Top Law News Children tortured in observation homes August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some children in need of care and protection who have been put in observation homes in Delhi, among other places, have been found to be “tortured”, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said. In a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath […] Read more » Children tortured in observation homes Juvenile Justice Act Krishna Tirath National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR observation homes Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath
High Profile Cases Raja asks if probe agency decides spectrum sale or auction August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An investigative agency is neither competent nor authorised to ascertain if airwaves should be auctioned or allotted, former telecom minister A. Raja told a special court here Thursday, amid disruptions due to a lawyers’ strike. ‘The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to my knowledge, is a brand headed by Delhi Police, which can’t exercise judicial […] Read more » auction Judge O.P. Saini Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spectrum sale
Top Law News Officials fined Rs.44 lakh for denying information under RTI August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sum of Rs.44.23 lakh was recovered as penalty from central public information officers in the last four years for failing to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI), the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. “A sum of Rs.2,21,56,363 was collected as fees from RTI applicants by central public authorities over the period from […] Read more » denying information under RTI Officials fined Rs.44 lakh
Media & Entertainment News ‘Aarakshan’ ban evokes mixed reactions in Uttar Pradesh August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to ban the screening of Prakash Jha-directed film “Aarakshan”, based on caste-based reservations in the education system, has evoked a mixed response from people in the state. While a section of the people term the ban “illogical”, others supported the government’s decision, saying the movie could create law and order […] Read more » Aarakshan ban caste-based reservations Prakash Jha-directed film "Aarakshan" Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Supreme court should take cognisance of Gujarat action August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Gujarat government’s action against another senior police officer for passing information to a panel probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, the Congress Thursday said the Supreme Court should take serious cognisance of it. “The government is doing everything so that facts about the Gujarat massacre remain buried forever,” said Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari.”We had […] Read more » 2002 Gujarat riots cognisance of Gujarat action Godhra train carnage Nanavati judicial inquiry commission Supreme Court Supreme court should take cognisance of Gujarat action
Top Law News Lawyer strike brings 2G proceedings to halt August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of lawyers Thursday barged into a court where the 2G scam case was being heard, asking that the proceedings be stopped and the bar association strike be observed. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O.P. Saini, hearing the defense arguments of Hari Nair, one of the Reliance executives and an accused, said: […] Read more » 2G proceedings 2G scam case A. Raja CBI judge O.P. Saini Lawyer strike Lawyer strike brings 2G proceedings to halt
Top Law News ‘Other bills should not conflict with whistle-blower’s bill’ August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Parliamentary Standing Committee on law and justice has said that the “government should exercise great care that there is no conflict” between the whistle-blower’s bill and other legislations like the Lokpal bill and the judicial standards and accountability bill. In a report tabled in both houses of parliament Wednesday, the committee said that it […] Read more » 'Other bills should not conflict with whistle-blower's bill' Disclosures Bill 2010 whistle-blower's bill
Top Law News Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals The Gauhati High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea for further relaxation of requisite marks for admission to medical colleges for the northeast’s tribal students, a lawyer said. “Hearing the writ petition filed by tribal students and their guardians, the high court’s Agartala bench Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha said that the MCI (Medical Council of India) […] Read more » Court refuses to relax MBBS eligibility Gauhati High Court Justice Utpalendu Bikash Saha relax MBBS eligibility for northeast tribals
Media & Entertainment News Red Fort attack: Death sentence upheld for LeT militant August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Red Fort attack: Death sentence upheld for LeT militant The Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohamad Arif alias Ashfaq, the accused in the Red Fort Attack case in the year 2000. He had earlier challenged the verdict by the Delhi High Court in 2007 that had delivered a death sentence to him. He was awarded the sentence by Additional […] Read more » Death sentence upheld for LeT militant Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohamad Arif alias Ashfaq Red Fort attack
Media & Entertainment News Government promises ‘reasonably priced’ food for all August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The proposed national food security bill will ensure that every Indian has access to foodgrains at a reasonable price, says minister K.V. Thomas — a claim rejected by activists who say the draft legislation is inadequate and lacks accountability. ‘When (the bill is) implemented, every citizen will have food material at a reasonable price,’ Thomas, […] Read more » 'reasonably priced' food for all K.V. Thomas
Top Law News 2G: Supreme court issues notice to CBI August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the CBI on a petition by Sanjay Chandra of Unitech and Vinod Goenka of DB Realty seeking bail in the second generation spectrum scam. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice H.L. Dattu issued the notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), returnable in two weeks. Both Chandra and […] Read more » 2G Supreme court issues notice to CBI Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice H.L. Dattu notice to CBI
Top Law News Supreme court approves common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a jolt to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the state government to implement the uniform system of school education providing for common curriculum for all schools from classes 1 to 10. Justices J.M. Panchal, Deepak Verma and B.S. Chauhan issued the direction while upholding the Madras High Court […] Read more » common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Deepak Verma Justices J.M. Panchal Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa