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
Top Law News Apex court issues contempt notice to Subrata Roy December 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy as to why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly interfering in the investigations into the money trails in 2G scam. The notice has also been issued to journalist Upendra Rai and another person. The apex court bench headed […] Read more » contempt notice to Subrata Roy
Top Law News Civil service aspirants protest near parliament December 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of civil service aspirants protested outside Parliament House on Monday, demanding changes in the examination pattern of the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC). Police used water cannons to disperse the protestors, who were demanding a change in the UPSC syllabus, a review of the examination pattern, and inclusion of certain subjects in the syllabus […] Read more » Civil service aspirants protest near parliament
Top Law News Tarun Tejpal case: Shoma Chaudhury to record statement December 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former managing editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhury arrived at a Goa court on Saturday to record her statement in the alleged rape case filed against the news weekly’s founder-editor Tarun Tejpal. Chaudhury arrived from New Delhi in Goa on Friday night and appeared before the judicial magistrate first class Panaji on Saturday, where her statement […] Read more » Shoma Chaudhury to record statement Tarun Tejpal case
Top Law News AK Ganguly Case December 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP leader Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the Supreme Court cannot escape from its judicial responsibility by finding an “escapist route” by ruling out action in the case of “unwelcome behaviour” by retired Justice AK Ganguly with a woman intern. In an article, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said the standard that the […] Read more » AK Ganguly Case retired Justice AK Ganguly
