Top Law News Alter master plan to operate bus depot near Yamuna: Court September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday granted six months time to the government to alter the city’s master plan in case it wants to continue to operate the Millennium Bus Depot on the banks of the Yamuna. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said that in case the […] Read more » Alter master plan to operate bus depot near Yamuna: Court Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Commonwealth Games concrete for depot's parking area construction was against the master plan Delhi Development Authority Delhi Transport Corporation government to alter the city's master plan in case Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw master plan and harmful to the river Millennium Bus Depot on the banks of the Yamuna operate bus depot near Yamuna take steps for amendment in the master plan
Top Law News NHRC notice on school turning away gangrape victim September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government over a Dalit girl being allegedly denied admission in school because she was a gangrape victim. “A notice has been issued to Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and the director general of police to give reports within four weeks into the […] Read more » apex human rights body Dalit girl Dalit girl being allegedly denied admission Dalit girl made a video of the crime gangrape victim National Human Rights Commission NHRC notice on school turning away gangrape victim NHRC statement Prevention of Atrocities Act Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes school turning away gangrape victim victim of a gangrape village school in Bijnor district violation of human rights
Top Law News Man jailed for 2 yrs for critically injuring a trader September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A cottage cheese trader has been sentenced to two years in jail by a Delhi court for critically injuring a fellow merchant in a fight over payment of dues. District Judge O P Gupta sentenced trader Anil Kumar of West Delhi for hitting cottage cheese supplier Bhagesh Chaudhary of Vikaspuri on his head and grievously […] Read more » attempting to commit culpable homicide Bhagesh Chaudhary of Vikaspuri Chaudhary demanded from Kumar cottage cheese supplier critically injuring a trader Delhi court for critically injuring a fellow merchant District Judge O P Gupta fight over payment of dues Man jailed for 2 yrs for critically injuring a trader no criminal antecedents trader Anil Kumar of West Delhi
Top Law News Youth jailed for 7 yrs for raping and robbing a woman September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Delhi court for raping and robbing a woman in her house here. Additional Sessions Judge Yashwant Kumar sentenced 28-year-old Kanhaiya saying those who commit the rape are “psychologically sadistic persons.” “Sexual offences constitute an altogether different kind of crime which is the result […] Read more » a rapist degrades defiles the soul of a helpless female Delhi court for raping and robbing a woman Kanhaiya Kanhaiya's counsel pleaded for leniency North-West Delhi physical frame of his victim psychologically sadistic persons raping and robbing a woman robbed her of her valuables after raping her Sessions Judge Yashwant Kumar Youth jailed for 7 yrs for raping and robbing a woman
Top Law News HC’s fiat dashes Kalmadi’s hope to seek re-election September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Controversial IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi was virtually barred from seeking his re-election as the sports body president with the Delhi High Court ordering today holding the polls for it strictly under the sports code that bars a person from seeking fourth term in the office. The National Sports Development Code provides that a person, who […] Read more » alleging irregularities in the election Athletics Federation of India Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Controversial IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi HC's fiat dashes Kalmadi's hope to seek re-election Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Kalmadi's hope to seek re-election lawyer Rahul Mehra National Sports Development Code PIL by lawyer Rahul Mehra polls for various posts of IOA various alleged maladies virtually barred from seeking his re-election
Top Law News Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that Central and state Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions, the Supreme Court today asked the government to appoint people from judicial background also as its members. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also lifted the stay on appointment of information commissioners. The bench passed the order on a PIL challenging […] Read more » Appoint people with judicial background to CIC: SC Central Information Commission chief information commissioner Information Commissions perform quasi-judicial functions judicial background Justices A K Patnaik justices Swatanter Kumar PIL challenging section 12 posts of Information Commissioners are vacant in the CIC Right to Information Act work of the CIC under the RTI Act
Top Law News SC refuses to stop fuel loading in Kudankulam plant September 13, 2012 / September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the fuel loading of the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam. The apex court will hear the matter on next Thursday. Earlier on the day, hundreds of people from Tamil Nadu’s Idinthakarai village, the epicentre of the protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), stood in the […] Read more » Forcible eviction India's atomic power plant operator jal satyagraha Kudankulam plan Madhya Pradesh against the Omkareshwar Dam MW reactors with Russian help at Kudankulam nuclear disaster at Fukushima in Japan Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd nuclear power plant at Kudankulam Omkareshwar Dam on the Narmada People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy protestors in Khandwa district stood in neck-deep water protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant refused to stay the fuel loading of the nuclear power plant SC refuses to stop fuel loading in Kudankulam plan SC refuses to stop fuel loading in Kundankulam plant Social activist Medha Patkar Tamil Nadu's Idinthakarai village
Top Law News Verma didn’t appear for recording of evidence in cheating case September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Businessman Abhishek Verma today failed to appear before a Delhi court to record his evidence in a cheating-cum-defamation case lodged by him against his US partner as he is in CBI custody in a case involving alleged possession of Defence Ministry’s secret documents. Verma, who was in Tihar Jail along with his Romanian wife for […] Read more » cheating-cum-defamation against his US partner Defence Ministry's secret documents Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case evidence in a cheating-cum-defamation case lodged Metropolitan Magistrate Surya Malik Grover Official Secrets Act pre-summoning evidence Sports Minister Ajay Maken's complaint Verma didn't appear for recording of evidence in cheating case Verma in Tihar Jail Verma's complaint of cheating-cum-defamation Verma's counsel R K Gosain
Top Law News Information panels should be manned by judicial people: SC September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Central Information Commission and state information commissions are forums performing quasi-judicial functions and thus these should be manned by people with judicial background. The court said that one of the two members hearing a plea challenging the denial of information has to be from judicial background. The apex […] Read more » Central Information Commission Chief Justice of India chief justices of the respective high courts Clause five of Section 12 forums performing quasi-judicial functions Information panels should be manned by judicial people: SC Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar plea challenging the denial of information Right to Information Act state information commissions state level commission members
Top Law News NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra over farm suicides September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government over seven farm suicides that took place last week within a span of 72 hours in the state’s Vidarbha region. “We have issued notice to Maharashtra’s chief secretary regarding the suicide of seven farmers in 72 hours. He has been asked […] Read more » committed suicide in the Vidarbha region crops were damaged by heavy rains issue of violation of human rights of farmers Maharashtra government over seven farm suicides Maharashtra over farm suicides National Human Rights Commission NHRC NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra over farm suicides Non-Government Organization suicide of seven farmers Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti
Top Law News Adopt ‘Meatless Mondays’, urges Humane Society International September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Humane Society International (HSI) Wednesday urged global leaders to adopt ‘Meatless Mondays’ – an international movement to reduce meat consumption and incorporate meatless options one day per week. ‘Meatless Monday’ began in the US during World War I and was revived in 2003 with backing from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “For […] Read more » Adopt 'Meatless Mondays' Agriculture Organization challenges of agriculture food security and climate change global conference on agriculture HSI Farm Animal Welfare director Chetana Mirle Humane Society International Hunger for Action incorporate meatless Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Meatless Monday movement to reduce meat consumption United Nations' Food urges Humane Society International World Bank
Top Law News Warrant against approver in Mishra murder case September 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Final argument commenced in the 37-year-old assassination case of former railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra Wednesday in a Delhi court followed by issuance of a fresh bailable warrant against an approver. Mishra was killed in a 1975 bomb attack in Bihar. Additional District Judge Vinod Goel issued bailable warrant against Vikram, who was named as […] Read more » Anand Marg Anand Marg created a cadre against the government policy Ananda Marg members defence counsel Seema Gulati District Judge Vinod Goel Gopalji Mishra Mishra murder case murder case railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra Ranjan Dwivedi Santoshanand Avadhuta Sudevananda Avadhuta Vinod Goel issued bailable warrant against Vikram violent against government policy Warrant against approver in Mishra murder case