Top Law News CBI names 51 officials in Ayodhya missing files case January 22, 2010 / January 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As many as 51 Uttar Pradesh officials have been named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case of missing files related to the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid row Read more »
Top Law News A law e-book has been launched January 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 7 Comments on A law e-book has been launched It is a treat for tech-savvy book lovers. For the first time ever in India, a law e-book has been launched on wireless e-book reader Kindle Read more »
Top Law News All SC judges will take call on HC order: CJI January 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on All SC judges will take call on HC order: CJI New Delhi: The 26 judges of the Supreme Court (SC) will together discuss and decide whether the Delhi high court’s judgment, that the office of the chief justice of India (CJI) falls within the ambit of the RTI Act, should be challenged. The verdict can be challenged only in SC. The apex court is already […] Read more »
Top Law News Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes under RTI, rules Delhi High Court January 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said the Chief Justice of India is a public authority and his office comes within the ambit of the RTI Act as the concept of judicial independence is not judge’s personal privilege but responsibility cast on the person. This is in sharp contrast […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI
Top Law News Court terms Rathore’s crimes ‘spine-chilling’, rejects bail plea January 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court terms Rathore’s crimes ‘spine-chilling’, rejects bail plea Declining anticipatory bail to former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore in fresh cases registered against him, a court in Panchkula town Friday observed that Rathore’s crime had a “spine-chilling” and “hair raising” impact. The decision means Rathore could now be arrested any time. Additional district and sessions judge Sanjeev Jindal, while dismissing Rathore’s anticipatory bail […] Read more »
Top Law News Now Indian students to face extra scrutiny for Britain visa January 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indians wishing to study in Britain will be singled out for extra scrutiny by border officials if the Conservative Party forms the next government, a report said Saturday. These additional controls will also be placed on prospective students from China, Nigeria and Pakistan, The Financial Times said in its report on plans published by the […] Read more » Britain visa extra scrutiny Indian students
Top Law News Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma and 5 others held for fake encounter January 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai, Jan 8, The Special Investigating Team (SIT) has arrested former encounter specialist and senior Police Inspector Pradeep Sharma and five others, including two police personnel and three informers, for purportedly orchestrating fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiyya, alleged member of underworld don Chhota Rajan’s gang, in 2006. Mr Sharma and others were […] Read more » Encounter specialist fake encounter held for fake encounter Pradeep Sharma
Top Law News Nithari victims’ lawyer welcomes stay on death sentence January 7, 2010 / January 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision staying Nithari killings convict Surinder Koli’s death sentence, a lawyer representing the victims’ families Thursday said now the Allahabad High Court’s “fault” of acquitting Koli’s employer Moninder Singh Pandher for the 2006 killings would “come out in the open”. The apex court Thursday stayed Koli’s death sentence for raping and […] Read more »
Top Law News Uttar Pradesh has been stopped by Apex court from demolishing temples November 3, 2009 / November 3, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stopped the Uttar Pradesh government from demolishing three temples within the premises of. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan issued this direction on an allegation by Lucknow resident Sangam Lal Pandey who told the court that there were four temples of British vintage inside the jail premises. Pandey said one […] Read more »
Top Law News Government declares war against huge backlog of court cases October 26, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Government declares war against huge backlog of court cases New Delhi, Oct 25 The central government Sunday declared a war against huge backlog of over 31 million court cases, finalising an ambitious scheme to appoint 15,000 trial court judges and 700 high court judges on contract for two years to work in three shifts to eliminate arrears within three years. The Congress-led United Progressive […] Read more » against huge backlog of court cases Government declares war
Top Law News Make Domestic Violence Act gender neutral October 26, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Make Domestic Violence Act gender neutral NEW DELHI – About 100 people staged a protest against the Domestic Violence Act in the capital Sunday saying it was “full of loopholes” and needed to be made “gender neutral”. Activists of Save the Family Foundation, who organised the protest, said that service providers must ensure that the law is made more gender neutral […] Read more » gender neutral Make Domestic Violence Act
Top Law News Court to the aid of consumer hit by inflated bill October 26, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Oct 25 The Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a man who was slapped with bills amounting to over Rs.200,000 by BSES after he said he detected irregularities in the working of the power utility through an RTI application. The court has suspended payment of the bills. Purshottam Kalra, who […] Read more »