Top Law News Indian police don’t understand their role: Rights group December 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The official of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) was referring to the public thrashing of four murder suspects by Anantpur police in Andhra Pradesh. “There is something seriously wrong with policing. A modern democracy needs a modern police. The police doesn’t seem to understand their role in a democracy, but are stuck in the […] Read more » Indian police don’t understand their role
Top Law News SC directs states to frame rule on sale of acid by March 31 December 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the States and Union Territories to put in place by March 31, 2014 the draft rules to regulate the sale of acids and other corrosive substances. By an order dated July 18, a three-judge Bench of Justices R.M. Lodha, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph had completely prohibited […] Read more » acid attack offences under the Poison Act 1919 rule on sale of acid
Top Law News People with HIV/AIDS demand discrimination-free society December 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sex workers, transgenders and people from certain other groups living with HIV/AIDS gathered here Sunday and demanded that society stop discriminating against them. “Despite tremendous development in infrastructure and treatment facilities, there are still incidents of stigma and discrimination that occur mostly because of the fear and attitude associated with HIV. Only if this challenge […] Read more » People with HIV/AIDS
Top Law News Tarun Tejpal faces arrest as court rejects his anticipatory bail plea December 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Beleagured Tehelka’s founder editor Tarun Tejpal’s plea for anticipatory bail was rejected by the sessions court on Saturday evening and his arrest appeared imminent. The order was pronounced at 8.10pm. The sessions judge Anuja Prabhudesai pronounced the order in a packed court room after a three hours delay. Scorching rumours that he may attend the […] Read more » judge Anuja Prabhudesai Tarun Tejpal faces arrest
Top Law News Tarun Tejpal’s anticipatory bail order reserved . November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Goa court has reserved order on Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s anticipatory bail plea till 4.30 p.m. Saturday. Tejpal’s interim bail period has also been extended till that time. In her concluding remarks before reserving the order following two hours of arguments, North Goa District and Sessions Judge Anuja Prabhudessai told a packed courtroom, which […] Read more » Tarun Tejpal's anticipatory bail Tarun Tejpal's anticipatory bail order Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal
Top Law News Delhi HC to hear Goa lawmaker’s plea on citizenship November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea of a sitting Goa lawmaker challenging the decision of union home ministry cancelling his Indian citizenship, by holding him to be a Portugese national. Justice V.K. Jain posted the matter for Dec 3. Caetano R. Silva, a member of Goa Vikas Party, moved the high […] Read more » Caetano R. Silva Goa lawmaker's plea on citizenship member of Goa Vikas Party Roberto Silva
Top Law News SC notice on PIL seeking independent regulator for electronic media November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government, the Election Commission, and Press Council of India on a PIL seeking framing of guidelines and setting up an independent body for regulating electronic media that has a wide reach and influence on the masses. A bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam independent regulator for electronic media Justice Ranjan Gogoi PIL seeking independent regulator for electronic media Press Council Chief Justice Markanday Katju regulator for electronic media
Top Law News Delhi slum-dwellers’ rehabilitation within six months, court told November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government Friday told the Delhi High Court that it will complete, within six months, the rehabilitation process of slum dwellers, who were evicted from where they had been living before May 1998. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) told Justice Sudhershan Kumar Misra that the cabinet has taken a decision to complete the […] Read more » Delhi slum-dwellers' rehabilitation
Top Law News Justice Ganguly refuses comment on sexual assault allegations November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dodging queries on the allegations of sexual assault levelled against him, former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Friday refused to comment on the issue or whether he would step down as head of the West Bengal human rights panel. Surrounded by clamouring media persons, who repeatedly quizzed him on the allegations, Ganguly kept on repeating: […] Read more » Justice Ganguly on sexual assault allegations sexual assault allegations
Top Law News Ban recommended on import of animal-tested cosmetics November 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended to the union health ministry to ban import of cosmetics tested on animals. According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the board, at its meeting Monday, recommended that a suitable provision be added under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to ban cosmetics tested on […] Read more » animal-tested cosmetics ban on import of animal-tested cosmetics import of animal-tested cosmetics
Top Law News Court reserves order on Tejpal’s anticipatory bail plea November 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea for anticipatory bail by Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal who is battling charges of sexual assault. The court also declined to grant four weeks interim protection to Tejpal against arrest by the Goa Police. Justice Sunita Gupta reserved the order for Nov 29 after hearing […] Read more » Tejpal's anticipatory bail plea
Top Law News Hung house in Delhi, BJP largest party: Survey November 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The BJP may emerge the single-largest party in Delhi assembly elections which are expected to throw up a hung house, said a survey Wednesday. According to the ABP News-Dainik Bhaskar-Nielsen opinion poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to get around 32 seats in the 70-member house with a vote share of 33 per […] Read more » BJP largest party
