Top Law News Petition seeks action against Nitish on flood funds June 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A criminal case should be filed against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for returning Rs.5 crore flood relief funds to Gujarat, a petitioner said while moving the Patna High Court Monday. The public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action against the chief minister is likely to be heard by the court next week, petitioner lawyer P. […] Read more » flood funds Nitish
Top Law News Displaced Kashmiri Pandits seek special status June 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Over 150 Kashmiri Pandits, along with members of civil society, held a silent protest at the Jantar Mantar here Sunday and demanded that the government recognise them as internally displaced persons (IDPs). The protesters, including children, students and professionals, were dressed in their traditional firhan attire and wore headbands. The children wore dresses with “Born […] Read more » Displaced Kashmiri Pandits
Top Law News Rights panel seeks police report on Nanda driver’s death June 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking cognisance of the mysterious death of prominent industrialist Anil Nanda’s driver, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday said it is planning to seek a report on the matter from the Delhi Police. “The move is under consideration of the NHRC, we have to take a decision on it yet,” an NHRC official said. […] Read more » Nanda driver's death
Top Law News Bank can close account for want of PAN card details: Court June 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bank is justified in closing the account of a customer who fails to provide permanent account number (PAN) card details, Delhi’s top consumer court has said. Refusing to grant any relief to the customer whose account was closed by the HDFC Bank for want of PAN card details, Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission’s […] Read more » PAN card
Top Law News Divorced fathers crave for shared parenting (June 20 is Father’s Day) June 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment This Father’s Day, divorced men are seeking their due. An NGO with more than 2,500 members across the country has taken up their cause, saying shared parenting and joint custody of children should be implemented as a rule in divorce or separation cases. Bangalore-based Children’s Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP) points out that children […] Read more » Divorced fathers
Top Law News Kashmiri Pandits seek refugee status June 20, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits, along with members of civil society, will hold a protest Sunday on World Refugee Day to demand the government classify them as internally displaced persons (IDPs). “We are living in forced exile for over 21 years. The governments of Sri Lanka and Pakistan have provided IDPs status to Tamil and Waziristan […] Read more » Kashmiri Pandits refugee
Top Law News States consulted on courts working in shifts June 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The possibility of lower courts working in shifts to render speedy justice and re-employment of retired judges to reduce pending cases is being discussed with the state governments by a parliamentary panel. “The committee is looking into the aspects of the courts working in shifts and re-employment of retired judges to dispose the pending and […] Read more » courts shifts working
Top Law News Nanda’s calls verified, driver’s family to approach court June 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Police Saturday began verifying the call records of prominent industrialist Anil Nanda and his associates as part of investigations into the suspicious death of his driver, who in his dying statement accused Nanda and his aides of setting him on fire after he protested their alleged sexual exploitation of boys. Meanwhile, unhappy with the slow […] Read more » Nanda's calls
Top Law News Tamil Nadu asked about detention of 113 people June 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government on the illegal detention of 113 people during a drive to remove mentally ill people from the streets. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the NHRC issued notice to the chief secretary of the Tamil Nadu government seeking a […] Read more » Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Court orders stop to construction on Gomti river bed June 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court Friday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to stop all construction activity along the banks of the river Gomti here. A division bench of Justice D.P. Singh and Justice Y.K. Sangal told the government to promptly suspend all construction activity within 100 metres of the river bed. It was […] Read more » construction Gomti river bed
Top Law News Girl fearing honour killing gets protection June 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the police to provide protection to a girl who fears reprisals from her family for getting pregnant with her lover, who is now in jail on rape charges. A vacation bench of Justice S N Dhingra directed the police to visit the Delhi house of the girl – […] Read more » honour killing
Top Law News Police question industrialist Nanda on driver’s death June 19, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Police Friday quizzed prominent industrialist Anil Nanda on the death of his driver after the latter in his dying declaration accused him and his associates of setting him on fire allegedly for protesting sexual exploitation of young boys. After keeping silent on the matter for three days, police swung into action after a TV channel […] Read more » driver's death Nanda