Top Law News Supreme Court indicates speeding up hearing cases against women January 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “It will speed up hearing of appeals pending before it in sexual harassment and other cases related to crime against women all these things,” has been indicated by The Supreme Court of India. According to a bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and justices J Chelameswar and Vikramjit Sen, “Please wait for a week. I have something […] Read more » acquittal of accused cases against women Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and justices J Chelameswar Crime against women jail term and a fine Kerala High Court rape case Supreme Court Supreme Court in 2005 Supreme Court of India Suryanelli in Idukki district of Kerala Suryanelli rape incident Vikramjit Sen
Top Law News High Court accepts Delhi Police status report after apology January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh status report disclosing the names of police officials patrolling the area in Delhi which a 23-year-old girl was gang-raped in a moving bus here, has been accepted by the Delhi High Court after the city police tendered apology for not disclosing the names earlier. “I tender my unconditional apology for not giving names […] Read more » Central Government Chief Justice D Murugesan counsel for Delhi Police Dayan Krishnan Delhi gang-rape Delhi police ACP Delhi Police DCP gang rape gang rape in bus gang rape in Delhi Justice VK Jain Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Top Law News Govt should take over FPS to check PDS corruption: Supreme Court panel January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court appointed panel has recommended that the above-poverty-line (APL) families should not be given subsidised food grains and the government agencies should undertake their distribution directly instead of doing so through Fair Price Shops run by private persons to check corruption in PDS. Justice D P Wadhwa Committee told that there is undoubtedly […] Read more » above-poverty-line ATM bureaucrats cooperatives Diversion of PDS food grain to black-market Fair Price Shop (FPS) owners Fair Price Shops Justice D P Wadhwa lAS officer Mother Dairy outlet Panchayati Raj Institutions politicians Post Office registered women Supreme Court Supreme Court of India transporters
Criminal Law News Gangrape: Case fixed for Jan 14 for scrutiny of documents January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi For the scrutiny of documents filed with the charge sheet in the case of the December 16 gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old girl, a court has fixed a date which is January 14. The five accused — bus driver Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur — […] Read more » 120-B (conspiracy) 201 (destruction of evidence) 23-year-old girl 307 (attempt to murder) 34 (common intention) 376 (2)(g) (gangrape) 377 (unnatural offences) 394 (hurting in dacoity) 395 (dacoity) 396 (murder in dacoity) 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the IPC a minor accused Akshay Thakur bus driver Ram Singh Delhi Gang rape case Delhi Police gang rape gang rape in Delhi his brother Mukesh Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal murder negligent Pawan Gupta Safdarjung Hospital sections 302 (murder) Singapore hospital Vinay Sharma
Criminal Law News CWG:Court to frame charges against Kalmadi and others on Feb 4 January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Charges against sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi shall be fixed by a Delhi court on February 4, for allegedly cheating, conspiring, abusing his official position and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to public exchequer in a games-related graft case. Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur is slated to frame charges against Kalmadi and […] Read more » abusing charge-sheeted by the CBI Charges against Suresh Kalmadi charges against the accused cheating conspiring CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi Director General (Procurement) Surjit Lal Director General V K Verma games-related graft case Indian Penal Code Joint Director General (Sports) A S V Prasad public exchequer Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act Treasurer M Jayachandran
Corporate Law News SC rejects Sahara plea on refund of Rs 24K crore January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The petitions of two Sahara companies has been rejected by the Supreme Court for review of its August 31 judgment directing them to refund Rs 24,000 crore they had collected between 2008 and 2011 from over 2.96 crore investors flouting mandatory regulatory provisions and the Companies Act. The three-month deadline given by the bench of […] Read more » Companies Act investors Justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures ( OFCDs) Sahara companies Sahara companies petition Sahara firms Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) SHICL SIRECL Supreme Court Supreme Court of India
Criminal Law News Top Law News Why Police Commissioner not made accountable: High Court January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Why only a junior police officer was suspended in connection with the gangrape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi?” a strong exception has been taken by the Delhi high court Court has also mentioned that “Why senior cops, including the Police Commissioner, have not been made accountable.” “Why only ACP, why not DCP, why […] Read more » 67 PCR vans 67 PCR vans deployed in South district ACP consequential order counsel of police Dayan Krishnan DCP Delhi Police Delhi Police Commissioner gang rape gangrape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi Justice VK Jain New Delhi gang rape case PCR vans senior cops South district why not DCP Why only ACP
Top Law News HP HC strikes hard on political transfers January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Guidelines regarding transfers of state government employees and directed the government to amend the transfer policy by February 2 has been issued by the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued. A division bench comprising justices Deepak Gupta and Rajiv Sharma, while disposing off a bunch of petitions filed by aggrieved employees, also said that any violation […] Read more » A category Contempt of court Dharmshala directed the government Dodra Kawar Hard and Tribal areas Himachal Pradesh High Court justices Deepak Gupta and Rajiv Sharma Kaza Mandi minister or MLA Pangi political patronage Shimla state government employees station under five categories- A and B and C and D and E
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Order on in camera trial, media restraint in rape case upheld January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition which challenged the order for in camera hearing and a ban on media reporting of the December 16 gangrape case was dismissed on Wednesday by the district judge who said it was “mandatory” to hold in camera proceedings in a case of rape and related offences, and that the magistrate had been “duty […] Read more » advocates D K Mishra and Poonam Kaushik Ballia (UP) December 16 gangrape case December 16 gangrape case was dismissed Delhi Delhi Gang rape case dismissed rape case district judge district judge R K Gauba gang rape Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal Saket courtroom Section 327 of the Code of Criminal Procedure section 327(2) and (3) (in camera trial of rape cases) CrPC section 327(2) of CrPC
International Trade Law Attack on Indian soldiers: India summons Pak High Commissioner January 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Pakistan High Commissioner has been summoned by the India to convey a “strong protest” over the Pakistani Army action in which two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies subjected to “barbaric and inhuman mutilation” in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir was summoned by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who made it clear […] Read more » Army's Additional Director General (Public Information) Major General SL Narasimhan said Northern Army Commander Lt Gen KT Parnaik Army's Udhampur-based Northern Command barbaric and inhuman mutilation Indian soldiers Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan High Commissioner Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir Pakistani Army Pakistani soldiers strong protest summoned by the India
Criminal Law News Delhi gangrape: Court upholds ban on reporting by media January 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi a court upheld a magisterial court order for in camera proceedings in the case of December 16 gang rape of 23-year-old girl and restraining media from reporting it. District and Sessions Judge R K Gauba said there was nothing “illegal” or “improper” in the January 7 order of the magistrate. According to the […] Read more » 120-B (conspiracy) 201 (destruction of evidence) 307 (attempt to murder) 34(common intention) 376 (2)(g) (gangrape) 377 (unnatural offences) 394 (hurting in dacoity) 395 (dacoity) 396 (murder in dacoity) 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) CrPC Delhi Police District and Sessions Judge R K Gauba Gangrape in Delhi illegal or improper Metropolitan Magistrate public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan rape in delhi section 327(2) CrPC sections 302 (murder)
Human Rights NHRC looks into child-labour deaths in Odisha brick kiln January 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice has been issued by the Odisha government to The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the death of two children in a fire at a brick kiln in the state last year, an activist said Wednesday. The NHRC issued notice to the state’s Chief Secretary B.K. Patnaik and directed him to submit a […] Read more » bonded labour bonded labourers Chief Secretary B.K. Patnaik CHILD LABOUR death of two children Durga Brick Industries Durga Brick Industries at K. Nuagaon of Ganjam district of Odisha human rights organisation India Media Centre (IMC) National Human Rights Commission NHRC Nishikant Mishra Odisha Government