conference on women in Beijing that drew an unprecedented 17,000 participants.During the past two decades, much progress has been made in women’s […] Read more » Campaign on Gender Equality Gender equality
Top Law News Centre gets one more week to notify SIT to probe black money May 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday gave the central government one more week to notify the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the flight of black money to tax havens abroad and to bring it back. The apex court bench of justices B.S. Chauhan and A.K. Sikri while extending the time limit by […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justices B.S. Chauhan petitioner Ram Jethmalani
Top Law News Court notice on CRPF bodybuilders’ plea May 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the central government and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on a plea filed by the bodybuilding team of the paramilitary force against the decision to disband them. Justice Reva Khetrapal and Justice Pratibha Rani sought response from the home ministry and the CRPF and posted […] Read more » Justice Pratibha Rani Justice Reva Khetrapal Sports Authority of India the Indian Olympic Association.
Top Law News Bengal to set up anti-trafficking task force May 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal government is setting up a anti-human trafficking task force to prevent trafficking of girls and help in rehabilitating them, sources said. Designated ‘3R’, the special team will comprise police and CID officials as well as representatives of the Bangladesh deputy high commission in Kolkata. According to national crime record figures 2009, the […] Read more » anti-trafficking task force prevent trafficking of girls setting up a anti-human trafficking task force
Top Law News Delhi government fined Rs.2 lakh for not creating awareness about sex crimes May 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 2 lakh on the Delhi government for “showing insensitivity” in sensitising people and creating mass awareness about laws dealing with sexual offences and punishments for them. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Sunita Gupta expressed displeasure at the conduct of the Delhi […] Read more » awareness about sex crimes deposit Rs. 2 lakh with the Nirbhaya Fund Justice Kailash Gambhir Justice Sunita Gupta laws dealing with sexual offences
Top Law News Make delay a criteria for deciding mercy petition, says SC February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government to include delay as a criteria in deciding the mercy petition of a death row convict. Pointing out that the government has set out certain criteria for deciding mercy petitions, the bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh said: “We hereby […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam delay a criteria for deciding mercy petition Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh
Top Law News Delhi HC orders surprise checks at juvenile homes February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered surprise checks of observation homes at regular intervals and issued guidelines for the safety of juveniles lodged in such homes after four incidents of rioting took place last year. A division bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice R.V. Easwar said CCTVs shall be installed at all key points […] Read more » Justice R.V. Easwar Justice Ravindra Bhat juvenile homes surprise checks at juvenile homes
Top Law News Rajiv assassination conspirators escape noose release demanded February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday commuted the death sentence to three key conspirators in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, holding the 11-year delay in deciding their mercy petitions “unreasonable and dehumanising”. Political parties in Tamil Nadu as well as the elated families have now demanded the trio’s release. A bench of Chief Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh Rajiv assassination conspirators
Top Law News Pension Parishad says Interim budget is an absolute let-down February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Members of the Pension Parishad Tuesday described the interim budget for 2014-15 as a “let-down”, and blamed the government for ignoring the rights of the elderly and deprived people. “Far from being pro-people, the budget has clearly exposed its bias towards the rich and privileged by undertaking fiscal consolidation at the cost of high priority […] Read more » Pension Parishad says Interim budget is an absolute let-down
Top Law News ‘Policy-implementation must for women’s empowerment’ February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women’s empowerment is possible only if state administrators implement the policies framed by the central government, K.G. Balakrishnan, National Human Rights Commission chairperson said Tuesday. “Though the policies framed by the central government aims at empowering women, the delay and sometimes the non-implementation of the policies in states becomes a barrier in their empowerment,” he […] Read more » 'Policy-implementation must for women's empowerment' Women's empowerment
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Gadkari files defamation case against Kejriwal February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP leader Nitin Gadkari filed a defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal, who has resigned as Delhi chief minister, in a court here on Tuesday and said that Kejriwal has tarnished his image by calling him corrupt. The complaint was filed before metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha. The complaint said that on Jan 31 “Kejriwal has deliberately […] Read more » defamation case against Kejriwal Gadkari files defamation case against Kejriwal
