Top Law News Rape a tool for subjugating women: Delhi HC judge March 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rape and gender-based violence are tools used to subjugate women, Justice Gita Mittal of the Delhi High Court said and called for effective ways, including reforms in laws, to address such crimes. The judge said the issue of gender-based violence is directly related to equality, dignity and status of women and priority attention should be […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi High Court judge Former Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University Gender Based Violence and Public Health International Perspectives on Budgets and Policies Justice Gita Mittal rape of women in india subjugating women Upendra Baxi vice-chancellor of JGU
Human Rights Irom Sharmila put on trial for attempting suicide March 5, 2013 / March 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Paving the way for her trial, a city court charged Irom Sharmila Chanu, on fast for over 12 years demanding repeal of the controversial Armed forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), for allegedly attempting suicide by undertaking a fast unto death for two days in 2006. If convicted, Chanu, out on bail in the case, will face a […] Read more » Armed Forces Special Powers Act attempt of suicide Irom Sharmila Chanu Mahatma Gandhi Metropolitan magistrate Akash Jain Patiala House court People of Manipur Repeal AFSPA section 309 of the IPC Sharmila's counsel Svetlana trial for attempting suicide
Criminal Law News SC orders tough action against female foeticide March 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre and state governments has directed by the Supreme Court to take quick and tough action against people indulging in female foeticide and passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of PNDT Act that prohibits pre-natal sex determination. The apex court directed the governments to map all ultra- sonography clinics within three months and […] Read more » Census 2011 Centre government NGO Voluntary Health Association pending cases under the violation Act PNDT Act pre-natal sex determination state government Supreme Court ultra- sonography clinics violation of the Act
Top Law News Employer can cancel employment if material facts suppressed March 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held that if a person withholds fact from his prospective employer about his conviction in a criminal case, he cannot as a matter of right claim the job even though he may have been pardoned or released on bond of good conduct by a Court for the offence. An employer, […] Read more » Bank of India Banking Regulations Act Bombay High Court justice P B Varale justices B P Dharmadhikari Probation of Offenders Act Probation of Offenders Act 1958 section 10(1)(b)(i) of Banking Regulations Act stealing a motorcycle in 2003 Supreme Court judgement theft case
Top Law News Sharmila charged with attempting suicide during 2006 fast March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding the repeal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), refused to plead guilty of attempting suicide, and a Delhi court framed charges against her. Metropolitan magistrate Akash Jain framed charges against her for attempt to commit suicide and issued […] Read more » Armed Forces Special Powers Act commit suicide at Jantar Matnar Krantikari Yuva Sanghatan manipur's iron lady Metropolitan magistrate Akash Jain Social activist Irom Sharmil under senction 309 of IPC
Criminal Law News SC adjourns hearing of bail application of Kanda March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bail application of the former Haryana Home Minister Gopal Kanda has been adjourned by the Supreme Court. Gopal Kanda who is in jail on the charges of abetting the suicide jof airhostess Geetika Sharma has been filed a bail application. Both the trial court as well as Delhi high court have rejected his bail […] Read more » Aruna Chaddha bail application Gopal Kanda bail application of former Haryana Home Minister Delhi High Court Gopal Kanda suicide cases suicide of the mother suicide of the mother of the airhostess Supreme Court
Top Law News Lawyers strike disrupts work in courts March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in Rajashtan, all the lawyers and advocate are on strike for the demand of the residential scheme for lawyers and advocates. The one day token strike was observed on call from the State Bar Council and Bar Association that disrupted legal proceeding and hearing of more than 10,000 cases posted for today. The demand […] Read more » bar association demand of the residential scheme law graduates Lawyers Welfare Fund Lawyers' strike Rajasthan High Court residential scheme for lawyers state bar council subordinate district courts
Criminal Law News HC acquits man of murder, finds him guilty of lesser offence March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man convicted for killing his wife in the presence of their three children has been acquitted of murder by the Bombay High Court, which held that he was guilty of a lesser offence. Vasant Hadal had appealed against the trial court’s order which had sentenced him to life imprisonment in 2002. The High Court […] Read more » Bombay High Court exception 4 to section 300 of IPC guilty of lesser offence High Court murder of wife section 302 of Indian Penal Code under section 304 part I under section 304 part II
Criminal Law News Youth gets 10 years jail for raping minor March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 10 years of jail has been sentenced to a man by a fast track court for illegally confining and raping a minor thrice over a period of six months. Additional Sessions Judge M C Gupta handed the jail term to Uttar Pradesh resident Jaswant Yadav, saying the offence against him has been “established by the cogent […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge M C Gupta illegally confining jail for raping minor lack of evidence punishment for raping a minor raping a minor Uttar Pradesh resident Jaswant Yadav
Criminal Law News Man gets 8 years RI for abduction, rape of minor March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eight years of rigorous imprisonment has been awarded by the Delhi High Court to a man who has been sentenced to an abduction-cum-rape case, which termed the minor victim’s testimony as “consistent” and “truthful”. The special fast track court, constituted to try cases of sexual offence against women, also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on […] Read more » abduction-cum-rape case consistent Delhi High Court Delhi Police Eight years of rigorous imprisonment Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh kidnapping/abduction punishment of rape rape rape case rape of a girl rape of minor truthful
Environment Law News NGT dismisses Hindalco plea challenging Maha govt March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has dismissed Hindalco’s plea challenging the Maharashtra government’s refusal to grant it three more months, after expiry of its forest clearance, to transport around 1.6 lakh tonnes of bauxite mined from Kolhapur district. A bench headed by Justice V R Kingaonkar also declined to direct the state government to forward the […] Read more » bauxite mined bauxite mined from Kolhapur district Belgaum (Karnataka) Biodiversity fauna flora Hindalco Hindalco plea Maharashtra government National Green Tribunal Principal Chief Conservator of Forest
Top Law News HC disapproves reducing jail remissions without applying mind March 4, 2013 / March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Certain guidelines for prison authorities to follow while cutting down remissions of prisoners who do not surrender after expiry of parole or furlough period has been laid down by the Bombay High Court. The high court pulled up prison authorities for their tendency to use ready-made printed proformas with blank spaces filled in later, to […] Read more » Bombay High Court expiry of parole guidelines for prison authorities jail remissions without applying mind quasi-judicial spirits remissions of Shafi Qureshi ritualistic procedural exercise total remission period