Top Law News SC fumes over sex tests, female foeticide February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its concern over the deteriorating sex ratio and chided state governments over their failure to check sex determination clinics and punish law violators fuelling female foeticide. “People have a belief that if they don’t have a male child they will go to narak (hell)”, the court said, asking “where is […] Read more » female foeticide Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan sex tests
Top Law News Clarify whether RTE Act applies to nursery admissions, asks court February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the central government to clarify by Wednesday whether the Right to Education Act applied to nursery admissions and if it did, what procedure was to be followed for it. The court which had earlier reserved the order on the plea challenging two government notifications empowering unaided private schools to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain Nursery admissions RTE Act applies to nursery admissions
Top Law News SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal, Centre on Zee plea February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from Congress MP Naveen Jindal and the Centre on a plea by Zee Television seeking quashing of three FIRs, including the alleged extortion case, against the group and its editors. The apex court also issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its response on the allegation that […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir justice AR Dave Justice Vikramajit Sen SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Enact law against gender-based violence: rights bodies February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Legislators in India should substantially amend or replace the new law on violence against women in the coming parliament session, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. On Feb 3, President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013, amending criminal laws, following protests from rights and women’s groups across the country. Legislation […] Read more » gender-based violence
Top Law News Defreeze Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth accounts: HC February 12, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday directed the Income Tax department to defreeze the 11 bank accounts of Patanjali Yogpeeth Nyas, a trust run by Baba Ramdev. The IT Department had sealed the trust, after it failed to pay the first instalment of Rs.75 lakh out of the total tax of Rs.34.68 crore. A division bench […] Read more » Defreeze Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth accounts Patanjali Yogpeeth accounts
Top Law News 2G case: CBI removes prosecutor for colluding with accused February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Monday removed its chief prosecutor in the 2G spectrum case after he was allegedly found to have discussed the prosecution strategy with one of the accused. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) removed A.K. Singh from the case and registered a preliminary enquiry, an official said. The investigating agency decided to remove Singh […] Read more » 2G case CBI removes prosecutor
Top Law News NHRC issues notice to West Bengal February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sought a report from West Bengal over the alleged sterilization of over 100 women by two doctors in a day without ensuring basic healthcare facilities. “Notice has been sent to the principal secretary, health, West Bengal, and district magistrate of Malda, returnable in six weeks,” said an NHRC […] Read more »
Top Law News SC shows the door to tainted telecom operators February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said all telecom operators whose licences were cancelled and who had not bid for fresh licences should stop their services immediately. The direction also applies to telecom operators who participated in the Nov 12, 2012 bidding and were unsuccessful. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan […] Read more » door to tainted telecom operators SC shows the door to tainted telecom operators
Top Law News SC notice on plea for scrutiny of intelligence agencies February 11, 2013 / February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On a petition to bring intelligence agencies under legislative scrutiny and their accounts under the CAG, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government, Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing, National Technical Research Organisation and the attorney general. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued the notice after senior […] Read more » scrutiny of intelligence agencies
Top Law News Night shelters in horrible condition: NGO tells highcourt December 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the city government had failed to provide even basic amenities for the poor living in night shelters and they are in a “horrible” condition. The NGO told the court that toilets at the night shelters are not functional and were “stinking”. Hearing the plea, a division […] Read more » Night shelters in horrible condi
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi government on power bills December 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government was on Wednesday asked by the Delhi High Court to respond to a plea for damages to consumers from the government and power distribution firm BSES Yamuna for allegedly raising “wrong” electricity bills. Issuing notice to the city government, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and the Delhi Electricity […] Read more » allegedly raising wrong electricity bills BSES Yamuna Power Ltd Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Delhi government on power bills government and power distribution firm BSES Yamuna Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw notice to city government
Top Law News Notice to government, Google on anti-Islam film December 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the central government and Google India on a plea that videos of the controversial anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” be removed from various sites, including YouTube. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also issued notices to the commissioner of police […] Read more » Google on anti-Islam film