Top Law News Coffin scam: Court finds no evidence against three ex-armymen December 12, 2013 / December 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged three former army officers in the 2002 “coffin scam” related to the Kargil war, observing that no prima facie evidence was found against them. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge Poonam Bamba discharged then military attache in the Indian embassy in the US, Maj Gen (retd) Arun Roye, […] Read more » CBI special judge Poonam Bamba coffin scam Col (retd) FB Singh Col (retd) SK Malik former defence minister George Fernandes Maj Gen (retd) Arun Roye news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Undertrial branded in Uttar Pradesh jail December 12, 2013 / December 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An undertrial inmate of Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh has told a local court that he was branded on his waist with a hot iron rod by a jail official for refusing to cough up a bribe. The matter came up in court Tuesday as a local lawyer filed an application before the […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Karkardooma Dasna jail Lawyer Sahastra Pal Singh news R.K. Pandey todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Apex court’s anti-gay verdict misjudgement, say celebs December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Celebrities like Madhur Bhandarkar, Kunal Kohli and Shruti Haasan have strongly disapproved of the Supreme Court’s verdict that holds same-gender consensual sex as an offence. The verdict, they feel, has pushed people to the dinosaur era. The Supreme Court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayay, Wednesday setting aside the Delhi High Court […] Read more » anti-gay verdict Delhi High Court verdict of 2009 Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayay national news news Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code Section 377 of the IPC Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Tejpal sent to judicial custody for 12 days December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tehelka founder and former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused of sexually assaulting his female colleague, was on Wednesday sent to 12-day judicial custody by a court in Goa. The court also ordered to lodge him in a separate cell in prison for two days and said it will decide later on security to […] Read more » national news news Tehelka founder and former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Homosexuality is an offence: SC December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the decision of the Delhi high court, which had in 2009 decriminalised sexual relation between persons belonging to same sex. The apex court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code that makes anal sex a punishable offence. LGBT activists, whose sexual relationships had been […] Read more » All India Muslim Personal Law Board BJP leader B P Singhal HC verdict Homosexuality is an offence Justices G.S Singhvi national news news S J Mukhopadhaya Section 377 of Indian Penal Code Supreme Court Top news top news of the day Utkal Christian Council and Apostolic Churches Alliance
Top Law News Centre, states must respect human rights panels: Somnath December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday urged central and state governments to show respect to recommendations of human rights commissions, saying the main purpose of forming such panels would be defeated if their recommendations were ignored. “I feel, conceding to the governments the authority to ignore or defy the commission’s decisions or directions as […] Read more » Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Human Rights Act 1993 national news news recommendations of human rights commissions Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Former Reebok India MD summoned in defamation case December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has summoned a former managing director of Reebok India Company in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Germany-based Adidas AG. Considering “prima facie” that Subhinder Singh Prem, who headed Reebok India — a subsidiary of Adidas AG, had made defamatory remarks against Adidas AG, metropolitan magistrate Navita Kumari issued summons against him […] Read more » Adidas India Marketing Pvt Ltd AIMPL former managing director of Reebok metropolitan magistrate Navita Kumari national news news Subhinder Singh Prem Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Reduce train speed in forests to protect elephants: SC December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the railways to take steps for reducing speed of trains passing through reserve forests so as to save elephants who die after being hit by the fast-moving trains. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra also asked the railways to explore restricting the movement of trains including […] Read more » counsel Sanjeev Panigrahi Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan national news news petitioner Shakti Prasad Nayak Siliguri-Falakata route Supreme Court Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Red beacons only for people holding constitutional post : SC December 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that red beacon lights without flashers would be used on the vehicles of only high constitutional functionaries and blue beacon lights will be used only on emergency services and police. The apex court bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi in its direction said that the sirens would only be […] Read more » Red beacons only for people holding constitutional post
Top Law News New legislation for disabled to be finalised soon: Selja December 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The new draft legislation for people with disability is in the last stage of finalisation, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja said here Monday. “The draft new legislation for people with disability has been drafted and it is in the last stage of finalisation,” Selja said while presenting the NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller Awards. […] Read more » New legislation for disabled
Top Law News Resolve to maintain value-based society December 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India is a diverse nation, and its people should co-exist in harmony, with respect for the liberty, dignity and equality of fellow citizens, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said Monday. Speaking on the eve of Human Rights Day, 2013, Balakrishnan said that people should resolve to maintain “our value-based society […] Read more » Resolve to maintain value-based society
Top Law News Constitutional status recommended for judge appointment panel December 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A parliamentary committee has recommended that constitutional status be given to a proposed panel for appointment and transfer of judges of the higher judiciary so that its composition cannot be altered through an ordinary legislation. The report of parliamentary standing committee on law and justice and personnel, on the Judicial Appointment Commission bill, also said […] Read more » Judge appointment panel Judicial Appointment Commission bill
