Top Law News ‘West Bengal lags in juvenile justice’ November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bengal is lagging behind other states in implementing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, judges of the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court feel. The judges said while inaugurating a workshop organised by the state legal services authority on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in Calcutta on […] Read more » 'West Bengal juvenile justice
High Profile Cases Tharoor files defamation suit against magazine November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday filed a Rs.10 crore defamation suit against The Sunday Indian magazine for publishing an article insinuating that he has black money stashed away in Swiss banks. Tharoor, a former minister of state for external affairs, has appointed Kochi-based legal firm of Sherrif Associates to represent him. The firm has […] Read more » defamation suit Shashi Tharoor
Top Law News Supreme court to hear plea against n-plants Monday November 12, 2011 / November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition seeking to restrain the central government from setting up any new nuclear plants till an analysis of their safety and cost benefits is carried out. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar would hear the petition by […] Read more » n-plants Monday Supreme Court
Top Law News Corruption is like computer virus: Himachal chief justice November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Kurian Joseph on Saturday said corruption is like a computer virus and there is a need for “coordination among investigating agencies to jointly wage a war against it”. “Corruption is like a computer virus which goes on to destruct our system,” Joseph said at a two-day workshop that began […] Read more » computer virus corruption Himachal chief justice
Top Law News No proposal to lift sex determination test ban: Plan panel November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no proposal being considered by the Planning Commission for relaxing the ban on sex determination tests, an official statement said Friday. The clarification comes following media reports that the plan panel is considering such a proposal. “It may be mentioned that the child sex ratio is a monitorable goal of the 11th Five […] Read more » sex determination test ban
Criminal Law News Three get life term for Haryana village killings October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Monday awarded life sentence to three of the 15 people convicted for burning alive a 70-year-old Dalit man and his physically challenged daughter in the arson attack on a Dalit settlement at the Mirchpur village in Haryana’s Hisar district last year. Read more » life term for Haryana village killings Mirchpur village
Top Law News 2G case: Supreme court questions CBI on bail pleas October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on its alleged double speak on the bail applications of the accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam including DMK MP Kanimozhi. The Supreme court asked the CBI that if the investigative agency was sure that evidence will not be tampered with, then […] Read more » 2G case CBI on bail pleas
Top Law News Apex court notice to centre, Kashmir over custody death October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Jammu and Kashmir governments on a petition seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the custodial death of National Congress (NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf. The notice is returnable in two weeks. Supreme court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar issued […] Read more » Chief Minister Omar Abdullah custody death in Kashmir Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supremr court
Top Law News On KBC’s Rs 5 cr winner’s wish list – the civil services October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From a monthly salary of Rs.6,000, Sushil Kumar has hit the jackpot by winning Rs.5 crore ($1 million) on the game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 5’. He says he will now prepare for the civil services – something he had stopped dreaming about due to his financial situation earlier. “Everything seems completely different. The feeling […] Read more »
Media & Entertainment News Actor Ronit Roy held after accident, granted bail October 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Ronit Roy was arrested here Thursday after his car rammed into another car injuring three of its four occupants, including a woman who is in critical condition. A court later granted him bail. The incident occurred on the Link Road near Amboliin the Andheri West suburb around 6.30 a.m. The other car was thrown […] Read more »
Media & Entertainment News Tackling corruption top of government agenda: Prime Minister October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Institution of a “strong and effective” Lokpal, reducing discretionary powers of public authorities and ensuring transparency in government contracts were on top of his government’s agenda, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday. He also stressed that the nation must “seize this moment” to bring in far-reaching changes in fighting corruption. “We are on the […] Read more » RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI Tackling corruption top of government agenda
Top Law News Pan masala makers want curbs to go October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pan masala makers approached the Delhi High Court Thursday seeking an end to central government regulations restricting them from producing and selling their products that have nicotine and tobacco. Taking note of the petition, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher fixed the matter for Jan 12, 2012. The court was hearing […] Read more » Justice Rajiv Shakdh Justice Sanjay Kishan Pan masala makers want curbs to go Smokeless Tobacco Association