Top Law News Tibetan monk self-immolates in Nepal August 6, 2013 / August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Tibetan died after self-immolating himself in Nepal’s capital town Kathmandu Tuesday, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said here. This was the second self-immolation death in the Himalayan country this year. “A monk set himself afire near a monastery in Kathmandu this (Tuesday) morning. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead,” […] Read more » CTA CTA spokesperson Tashi Phuntsok national news news the Dalai Lama Tibetan Administration Tibetan monk self-immolates in Nepal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NCW seeks report on remarks against IAS officer August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to probe a complaint against a Samajwadi Party leader accused of making “objectionable comments” against the now suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal. Taking cognizance of a complaint against Uttar Pradesh Agro chairman Narendra Bhatti, NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma urged Chief Secretary Jawed […] Read more » Agro chairman Narendra Bhatti chief minister Akhilesh Yadav National Commission for Women national news NCW NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma NCW seeks report on remarks against IAS officer news Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Review sought of SC bar on single medical entrance test August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its verdict quashing a Medical Council of India (MCI) notification mandating a common entrance test for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses in government and private institutions. The petition was filed by NGO Sankalp saying the court’s earlier “judgment erred in not appreciating […] Read more » Justice Anil R. Dave Justice Vikramajit Sen MCI Medical Council of India National Entrance Eligibility Test national news NEET news NGO Sankalp Review sought of SC bar on single medical entrance test todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi government upgrades family court judges August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Monday upgraded 10 judges in family courts to principal judges for smooth and faster functioning of such courts. There are 9 family courts in Delhi but the government had last December decided to increase their number to 11. “Presently, one post of principal judge and ten posts of judges have been functional […] Read more » Delhi government upgrades family court judges national news news todays news todays top news Top news upgraded 10 judges
Top Law News Activists oppose amendments to RTI Act August 6, 2013 / August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society activists are gearing up for an offensive against the government’s proposed legislation to exclude political parties from the ambit of the RTI Act. Besides petitions to parliamentarians, the PM and the President urging them not to support the amendments, activists plan to hold protest demonstrations and even challenge the legislation in court as […] Read more » Activists oppose amendments to RTI Act ADR Aruna Roy Association of Democratic Reforms Central Information Commission CIC National Campaign for People's Right to Information national news NCPRI news Prof Jagdeep Chhokar RTI Act. Shailesh Gandhi Shekhar Singh todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Delhi gets notice on BCCI’s plea against entertainment tax demand August 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city government on a plea of BCCI challenging its demand for payment of entertainment tax on the money received so far from the sponsors for the IPL and T20 matches held in Delhi since 2008. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and […] Read more » Delhi gets notice on BCCI's plea against entertainment tax demand national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Activist petitions rights panel against SP leader August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city-based social activist has petitioned the National Commission for Women (NCW) for action against senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Narendra Bhati for using foul language against a suspended IAS officer. Nutan Thakur told IANS that she found Bhati’s comments against suspended Indian Administrative Officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in a videographed speech at a Greater Noida village “very improper and unbecoming […] Read more » Activist petitions rights panel against SP leader Durga Shakti Nagpal National Commission for Women national news NCW news Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Bhati sand mining mafia todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Saturday for a review of its verdict that MPs or legislators would cease to be elected representatives if convicted in criminal case for certain offences. The review petition filed by Haryana Swatantra Party president Ramesh Dalal also sought a relook at the decision which barred elected presentatives in jail from contesting polls. […] Read more » Haryana Swatantra Party president Ramesh Dalal national news news People Act SC urged to review verdict on convicted lawmakers todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC stays HC order restraining DLF from selling Gurgaon property August 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to DLF Ltd, the Supreme Court has stayed the operation of an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court restraining the realty major from selling and marketing properties in one of its projects in Gurgaon (Haryana). The bench comprising justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Pinaki Chandra Ghosh, in their order Wednesday, also allowed the respondents Gurgaon-based DLF Park Place […] Read more » DLF Ltd DLF Park Place Residents Welfare Association national news news Pinaki Chandra Ghosh Residents Welfare Association RWA SC stays HC order restraining DLF from selling Gurgaon property todays news todays top news Top news ustices Gyan Sudha Misra
Top Law News Police report sought in Kolkata student’s assault August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has sought from the city police chief a report on the alleged assault and molestation of a student of Rabindra Bharati University here, an official said Saturday. “The victim has complained of police inaction. No arrest has been made despite a complaint filed by her alleging molestation and assault. So the […] Read more » national news news Police report sought in Kolkata student's assault Sujay Kumar Haldar Surajit Kar Purkayastha todays news todays top news Top news West Bengal Human Rights Commission
Top Law News HC seeks report on action suspended IAS officer took against mining mafia August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC) Friday issued notice to the union and Uttar Pradesh governments on a PIL against the suspension of IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal. The HC asked the state government details of action taken by Nagpal, erstwhile SDM of Noida, against illegal mining mafia. Ashok Pandey, counsel for petitioner social activist Nutan Thakur, told […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ashok Pandey HC seeks report on action suspended IAS officer took against mining mafia IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal national news news social activist Nutan Thakur todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed August 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed The government on Friday strongly defended the cabinet decision to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in order to keep political parties out of its ambit, saying no political party could function if the CIC order was implemented. The issue has been in the news after a June 3 Central Information Commission (CIC) order stated that six national […] Read more » Law Minister Kapil Sibal national news news Right to Information Act RTI RTI amendment Sibal explains why RTI amendment is needed todays news todays top news Top news
