Top Law News Not enough women in Indian justice system: UN Women official July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There aren’t enough women in the Indian judicial system and police and that is “disappointing”, says UN Women assistant secretary general Lakshmi Puri calling for reform in these areas. “It is disappointing that there are not enough women in the frontline of the justice system and the police in India. That needs to be corrected,” […] Read more » Indian justice system UN Women official
Top Law News Order reserved on recording court hearings July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea to allow audio and video recordings of its proceedings as well as those of the trial courts. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna reserved the order after hearing arguments on behalf of the petitioner and the counsel for […] Read more » audio and video recordings Chief Justice Dipak Misra court hearings Justice Sanjiv Khanna order recording reserved
Media & Entertainment News Court raps medical college for easing attendance norms July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday rapped the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) here for allowing its students with barely 30 percent attendance to appear in their final examination. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed the college to place before it the register with details on attendance of the […] Read more » attendance norms Chief Justice Dipak Misra Justice Sanjiv Khanna Maulana Azad Medical College medical college
Environment Law News Asbestos-related cancer: NHRC notice to health, environment ministries July 6, 2011 / July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the health and environment ministries on a report that asbestos-related cancer was on the rise in India. Toxics Watch Alliance, an NGO fighting for environmental protection, alleged that about 50,000 Indians die every year because of asbestos-related cancer. “The complainant sought the commission’s intervention for […] Read more » Asbestos-related cancer cancer Chrysotile Asbestos environment ministries Health NHRC
Top Law News Court notice to government on CBI exemption from RTI July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a public suit filed against the decision to exempt the CBI and the NIA from the purview of the RTI Act, the country’s transparency law. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Khanna issued notice to the central government, […] Read more » CBI CBI exemption Chief Justice Dipak Mishra Court department of personnel and training DoPT Government Justice Sanjeev Khanna National Investigation Agency NIA RTI
Top Law News Apex court seeks timely disposal of mercy petitions July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a petition filed by an NGO seeking time-bound disposal of mercy petitions lying with President Pratibha Patil. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar issued the notice, returnable in four weeks. NGO Justice on Trial has sought direction to the government to dispose […] Read more » Apex court disposal Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar mercy petitions
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks source of Kerala temple treasure July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the source and antiquity of the treasure unearthed from the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram. An apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik asked the ASI to suggest the steps that can be taken to […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple treasure Padmanabhaswamy temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report July 6, 2011 / July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report Nearly half the population of women in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partners, a report by UN Women claimed. Released Wednesday, the report, which offers a comprehensive global review of women’s rights around the world, said that the level of domestic violence is very high in […] Read more » Asia-Pacific domestic violence physical and sexual violence UN report
Media & Entertainment News Uniform syllabus cannot be used this year: Expert panel July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The nine-member expert committee set up to review syllabus and textbooks for rolling out uniform education system in Tamil Nadu Tuesday told the Madras High Court that the syllabus needs lot of changes and cannot be used in the current academic year. The expect committee’s report was submitted to the court by Advocate General Navaneetha […] Read more » Advocate General Navaneetha Krishnan Anil Sethi Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi G. Balasubramanian K.Tripathy principal Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan Uniform syllabus Y.G.Parthasarathy
Top Law News State biggest land grabber: Supreme Court of India July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on State biggest land grabber: Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the state was the biggest land grabber, depriving farmers of their livelihood for generations. The apex court bench of Justice G S Singhvi and Justice A K Ganguly said that farmers’ lands were being acquired in the name of public interest and being given to builders to construct […] Read more » biggest land grabber Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Land Acquisition Act. State Supreme Court of India
High Profile Cases Black money: Justice MB Shah to be SIT vice-chairman July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A retired judge of the Supreme Court and former chief justice of Bombay high court, Justice MB Shah, will be the vice-chairman of the Special Investigations Team (SIT) constituted to monitor the probe into black money stashed abroad. The SIT will be chaired by former Supreme Court judge, Justice BP Jeevan Reddy. A direction to […] Read more » black money Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice MB Shah Justice SS Nijjar SIT SIT vice-chairman
Media & Entertainment News Gay community, celebs, UNAIDS slam Azad’s MSM remark July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Homosexuality is not a disease and there is no place for discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation, UNAIDS emphasised Tuesday, a day after Indian Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said men having sex with men (MSM) is a “disease” and “unnatural”. “India’s rich tradition of inclusivity and social justice must include men […] Read more » celebs Gay community Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad men having sex with men MSM remark UNAIDS