Top Law News Give regard to rape victim’s wish to marry rapist: CJI March 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said “due regard” should be given to the wishes of a rape victim if she chooses to marry the rapist or have the baby conceived from the crime. “Due regard must be given to their personal autonomy since in some cases the victim may choose to marry […] Read more »
Top Law News Final arguments in Mumbai terror trial begins Tuesday March 8, 2010 / March 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Those arguments could take several days, after which the trial would reach the stage of the final judgment, almost 10 months since it started. “The phase of arguments, meaning summing up the entire case or the assessment of the evidence, marks the step prior to the final judgement in a criminal trial,” explained noted criminal […] Read more »
Top Law News Mediation centre helps unite divorced couples March 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 6 Comments on Mediation centre helps unite divorced couples Sukhveer and Shobha Singh came to Delhi High Court in 2009 in a custody battle over their child after their decided to annul their nine-year-old marriage. A year later the couple is happily remarried, thanks to the court’s mediation. Sukhveer and Shobha had married in 2000, but things started turning sour after Shobha’s family began […] Read more »
Top Law News Dalits have low awareness about legal rights : Expert March 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The poorest of the poor dalits and exploited sections of society have extremely low awareness about legal rights and judicial remedies which is impeding welfare and human rights objectives, a rights activist said Saturday. ‘Unless Dalits and marginalised sections of society are aware of their legal rights and are also aware of the ways and […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi Police launch juvenile justice website March 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi Police launch juvenile justice website A website that will help deal with cases of missing children faster as well as provide information on all aspects of juvenile justice and rights was launched by the Delhi Police Saturday. The website – www.dpjju.com – intends to create awareness on juvenile rights and will give details about organisations working for juveniles, the laws […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi civic agencies pulled up for poor sanitation March 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi High Court has pulled up the civic agencies for poor sanitation in the capital, noting the conditions had not improved for the past 12 years. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Veena Birbal Friday criticised the civic agencies for their “callous approach” to worsening sanitation […] Read more »
Top Law News Women’s bill holds many unrealized promises: Meira Kumar March 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The women’s reservation bill holds many unrealized promises for the political empowerment of women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said here Saturday. ‘India was one of the first countries where women were given the right to vote. Parliament has, over the years, enacted several laws for their empowerment, welfare and protection,’ Meira Kumar, the first […] Read more »
Top Law News Murder accused IIT student sent to judicial custody March 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee was sent to 14 days judicial remand Saturday for allegedly murdering a woman IIT-Delhi student at a hotel here, police said. ‘A local court (Saturday) sent Gaurav Verma, a third-year architecture student of IIT-Roorkee, who was arrested for murdering Pragati Tibberwal, to judicial remand till March […] Read more »
Top Law News Spread awareness to avoid hooch tragedies: Court March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In order to prevent the deaths of people by consuming spurious liquor, the Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Police to spread awareness amongst the public by wide publicity and arranging street plays. Justice V.K. Jain, in a series of guidelines issued to the police, said: ‘Display boards, educating and cautioning the public against consumption […] Read more »
Top Law News Right’s panel upbeat about women’s reservation bill March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday expressed optimism over the passage of the women’s reservation bill that will be tabled in parliament Monday and said it is a triumph of 14 years of struggle. ‘We are very happy that the 14-year long struggle of this bill has been finally acknowledged and given a momentum,’ […] Read more »
Top Law News Gujarat probes shooting of inspector by officer March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A probe has begun into an incident where a senior police officer shot an anti-terrorist squad (ATS) inspector during a mock drill in Surat last month, though the state home ministry had termed it an ‘accident’ at that time. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Subhash Trivedi Friday handed over his service weapon to D.R. Patel, […] Read more »
Top Law News Kidney kingpin gets bail in fake passport cases March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court Friday granted bail to kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar in three cases of obtaining passports on fake identity. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja allowed the plea of Kumar, who sought bail on the ground that he was not arrested during investigation in the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in […] Read more »