Top Law News Maharashtra bans black magic and superstitious practices August 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Maharashtra bans black magic and superstitious practices Maharashtra heralds a progressive new era with a comprehensive law banning black magic, witchcraft and other superstitious practices coming into effect, officials said Sunday. Governor K Sankaranarayanan signed an Ordinance Saturday evening which will curb all these practices, and award stringent punishment for practitioners. Maharashtra is the first state in the country to enact such […] Read more » killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti by Narendra Dabholkar Maharashtra bans black magic Maharashtra bans black magic and superstitious practices Maharashtra bans superstitious practices Narendra Dabholkar founder of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti superstitious practices
Top Law News Dec 16 gang-rape accused wanted to kill victim: Prosecution August 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi police on Saturday, during final arguments in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape case, told a city court that the accused had a clear intention to kill the victim so that no witness of the horrific incident was left behind. Special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan told additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna that the intestine of […] Read more » accused wanted to kill victim of Dec 16gang rape Dec 16 gang-rape December 16 2012 gang-rape case Special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan in dec 16 gang rape case
Top Law News Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran summoned on airlines’ fare hike August 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench Saturday asked Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran to appear before it Sep 3 to explain the arbitrary fare hike by private airlines. A bench of Justices Uma Nath Singh and Anil Kumar also refused to give a later date as urged by counsel for the central government and ordered Parasaran […] Read more » fare hike by private airlines Justice Anil Kumar Justices Uma Nath Singh Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran to appear before court Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran to appear before court on fare hikes in private air lines Solicitor General to appear before court on fare hikes in private air lines
Top Law News Gift mobile phone to sister on Rakshabandhan, Delhi high court tells brother August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judiciary has time and again come to the rescue of girls facing threats from family members to sacrifice education midway to get married. This time, however, in an unprecedented move while protecting one such college girl, the Delhi high court has directed her brother to gift her a mobile phone this Rakshabandhan for use […] Read more » Gift mobile phone on Rakshabandhan Gift mobile phone to sister on Rakshabandhan Justice Hima Kohli
Top Law News FIR in Goa’s Rs.35,000 crore mining scam August 20, 2013 / August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With an eye to a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court later this month, the Goa government has made its first move to prosecute those indicted in a Rs.35,000 crore illegal mining scam in the state. The first information report (FIR) comes after months of going slow in the illegal mining probe. The probe has […] Read more » FIR in Goa's Rs.35000 crore mining scam FIR on Goa Mining Scam Rs.35000 crore mining scam Rs.35000 crore mining scam in Goa
Top Law News SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC asks centre about steps to check criminal lawmakers Aiming to “bring purity in elections”, the Supreme Court Monday questioned the government on steps it intends to take to bar people charged with heinous crimes or found guilty by a commission of inquiry from becoming lawmakers. “The objective is to bring purity in elections. We have to take care that the process is not […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Paras Kuhad bring purity in elections criminal lawmakers Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice R.M. Lodha SC asks centre to check criminal lawmakers steps to check criminal lawmakers
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on the use of beacon lights and sirens August 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea seeking stripping “high dignitaries”, other than constitutional authorities, of beacon lights and sirens that they have on their vehicles as a status symbol and use to their advantage while travelling The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea seeking stripping “high dignitaries”, other […] Read more » Justice GS Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda stripping "high dignitaries top news of beacon lights and sirens use of beacon lights and sirens verdict on the use of beacon lights and sirens
Top Law News Child rights policies need better implementation: NGO August 16, 2013 / August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Effective implementation of policies on child rights continues to be a challenge and more commitment from the government and the civil society is needed for results, an NGO said Wednesday. “It is time we put our robust looking policies into action and ensure effective implementation to bring about a lasting change for children and their […] Read more » better implementation of Child rights policies Child rights policies Child rights policies need better implementation
Top Law News Delhi High Court seeks Lokayukta’s report on Dikshit August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Lokayukta’s report which recommended to the president a censure of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misrepresenting facts about 60,000 low-cost flats ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru was hearing a plea filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed Delhi High Court seeks Lokayukta's report on Dikshit Justice Vibhu Bakhru Lokayukta's report on Dikshit Lokayukta's report on Sheila Dikshit
Top Law News Apex Court has lived up to constitutional mandate: Eminent jurists August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A strong judiciary may sometimes be a thorn in the flesh of the government or the political class, but in the Indian context, it has – barring a short dark stint during emergency – acted as pillar of the Indian state which celebrated its 67 Independence Day Thursday, eminent jurists say. Despite lackluster governance, a […] Read more » Apex Court has lived up to constitutional mandate constitutional mandate
Top Law News Plea on Dec 16 juvenile: SC to pronounce order Aug 21-22 August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS): Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will pronounce its order next week on the maintainability of a plea seeking prosecution of a juvenile accused in Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape here under normal criminal laws. An apex court bench headed by Chief justice P. Sathasivam said that it will pronounce its order either on Aug […] Read more » Plea on Dec 16 juvenile
Top Law News Plea in SC questions natural gas pricing August 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Wednesday seeking quashing of the government’s recent decision hiking natural gas prices from April 2014 and direction to the government to cancel the production-sharing contract with Reliance Industries and NIKO Resources related to the Krishna-Godavari basin block. The public interest litigation, filed by NGO Common Cause, former cabinet secretary T.S.R. […] Read more » natural gas pricing Plea in SC questions natural gas pricing SC questions natural gas pricing top legal news
