Top Law News Kanimozhi active brain behind 2G scam: CBI tells court May 7, 2011 / May 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Challenging Kanimozhi’s bail plea in the special court, the CBI prosecutor Saturday said the DMK MP was the “active brain” associated with co-accused A. Raja in the second generation (2G) spectrum allotment issue. “It is totally false that she was not at all aware of the transfer of Rs.200 crore to Kalaignar TV, because she […] Read more »
Intellectual Property News Two-thirds of rights violations in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi May 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Of the 18,000 human rights violations recorded in India in the first three months of this year, a staggering 65.57 percent, or roughly two-thirds, were reported in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, shows data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). According to official documents, from Jan 1 to March 31, a total of 18,772 cases […] Read more » Delhi National Human Rights Commission NHRC rights violations Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News MPs can now spend up to Rs.10 lakh on physically disabled May 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MPs can now spend up to Rs.10 lakh from their Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund to assist physically disabled people, the ministry of statistics and programme implementation said Friday. The Indian government recently decided to increase the annual entitlement of MPLAD funds of MPs from Rs.2 crore to Rs.5 crore, the ministry […] Read more » Member of Parliament Local Area Development MPLAD MPs physically disabled spend
Media & Entertainment News Castration as punishment for rape? May 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Castration as punishment for rape? The often emotive debate over whether rape convicts should be castrated is back in the public domain. A Delhi judge’s suggestion that castration, whether surgical or chemical, be explored as a punishment for rape has reopened the issue with some experts advising caution and others saying it could be justified. At the centre of the […] Read more » castration punishment rape
Top Law News Need better education facilities for girls: Balakrishnan May 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Need better education facilities for girls: Balakrishnan Emphasizing the importance of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson K.G. Balakrishnan on Thursday said there is a need for better education facilities for the girl child. Addressing the valedictory session of a three-day training programme of principals and education officers of Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan on human rights, […] Read more » better education environment issues facilities girls K.G. Balakrishnan child rights manual scavenging Need Right to Education Act rights of elderly persons women's rights
Media & Entertainment News Delhi High Court urged to let all reappear at AIEEE May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi High Court urged to let all reappear at AIEEE The mother of a girl student, who appeared in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), Wednesday appealed to the Delhi High Court that all students who took the test be allowed to sit in the re-examination May 11. Schailka Tyagi, mother of student Manisha Tyagi, filed the petition in the court of Justice Kailash […] Read more » AIEEE Delhi High Court
Top Law News Swamy’s plea to be 2G prosecutor dismissed May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court Wednesday dismissed a petition of Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swamy seeking his appointment as the special public prosecutor in the 2G spectrum cases. ‘It is the prerogative of the central government to appoint special public prosecutor. The government has appointed U.U. Lalit as directed by the Supreme Court in its order April […] Read more » 2G prosecutor Swamy's
High Profile Cases Supreme Court slams ED in black money case May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for interrogating Hasan Ali, allegedly country’s top tax evader, only in 2011 when the case was registered against him in 2007. The apex court bench of Justice B.Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar said, “Case was registered in 2007 and custodial interrogation takes place in 2011. […] Read more » black money case ED Enforcement Directorate Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar slams Supreme Court
Top Law News Rehabilitate sex workers, Supreme Court tells states May 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the states to comply with its earlier order on rehabilitating sex workers, failing which it will summon the chief secretaries of the errant states and seek an explanation. The apex court by its February 14 directions had asked the central and state governments to prepare schemes for giving technical and […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markandey Katju Rehabilitate sex workers Supreme Court
Top Law News Court allows NRI accused of arson to go abroad May 4, 2011 / May 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NRI, accused of committing arson, has been allowed to go to the US by the Gujarat High Court to keep alive his Green Card status. A division bench of Justice Ravi Tripathi and Justice P.P. Bhatt allowed the plea of Mahendra Kumar Patel. Patel moved the high court after the state filed a criminal […] Read more » Gujarat High Court Justice P.P. Bhatt Justice Ravi Tripathi
Top Law News Supreme Court quizzes government on taxation agreement May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday wondered how could the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) was applicable to the people who do not pay income tax either in their country or in the countries where they have businesses. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar remarked: “DTAA is also applicable to […] Read more » Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement DTAA Gopal Subramanium Government Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar quizzes Solicitor General Supreme Court taxation agreement
Top Law News Activists demand higher allocation for education, health May 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society activists Tuesday urged the government to increase allocations for various social schemes, especially those related to health and education, as they directly impact the lives of the poor. “We have recommended that the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) should provide more opportunities to the marginalized sections and increase investments in public service such […] Read more » Activists education Health higher allocation Montek Singh Ahluwalia Planning Commission Deputy Chairman