Top Law News Child rights remain neglected: Khurshid October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The country may have achieved significant economic growth and gone through rapid transformation over the years but the issues of child rights and abuse largely remain neglected, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. “We have a deep concern over how the issue of children is being dealt with despite our country achieving significant economic […] Read more » Child rights remain neglected Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News We demand change, cry Manipur youth October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It’s hard to see anything positive coming out of the 60-day economic blockade in Manipur. But the blockade and counter blockade by two communities have actually led to a new wave of consciousness in this northeastern state with people, particularly youngsters, getting together and demanding a change in the present state of affairs. With […] Read more » demand change Manipur youth
Top Law News Will miss Delhi High Court: Chief Justice Dipak Misra October 6, 2011 / October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ‘I would like to be a judge of Delhi High Court again,’ said Delhi High Court’s Chief Justice Dipak Misra Wednesday at a farewell function held following his elevation to the Supreme court. ‘If I had to be born once more and to be a judge, I would like to be a judge in […] Read more » Bar Association president A.S. Chandhiok Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News Court notice over BPL benefits for disabled October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking inclusion of families with disabled members in the list of those identified in the 2011 Census as below poverty line (BPL) families. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to the central government, Planning Commission […] Read more » AAY Antyoday Anna Yojana BPL BPL benefits for disabled Delhi High Court Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Siddharth Mridul NPRD Rights of the Disabled
Criminal Law News Two days’ judicial custody for Delhi blast suspect October 5, 2011 / October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Abid Hussain, a suspect in the Sep 7 blast at the Delhi High Court that killed 15 people, was Wednesday sent to two days’ judicial custody by a court here. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) presented Hussain, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, before Additional Sessions Judge H.S. Sharma for the in-camera proceedings, after […] Read more » Abid Hussain Additional Sessions Judge H.S. Sharma Delhi High Court National Investigation Agency NIA
Top Law News 2G scam: Raja wants to argue before Supreme Court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom minister A Raja on Wednesday moved an application in the Patiala House Court seeking permission to appear in the Supreme Court on Monday. Raja, who is currently in the Tihar Jail in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam, pleaded that he be allowed to argue in person before an apex court bench. […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation scam A. Raja Supreme Court
Top Law News Court to centre: ban junk food from school, college canteens October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the central government to ensure the complete ban of carbonated beverages and junk food from school and college canteens. “We do not need lip service, but we want the government to take effective steps to ensure that the sale and supply of junk food is completely banned near […] Read more » ban junk food from school Chief Justice Dipak Misra college canteens Court to centre Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna
High Profile Cases Gujarat told to provide security to Bhatt, family October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Tuesday asked the Gujarat government to provide adequate security to police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, arrested on charges of insubordination, and his family. The home ministry instructions to Gujarat came hours after an Ahmedabad court reserved, for Oct 7, its orders on the state’s revision petition against the judicial remand of the […] Read more » Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Home Minister P. Chidambaram Sabarmati Express in Godhra Sanjeev Bhatt Sessions Judge G.N. Patel
Criminal Law News Cocaine case: Fardeen charged with lighter offence October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai sessions court Tuesday framed charges against actor Fardeen Khan for attempting to buy cocaine in a 2001 case, dropping against him the graver charge of possessing over two grams of the drug that carried a maximum punishment of 10 years in jail. The offence with which he has been charged now carries a […] Read more » Cocaine case Fardeen Khan Narcotics Control Bureau NCB
Top Law News School slaps ‘property tax’ on students, parents move court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parents of children studying in a private school in east Delhi have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the institution’s decision to collect from them Rs.430 per month as “property tax”. Justice Kailash Gambhir Monday issued notice to St. Lawrence Convent Senior Secondary School, the Delhi government and government auditor seeking their response on the […] Read more » Comptroller and Auditor General Delhi High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir School slaps 'property tax' on students
Top Law News No communication from high court: Kashmir government October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday denied it had received any communication from the state high court regarding the nomination of a sitting judge for a probe into the death of a ruling National Conference (NC) worker Sep 30. Reacting to a news item carried by a section of the local press and IANS, Home […] Read more » High Court Home Commissioner B.R. Sharma Kashmir government National Conference Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa to pass Lokayukta law this week: Digambar Kamat October 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Goa government will present and pass its own Lokayukta law in the two-day legislative assembly session starting Oct 5, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Monday. Speaking to reporters after the Congress-led government’s cabinet meeting, Kamat said that the council of ministers had approved the Lok Ayukta Bill. It ‘would be tabled and passed […] Read more » Digambar Kamat Goa Lokayukta law