High Profile Cases BCCI president promises fair spot fixing probe May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan Sunday said an independent commission will be set up to probe Chennai Super Kings chief executive — and his son-in-law — Gurunath Meiyappan’s role in the spot fixing scandal, and asserted that he will not have any role to play in its selection or work. […] Read more » BCCI) president N. Srinivasan fair spot fixing probe Gurunath Meiyappan Srinivasan
Top Law News Women misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them: Delhi High Court May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Women misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them: Delhi High Court Penal provisions on rape have been misused by some women who develop consensual physical relationship with their lovers and after the breakup file false rape cases to force them to marry them, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Kailash Gambhir said rape law was often misused by women as weapon for “vengeance and vendetta” […] Read more » misuse of rape law misuse rape law misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them
Top Law News BJP demands halting of Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Demanding a halt in the implementation of the Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia, the BJP Saturday said here that it would work against Indian interests. “The Nitaqat scheme shall primarily work against the Indian interests. A minimum of two to three years moratorium to implement it is demanded,” said BJP’s Convenor of Overseas Affairs Vijay […] Read more » halting of Nitaqat law halting of Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia
High Profile Cases Data shows gambling rampant in India May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While the recent controversy around the Indian Premier League (IPL) has revealed a network of betting in cricket, official national crime data shows gambling, in various forms, is rampant in the country, a think tank said Saturday. National Crime records Bureau (NCRB) data compiled by think tank PRS Legislative Research showed that Andhra Pradesh reported the highest […] Read more » Data shows gambling rampant in India' gambling rampant gambling rampant in India'
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