Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer passes away December 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer passes away Eminent jurist and former Supreme Court judge, , passed away at a private hospital in Kochi around 3.30 p.m. on Thursday. He died due to renal and cardiac failure, hospital sources said. He was hospitalised for a fortnight. Justice Iyer, known for his forthright views, turned 100 recently. He was sworn in as the judge […] Read more » Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Police aspirants must have impeccable character& integrity: SC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Supreme Court has held that a person with criminal antecedents should not be allowed to enter the police force, even if he or she is acquitted or discharged. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said, “Persons who are likely to erode the credibility of the police ought not to enter the police […] Read more » justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice T.S. Thakur people in assault and criminal intimidation person with criminal antecedents not fit for police Police aspirants police job on compassionate grounds
Bar, Bench & Firm News Frame policy on witness protection in 3 months :HC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday gave three months to Maharashtra government to frame a fresh policy on providing protection to witnesses in the light of the observations made by the Law Commission of India. The state government today asked for more time and the division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka granted the plea […] Read more » Bombay High Court Frame policy on witness protection in 3 months Justice Abhay Oka protection to witnesses witness identity protection witness protection programmes
Bar, Bench & Firm News ‘If Delhi is unsafe for a woman police officer, what about common girls?’ December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three youths literally caught the wrong hand when a woman they tried to molest turned out to be a Delhi Police constable.While recently returning home from work in west Delhi’s Mayapuri area around 10 pm, the woman was chased by three youths who, apart from , advanced and caught hold of her hands.After the woman […] Read more » Delhi is unsafe for a woman police officer Justice Pratibha Rani passing derogatory and lewd remarks
Bar, Bench & Firm News Agra lawyers angry over VK Singh’s claim on HC bench November 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers here have burnt an effigy of union minister Gen (retd) VK Singh for his reported claim that Agra MP and his cabinet colleague Ram Shankar Katheria had agreed to set up an Allahabad High Court bench in Meerut instead of Agra. The lawyers Friday threatened to gherao Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in Delhi […] Read more » Agra lawyers angry Allahabad High Court bench in Meerut VK Singh's claim on HC bench
Bar, Bench & Firm News Women Can’t be Secured by Curbing Their Freedom : CJI November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could not be secured by curbing their freedom as is being advocated in some quarters.“Safety of the women could not be achieved by curbing their freedom” and we have to find ways of dealing with the problem, he said in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu security of women
Bar, Bench & Firm News Mobile court launched in Tripura November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A mobile court has been flagged off in Tripura to resolve pending cases and to make people aware about the nitty-gritty of various laws. Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta launched the mobile court here at a function Wednesday evening under the legal service aid scheme. “A vehicle worth Rs.24 lakh has been designed […] Read more » legal service aid scheme Mobile court in Tripura Mobile court launched in Tripura Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice CK Prasad assumes charge as new PCI chief November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice CK Prasad, Thursday assumed charge as the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), an official statement said. “Justice C.K. Prasad who retired as the judge of the Supreme Court of India July 14, 2014 assumed charge today (Thursday) as chairman, Press Council of India,” said the PCI statement here. […] Read more » chairman of the Press Council of India Justice CK Prasad Justice CK Prasad as new PCI chief Justice Prasad succeeds Justice Markandey Katju
Bar, Bench & Firm News Criminal justice system victimises poor and vulnerable: CJI November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The criminal justice system largely victimises the poor and vulnerable sections of society and there is an urgent need for reform on multiple fronts, Chief Justice of India HL Dattu said today as he called for the scrapping of laws which criminalise begging and sex work. “Not only does the criminal justice system largely victimise […] Read more » Chief Justice of India HL Dattu CJI Criminal justice system laws criminalise poverty and destitution scrapping of laws criminalise begging and sex work Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda victim of criminal justice system poor and vulnerable
Bar, Bench & Firm News Govt concerned about heinous crimes by juveniles November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is concerned about growing incidents of heinous crime being committed by minors and the entire issue of juvenility is under its consideration, the Attorney General on Monday told the Supreme Court. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, which had described a juvenile law far too liberal in not giving punishment in grave […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta AG Mukul Rohatgi crimes by juveniles heinous crime being committed by minors heinous crimes by juveniles Justice Dipak Misra
Bar, Bench & Firm News Magistrate can order further probe only on the plea of cops November 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Metropolitan Magistrate, after taking cognisance of an offence, cannot order further probe in the matter except on the application of a police officer, a sessions court here has said. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar, while allowing the revision plea of four murder accused against further probe order of a trial court, said, “I hold […] Read more » Magistrate can order plea of cops
Bar, Bench & Firm News Family Law News Irretrievable breakdown of marriage ‘debatable’ ground for divorce: SC November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment : With the government set to reintroduce the marriage laws amendment bill in the Lok Sabha to amend theto make irretrievable breakdown of marriage a ground for divorce, the Supreme Court has urged a rethink if it was an expedient ground for untying the matrimonial knot. “It is highly debatable whether, in the Indian situation, […] Read more » debatable ground for divorce Hindu Marriage Act Hindu Marriage Act 1955 Hyderabad Mahila Court Irretrievable breakdown of marriage Justice Prafulla C. Pant Justice Vikramajit Sen Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill 2013 reintroduce the marriage laws amendment bill Special Marriage Act
