Top Law News Court questions Delhi government on education of disabled July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has questioned the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and a group of schools over a petition seeking facilities in private and aided schools for differently-abled students. A division bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna July 6 issued notice and asked the government, the MCD and […] Read more » Delhi government Delhi High Court education of disabled Justice Dipak Misra Justice Sanjiv Khanna Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Criminal Law News Supreme Court pulls up Delhi Police for Ramdev crackdown July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court pulls up Delhi Police for Ramdev crackdown The Supreme Court has pulled up Delhi Police for the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at the Ramlila ground here last month. The apex court has asked Delhi Police to explain what provoked it to use teargas and baton-charge in the closed enclosure on people who were sleeping. The apex court has […] Read more » counsel Ram Jethmalani Delhi Police Ramdev crackdown Ramlila ground Supreme Court
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi school on student’s plea July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV) and the Delhi government on a petition by a school student who was not promoted to Class 11 despite clearing his class 10 exam with 72 percent marks. Justice Kailash Gambhir earlier this week asked the respomdents to reply by July […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya RPVV
Media & Entertainment News Debate on gender inequality sets mood for Slut Walk July 11, 2011 / July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment College students and professionals participated in a debate on gender inequality at Jantar Mantar here Sunday, ahead of the country’s first Slut Walk later this month to protest sexual violence against women. The first ‘Open Debate’ saw youngsters holding banners reading ‘Slutwalk, Besharmi Morcha’ as they sat in a circle talking about issues like rape, […] Read more » 'Slut Walk' Besharmi Morcha’ gender inequality
Media & Entertainment News Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta’s statement was shocking. July 11, 2011 / July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Slamming Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta’s statement that women venturing out late night should be accompanied by a male, activists and politicians Sunday said that the remark was shocking. “The statement reflects a misplaced understanding of modernised India,” Ranjana Kumari, director of Centre for Social Research, told. “If a job requires a woman to leave […] Read more » B.K. Gupta Delhi Police Commissioner
Top Law News Delhi University dons a disabled-friendly avatar July 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From ramps, lifts and specially-designed washrooms to installation of specialised software, Delhi University is making an effort to equip itself with facilities for its differently-abled students. “With more specially-abled students coming to the university every year, the provision for ramps, lifts, special washrooms, wheelchair-friendly paths and special software have been made available in many colleges […] Read more » Delhi University disabled-friendly avatar
Top Law News Solicitor General Subramaniam meets president July 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam met President Pratibha Patil on Sunday, a day after he offered to resign, official sources said. Subramaniam offered to quit Saturday as the number two law officer of the country. Subramaniam is apparently piqued over union communications minister Kapil Sibal substituting him by senior counsel Rohington Nariman in the 2G scam […] Read more » Gopal Subramaniam Pratibha patil President Solicitor General
Criminal Law News Chennai boy’s murder cracked: Retired army officer held July 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A week after the killing of a 13-year old boy in an Army premises here, Tamil Nadu CB-CID has cracked the case with the arrest of a retired Army officer who confessed to his involvement in the incident. The special team of the Crime Branch of CID police arrested the 58-year old Lt. Col (Retd) […] Read more » boy's murder Chennai cracked Dilshan Lt. Col (Retd) Kandaswamy Ramraj Retired army officer
Top Law News Deadline to review iodised salt rule July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Deadline to review iodised salt rule The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to review within six months its policy of allowing only iodised salt sales while retaining the ban on the non-iodised variety till then. Justices R.V. Raveendran and B. Sudershan Reddy refused to enter into a debate on the pros and cons of forcing everyone to consume iodised salt […] Read more » B. Sudershan Reddy common salt Deadline iodised salt rule Justices R V Raveendran review
Top Law News Weak implementation of laws protecting children: Experts July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Children continue to struggle due to weak implementation of the laws protecting them, judicial experts and civil society members said here Saturday. “Children should be seen as victims and not as criminals. Parents and poverty are responsible for children getting into activities like begging and various other crimes,” said Justice A.K. Sikri, a Delhi High […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri laws protecting children Weak implementation
Top Law News Woman accused of affair with godman granted divorce July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Setting aside a trial court order, the Delhi High Court has allowed the divorce plea of a woman accused by her husband of having a relationship with a godman. Justice Kailash Gambhir while giving relief to Rakhi (name changed) said: “Cruelty is the very anti-thesis of love and affection, and what may be a cruelty […] Read more » divorce
Top Law News Wary of frivolous cases, landlords keeping houses vacant: Court July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil courts’ failure to rein in unscrupulous litigants has caused lakhs of house owners not to rent out their premises for fear that tenants would not vacate these and resort to law suits, the Supreme Court has said.‘It is a matter of common knowledge that lakhs of flats and houses are kept locked for years, […] Read more » Court frivolous cases houses vacant Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma landlords