Human Rights Top Law News SC to examine plea seeking reservation for orphans on par with SC, ST, OBC July 6, 2018 / July 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea seeking reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for orphans, who have no linkage in society, on par with those belonging to the SC/ST and OBC category. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi issued notice to the Centre seeking its response to […] Read more » featured Justice R. Banumathi Justice Ranjan Gogoi Mandal Commission OBC Poulomi Pavini Shukla SC ST
Human Rights Top Law News Calcutta HC raps Bengal govt for denying employment benefits to cop June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: The High Court has rapped the West Bengal government for failing to implement an order it passed 28 years ago on restoring employment benefits to a reinstated police constable. A division bench of the high court directed the state Advocate General in the presence of the West Bengal Home secretary that it has to retrieve […] Read more » Calcutta Justice Debasish Kargupta Justice Shampa Sarkar SAT
Human Rights Top Law News Kerala HC ordered examination of a transgender June 5, 2018 / June 5, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today ordered medical examination of a 25-year-old person, who claimed to be a transgender, on a plea by his mother, alleging that her son was being illegally detained by members of the community. The order was issued by the Division bench comprising Justices V Chitambaresh and K P Jyothindranath on a Habeas Corpus Petition […] Read more » featured Justices V Chitambaresh K P Jyothindranath Kerala HC
Human Rights Madras High Court prohibits homework for class 1, 2 children May 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: Taking the study burden on small children as a serious concern, the Madras High Court on Wednesday prohibited schools from assigning homework to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students studying in Class I and Class II. The Court has asked CBSE to set up flying squads to inspect schools violating the new directive. […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Madras High Court madras high court about home work national council of educational research NCERT
Human Rights Top Law News Denial of sex by wife during pregnancy not cruelty: HC November 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Denial of sex by a woman during her pregnancy is not cruelty towards her husband entitling him to get divorce on that ground, the Delhi High Court has said. The court also said if the wife wakes up late in the morning or wants tea to be served in bed would at best show that […] Read more » Delhi High Court Denial of sex by wife Denial of sex by wife during pregnancy Denial of sex by wife during pregnancy not cruelty Denial of sex by wife not cruelty featured HC
Human Rights Contractual employees of BSES defer strike August 20, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Contractual employees of power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna today agreed to defer their proposed indefinite strike for the time being after Delhi High Court asked the two discoms to “hear them out”. Observing that “everything will come to a standstill if electricity was disrupted” in the national capital, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked […] Read more » Act (ESMA) BSES strike Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Human Rights Activist moves Ukhand HC over eviction of former CMs frm govt bungalows August 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Human rights activist Avdhesh Kaushal today filed an affidavit in Uttarakhand High Court for early hearing and disposal of his petition seeking eviction of five former CMs of the state occupying government bungalows here. “I have filed an affidavit in the High Court through my counsel seeking early hearing and disposal of my petition seeking […] Read more » Court featured Human Rights Law Legal News Uttarakhand High Court
Human Rights Top Law News SC quizzes Centre over setting up of SHRC in national capital April 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the delay in setting up a State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the national capital and asked the government why it was taking so long. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to seek instructions from the Centre on a contempt […] Read more » featured national capital SC setting up of SHRC in national capital SHRC in national capital
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Human Rights Top Law News Centre bats for new comprehensive law on human trafficking October 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that instead of amending certain provisions in existing statutes, there was a need for a “comprehensive legislation” to tackle all aspects of human trafficking. The ministry of women and child development, which along with National Legal Services Authority, was hailed by the court for their efforts to […] Read more » Centre bats for new comprehensive law on human trafficking featured Human trafficking law on human trafficking new comprehensive law on human trafficking POCSO Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences
Human Rights Road mishap victim gets nearly Rs 21 lakh June 12, 2015 by Legal India News | 2 Comments on Road mishap victim gets nearly Rs 21 lakh A 30-year-old man, who had received serious injuries in a road accident involving a rashly driven truck, has been awarded nearly Rs 21 lakh compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd, with which the offending truck was insured, to pay Rs 20,87,925 to the […] Read more » featured IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company Ltd Law Legal News MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal news Road mishap victim gets nearly Rs 21 lakh
Human Rights Inter-caste marriage : SC orders to protect newly-wed June 5, 2015 / June 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Haryana police to provide security to a newly-wed couple against whom a ‘khap panchayat’ in Faridabad has issued diktat for having an inter-caste marriage. A vacation bench of justices Prafulla C Pant and Amitava Roy also asked Haryana Police and its Delhi counterpart to file response within four weeks […] Read more » AIIMS Ashish Bharti featured Haryana Police inter-caste marriage Inter-caste marriage : SC orders to protect newly-wed Justice Amitava Roy Justice Prafulla C. Pant Law Legal News news Supreme Court
Human Rights Maharashtra: Narcotic drug mephedrone alias `meow-meow’ banned March 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the Centre had accepted its recommendation to include mephedrone in the list of prohibited drugs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.Mephedrone, a narcotic drug which is also called M-Cat or `meow meow’ in the party circuit, is banned in 53 countries. Now its […] Read more » Chief Justice Mohit Shah Government counsel Hiten Venegaonkar meow-meow' banned mephedrone mephedrone banned Narcotic drug mephedrone
