Criminal Law News Top Law News December 16 gang-rape convicts sought kill:HC November 8, 2013 / November 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police on Thursday told the Delhi High Court hearing the confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape case that a conspiracy was hatched to commit rape and then kill the victim. Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, appearing for police, also told a division bench of Justice […] Read more » December 16 gang-rape case convicts December 16 gang-rape convicts Justice Pratibha Rani Justice Reva Khetrapal special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court extends judicial custody of Tunda November 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday extended the judicial custody of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb-maker and terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda, arrested in a 1997 bomb blast case, till Nov 13. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma extended the judicial custody of Tunda, who was produced before court after expiry of his judicial remand. Earlier, Hyderabad police got Tunda’s custody […] Read more » judicial custody of Tunda judicial custody of Tunda extended Tunda in judicial custody
Top Law News Civil servants welcome SC order on fixed tenure November 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court’s direction that civil servants should have an assured minimum tenure has been welcomed by bureaucrats who said it would make a difference to people working at the field level and help them achieve their targets in a better manner. The Supreme Court Friday directed the centre and the states to set […] Read more » Civil servants welcome SC order on fixed tenure SC order on fixed tenure
Consumer Law News Anuradha case would change medical negligence compensation’ November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, awarding Rs.6,08,00,550 as compensation to in a case of medical negligence that resulted in the death of his wife would change the way compensation in such cases is decided in India, Indian American Kunal Saha said Friday. The apex court ordered the Kolkata-based Advance Medicare Research Institute (AMRI) to pay […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice V. Gopala Gowda medical negligence compensation
Top Law News Need for statutory forum to supervise electronic media: Allahabad high court November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has said that the country requires a statutory forum for electronic media which people may approach to ventilate their grievance. The observation came from a division bench of Justice Devi Prasad Singh and Justice Ashok Pal Singh on a petition filed by activist Nutan Thakur against […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Ashok Pal Singh Justice Devi Prasad Singh Need for statutory forum to supervise electronic media statutory forum to supervise electronic media supervise electronic media
Criminal Law News Top Law News Dec 16 gang-rape: Prosecution argues for death sentence November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday commenced hearing on the confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape case here. The prosecution said it has all the evidence against the four convicts awarded the death penalty by the trial court. Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, starting the arguments, briefed […] Read more » Dec 16 gang-rape Justice Pratibha Rani Justice Reva Khetrapal Prosecution argues for death sentence in Delhi Gang rape case special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan
Top Law News Legislation needed against illegal immigration: Meghalaya CM November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday stressed the need for legislation to tackle the issue of illegal migration and covering the whole gamut of concerns from the point of the influx to those who have already entered the state. “There is need to have a comprehensive solution to the influx and illegal immigration issue […] Read more » Landlords and Verification of Tenants Bill Legislation needed against illegal immigration Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Meghalaya Regulation of Landlords and Verification of Tenants Bill The Tenancy Bill
High Profile Cases Top Law News I am being projected as dracula, Asaram tells SC November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Spiritual guru Asaram told the Supreme Court he was being projected as a dracula who drank children’s blood, but the apex court Friday declined to restrain media – both print and visual – from carrying news reports about his conduct. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said that it cannot ask […] Read more » Asaram projected as dracula projected as dracula Asaram
Top Law News SC declines plea over bureaucrats’ cooling off period November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Friday declined a petition seeking direction to the government to observe a cooling off period of two years before a retired senior civil servant is offered re-employment with the government. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, turning down the plea, said it was for the competent authorities to […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam plea over bureaucrats' cooling off period
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court summons BJP leaders on Jethmalani’s suit October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday issued summons to the BJP and its parliamentary board members on a civil defamation case filed by veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani over his expulsion from the party May 28. Jethmalani demanded Rs.50 lakh in damages jointly from the board members, barring BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and the ailing […] Read more » Court summons BJP leaders on Jethmalani's suit
Top Law News HC seeks notification on electronic signature October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the centre to issue a notification on the electronic signature required by an individual to send a complaint through e-mail to Facebook. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru told the central government’s counsel to seek instructions in this regard. The direction came […] Read more » Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Vibhu Bakhru notification on electronic signature
Criminal Law News Top Law News Huge spike in crime against women in Delhi : SC October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Oct 30: In 288 days, till Oct 15 this year, the national capital witnessed an alarming rise in crime against women. On average, five women were raped, and 10 molested, kidnapped or abducted, and nine subjected to cruelty each day. This rate of crime is nearly double that for the corresponding period of […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra C. Nagappan crime against women in Delhi Huge spike in crime against women in Delhi Justices G.S Singhvi rise in crime against women in Delhi Shiva Kirti Singh
