Top Law News HC bans sand excavation in drought-hit areas of Maharashtra March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Government has been restrained the Bombay High Court from allowing excavation of sand in drought-hit villages, saying it would cause shortage of potable water for people and animals. The Court was hearing a petition filed by Rajendra Eknath Dhande, who sought a direction to the authorities to disallow sand excavation in drought-hit Khatgaon village of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah drought-hit areas Executive Engineer of Rural Water Supply Department Justice Anoop Mohta Maharashtra government Solapur water for people and animals Zilla Parishad
Media & Entertainment News Editor to be held responsible for false reporting: SC March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Editor of a newspaper shall be responsible in any civil or criminal case filed against it for publishing false or offensive news report, the Supreme Court held on Monday. A Bench of Justices C K Prasad and V G Gowda said the Editor controls the selection of the matter that is published and he […] Read more » civil and criminal proceeding civil or criminal case Editor and Resident Editor Editor of a newspaper Editor of Gujarati daily newspaper Sandesh Executive Magistrate in Vadodara false reporting illicit relations with the wife of a doctor justice V G Gowda justices C K Prasad sandesh news paper Supreme Court
Top Law News SC issues notice to J&K govt on Juvenile Act March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice to J&K government has been issued by the Supreme court of India on a PIL seeking implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in the state. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha asked the government to respond within four weeks on the plea alleging that there is lack of […] Read more » advocate Bhim Singh Care and Protection of Children habitual criminals J&K government Juvenile Justice Act notice to J&K government Supreme Court of India
Criminal Law News Court takes cognisance of c’sheet in rave party case March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cognisance of the chargesheet filed by Mumbai police in Juhu rave party case has been taken by a special court, in which IPL player Rahul Sharma and actor couple Apoorva Agnihotri and Shilpa Agnihotri are among the accused. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court issued “process” and the accused are likely to appear before […] Read more » Apoorva Agnihotri Juhu rave party case Mumbai Police Narcotic Drugs prima facie case Psychotropic Substances Shilpa Agnihotri South African cricketer Wayne Parnell Special court
Criminal Law News Salman does not appear as his case was not assigned to judge March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Salman Khan did not appear before the sessions court today in the 2002 hit-and-run case as his case has not yet been assigned to any judge after it was committed by a magistrate to the sessions court. The magistrate had asked him to appear on March 11 but his case is yet to be […] Read more » Actor Salman Khan Additional Public Prosecutor Nazirali H Shaikh culpable homicide Hit-and-run case lawyer Ashok Mundargi maximum punishment Section 304 A of the Indian Penal Code Sessions court
Top Law News SC raps Bihar, Punjab govts for police excesses March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bihar and Punjab governments has been slammed by the Supreme court of India for recent incidents of police excesses saying the beating up of innocent and unarmed people was “animal behaviour” and issued notices to the Centre and all states on the issue of implementation of its direction on police reforms. Taking strong view of […] Read more » animal behaviour Bihar and Punjab government Bihar police harassment by a truck driver police commissions Prakash Singh case Punjab police Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Bar Council should attention to uniform policy on legal justice: SC March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bar Council should attention to uniform policy on legal justice: SC Supreme Court of India Judge Justice Chelameswar said a uniform policy on legal justice should engage the attention of the Bar Council. Addressing a seminar on ‘Offences against women and children and terrorism-Challenges ahead’, organised by the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of State of Andhra Pradesh here, he called upon members of […] Read more » Bar Council of India Delhi gangrape incident Indian legal system Justice Chelameswar Offences against women and children Supreme Court of India Judge terrorism uniform policy on legal justice
Environment Law News SC’s CEC for selling of trees to widen Delhi-Agra highway March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Centrally Empowered Committee has been appointed by the Supreme court of India for the approval of selling of 56000 trees to widen Delhi Agra highway. The recommendation has shocked and surprised the environmentalists who are of the opinion that the destruction of trees on such a large scale would cause extensive damage to the environment […] Read more » Centrally Empowered Committee Counsel for Pollution Control Board Mr Vijay Panjawani Delhi-Agra highway Pollution Control Board Supreme Court
Top Law News Justice Ram Bhawan Misra to take over duties of Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh HC March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Senior Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Ram Bhawan Misra would be discharging the duties of the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court from now on after the outgoing Chief Justice Kurian Joseph who has been appointed Supreme Court Judge recently relinquishes his post Union Law Ministry & Justice has issued a […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph duties of Chief Justice duties of Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Ram Bhawan Misra Senior Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Supreme Court of India Union Law Ministry & Justice
Criminal Law News Prime accused in Delhi gangrape commits suicide in Tihar jail March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Prime accused Ram Sing, who was the one of the accused in the gangrape of a 23 year old girl which was happened in December 16, 2012 here in Delhi have committed suicide early this morning in Tihar jail. Tihar Jail is the high security cell of India. 33-year-old Singh hanged himself with the […] Read more » Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital delhi gangrape Director General Kiran Bedi former Tihar Director General Kiran Bedi gangrape of a 23 year old girl Minister of State for Home Affairs Prime accused Ram Sing Ram Sing suicide sexually assault Tihar Jail
Family Law News HC asks Realtor to pay Rs 75K to wife, daughter March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High court has directed a real estate businessman to pay Rs 75,000 every month to his wife and 11-year-old daughter towards their maintenance in a matrimonial dispute case. The court also directed the man, a leading construction firm promoter, to provide a mid-segment AC car with a driver to them for their day-to-day use […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw matrimonial dispute case Rajiv Sahai Endlaw real estate businessman
Consumer Law News Dead insects in Dettol bottle, Reckitt Benckiser to pay March 11, 2013 / March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Consumer forum has directed the Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd to pay compensation of Rs 10,000 to a man who was sold a bottle of antiseptic liquid Dettol that contained dead insects in it. North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum observed that as the bottle contained dead insects, it was not fit for human use and did not […] Read more » antiseptic liquid Dettol Dettol bottle North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum reckitt benckiser Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd