Top Law News Better working sought for law against domestic violence March 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) law suffers from poor implementation even three years after coming into force, voluntary organisations and social groups said Wednesday. United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem), Lawyers Collective and Oxfam, among others, have come together in the capital to hold consultations and suggest steps for better implementation […] Read more »
Top Law News All-party meet in Andhra to discuss Hyderabad as ‘free zone’ March 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court’s refusal to review its order declaring Hyderabad a “free zone” for recruitments in government jobs triggered a fresh row, with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday calling an all-party meeting to decide future course of action. Rosaiah told the state assembly that he had no objection to passing a resolution urging […] Read more »
Top Law News Trial against Jayalalithaa temporarily halted March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily halted the ongoing trial of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in a 14-year-old corruption case of amassing wealth far exceeding her legal income. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan halted the trial while deciding to hear on March 19 a lawsuit of the AIADMK chief, challenging the […] Read more »
Top Law News Pension bonanza for ex-servicemen after Supreme Court ruling March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 16 Comments on Pension bonanza for ex-servicemen after Supreme Court ruling Some 30,000-40,000 armed forces officers who were commissioned or retired between 1986 and 1996 are in for a pay arrears and pension bonanza with the Supreme Court upholding a high court ruling that the amounts had been erroneously calculated. Upholding the Kerala High Court ruling that ‘rank pay’ should be included while calculating an officer’s […] Read more »
Top Law News Court bars Fernandes wife, son from flying him to US March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday restrained the wife and son of veteran socialist leader and former defence minister George Fernandes from taking him to the US for medical treatment. Justice V.K. Shali restrained Fernandes’ wife Leila Kabir and their son Sean from taking the leader to the US for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The court […] Read more »
Top Law News No question of bulldozing women’s bill: Law Minister Veerappa Moily March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has no intention of bulldozing the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha and will instead prefer talking to critics to sort out differences, Law Minister M. Veerapa Moily has said. ‘After all in a democracy (you) can’t bulldoze. Talking is the real beauty of democracy,’ Moily told IANS in an exclusive interview, […] Read more »
Top Law News Now, sexual minority groups seek reservation March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the women’s reservation bill getting through the Rajya Sabha hurdle, sexual minority groups in Kolkata are now seeking a similar quota for themselves as well as reservation in other fields such as health, education and employment. Sexual minority groups comprise gays, lesbians, transgenders and bisexuals. ‘We also want reservation in parliament and legislative assemblies. […] Read more »
Top Law News 26/11 trial may end this week March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on 26/11 trial may end this week The special court trying the 26/11 Mumbai attack case Monday urged the prosecution to complete the recording of evidence by Thursday, to end the first phase of the trial against Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab and two of his associates, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Mohammed. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has said […] Read more »
Top Law News DAV asked to pay Rs.10 crore to Dabwali fire victims March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly 14 years after one of the worst fire tragedies in the country claimed 446 lives and left over 200 others with burn injuries in Haryana’s Dabwali town, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday awarded a compensation of Rs.11.24 crore to the victims’ kins. A bench comprising Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Kanwaljit […] Read more »
Top Law News Ignoring trial procedure may lead to corruption: Court March 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up a trial court for not following the laid down procedure, the Delhi High Court Monday said that statutory provisions cannot be ignored during trials as it would create chaos, breed contempt for law and infuse corruption. Justice S.N.Dhingra, while setting aside the trial court’s order for allowing a litigant to file some documents […] Read more »
Top Law News Satyam’s founder Raju denied bail March 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday denied bail to scam-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd’s founder B. Ramalinga Raju, saying that he is the main accused in the case. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. Chauhan also apprehended that if he was given bail, Raju might try to interfere with the […] Read more »
Top Law News Apex court to reconsider order to probe Modi, 62 others March 15, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday decided to consider if it should recall its April 2009 order for probing the roles of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 other top state politicians and officials in the 2002 communal riots. ‘We will consider whether this order in its entirety should be continued or recalled,’ said an apex […] Read more »