Top Law News Delhi Police anti-drinking drive to continue after Holi March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police reiterated Monday that its stringent anti-drinking drive will continue after Holi too. In a message on the Delhi Police page on Facebook, which has over 100,000 followers, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg said that the stringent drive will continue after Holi too. A total of 585 “drunk drivers have been […] Read more » anti-drinking drive Delhi Police Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill
High Profile Cases Jaya Jaitley to stand trial in ‘defence deal’ case March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday framed charges against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others for graft in a purported defence deal. They will stand trial from April 20. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Kanwaljeet Arora framed charges against Jaitley, her former party colleague Gopal Pacherwal and Major General (retired) S.P. Murgai […] Read more » defence deal case defence deal case Delhi court former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley Special Judge Kanwaljeet Arora
Top Law News Need stringent laws to curb child sexual abuse: Krishna Tirath March 6, 2012 / March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sexual abuse of children has become a routine affair in India and there is a need to make stringent laws to deal with it, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said here Monday. “Sexual abuse has become a routine affair and there is a need for stringent laws to tackle this menace,” Tirath said […] Read more » child sexual abuse National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath
High Profile Cases CWG graft: Delhi high court dismisses Swiss firm’s plea March 5, 2012 / March 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a Swiss firm’s plea seeking restriction on possible coercive action against it for not appearing in a trial court in connection with a corruption case linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. A division bench of justice Mukta Gupta said, “The petition is dismissed.” Swiss Timing is an accused […] Read more » CWG graft Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Swiss firm's plea
Top Law News Karnataka lawyers to boycott courts Monday March 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka State Bar Council on Sunday directed all lawyers across the state to stay away from the courts on Monday in protest against the police “excess” on some of its members on Friday when some advocates attacked mediapersons and policemen at the city civil court complex. “As a mark of protest against police excess […] Read more » Advocates Association of Bangalore general secretary A.P. Ranganath council president KN Subba Reddy Karnataka State Bar Council
Top Law News Antony’s wife, Resul Pookutty enrol as advocates March 5, 2012 / March 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment One was India’s most voted sound engineer fulfilling his father’s dream and the other the spouse of a top politician, seeking to empower women in her own ways. Resul Pookutty and Elizabeth Antony were the centre of attraction during the enrolment session at the Kerala high court on Sunday morning, when a total of 406 […] Read more »
Top Law News CBI takes 13 years to scrutinise documents, gets court flak March 5, 2012 / March 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thirteen years to scrutinise documents of a case! The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) received flak from a Delhi court for taking such a long time to go over documents, thus prolonging the trial, during which five of the accused died. The youngest accused is now 59 years old. “It took around 13 years for […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi court Lalit Kumar Parmar director of private firm Punjab Phosphate Pvt. Ltd Special Judge Dinesh Kumar Sharma
High Profile Cases After Singh, now complaint against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad March 5, 2012 / March 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Close on the heels of a PIL against former Mumbai Congress president Kripashankar Singh for amassing disproportionate assets, a private complaint has been filed against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad, in a court in neighbouring Thane for allegedly failing to disclose in his affidavit at the time of election that he owned a flat in the […] Read more » Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai former Mumbai Congress president Kripashankar Singh NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad Representation of People Act social activist Pravin Wategaonkar
Criminal Law News Four lawyers held for attack on Bangalore journalists March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Four lawyers held for attack on Bangalore journalists Four lawyers were arrested late Saturday for their suspected involvement in a violent attack the day before on journalists and policemen at the city civil court complex, police said. “We have so far arrested four advocates under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for their suspected involvement in the violent incidents at the […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manjunath Advocates Association of Bangalore Bangalore Police Commissioner B.G. Jyothiprakash Mirji Indian Penal Code (IPC)
High Profile Cases New bench of Supreme Court to hear 2G review plea March 4, 2012 / March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government’s petition seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict assailing the first come first served policy in the 2G case as flawed and instead favouring auction of the national resources to maximize the state’s revenues will be heard by a new bench. The new bench will have Justice GS Singhvi along with another […] Read more » 2G review plea Justice (retired) Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice GS Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Government lacks will to tackle honour crimes: Jurist March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court lawyer and women’s rights activist Kirti Singh Saturday said the government lacked the political will to tackle the issue of honour killings and claimed that a bill proposed by the government for criminalisation of honour killings was extremely limited. Speaking at the screening of film-maker Nakul Sawhney’s documentary on honour killings, “Izzatnagari ki […] Read more » All India Democratic Womens' Association (AIDWA) honour killings Supreme Court women's rights activist Kirti Singh
Top Law News Supreme child rights panel to complete five years March 4, 2012 / March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s Supreme child rights panel, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will complete five years when it celebrates its foundation day Monday. “The last five years of the NCPCR have shown that it is possible to fight all forms of violence and discrimination against children by working unitedly against the common goal of […] Read more » All Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act 2005 India's supreme child rights panel National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)