Top Law News Transgenders have right to live with equality & dignity:SC October 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Responding to forceful plea for ending the discrimination being meted out to transgender people and recognizing their constitutional rights, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government to spell out whether it would recognize them as third sex or give them the choice of being identified as male or female. A bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan right to live with equality & dignity Transgenders have right to live with equality & dignity Transgenders should live with equality & dignity
Human Rights Top Law News Sale of adulterated food hits right to life : SC October 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said that food articles which are harmful and injurious to public health had the potential of striking at the fundamental right to life guaranteed by the constitution and it was the government’s responsibility to take steps for protection of life and health. “Enjoyment of life and its attainment, including right to […] Read more » Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan RIGHT TO LIFE Sale of adulterated food Sale of adulterated food hits right to life
Human Rights Top Law News NCPCR’s guidelines to Bengal for ‘right to play’ October 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To ensure a child’s “right to play”, India’s apex child rights panel has issued a 10-point guideline to the West Bengal government for implementation while granting permission for construction of high-rise residential buildings. “The government of West Bengal has acceded to the guidelines/recommendations issued by NCPCR for implementation to ensure the children’s right to play,” […] Read more » ey guidelines for right to play guidelines to Bengal for 'right to play National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR's guidelines to Bengal right to play
High Profile Cases Top Law News CBI files status report on coal block allocations October 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed a status report with the Supreme Court on the progress of its investigation into the irregularities in allocation of coal blocks. The agency filed the status reports in a sealed cover with the apex court registry. The court is monitoring the investigation. The status report gives the […] Read more » CBI files status report on coal block coal block allocations
Human Rights Top Law News Clinical trial must be done for our people benefit & not for MNCs: SC October 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Clinical trials in the country must be for the help of people here and must not be allowed for the benefits of multinational companies, the Supreme Court today said while holding that norms formulated by the Centre are “deficient” to protect the rights of the subjects. The apex court said no trial of new drugs […] Read more » Clinical trial Clinical trial must be done for our people benefit Clinical trial must not be done for benefit of multi national company Clinical trial must not be done for multi national company Clinical trial not for the benefit of MNC
Criminal Law News Top Law News 30 MPs, 127 legislators violated electoral law: ADR October 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As many as 30 MPs and 127 legislators have declared cases regarding electoral offences in their election affidavits, an election watchdog said Monday. According to a release from NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), the information has been analysed from the self-sworn affidavits of candidates who have contested parliamentary and […] Read more » legislators violated electoral law MP's violated electoral law violations of electoral law violations of electoral law by MP'S and Legislators
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC declines to pass order on Asaram’s plea October 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday declined to pass any order on spiritual guru Asaram Bapu’s plea seeking to restrain media from carrying on speculative reporting in the allegation of rape against him but reiterated its 2012 guidelines on media reporting of sub-judice cases. Declining to pass any order on Asaram’s plea, the apex court bench of […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi order on Asaram's plea SC declines to pass order on Asaram's plea
Top Law News SC panel to probe sexual harassment complaints on premises October 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set up a committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment within its precincts. The decks were cleared for the formation of the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee after the government issued the relevant notification, enforcing Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, […] Read more » sexual harassment complaints sexual harassment complaints on premises supreme court to probe sexual harassment complaints on premises
Consumer Law News Top Law News SC to examine curbs on news on private FM radio October 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, hearing a PIL by an NGO, Thursday said it will examine the rules that bar private FM radio channels and community radios from broadcasting news and current affairs. It also issued notice on the issue to the central government, returnable in two weeks. As a bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam and Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam counsel Prashant Bhushan curbs on news on private FM radio Justice Ranjan Gogoi news on private FM radio SC to examine curbs on news
Top Law News ‘Godowns in villages through rural jobs scheme’ October 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has decided to leverage the rural job scheme to create intermediary grain godowns at the block level to plug leakages in the public distribution system, a minister said Thursday. The move comes as the central government attempts to roll out the food security scheme throughout the country. “We will change Schedule 1 of […] Read more » 'Godowns in villages 'Godowns in villages through rural jobs scheme' Food minister K.V. Thomas grain godowns at the block level MGNREG rural jobs scheme'
Human Rights Top Law News India has highest number of slaves: Index October 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery — estimated at nearly 14 million, according to an index ranking 162 countries. The Global Slavery Index 2013 was compiled by Australian-based rights organisation Walk Free Foundation on the basis of debt bondage, forced marriage and sale or […] Read more » highest no. of slaves are in india highest number of slaves in India India has highest number of slaves
Top Law News Children fan UP officials, and add to hot air October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment District officials in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh perhaps thought of it as nothing much to bother about — children stood behind and fanned them during an “open court” meeting in a village, as a video camera caught the action. The incident occurred Tuesday at Shamli, when Principal Secretary Sunil Kumar of the Social […] Read more » Children fan UP officials
