Top Law News Two top lawyers’ contest on Lokpal December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two top lawyers – Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress – set the pace of debate on the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with their debate. Here are the points and counter-points: Jaitley: You (the government) want to control appointments, want government control […] Read more » Abhishek Manu Singhvi Arun Jaitely BJP CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Central Vigilance Commission Congress party CVC Two top lawyers' contest on Lokpal
Top Law News Constitute pay commission within three months: Himachal court December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to constitute an independent pay commission, within three months, to fix pay scales of the government employees. A bench of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice D.D. Sud expressed surprise that the state has no pay commission of its own. ‘It’s now more than 40 […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Constitute pay commission within three months Himachal court Justice D.D. Sud
Top Law News Hindus in Russia celebrate Gita verdict; brace for possible appeal December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As Hindus in Russia celebrated their legal victory over efforts to have the Bhagavad Gita banned, they are bracing to counter any move by Tomsk city state prosecutors to appeal against the Siberian court verdict dismissing the plea to brand the revered text as “extremist” literature. With the Leninsky district court Federal Judge G.E. Butenko […] Read more » Gita verdict in Russia Hindus in Russia celebrate Gita verdict; brace for possible appeal K.V. Dhananjay
Top Law News Schemes changing situation of minorities: PM December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the central government has launched several schemes based on recommendations of the Sachar Committee and these were bringing a change in the situation of the minorities. Speaking at the International Dalit and Minorities Conference here, the prime minister said that it was often said that the government had not […] Read more » former chief justice of the Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar Manmohan Singh PM Rajinder Sachar Sachar Committee Schemes changing situation of minorities
Top Law News Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke streets: Court December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has ruled that a Supreme Court-appointed committee was not empowered to stay the order of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on eviction of squatters and upheld the civic agency’s power to maintain streets and keep it free for movement. “Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke the streets leaving hardly any […] Read more » choke street Delhi High Court Hawkers Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke streets Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Crummy Tis Hazari courthouse to finally get a facelift December 29, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Air-conditioners, CCTV cameras, new furniture and amenities – Tis Hazari, Delhi’s oldest district court complex, is in for a much needed facelift with the government giving its nod to a proposal mooted two years ago. The renovation for the complex is set to be completed by March 2012, according to Delhi Bar Association president Rajiv […] Read more » advocate K.K. Sharma Delhi Bar Association president Rajiv Khosla Tis Hazari
Top Law News On the rise: Divorces under 25 December 29, 2011 / December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Twenty five-year-old Seema Sharma got married seven months ago and now she is fighting for a divorce in the court on grounds of mental and physical torture by her husband. Like her, many are bearing the brunt of being called divorcees or separated after their marriage lasted only for a few months or years. The […] Read more » Advocate Osama Suhail Divorces under 25 jeevansathi.com business head Rohit Manghnani
Criminal Law News Telugu actor’s death: Court reduces sentence of convict December 29, 2011 / December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday reduced the jail sentence of G. Siddhartha Reddy, a convict in the death of Telugu actress Pratyusha in 2002, to two years from five years earlier awarded. The trial court in 2004 sentenced Reddy to five years’ imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs.5,000 on charges of abetment […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court death of Telugu actress Pratyusha in 2002 Justice N. Ravi Shankar
Criminal Law News Missing nurse case: CBI custody of lawmaker extended December 29, 2011 / December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Rajasthan court here Wednesday extended till Dec 31 the CBI custody of Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested in connection with the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) presented him in the court of an additional chief judicial magistrate at the end of his remand period. […] Read more » CBI custody of lawmaker extended Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi Missing nurse case Rajasthan court
High Profile Cases ‘Ban Gita’ plea dismissed in Russia December 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a hard-fought court case that sought to ban the Bhagavad Gita and brand it “extremist” literature, Hindus in Russia Wednesday scored a major win when a Siberian court threw out the state prosecutors’ plea to ban the sacred text. During the final hearing in the Leninsky district court of Tomsk city, Federal Judge G.E. […] Read more » 'Ban Gita' plea dismissed in Russia External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Judge G.E. Butenko
Top Law News Supreme court spared neither holy cows, nor corrupt in 2011 December 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It was a year of judicial activism as the Supreme Court was in 2011 called on to adjudicate on a wide swathe of issues ranging from governance, to graft, to police high-handedness. In the process it was as harsh on the corrupt as on holy cows — and even cautioned judges to stay within the […] Read more » holy cows Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Opposition for withdrawal of judges bill December 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A much delayed bill which provides for a mechanism for investigation against judges was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha amid demands that it should be withdrawn and amended to give it more teeth. The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010, which was introduced in December, 2010 has now been brought with fresh […] Read more » Judges Inquiry Act1968 Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill 2010 Justice Soumitra Sen Law Minister Salman Khurshid