Top Law News Court issues notice to defence secretary, IAF September 11, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notices to the defence secretary and the Indian Air Force (IAF) over a plea seeking contempt proceedings against them for not granting permanent commission (PC) to nine serving women officers. Justice G.S. Sistani issued show cause notices to Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and Air Marshal K.J. Mathews, air officer-in-charge […] Read more » Court defence secretary IAF issues notice
Top Law News Apex court sore over neglect of building workers’ welfare September 11, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday slammed the central government and states for their failure to implement two almost 15-year-old laws on the regulation of working conditions and welfare of construction industry labourers. The court expressed its displeasure at the total indifference of the central and state governments in implementing the Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation […] Read more » apex court building neglect workers welfare
Top Law News Court questions DDA on closure of sports complex for Games September 11, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday questioned the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna over the Siri Fort Sports Complex being closed to its members due to the Commonwealth Games Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mool Chand Garg issued notice and asked the DDA to submit before it the files containing details of […] Read more » closure Court DDA Games on questions Sports complex
Top Law News Crime against women rising in India: NCW member September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Crime against women rising in India: NCW member A case of violence against a woman is registered in India every three minutes and every 29 minutes a woman is raped, National Commission for Women (NCW) member Wansuk Syiem said here Friday. Citing National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Syiem said: “Over 7,600 women are killed each year because their in-laws consider the dowry […] Read more » against Crime India NCW member rising women
Top Law News Abu Salem can be tried for all crimes in India: Apex court September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts accused and underworld don Abu Salem can be tried for all the crimes he had committed in the country. The court dismissed his plea that he could only be tried for the cases for which the Portugal court permitted his extradition. Justice P […] Read more » Abu Salem apex court crimes India
Top Law News Apex court upholds Abu Salem trial September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday upheld the trial of 1993 Bombay bomb blast accused Abu Salem under the provisions of the criminal law that provides for death sentence Read more » Abu Salem apex court trial upholds
Top Law News Apex court stays fresh probe into Rizwanur case September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Calcutta High Court order for reinvestigation into Rizwanur Rehman’s mysterious death and the quashing of the charge sheet in the case. The apex court also stayed all the consequent orders flowing from the high court ruling, including the discharging of Rizwanur Rehman’s father-in-law and industrialist Ashok Todi and others […] Read more » apex court fresh probe Rizwanur case stays
Top Law News Gujarat cop gets life term September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Gujarat court sentenced a policeman to life imprisonment for burning alive a man who admonished the cop for extorting money from a bootlegger. Additional sessions judge D.T. Soni sentenced constable Haribhai Patel to life imprisonment and also ordered him to pay Rs.15,000 to the wife of the victim. The court also directed the public […] Read more » cop gets Gujarat life term
Top Law News Sohrabuddin killing accused cop shifted out of jail September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of suspended police officer NK Amin, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, from a prison in Sabarmati to Vadodara jail. The court ordered the transfer after counsel for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), KTS Tulsi, apprehended that there was a danger to […] Read more » accused killing shifted Sohrabuddin
Top Law News No hearing needed before ordering unfair trade practices probe September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) could order preliminary enquiry against a company allegedly engaged in unfair trade practices without affording it a hearing. The court also held that in such a situation the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) would not interfere with the CCI’s order for preliminary inquiry into […] Read more » Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) Competition Commission of India (CCI) hearing practices probe trade unfair
Top Law News Court asks Delhi Police to protect married couple September 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the response of Delhi Police for not giving protection to a young couple who entered into an inter-religious marriage against the wishes of their parents, and have been receiving threats from their relatives. Hearing the couple’s plea, Justice Ajit Bharihoke asked the station house officer of Naraina in west […] Read more » couple Court Delhi married police Protect
Top Law News Transfer of Judges of High Courts September 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer (i) Shri Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court as a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court and (ii) Shri […] Read more » High Courts judges transfer