Top Law News India largest source of skilled migrants to New Zealand July 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India has emerged as the largest source country for New Zealand with a 12 percent increase in approval of applications under the skilled migrant category for the 2010-11 financial year. Among the top source countries to New Zealand, Britain decreased by 17 percent, China decreased by 11 percent, South Africa decreased by 37 percent and […] Read more » India New Zealand skilled migrants
Top Law News Chandigarh to have high security number plates July 12, 2011 / July 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Motor vehicle owners in the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh will have to shift to new high security registration number plates for their vehicles from August 1, an official said here on Tuesday. The UT’s home department on Monday notified the implementation of the ‘High Security Registration Plates in the Union Territory of Chandigarh Scheme, […] Read more » Chandigarh high security number plates motor vehicles
Top Law News Government mulling new law to curb doping menace: Maken July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s Sports Minister Ajay Maken said Monday that the government was planning to table a new law in the monsoon session of the Parliament to curb the doping menace. Maken said the government has taken serious note of eight athletes flunking dope tests recently and wants all the sports federation to adhere to World Anti […] Read more » Ajay Maken BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India Justice Mukul Mudgal NADA National Anti Doping Agency World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)
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