Top Law News Delhi offers no shelter for mentally challenged girls: CWC member May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There are no shelter homes formentally challenged girls in Delhi, a member of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said on Saturday. “There are no shelter homes for mentally challenged girls in the national capital. We need to look into this matter,” Charu Makkar, a member of the CWC said, in the course of a day-long discussion on government […] Read more » Child Welfare Committee CWC girls shelter mentally challenged girls no shelter for mentally challenged girls
Criminal Law News Legislation soon to deal with malpractices in sports: Sibal May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union government will soon bring stand-alone legislation to deal with malpractices in sports, Law Minister Kapil Sibal said Saturday. “We have decided to enact stand-alone legislation to deal with unfair practices in sports. There is no offence under Indian Penal Code (IPC) as of now for unfair practice in sports, so you cannot punish […] Read more » malpractices in sports stand-alone legislation to deal with malpractices
Top Law News Delhi High Court refuses to ban IPL matches May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi High Court refuses to ban IPL matches The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to ban Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, saying the apex court had already dealt with the matter. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath also refused to hear the issue related to monitoring the probe into the IPL spot-fixing case. The bench, […] Read more » ban IPL matches Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Court refuses to ban IPL matches Justice Jayant Nath
Top Law News Cadbury ordered to pay Rs.30,000 compensation May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS) A consumer court in Tripura has ordered Cadbury India Ltd to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000 to a complainant who found an iron pin inside a chocolate bar made by the company, an official said here Wednesday. “A man purchased a Cadbury chocolate on Dec 16, 2011, for his three-year-old daughter and found an […] Read more » Cadbury ordered to pay compensation
Top Law News Intellectuals call for support for Irom Sharmila May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A panel of intellectuals including actors, filmmakers and journalists have appealed to the people to join activist Irom Chanu Sharmila in her demand for annulling the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Manipur. “People know Irom Sharmila only as a lady with a tube in her nose. Even I for that matter got to […] Read more » support for Irom Sharmila
Top Law News Delhi HC notice to centre, Safdarjung doctors May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source: IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre, the Safdarjung Hospital here and its doctors over a plea seeking a code of conduct and grievance redressal platform for the hospital staff to prevent inconvenience to patients. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought a response by […] Read more » Delhi HC notice to Safdarjung doctors HC notice to centre Safdarjung doctors
Top Law News Breather for Delhi teacher on ‘fake’ caste certificate May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS) A Delhi government school teacher, facing departmental proceedings for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for the job, has got relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal, which has annulled the action against her and ordered an inquiry into the veracity of the document. Principal Bench Chairman Syed Rafat Alam and Member Birendra Kumar Sinha […] Read more » Delhi teacher on ‘fake’ caste certificate fake caste certificate
Top Law News Delhi cops to quiz Sreesanth for five more days May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday extended by five days the police custody of cricketer S. Sreesanth, his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila and eight bookies for alleged spot-fixing in the ongoing IPL. Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan granted police custody of the players and the bookies till May 26 when they were presented in […] Read more » quiz Sreesanth for five more days quiz Sreesanth in IPL spot fixing
Top Law News Sibal to consult attorney general on match-fixing law May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the government was discussing enactment of a national law to check match-fixing and spot-fixing in sports and he would consult the attorney general on the issue. “We are trying to reflect if there can be a national legislation on this… (as) gambling is a state subject,” Sibal […] Read more » Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal match-fixing law
Top Law News SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. An apex court bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra said that it was incumbent upon the Board of Control for […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra no ban on IPL SC slams BCCI SC slams BCCI on spot fixing spot fixing
Top Law News ‘No house cost escalation after dues paid, possession taken’ May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS): A builder cannot seek additional money from a house allottee who has paid all dues and taken possession on the ground that the cost calculated at the time of handing over the property was tentative, the top consumer court has ruled. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Presiding Member V.B. Gupta and Member K.S. Chaudhari […] Read more » Member K.S. Chaudhari V.B. Gupta
Top Law News Court denies Delhi gang-rape accused lie detector test May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS): A fast track Delhi court hearing the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape case Monday dismissed the pleas of two accused seeking permission to undergo lie detector tests and also to subject the victim’s male friend to a similar test. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna dismissed the applications of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur for their […] Read more » Delhi gang-rape Delhi gang-rape accused lie detector test