Top Law News Former child labourers campaign for missing kids April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A theatre group of former child labourers has been enacting short skits and campaigning across Delhi along with an NGO to press the issue of missing kids and spread awareness in the capital. Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), a child rights organisation which helped in the rescue of children in the theatre group, said that most […] Read more »
Top Law News Court gives Tiwari time to reply in paternity suit April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday gave former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari a last chance for filing his response in a paternity suit filed by a 34-year-old man who claims the Congress leader is his biological father. The court directed Tiwari, 86, to file a written reply to a plea by Rohit Shekhar within four […] Read more »
Top Law News 375 gm of oil sparks 27-year legal ordeal April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Twenty seven years after a grocer was held guilty of selling adulterated oil and set about to prove his innocence, the Supreme Court has rejected his plea in a case that exposes the huge backlog of cases in Indian courts. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Cyriac Joseph held Roorkee shopkeeper Nand Lal […] Read more »
Top Law News CBI court convicts Chandigarh cop for taking bribe April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Tuesday held a Chandigarh policeman guilty of accepting bribe from a drug peddler who is at present lodged in a jail here. CBI Special Judge Darshan Singh convicted sub-inspector Ved Parkash of accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from Harpal Singh alias Raju in 2007 after threatening to […] Read more »
Top Law News Gujarat fails to pay damages, court warns of contempt April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Gujarat fails to pay damages, court warns of contempt The Gujarat High court Tuesday warned the state government of contempt proceedings if it fails to clarify within a week whether it intends to pay compensation to a petitioner who suffered losses during the post-Godhra riots in 2002. The court order dated Dec 23, 2009, had allowed time till Jan 20, 2010, to the state […] Read more »
Top Law News Gujarat court frees man sentenced for killing wife April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Court Tuesday set free a man who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court on charges of murdering his wife, saying there was insufficient evidence to link the accused to the crime. Acquitting Tribhovandas Sadhu, a division bench said: “It is a fact that the deceased died of burn injuries. It is possible […] Read more »
Top Law News Court acquits driver of doctor’s murder, raps cops April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a driver of killing his doctor employer and slammed Delhi Police for lax investigations into the case, in which the attacker allegedly also forged the doctor’s signatures on cheques. New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a driver of killing his doctor employer and slammed […] Read more »
Top Law News Court tells official to respect detained foreigners’ liberty April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over the plight of foreigners languishing in deportation camps, the Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up a customs official and said no country has the right to take away the liberty of any person. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta pulled up the commissioner of […] Read more »
Top Law News Honour killing: Delhi High Court to reconsider plea April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to reconsider the plea of a man whose wife was allegedly killed by her family members for marrying against their wish. His plea was disposed last month. A division bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ajit Bharihoke accepted the restoration application of Gaurav Saini, who married Sahibabad […] Read more »
Top Law News Madras High Court dismisses Nalini’s plea for release April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release under the general amnesty scheme. Rejecting her petition, a division bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Raj and K K Sasidharan observed that 44-year-old Nalini had committed the crime in a cunning and meticulous […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court pulls up Bengal on illegal places of worship April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court pulls up Bengal on illegal places of worship The Supreme Court Tuesday ticked off the West Bengal government for its failure to give details of steps taken to prevent illegal construction of places of worship on public land. A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice T.S. Thakur asked the state government to submit an affidavit within three weeks to apprise it of […] Read more »
Top Law News No request for accused priest’s return to US: Church April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Catholic Church in India Tuesday said it has not received any request so far asking for the return of priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul – accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in America – for trial in the US. “The diocese has not received any request so far on his return to the […] Read more »