Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Congress seeks time in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case March 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress Party has sought time till June 24 from a US court to respond to charges of “conspiring, aiding, abetting” the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 in a case filed by a community group. Adam Finkel, from New York-based law firm Sabharwal Nordin & Finkel which is also a counsel for Union Minister Kamal Nath […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Congress
Media & Entertainment News Rural women of Uttar Pradesh assert themselves March 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From taking on corrupt officials to striving for greater rights for themselves, a women’s convention in this Uttar Pradesh town unfolded bold narrations of success stories of rural women, who dared to speak out. The two-day ‘Empowering Rural Women’ programme, that begun here on Thursday, saw over 400 women leaders from 10 districts of eastern […] Read more » assert RTI rural women Uttar Pradesh
Media & Entertainment News Make this World Cup the last with leather balls: PETA March 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With cricket being the flavour of the season, a noted animal rights body is now batting against the exploitation of animals in the ‘gentleman’s game’. Urging for the top cricketing body to switch from using real leather balls to synthetic balls, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to Sharad Pawar, […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board ICC International Cricket Council leather balls National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA PETA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association world cup
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Niira Radia seeks stay on release of film based on her life March 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia Thursday approached the Delhi High Court which issued a notice to the producer of the film “Monica-the Politics of Murder” on her plea against the release of the movie on the ground that it depicts her private life in a “scandalous” manner. Kush Bhargava, a Lucknow-based Congress leader, is the producer […] Read more » Censor Board Justice V.K. Jain Niira Radia release stay Vaishnavi Corporate Communications Private Ltd
Media & Entertainment News ‘Government ignoring Mizoram tribal refugees in Tripura’ March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mizoram’s Reang tribal refugees living in Tripura for the last 14 years have been neglected by both the central and state governments, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Wednesday. “The Reang tribal refugees are willing to return their homes in Mizoram. The future of the thousands of their children in refugee camps is being […] Read more » Government ignoring Mizoram Chief Secretary Mizoram tribal Pu Van Hela Pachuau refugees Sanjoy Kumar Panda Soumya Gupta Tripura Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Tripura counterpart
Media & Entertainment News Jats threaten to halt trains, cut water to Delhi March 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Leaders of Haryana Jats Tuesday threatened to halt road and train traffic and disrupt water supply to Delhi if the authorities failed to promise them quotas in government jobs. “If they don’t accept our demands by March 25, we will block the Delhi-Ambala track. If nothing happens by the final deadline March 28, we will […] Read more » (CRPF) (RAF) Bhupinder Singh Hooda Central Reserve Police Force cut Delhi halt trains Haryana Chief Minister Hawa Singh Sangwan Jats the Rapid Action Force threaten water
Media & Entertainment News Amnesty asks India to stop rights abuse in Kashmir March 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Coming down heavily on India for alleged rights violations in terror-riven Jammu and Kashmir, global rights watchdog Amnesty International Monday said the Public Safety Act (PSA) should be revoked in the state. The 600-page Amnesty report – the first on Jammu and Kashmir since 2000 – has termed the PSA a “lawless law”. We strongly […] Read more » Amnesty Amnesty International's Armed Forces Special Powers Act Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Home Secretary G.K. Pillai India Kashmir Public Safety Act Ramesh Gopalakrishnan rights abuse stop
Media & Entertainment News Who will lead the Tibetan cause after Dalai Lama? March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Though last week’s decision by the Dalai Lama seeking to shed political authority has left them in a state of flux, young Tibetans living in exile in India are pinning their hopes on their western-educated leaders, one of whom would lead them in the coming years. Young Tibetan voters are enthusiastically waiting for the March […] Read more » Dalai Lama lead Lobsang Sangay Tashi Wangdi Tenzin Namgyal Tethong Tibetan cause Who
Media & Entertainment News Babri Masjid case: Apex court issues notices to Advani, Thackeray March 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray and 19 others on a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging their discharge in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case. An apex court bench of Justice V.S.Sirpurkar and Justice T.S.Thakur issued the notice […] Read more » Advani apex court Ashok Singhal Babri Masjid case former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Giriraj Kishore Hari Dalmiya issues Kalyan Singh Mahant Avaidyanath notices Sadhvi Ritambrara senior BJP leaders Murli Manohar Joshi Thackeray Uma Bharti Vinay Katiyar Vishwa Hindu Parishad
Media & Entertainment News Only we can decide Aruna’s future, hospital tells apex court March 2, 2011 / March 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Even as the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking mercy killing for Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug, a nurse of the King Edwards Memorial Hospital in Mumbai who is in coma for the past 38 years after she was raped by a staff sweeper, the hospital asked the court to reject the […] Read more » apex court Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug Aruna's future decide hospital Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Markendey Katju King Edwards Memorial Hospital Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Railway ministry questioned on quality of food on trains February 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the railway ministry on a petition alleging non-implementation of its 2010 catering policy, resulting in huge losses to the government and denial of good quality food to commuters. The division bench of Chief Justice Deepak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the ministry and the Indian Railway […] Read more » Delhi High Court Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) quality of food questioned Railway ministry trains
Media & Entertainment News Court notice to UTV reality show ‘Emotional Atyachaar’ February 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the ministries of information and broadcasting and home affairs, chairman of UTV and team of the reality show ‘Emotional Atyachaar’ following a plea seeking a ban on the show due to its ‘vulgar’ content. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Sanjeev Khanna asked all […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Emotional Atyachaar notice UTV reality show