Top Law News Bar Association alarmed at Govt. move on Judicial appointments April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of India (BAI) expressed ‘alarm’ at the reported move by the government to bring in a Draft Bill for a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) without consulting any legal body and urged the government not to rush through the legislation without a debate. Several eminent lawyers including BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman, […] Read more » and Vice Presidents K K Venugopal Ashok Desai BAI President Anil B Divan BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman Bar Association of India chief justice former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan JAC Judicial Appointments Commission Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) law minister Union Cabinet
Top Law News India, EU inch closer to Trade and Investment Agreement April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India and the European Union (EU) have inched closer to concluding the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) and have reached a clear understanding on the need for a ‘fine balance for meaningful expectations’ of market access on both sides. At the Ministerial dialogue on the India-EU BTIA in Brussels yesterday, the two sides also […] Read more » Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Ciolos Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Dacian Ciolos India and the European Union Trade and Investment Agreement
Top Law News Chhattisgarh HC clears decks for township project April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The decks for the state government’s ‘Kamal Vihar’ integrated township development project by dismissing all 23 petitions filed by land owners and farmers challenging land acquisition policy and its environmental clearance has been cleared by the Chhattisgarh High court. Delivering the verdict, Justice Prasant Mishra dismissed all the pleas on the ground of merit thus […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Minister Raman Singh decks for the state government Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat integrated township development project Justice Prasant Mishra Kamal Vihar Raipur Development Authority (RDA) RDA Chairman Sunil Soni
Top Law News Govt for new mechanism for appointment of judges April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A proposal will be considered by the Cabinet today for creating the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), scrapping the current system of appointing judges through the collegiums system of Supreme Court and High Court judges. The proposal provides for a six-member JAC headed by the Chief Justice of India with the law minister and the Opposition leader and two jurists […] Read more » appointment of judges article 124 A of the constitution article 217 of the Constitution article 222 of the Constitutionl article 231 of the Constitution Articles 124 of the Constitution collegiums system of High Court judges collegiums system of Supreme Court judges Judicial Appointments Commission Supreme Court and High Court judges
Criminal Law News Two AIR officials sacked for sexual harassment of RJs April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prasar Bharati has discontinued services of two employees, suspended another and given a show cause notice to the head of its Delhi Kendra, after taking strong note of allegations of sexual harassment of women presenters in All India Radio. Prasar Bharati’s action came after senior officials had perused material related to the allegations made by […] Read more » AIR Broadcasting Professionals Association AIR FM All India Radio Delhi Kendra Director General D G Mandloi Prasar Bharati Prasar Bharati's Member Personnel Brig Public Sector Broadcaster in National Press safety and security of women employees sexual harassment of RJs sexual harassment of women
Top Law News Terror strikes B’lore, 16 injured in bomb blast near BJP office April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terror struck Bangalore today ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections when a low-intensity bomb exploded near the bustling BJP city office in a busy residential area killing at least 16 people, including 11 policemen. The bomb, apparently strapped to a motorbike parked between a van and a car, went off around 10.30 a.m. about […] Read more » BJP city BJP office in Malleshwaram bomb blast near BJP office Chinnaswamy stadium explosions near Chinnaswamy stadium Home Minister R Ashoka India's Information Technology Indian Mujahideen Karnataka Assembly elections Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Terror strikes Terror struck Terror struck Bangalore
Criminal Law News CBI officer says Aarushi was killed by her parents April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Trial court hearing the CBI told that the Aarushi-Hemraj double-murder case that circumstantial evidences show that the teenager was killed by her parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. No one from the outside could have entered the flat and committed the murder. Investigation Kaul appeared before Central Bureau of Investigation special Judge S Lal and said […] Read more » Aarushi Hemraj murders Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Arushi murder case CBI CBI team Central Bureau of Investigation Jalvayu Vihar in Noida Nupur Talwar Rajesh and Nupur Talwar Rajesh Talwar Sexual assault Talwars' house
Criminal Law News Minor girl gangraped in Goa, five youths held April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Goa: A 15-year-old teenage girl was allegedly gangraped in Mapusa town here. Five youths have been arrested in this connection last night, after the victim lodged a complaint against them, the police mentioned. Vishram Borkar, Superintendent of Police told, “The incident had taken place twenty days back, when the girl was invited by one of the […] Read more » gang rape in Goa gangraped in Mapusa town medical examination superintendent of police Vishram Borkar
Top Law News Five injured in explosion near BJP office April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Karnataka: An explosion near the Karnataka BJP office in a crowded residential area here today left five persons injured, two of them seriously. Three cars and another vehicle were damaged in the explosion, the exact nature of which was not immediately known, police and fire brigade officials said. Five persons were injured and have been shifted […] Read more » Assembly polls BJP office explosion by the cylinder explosion near BJP office Karnataka BJP office
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC grants four weeks more to Sanjay Dutt to surrender April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on SC grants four weeks more to Sanjay Dutt to surrender Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has got four more weeks to surrender to serve the remaining period of sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case by the Supreme Court of India. Sanjay will now have to surrender on May 16. Sentenced for five years for possessing weapons illegally during the 1993 Mumbai riots, Dutt wanted six more […] Read more » 1993 Mumbai blasts case 1993 Mumbai riots Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir President Pranab Mukherjee Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt surrender Supreme Court of India
Top Law News SC stays part of its verdict on appointments in info panels April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed its direction that only sitting or retired chief justices of High Courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and State Information Commissions. A bench of justices A. K. Patnaik and A.K. Sikri also directed “that wherever a Chief Information Commissioner is of the opinion that intricate […] Read more » Central Information Commission chief information commissioner Chief Justice of India Chief Justices of the High Court information commissioners retired chief justices of High Courts retired judges of apex court Right to Information Act RTI Act. State Information Commission
Top Law News Chautala key conspirator in JBT scam: CBI to HC April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi High court the CBI has contended that former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala was the “main conspirator” in the junior basic trained (JBT) teachers’ recruitment scam of 2000. Opposing the bail plea of Chautala, jailed for 10 years in the scam, Solicitor General (SG) Mohan Parasaran, who argued for CBI, submitted before Justice […] Read more » Chautala key conspirator Delhi High Court Directorate of Primary Education district-level selection committees Education Minister former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala illegally recruitment JBT scam JBT teachers O P Chautala Staff Selection Commission