Top Law News Court issues notice to Delhi government on child labour October 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government, seeking its response to a report that children below 14 years were employed in various trial court complexes. The division bench of acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Siddharth Mridul sought the reply from the Delhi government’s labour department after taking suo moto […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi government on child labour Delhi High Court Justice Siddharth Mridul
Criminal Law News Chronology of Shivani Bhatnagar murder case October 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday acquitted former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R.K. Sharma, who was given life imprisonment for the killing of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar in 1999. More than three years after the murder of Shivani Bhatnagar, Delhi police tracked down the alleged suspects after which the chase for R K Sharma, prime […] Read more » Chronology of Shivani Bhatnagar murder case Shivani's murder case
Criminal Law News Former cop R.K. Sharma acquitted in Shivani Bhatnagar murder October 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After nine years in Tihar Jail, former senior police officer RK Sharma is set to walk free. The Delhi High Court has acquitted him and two others in the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar and ordered their release. Ruling on an appeal made by the accused against a trial court order of 2008 sentencing […] Read more » Former cop R.K. Sharma acquitted Shivani Bhatnagar murder
Top Law News Chief Justice Kapadia releases restatement of law October 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Restatements of three Indian Laws– on Legislative Privilege, Contempt of Court and Public Interest Litigation– were released by Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia this evening. The restatements were put together by a Supreme Court Project Committee on Restatement of Indian Law which is chaired by Justice R V Raveendran. As Justice Raveendran put […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Contempt of court Justice R.V. Raveendran Legislative Privilege public interest litigation restatement of law
Top Law News Prashant Bhushan beaten up inside Supreme Court October 12, 2011 / October 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court advocate and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan was beaten in his chamber opposite to the Supreme Court by Shri Ram Sena Activist for his alleged comments on Kashmir. According to Times Now, Prashant Bhushan has said that his attackers were provoked by his comments on Kashmir. Prashant Bhushan has already […] Read more » Prashant Bhushan Prashant Bhushan attacked Prashant Bhushan Beaten Shri Ram Sena
Criminal Law News Chhattisgarh Police criticised for alleged torture of activist October 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Right activists Tuesday slammed Chhattisgarh Police for allegedly torturing a suspected Maoist conduit who was held in Delhi last week and brought back to the state and sought a probe. Police have denied the charges, saying the injuries were accidental. The woman tribal teacher, Soni Sori, accused of receiving ‘protection money’ from the Essar Group […] Read more » Chhattisgarh Police allegedly torturing Delhi High Court
Top Law News Low-income single women in India face tough time October 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A study on the condition of low-income single women in India says that just over 26 percent of separated or divorced women apply for maintenance due to illiteracy. The study, titled ‘Are we forgotten women’, by NGO National Forum for Single Women’s Rights was conducted in 2009-2010. It was made public Tuesday at a press […] Read more » divorcee women in India Low-income single women Low-income single women face tough time
Media & Entertainment News Gujarat asks Supreme court to stop monitoring riot cases October 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, Tuesday, rejected Gujarat government’s plea asking the Supreme court to stop monitoring the trial in the 2002 riot cases. Gujarat government’s counsel Mukul Rohtagi had told the court that according to the rules, monitoring should come to an end after the chargesheet. However, theSupreme court bench headed by Justice DK Jain said that […] Read more » 2002 riot cases counsel Mukul Rohtagi Justice DK Jain stop monitoring riot cases
Top Law News Corporal punishment must be abolished: Child rights panel October 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Corporal punishment must be abolished: Child rights panel India’s child rights panel on Monday stressed the need to eliminate all forms of corporal punishment practiced in the name of disciplining a child. “We need to understand that children, like adults, too have a mind of their own and they do not enjoy having an unequal relationship. Therefore, any kind of domination of children […] Read more » Child rights panel Corporal punishment Corporal punishment must be abolished NCPCR Right to Education RTE
High Profile Cases Cash-for-vote scam witness says Amar Singh threatened him October 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Cash-for-vote scam witness says Amar Singh threatened him A Delhi court Monday asked Delhi Police to file a status report on a complaint of a key prosecution witness in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam case that Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh and others had threatened and kidnapped him ahead of his deposition before a parliamentary committee. The court was hearing a private complaint filed […] Read more » Amar Singh Cash-for-vote scam Hashmat Ali a prosecution witness
High Profile Cases Probe Chidambaram plea: Supreme court reserves order in 2G case October 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on a plea by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for a probe into Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s role as the then finance minister in deciding the second generation (2G) spectrum pricing. Swamy said, “Counsels representing Union of India pleaded before the court that Chidambaram was being targeted, […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Criminal breach of public trust DMK MP Kanimozhi former Telecom Minister A. Raja Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News All accused can’t be tried for breach of trust: Balwa October 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa Monday told a special court here hearing the 2G spectrum allocation scam that all the 17 accused in the case cannot be charged with the offence of criminal breach of trust. Balwa’s counsel Vikas Singh contended before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini that […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam All accused can't be tried for breach of trust: Balwa All accused can't be tried for breach of trust: Shahid Usman Balwa CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini