Bar, Bench & Firm News Some laws discriminate against people with leprosy: Law panel April 8, 2015 / April 8, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment People with leprosy can be cured, thanks to medical advances, but continue to suffer because of social stigma associated with it and discriminatory laws, the law commission said on Tuesday while recommending amendments to certain acts dealing with the disease. In a report submitted to the Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, the commission said that […] Read more » Eliminating Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy Bill 2015 featured global leprosy cases Industrial Disputes Act 1947 laws discriminate against people National Leprosy Eradication Programme NLEP people with leprosy Some laws discriminate against people
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court acquits man of charges of contracting child marriage April 7, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the offence of marrying a minor, noting that the girl was on the verge of attaining maturity and had eloped on her own will. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan absolved the man of offences under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan featured POCSO Act Prohibition of Child marriage Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News PM asks judiciary to avoid ‘perception-driven’ verdicts April 5, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on PM asks judiciary to avoid ‘perception-driven’ verdicts Advising judiciary to avoid ‘perception-driven’ verdicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it should have an internal mechanism of “self-assessment” as judges are considered “divine” and seldom face any criticism unlike the political class. Addressing a conference of top judges from across the country here, he said while the judiciary is getting powerful, it is […] Read more » featured internal mechanism of "self-assessment" as judges judiciary to avoid 'perception-driven' verdicts perception-driven perception-driven' verdicts
Bar, Bench & Firm News CJI and CJs of HCs deliberate on critical problems of judiciary April 4, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Top judges from across the country led by Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today began brainstorming to find solutions to critical problems like ensuring speedy trials to tackle over three crore pending cases and lack of infrastructure in courts. Besides the CJI, two senior-most apex courtand 24 Chief Justices of High Courts are […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CJI and CJs of HCs CJI and CJs of HCs deliberate on critical problems critical problems of judiciary featured Judge T S Thakur Justice A.R. Dave problems of judiciary
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC displeasure over illegal procedure of spl court judge April 4, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing displeasure over the illegal procedure of a special court judge to allow a private finance firm, which allegedly cheated depositors of crores of rupees in 2005, to sell its properties without auction at throwaway prices, the Madras High Court today directed attachment of all its 37 properties and settle dues. Justice Hariparanthaman of the […] Read more » 'illegal procedure' 'illegal procedure' of spl court judge featured HC displeasure over 'illegal procedure' Justice Hariparanthaman of the HC bench Tamil Nadu Protection of Interest of Depositors Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News It’s court’s duty to provide lawyer to accused in trial: Delhi Court April 4, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It’s court’s duty to provide lawyer to an accused if he is not being represented by anyone during the trial, a Delhi court has said while setting aside the six months jail term awarded to a youth for theft. Quashing a magisterial court’s order convicting Delhi resident Shravan Kumar for the offence under section 379 […] Read more » court's duty to provide lawyer court's duty to provide lawyer to accused Delhi court featured provide lawyer to accused provide lawyer to accused in trial
Bar, Bench & Firm News Bank can’t freeze one’s a/cs on employer’s request April 4, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bank can’t freeze one’s a/cs of an employee on the request of the employer and become a judge of dispute between them, a consumer forum here has said while holding IDBI Bank Ltd guilty of deficiency for doing so. A bench of New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturevdi, made […] Read more » "negligence act" in freezing account Bank can't freeze one's a/cs can't freeze one's a/cs on employer's request Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum featured freeze one's a/cs freeze one's a/cs on employer's request IDBI Bank LTD
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC seeks blueprint on construction of new court buildings April 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to come up with a comprehensive plan for construction of new court buildings in districts across the state and expeditiously complete under-construction court buildings. A division bench of justices N H Patil and V L Achliya also sought to know from the government that out of the […] Read more » blueprint on construction of new court buildings Bombay High Court comprehensive plan for construction of new court buildings construction of new court buildings court buildings HC seeks blueprint justice N H Patil Justice V L Achliya
Bar, Bench & Firm News CMs and CJs of HCs to discuss judicial reforms and pendency of cases April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on CMs and CJs of HCs to discuss judicial reforms and pendency of cases Judicial reforms to tackle over 2.6 crore cases pending in courts and ensure speedy trial would be among critical issues to be debated upon at a conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts beginning here tomorrow. The three-day conference, to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, is likely to […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CMs and CJs of HCs CMs and CJs of HCs to discuss judicial reforms discuss judicial reforms and pendency of cases Judicial reforms pendency of cases
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC rejects Jat quota plea for PG medical and dental courses April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by a group of Jat students seeking benefits of reservation under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in the ongoing process of admission in post-graduate medical and dental courses. “No vested rights could be created under the notification (of March 4, 2014) as it was already held […] Read more » admission in post-graduate medical granting OBC status to Jats Jat quota plea Jat quota plea for PG medical Jat quota plea rejected by SC justice R F Nariman Justice Ranjan Gogoi quota plea for PG dental SC rejects Jat quota plea
Bar, Bench & Firm News Madras HC passes strictures against sessions Judge April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Bench here has passed strictures against a sessions judge describing his conduct as “reckless” for awarding 10 years of imprisonment in a murder case for which minimum punishment should be life sentence and also for disregarding its order seeking an explanation. A bench, comprising Justice A.Selvam and Justice T Mathivanan, said […] Read more » Justice A.Selvam Justice T Mathivanan Madras HC Madras HC passes strictures Madras High Court murder of a businessman P Ilayaraja sessions judge strictures against sessions Judge
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC rejects plea challenging appointment of judges April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has declined to stay the appointment of eight additional judges of the High Court at Hyderabad, having jurisdiction over the two states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Justice Valmiki J Mehta said the petitioner Tummala Lakshmana Rao should move the High Court of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at […] Read more » appointment of eight additional judges appointment of eight additional judges of the High Court at Hyderabad appointment of judges HC rejects plea Justice Valmiki J Mehta said plea challenging appointment of judges
