Top Law News SC issues notice to centre on curbing hate speeches April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking framing of guidelines to curb elected representatives from delivering hate speeches in pursuance of their political goals. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued the notice after senior counsel Basva Patil told the court that such […] Read more »
Top Law News Urgent need to rehabilitate young rag-pickers: Delhi MP March 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is an urgent need to rehabilitate youngsters who work as rag-pickers and the government has to take “more steps” to educate them, Delhi MP Mahabal Mishra said here on Saturday. “It is urgently required that these kids be admitted into schools and given proper education and shelter we are building permanent homes for them […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi HC upholds jail term for rapist March 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the seven year jail term awarded by a trial court to a man for raping a mentally challenged woman who was his neighbour. Justice S.P. Garg dismissed the plea of Surender Krishan Seth who claimed he was falsely implicated by the mother of the victim as she wanted to […] Read more »
Top Law News Parties divided over anti-rape bill March 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS): While the union cabinet has approved the bill to strengthen anti-rape laws, its provision to lower the age for consensual sex to 16 years may snag the bill with many political parties, and even the women and child development ministry, raising objections. The bill provides for lowering the age for consensual sex to 16 […] Read more » Parties divided over anti-rape bill
Top Law News UPA seeks consensus on anti-rape bill March 17, 2013 / March 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment IANS, A day before an all-party meet to debate the controversial anti-rape bill, the UPA government Sunday said it would evolve a consensus on the issue. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have expressed reservations over the legislation. “We hope there will be a consensus (on the issue) at the all-party […] Read more » UPA seeks consensus on anti-rape bill
Family Law News For conviction in dowry death, establish cruelty first: Supreme Court March 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that for seeking the conviction of a person accused of causing dowry death, the prosecution has to produce evidence that establishes that the demand for dowry was coupled with acts of harassment and cruelty. For the court to draw the presumption that the accused had caused the dowry death, the […] Read more » establish cruelty first For conviction in dowry death Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
Top Law News Punjab court decides rape case in 48 hours February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It took just 48 working hours for a court in this Punjab district to decide a rape case, and sentence the accused. Additional district and sessions judge J.S. Bhinder Friday sentenced Manu Paswan, who belongs to Bihar, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl of Puglana village in this district. The matter […] Read more » Punjab court decides rape case in 48 hours
Top Law News Delhi High Court upholds 10 years’ jail for minor’s rapist February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld a 10-year jail sentence for a man convicted of raping a minor in view of the gravity of the offence. Justice S.P. Garg, in a recent order, held that the accused had betrayed the parents of victim who had allowed their child to go to his house for a […] Read more » 10 years' jail for minor's rapist
Top Law News Owaisi gets bail in both cases, to be released Saturday February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was Friday granted bail in both cases of hate speech in Adialabad and Nizamabad districts of Andhra Pradesh. He is likely to walk out of jail Saturday. A couple of hours after a court in Nizamabad town approved his bail, another court in Adilabad also passed orders granting him bail, clearing […] Read more » Owaisi gets bail
Top Law News Kerala assembly refers bill on women’s dignity to panel February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala Assembly on Thursday referred to the subject committee of the house a bill to safeguard women from harassment and protect their dignity and privacy. State Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan piloted the Kerala Protection of Privacy and Dignity of Women Bill, 2013, which is intended to prevent harassment and any other attempt or activity […] Read more » bill on women's dignity
Top Law News 1,455 death penalties in 10 years February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A total of 1,455 convicts were handed out death sentence in the past 10 years which amounts to one such penalty awarded every three days by the country’s courts, a rights panel said, quoting official documents. “As per the records of the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,455 convicts or an average […] Read more » 1 455 death penalties in 10 years
Top Law News Delhi gang-rape case: Two doctors testify February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two Safdarjung Hospital doctors, who were part of the team that treated last year’s Dec 16 gang-rape victim, testified in a Delhi court Tuesday. They were also cross-examined by defence counsel. The fast track court of Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna also recorded the statements of two magistrates, who were part of the judicial proceedings […] Read more » Delhi Gang rape case