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
Consumer Law News Top Law News To file RTI in Goa, first prove you are Indian October 16, 2013 / October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To file an RTI application in Goa, you will first have to prove that you are an Indian citizen. A government circular issued late Tuesday now asks all Right to Information applicants to mandatorily attach a copy of the affidavit swearing that the applicant is an Indian national. The move has been called draconian by […] Read more » To file RTI in Goa
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bail for man who impersonated as PM October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to a man, who along with his accomplices, made hoax calls and demanded money from a private music company by impersonating as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and RJD leader Lalu Prasad. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma granted bail to accused Vikas Dutt Sharma and directed him to furnish […] Read more » Bail for man who impersonated as PM Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma man who impersonated as PM man who impersonated as PM and lalu
Top Law News Panel formed to consider Kerala HC bench: Tharoor October 16, 2013 / October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor Tuesday hailed the decision of the Kerala High Court to constitute a panel to study the feasibility of setting up a bench of the court in the state capital. Tharoor, told reporters here that the registrar-general of the Kochi-based high court informed him about the decision […] Read more » Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor Justice K.T. Sankaran Justice S. Siri Jagan Justice T.R. Ramachandran Nair Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan Panel formed to consider Kerala HC bench
Criminal Law News Top Law News To avoid jail, health official pays compensation October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Faced with the prospect of imprisonment for violating orders in a consumer case, an officer of Chandigarh’s health department Monday paid Rs.4.38 lakh in compensation to a woman who lost her foetus and suffered kidney damage. The loss of the foetus and the kidney damage occurred because of the negligence of government doctors in a […] Read more » health official pays compensation negligence of government doctors
Family Law News Top Law News Regulating placement agencies can prevent child trafficking October 16, 2013 / October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The recent rescue of a teenaged domestic help in south Delh’s Vasant Kunj area after she was treated brutally by her employer is yet another addition to the growing list of shocking cases of ill-treatment meted out to domestics. Most of these helps are from the rural hinterland of the country and, as it turns […] Read more » Bachpan Bachao Andolan BBA Non-regulation of placement agencies prevent child trafficking by regulating placement agencies Regulating placement agencies can prevent child trafficking regulation of placement agencies
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court seeks government response on PIL against Kejriwal October 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday directed the central government to file its reply on a PIL seeking registration of a criminal case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly receiving foreign funds in violation of the law. A bench of Justices Pradeep Nanrajog and V.K. Rao asked the government to […] Read more » AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal ASG Rajeeve Mehra government response on PIL against Kejriwal Justices Pradeep Nanrajog V K Rao
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Actor Sanjay Dutt seeks parole extension October 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, currently out of jail on parole for a fortnight, has sought an extension of parole on medical grounds, official sources said Sunday. Dutt, 53, was granted parole from the Yerawada Central Jail Oct 1 to get medical treatment for certain unspecified illnesses. His parole period ends Monday and he has sought […] Read more » Actor Sanjay Dutt seeks parole extension criminal lawyer J P Mishra parole extension of Sanjay Dut Sanjay Dutt in Yerawada Central Jail
Top Law News Sporting fraud prevention bill styled on laws in many countries October 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the match-fixing scandal allegedly involving a team owner and relative of the Indian cricket board president in the backdrop, the law ministry has drafted the Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill, 2013 after studying the laws of many countries, a top legal official said Sunday. “This is a comprehensive bill for preventing sporting fraud and […] Read more » match-fixing scandal prevention bill Prevention of Sporting Fraud Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill 2013 Regulating Sports Betting and Sports Law Sporting fraud prevention bill styled on laws
