Top Law News SC moved for Balakrishnan’s removal as NHRC chief August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Friday seeking direction to the government to start proceedings for the removal of former Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. NGO Common Cause has sought direction to the government that it should make a reference to the apex court under Section 5(2) […] Read more » Balakrishnan as NHRC chief Balakrishnan's removal as NHRC chief former Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan national news news SC moved for Balakrishnan's removal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court wants to know mechanism for complaints on social sites August 5, 2013 / August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked Google and Facebook to inform it about their mechanism to deal with complaints, including misuse of social networking sites by children below 13 years of age. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the social networking site and the search engine to […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed complaints on social sites Information and Technology Act IT Act Justice Vibhu Bakhru mechanism for complaints on social sites national news news procedure for complaint on social sites todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Supreme Court move ruffles jailbirds’ feathers in Bihar July 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court move ruffles jailbirds’ feathers in Bihar The Supreme Court judgment July 10 to keep politicians in lawful confinement out of the electoral fray, even if they are not convicted, has caused worry to deepen among many Bihar leaders. Many top political leaders of the state, including former chief minister and leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad, have been […] Read more » ruffles jailbirds' feathers in Bihar
Top Law News Court acquits ‘rapist’ held on basis of suspicion July 14, 2013 / July 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment No matter how strong the suspicion is, it cannot take the place of proof, the Delhi High Court has said while acquitting a man of charges of rape and abduction of a four-year-old neighbour. Justice G.P. Mittal, in a recent judgment, upheld the trial court’s decision which acquitted Nand Ji Prasad of raping the minor […] Read more » Court acquits 'rapist Court acquits 'rapist' held on basis of suspicion rapist acquits on basis of suspicion
Top Law News Court agrees to hear plea to decongest Delhi road July 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking urgent measures to improve traffic flow on the busy Vikas Marg for reducing accidents and saving motorists’ time and energy. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru, before which the petition came up recently, decided to hear it […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed Court agrees to hear plea to decongest Delhi road decongest Delhi road Justice Vibhu Bakhru plea to decongest Delhi road
Top Law News Make laws on gender violence more citizen-friendly July 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laws dealing with gender violence need to be simple and short so that victims as well as protectors do not have any problem understanding or interpreting them, experts at a seminar here opined Saturday. “In India, the laws are not harmonised. As part of moving forward on gender issues we have to understand how to […] Read more » gender violence laws more citizen-friendly laws on gender violence Make laws on gender violence more citizen-friendly
Top Law News Court notice on plea alleging discrimination in DU’s open school July 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the central government, Delhi University on a PIL alleging that practice and procedure followed by School of Open Learning (SOL) is very “arbitrary and discriminatory”. The students who take admission in university’s SOL are treated as “second class citizens” and “indifferently”, the plea alleged. A division bench […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed discrimination in DU's open school DU's open school Justice Vibhu Bhakru
Top Law News Food security plan won’t not cause financial burden July 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress on Friday said the food security programme, approved by the union cabinet Wednesday, would not be a financial burden on the economy, and would help battle malnutrition and hunger. “The food ordinance will help battle malnutrition and hunger in the nation. The food security ordinance will not impact fiscal deficit or affect […] Read more » Food security plan won't not cause financial burden
Top Law News 3,600 Indians return from Kuwait, India asks for ‘time and space’ June 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With around 3,600 Indians having returned from Kuwait this year, India Friday said it has asked the Gulf country’s government to “provide time and space” to expatriates overstaying or on irregular visas to return on their own or to regularise their stay as per its law. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said here at […] Read more » 3 600 Indians return from Kuwait Indian envoy Satish C. Mehta
Criminal Law News Karnataka gang-rape: One suspect sent to five-day police custody June 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here Friday remanded to five-day police custody Hari Prasad alias Harish, one of the three suspects arrested Thursday in the abduction and gang-rape of a medical student here. The other two are in hospital after attempting to commit suicide. “We produced Harish (27) in the district court after doctors examined him at […] Read more »
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Need more Calcutta High Court judges in Supreme Court: CJI June 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Need more Calcutta High Court judges in Supreme Court: CJI Observing that there weren’t many Calcutta High Court judges in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Friday said they needed more of them “to shake up Delhi”. Speaking at the launch of the website of the Indian Law Institute’s West Bengal unit and an e-book, “The High Court at Calcutta 150 Years: […] Read more » Altamas Kabir Calcutta High Court judges in Supreme Court Calcutta judges in Delhi Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir more Calcutta High Court judges in Supreme Court
Top Law News New British visa policy to be discussed next month: India June 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India said Friday that the new British visa rules, that Indian industry bodies have termed as “discriminatory”, could be discussed next month at a bilateral forum. The controversial British proposal to collect 3,000 pounds (Rs.2.8 lakh) from Indian citizens for a six-month visa from November would come up for discussions during the India-Britain consular forum […] Read more » New British visa policy
