Top Law News Court admits plea to transfer Gulbarg massacre case March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Friday admitted a petition seeking transfer of the Gulbarg Society massacre case of the 2002 communal riots from the court of Judge B.U. Joshi. Justice Anant Dave admitted the petition filed by eyewitnesses of the massacre who alleged bias and unprofessional conduct by Special Court Judge B.U. Joshi and sought the […] Read more »
Top Law News Court tells Shiv Sena leader to pay for damages March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a ruling that can serve as a deterrent for violent protesters, the Bombay High Court Friday ordered a former Shiv Sena legislator to cough up Rs.500,000 (Rs.5 lakh) for the damage caused to a hotel during an agitation by party activists last year. A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice Mridula Bhatkar […] Read more »
Top Law News Ensure safety of women passengers, court to DTC March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major ruling in favour of thousands of women travelling in Delhi’s buses, the Delhi High Court Friday called for an end to the ‘venomous practice’ of ‘eve teasing’ and told the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take steps to ensure the safety of female passengers. Justice Kailash Gambhir directed the DTC to […] Read more »
Top Law News Arms dealer Suresh Nanda can apply for passport release March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arms dealer Suresh Nanda approached the Delhi High Court Monday seeking the release of his passport that has been impounded by the government after he was alleged to have received kickbacks in the purchase of Israeli Barak missiles in 2000. Nanda’s passport was in 2006 seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that is […] Read more »
Top Law News Women’s quota bill in parliament Monday; Smooth passage likely March 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the numbers on its side, the ruling Congress was upbeat that the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill that will be presented in the Rajya Sabha on International Women’s Day Monday for discussion and passage will sail through without a hitch. Law Minister Veerappa Moily will present the bill, to amend the constitution to reserve 33 […] Read more »
Top Law News ‘Insurgency main reason for Assam’s high maternal mortality’ March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Assam in India’s northeast has the country’s highest rate of maternal mortality, as per the latest official data. According to experts, insurgency which affects access to healthcare services, is one of the main reasons for this. Speaking at a press meet in the capital Friday, Bulbul Sood, co-chair of the White Ribbon Alliance, an NGO […] Read more »
Top Law News Rahul Mahajan moves court for release of passport for honeymoon March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rahul Mahajan is putting final touches to his plans to get married on a reality show. On Friday, he moved a court to get his passport back for his honeymoon getaway to Maldives and Ireland next week. Rahul, son of late senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, in his application, moved through counsel Sanjeev […] Read more »
Top Law News Most gender atrocities against Dalit women: P. Sivakami March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s leading feminist Dalit novelist-cum-politician P. Sivakami feels that most gender atrocities in the country are committed against Dalit women. The former senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer gave up her job to become a full-time writer in 2008. ‘In the society that is known as mainstream, the problems of Dalit women are considered separatist. […] Read more »
Top Law News Why were Bangladeshi children handed over to BSF, police asked March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court has ordered the special operations group (SOG) of the state police to point out provisions of law or rules under which it handed over three Bangladeshi children to the Border Security Force (BSF). The court directed the police to trace the children. The directions came Thursday by a division bench comprising […] Read more »
Top Law News Plea for voice test in 2002 Gujarat riot case rejected March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court hearing the Naroda Gam case of the 2002 Gujarat riots has rejected the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) plea to conduct voice tests on VHP activists Babu Bajrangi and Jaideep Patel. Eleven people were killed in Naroda Gam. The SIT had wanted to cross-check claims of complicity of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders […] Read more »
Top Law News Gujarat wants 2 months to decide on minister’s graft trial March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government Thursday sought two months’ time from the state high court to take a final decision on the issue of prosecuting Fisheries Minister Purshottam Solanki on corruption charges. Additional Advocate General Tushar Mehta appearing before Justice Anant Dave of the Gujarat High Court on behalf of the state’s chief secretary Thursday sought eight […] Read more »
Top Law News Man who died in marriage gunfire awarded compensation March 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday awarded compensation to the family of a man who died due to a stray gunshot during a marriage ceremony. A division bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Suresh Kait granted Rs.3.5 lakhs to Rajender’s parents. The money is to be paid in two months. According to the prosecution, Rajender died […] Read more »