Top Law News Right To Education Bill raises bar for schools August 9, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Right To Education Bill raises bar for schools With the passage of The Right to Children Free and Compulsory Education Bill, on free and compulsory education to children in Parliament, the quality of education in schools in the country is set to take a forward leap. The Bill, which makes education a right of every child in the age group of six to […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Dalai Lama to receive IF Award August 9, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Civil Rights Museum in the US will confer the International Freedom Award on the Dalai Lama for his “steadfast commitment to protecting and defending the rights of oppressed people of Tibet “. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Apex Court stop UP from demolishing Lucknow jail August 8, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court suspended its own order that had allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to raze to the ground the sprawling 195-acre Lucknow Jail to pave the way for construction of an ecological park. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News court dismisses plea August 8, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dismissing a PIL petition filed against the unveiling of Thiruvalluvar statue at Ulsoor, the Karnataka High Court gave a free hand to the State Government to initiate action against organisations and persons, including the petitioners, if they organised any bandh or agitation against the function scheduled for Sunday. A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice P.D. […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News President inauguration Armed Forces Tribunal August 8, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Pratibha Patil inaugurated the Armed Forces Tribunal, an exclusive court for nearly 2.5 million serving and retired defence personnel. The principal bench of the tribunal will start functioning Monday. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Law panel for division of SC into five benches August 7, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Law Commission of India has recommended division of the Supreme Court in four regional benches at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai or Hyderabad besides another one at Delhi to adjudicate on matters involving only constitutional questions. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News HC seeks government’s views on plea against salary hike for MLAs August 7, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Division Bench of the Madras High Court ordered the government pleader to get instructions from the government on a public interest litigation petition seeking a direction to the State Finance Secretary not to implement the salary hike announced for MLAs. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice H.L.Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan, posted the matter for […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Exclusion of non-serious candidates from elections August 3, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bill, namely, the Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Bill, 2008 has been introduced in Rajya Sabha on the 24th October,2008, which inter-alia includes among others, the proposal to increase the security deposit of the candidates from Rs.10000 to Rs.25000 and Rs.5000 to Rs.10000 for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha respectively, which would be […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News DoPT initiatives to strengthen RTI Act August 3, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on DoPT initiatives to strengthen RTI Act Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has initiated action on a proposal to review the Second Schedule to the RTI Act, 2005 which contains the names of security and intelligence organizations exempt from its purview, with a view to strengthen the RTI Act. It is being examined whether some of the organizations could be deleted […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Do we need deemed universities, asks Apex Court August 3, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court asked the government if the country needs any deemed universities, which have mushroomed amid complaints that instead of imparting quality education many of them have been fleecing students. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Stop shrines coming up in public places: Apex Court August 3, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While agreeing that removal of illegal shrines existing in public places can create law and order problems, the Supreme Court Friday asked the government to ensure that no new temple, church, mosque comes up without permission on public land, if it does, the local official responsible be punished. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Bar Council of India introduces age bar for admission in law colleges August 2, 2009 / October 2, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 4 Comments on Bar Council of India introduces age bar for admission in law colleges The Bar Council of India, the primary body which regulates the legal education sector in India has introduced age bar for admission into law colleges in India. As per the new rule, students applying for the 5 years integrated law course will not be eligible if above the age of 20 and students applying for […] Read more » admission in law colleges age bar for age bar for admission in law colleges Bar Council Bar Council of India