Top Law News Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar sworn-in as J&K chief justice June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar was sworn in as the new chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court here Friday. Governor N.N. Vohra administered the oath of office at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex. The warrant and the notification of appointment of Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the chief justice was read out by the […] Read more » Governor N.N. Vohra J&K chief justice Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar
Top Law News Indian Muslims split over wedding age June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi High Court ruling that a Muslim girl can marry once she attains the age of puberty has sharply split the community, with clerics backing the law and virtually everyone else against it. Muslim religious leaders across the country are pleased with the court verdict that based its judgement on the Sharia, the moral […] Read more » Indian Muslims split over wedding age muslim girls can marry at theageof12-13
Top Law News Court frames charges against IFS officer in trafficking case June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Paving the way for their trial in a case of alleged trafficking 8 persons to Germany in 2005, a Delhi court today framed charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against an IFS officer and three others. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora said there was prima facie evidence that accused Rakesh Kumar, former Director General (DG) […] Read more » IFS officer in trafficking case Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora
Top Law News Transfer of case to another court casts doubt on judge June 9, 2012 / June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Transferring a case from one court to another on mere “apprehension and presumption” of a litigant is not only an “abuse” of law but also casts a doubt on “integrity and competence” of a judge, the Delhi High Court has said. “The transfer of a case from one court to another on mere presumptions and […] Read more » doubt on judg Justice Mukta Gupta Transfer of case to another court
Top Law News High Court collects evidence against Sessions Judge June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a serious note of complaints made by four persons against the Sessions Judge who absolved former Minister Rajendra Rathore of the charge of involvement in the Dara Singh fake encounter case, the Registrar (Vigilance) of the Rajasthan High Court on Friday summoned them for giving evidence to support their allegations. All four, including Sushila […] Read more » A. K.Jain evidence against Sessions Judge High Court Inspector General of Police A. Ponnuchami
Top Law News Ex-Army chief made accused in defamation case June 9, 2012 / June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ex-Army chief V K Singh, along with four senior serving officers, has been made an accused in a criminal defamation case filed by Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh, who has accused them of misusing their official positions, power and authority to defame him. Metropolitan magistrate Jay Thareja asked the former Army chief and others to […] Read more » A K Antony of the bribery bid defamation case Ex-Army chief made accused Ex-Army chief V K Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja
Top Law News No violation is minor: MoEF June 9, 2012 / June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Whether a project developer builds a factory or a part of it illegally, the environment ministry will treat the entire construction illegal and won’t classify the violations as major and minor, unlike a proposal that was mooted earlier. A move had been made to dilute the norms of the ministry of environments and forests […] Read more » ministry of environments and forests MoEF No violation is minor
Top Law News Adhivakta Parishad Delhi declared new State Council June 2, 2012 / June 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Adhivakta Parishad Delhi declared new State Council New Delhi, 01 June, Adhivakta Parishad, a nationalist all India advocate organization, organized a Conference on “Loktantra ki Chunautiyan aur Hamari Pratikriyayen” (Challenges of Democracy and our Reactions) at Indian Law Institute (ILI). Chief Guest & Speaker of the programme was Advocate Dr. A. P. Singh, a well known Jurist & Law Thinker. Mr. Singh […] Read more » Adhivakta Parishad Adhivakta Parishad Delhi Advocate Advocate D. Bharat Advocate Dr R.P. Sharma Advocate Monika Arora Aggrawal Law Associates Alok Kumar Bhagwan Swarup Shukla Dr. A. P. Singh Gyanendra Singh Kamlesh Singh National Organizing Secretary Organizing Secretary Kamlesh Singh Rajeev Kumar Vikash Gupta Vikash Mahajan
Top Law News Bishnoi’s bail plea rejected in Bhanwari case May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Rajasthan court here Saturday rejected the bail plea filed by Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi, a lawyer said. Bhanwari Devi, who featured in a CD in a compromising position with sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, had gone missing from Jodhpur’s Bilara area […] Read more » Bhanwari case Bishnoi's bail plea rejected
Top Law News Sibal asks Delhi police to meet N-E communities quarterly May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a move to solve the problem of northeastern communities in Delhi, the union HRD Ministry has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner or a senior officer nominated by him to meet the Delhi-based members of the northeastern community once every quarter. This was decided at a recent meeting that union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil […] Read more » N-E communities
Top Law News Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking in Jaipur stadium May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking in Jaipur stadium Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday pleaded guilty through his lawyers to the charges of smoking publicly at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here during an Indian Premier League match last month and sought exemption from appearing personally before a court, a lawyer said.The additional chief judicial metropolitan magistrate had summoned Shah Rukh to […] Read more » Jaipur stadium Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking
Top Law News ‘Condition of Delhi’s street children hasn’t improved’ May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The juvenile justice system has been ineffective in safeguarding the rights of around 500,000 street-dwelling children in the capital, representatives of the child welfare committees (CWCs) and police said Saturday. Lamenting that the condition of such children had not improved despite implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Neera […] Read more » Condition of Delhi's street children