Top Law News Delhi HC to hear Goa lawmaker’s plea on citizenship November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea of a sitting Goa lawmaker challenging the decision of union home ministry cancelling his Indian citizenship, by holding him to be a Portugese national. Justice V.K. Jain posted the matter for Dec 3. Caetano R. Silva, a member of Goa Vikas Party, moved the high […] Read more » Caetano R. Silva Goa lawmaker's plea on citizenship member of Goa Vikas Party Roberto Silva
Top Law News SC notice on PIL seeking independent regulator for electronic media November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government, the Election Commission, and Press Council of India on a PIL seeking framing of guidelines and setting up an independent body for regulating electronic media that has a wide reach and influence on the masses. A bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam independent regulator for electronic media Justice Ranjan Gogoi PIL seeking independent regulator for electronic media Press Council Chief Justice Markanday Katju regulator for electronic media
Top Law News Delhi slum-dwellers’ rehabilitation within six months, court told November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government Friday told the Delhi High Court that it will complete, within six months, the rehabilitation process of slum dwellers, who were evicted from where they had been living before May 1998. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) told Justice Sudhershan Kumar Misra that the cabinet has taken a decision to complete the […] Read more » Delhi slum-dwellers' rehabilitation
Top Law News Justice Ganguly refuses comment on sexual assault allegations November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dodging queries on the allegations of sexual assault levelled against him, former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Friday refused to comment on the issue or whether he would step down as head of the West Bengal human rights panel. Surrounded by clamouring media persons, who repeatedly quizzed him on the allegations, Ganguly kept on repeating: […] Read more » Justice Ganguly on sexual assault allegations sexual assault allegations
Top Law News Ban recommended on import of animal-tested cosmetics November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended to the union health ministry to ban import of cosmetics tested on animals. According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the board, at its meeting Monday, recommended that a suitable provision be added under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to ban cosmetics tested on […] Read more » animal-tested cosmetics ban on import of animal-tested cosmetics import of animal-tested cosmetics
Top Law News Court reserves order on Tejpal’s anticipatory bail plea November 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea for anticipatory bail by Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal who is battling charges of sexual assault. The court also declined to grant four weeks interim protection to Tejpal against arrest by the Goa Police. Justice Sunita Gupta reserved the order for Nov 29 after hearing […] Read more » Tejpal's anticipatory bail plea
Top Law News Hung house in Delhi, BJP largest party: Survey November 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The BJP may emerge the single-largest party in Delhi assembly elections which are expected to throw up a hung house, said a survey Wednesday. According to the ABP News-Dainik Bhaskar-Nielsen opinion poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to get around 32 seats in the 70-member house with a vote share of 33 per […] Read more » BJP largest party
Top Law News HC seeks government’s response on plea over woman’s suicide November 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi government on a plea that the city police were “dragging their feet” in a probe into the suicide of a woman lab assistant in a Delhi University college. Justice Sunita Gupta issued notice to Delhi Police, and asked it to file a status report […] Read more » Bhim Rao Ambedkar College response on plea over woman’s suicide suicide of Pavitra Bhardwaj
Top Law News Tejpal case: woman scribe deposes before magistrate November 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The young journalist who has accused Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her appeared before a judicial magistrate in Goa to dispose. Police sources said the woman was secretly flown to Goa and taken to a trial court complex in Panaji, where her statement was recorded before a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) in […] Read more » Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Tejpal case woman scribe deposes before magistrate
Top Law News Uphold people’s trust in justice delivery system: CJI November 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is the solemn duty of the courts to uphold and preserve the trust and confidence of the people in the justice delivery system as the loss of same could spell doom for the rule of law, Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam said Tuesday. “I am deeply gratified by the faith and confidence […] Read more » Chief Justice Sathasivam people's trust in justice delivery system
Top Law News Delhi HC wants special prosecutors for sex crimes on kids November 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to appoint special public prosecutors in each district court within three months for matters of sexual offences committed against children. A division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Manmohan also asked the Delhi government to file a status report in this regard by […] Read more » advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal chief justice NV Ramana Justice Manmohan Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 sex crimes on kids special prosecutors for sex crimes on kids
Top Law News ‘Women should speak up for their rights’ November 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women should learn to negotiate with their families, sensitise their colleagues and speak up for their rights, a women’s rights expert said Monday. Bringing up popular dilemmas faced by women, Usha Ananthasubramanian, chairperson and managing director of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank said a woman needs to be a continuous learner. The bank has been set […] Read more » 'Women should speak up for their rights'
