Top Law News No offences against Sharad Pawar, says Maha HM March 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil told that Delhi police have been informed that there are no offence of any kind registered against Union Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar. He was responding to a query on a faxed communique sent from a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Delhi police, to the Pune police to inquire […] Read more » Delhi Police Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil NCP chief Sharad Pawar offences against Sharad Pawar Union Agriculture Minister upreme Court guidelines
Top Law News DGP to conduct inquiry into suicide attack on CRPF camp March 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment State Director General of Police Ashok Prasad has been asked by the Jammu and Kashmir government to conduct a detailed inquiry into the suicide attack on a CRPF camp and killing of a youth in alleged firing by security forces. “The DGP, who is camping in Srinagar, will be making a detailed inquiry into the happenings,” […] Read more » Altaf Ahmad Wani Chief Minister Omar Abdullah CRPF at Zoonimar CRPF camp Director General of Police Ashok Prasad Jammu and Kashmir Government National Conference Security forces Srinagar district terrorist attack at Bemina
International Trade Law Salve withdraws as counsel for Italian govt in fishermen killing case March 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Insulted” and “shocked” by Italy’s stand on the marines issue, senior Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve has quit as counsel for the Italian government in the fishermen killing case. Salve said that now it is “a question of Indian prestige” and the government will be “justified” in the tough steps it takes in the matter after the Italian government […] Read more » 'Enrica Lexie' advocate Harish Salve fishermen killing case Italian government Italian marines prestige of the Supreme Court senior Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Top Law News Thousands of lawyers abstain from judicial work in Bihar March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thousands of lawyers in civil courts across the state and also in Patna High Court abstained from their judicial work on a call from the Bar Council of India (BCI) to protest lathi charge on lawyers in Jaipur and Chandigarh recently. Judicial work in civil courts and Patna High Court remained paralysed as lawyers abstained […] Read more » Bar Council of India Danapur Civil Court Jaipur and Chandigarh lawyers in civil courts Mr Prashant Pratap Patna City Civil Court Patna High Court Patna High Court Yogesh Chandra Verma
Top Law News SC notices to Centre, States on police reform implementation March 13, 2013 / March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice has been issued by the Supreme court of India to the centre and states seeking an explanation whether the Supreme Court judgement of September 22 of 2006 on police reform has been implemented. The apex court notice comes in the wake of recent incidents in Punjab and Bihar of police brutalities on unarmed innocent […] Read more » BIHAR law and order Punjab and Bihar of police Supreme Court judgement Supreme Court of India teachers in Patna truck drivers UP DGP Prakash Singh
Top Law News Allahabad HC asks UP govt to submit its policy on murder compensation March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government has been directed by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High court to submit its policy regarding paying of compensation to the family of the murdered persons in the state. The court has given two weeks time to the UP government to submit its report. A division bench of court comprising Justices […] Read more » Additional Advocate General Bulbul Godiyal Allahabad High Court cases of murder chief minister Akhilesh Yadav murder compensation Uttar Pradesh government
Criminal Law News Criminal law amendment referred to Group of Ministers March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill has been referred by the Union Cabinet which provides for life imprisonment for the rape convicts before the Group of Ministers (GoM) for arriving at clarity before final approval by the Cabinet. With this decision, the existing Ordinance on the matter will come up before the Cabinet once the GoM comprising […] Read more » approval by the Cabinet Communications Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill Criminal law amendment Finance Group of Ministers Group of Ministers (GoM) Law Ministers of Home Union Cabinet Women and Child Development
Top Law News ‘Kalmadi & others forced me to choose Swiss Timing’ March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official that he was pressurised by Suresh Kalmadi and another accused to reject the bid of Spain’s MSL and select Swiss Timing for giving the contract for TSR system. Deposing as prosecution witness, Virender Kumar Saksena, who was then OC’s Additional Director General (Revenue), said that sacked CWG OC […] Read more » Additional Director General Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Director General V K Verma Income Tax official public servants Suresh Kalmadi Swiss Timing
Criminal Law News Ram Singh hanged himself to death: Tihar jail March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in fast track court Tihar Jail authorities told in hearing of the Delhi gangrape case that the main accused Ram Singh hanged himself to death in his prison cell. In a 2-page preliminary report submitted to the court, the Superintendent of jail no.3 has said that Singh was found hanging by a “thin string” made […] Read more » B K Mophapatra Central Forensic Science Laboratory delhi gangrape Fast track court gangrape-cum-murder case Rajender Singh Ram Singh death Senior Scientific Officer suicide of Ram Singh Superintendent of jail no.3
International Trade Law Italian govt reneged on its promise: Solicitor General March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major embarrassment to the UPA government, Italy has gone back on its word to send two marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, charged with killing of two fishermen off the Kerala coast, back to India to face trial. New Delhi has so far been guarded in its response. Here is the live coverage […] Read more » India to face trial Italian govt Italian marines Kerala coast Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone murder of fishermen Solicitor General Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran UPA government
Top Law News Coalgate scam: CBI, Centre at loggerheads over probe findings March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in the Supreme court of India the CBI and the Centre were at loggerheads on the coalgate scam with the agency pointing out irregularities in the coal block allocation during UPA-I tenure and the Government vehemently refuting the allegations. In a status report filed by CBI in the scam, the agency said that the […] Read more » Cabinet Secretary T. S. R. Subramanian CBI in the scam CBI probe Civil society coal blocks allocation Coalgate scam Government vehemently Justice R.M. Lodha Mines and Minerals Act Supreme Court UPA-I tenure
Criminal Law News Two put on trial on gangrape and abduction charges March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two men have been put on trial by a fast track court here for gangraping a 22-year-old girl after abducting her with the help of two women. The fast track court presided over by Additional Sessions Judge T R Naval also framed charges against two women, Shimla Devi and her daughter Shashi for abducting and […] Read more » abduction charges of gang rape gang rape and abduction Gangrape gangrape and abduction charges GTB Enclave Sai Mandir in Jyoti Nagar section 109/34 read with Section 376 IPC section 376(2)(g) section 506(II) of IPC