Top Law News HC seeks government’s response on plea over woman’s suicide November 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi government on a plea that the city police were “dragging their feet” in a probe into the suicide of a woman lab assistant in a Delhi University college. Justice Sunita Gupta issued notice to Delhi Police, and asked it to file a status report […] Read more » Bhim Rao Ambedkar College response on plea over woman’s suicide suicide of Pavitra Bhardwaj
Top Law News Tejpal case: woman scribe deposes before magistrate November 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The young journalist who has accused Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her appeared before a judicial magistrate in Goa to dispose. Police sources said the woman was secretly flown to Goa and taken to a trial court complex in Panaji, where her statement was recorded before a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) in […] Read more » Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Tejpal case woman scribe deposes before magistrate
Top Law News Uphold people’s trust in justice delivery system: CJI November 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is the solemn duty of the courts to uphold and preserve the trust and confidence of the people in the justice delivery system as the loss of same could spell doom for the rule of law, Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam said Tuesday. “I am deeply gratified by the faith and confidence […] Read more » Chief Justice Sathasivam people's trust in justice delivery system
Top Law News Delhi HC wants special prosecutors for sex crimes on kids November 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to appoint special public prosecutors in each district court within three months for matters of sexual offences committed against children. A division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Manmohan also asked the Delhi government to file a status report in this regard by […] Read more » advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal chief justice NV Ramana Justice Manmohan Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 sex crimes on kids special prosecutors for sex crimes on kids
Top Law News ‘Women should speak up for their rights’ November 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women should learn to negotiate with their families, sensitise their colleagues and speak up for their rights, a women’s rights expert said Monday. Bringing up popular dilemmas faced by women, Usha Ananthasubramanian, chairperson and managing director of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank said a woman needs to be a continuous learner. The bank has been set […] Read more » 'Women should speak up for their rights'
Top Law News Court says ‘no’ to interim relief for Tejpal November 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday declined to give interim relief to Tehelka news magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal after the Goa Police opposed his plea for anticipatory bail. Justice Sunita Gupta declined to give any relief to Tejpal, who is facing charges of sexually assaulting a journalist colleague, and asked the police to file a reply […] Read more » 'no' to interim relief for Tejpal
Top Law News PIL against Aadhaar scheme November 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment SaveDelete Tech News, Cool Software, Design & Internet Tips Home Design Internet Tips News Software ENTERTAINMENT The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to all the states on a PIL contending that the entire Aadhaar scheme was unconstitutional as the biometric data collected under it was an incursion and […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice S.A. Bobde PIL against Aadhaar scheme
Top Law News Key points of Aarushi-Hemraj murder judgment November 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The following are the key points in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder judgment pronounced by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad: * The manner in which the murders were committed is not the handiwork of a single accused and rather the murders were committed and evidence destroyed by both the accused in furtherance of their common intention […] Read more » Aarushi-Hemraj double murder Key points of Aarushi-Hemraj murder judgment
Top Law News Lalu Prasad moves SC for bail in fodder scam case November 25, 2013 / November 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad moved the Supreme Court (SC) for bail in the fodder scam case. The court will hear Lalu’s plea on Friday (November 29). Lalu moved the apex court as the Jharkhand High Court had on October 31, 2013 rejected his bail petition. The court had […] Read more » bail in fodder scam case Lalu Prasad moves SC Lalu Prasad moves SC for bail
Top Law News Why no dialysis unit in every district :SC November 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and all state governments, asking them why they should not set up a dialysis unit in every district. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam issued notice on a PIL when senior counsel A.M. Singhvi told the court that two lakh people were dying in […] Read more » advocate Sanjeev Panigrahi Chief Justice P Sathasivam no dialysis unit in every district senior counsel A.M. Singhvi
Top Law News Tejpal moves court for interim anticipatory bail November 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tarun Tejpal, founder and editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine who has been accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a Goa hotel earlier this month, Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim anticipatory bail. Tejpal’s lawyers Geeta Luthra and Pramod Dubey mentioned the case before Justice G.S. Sistani, which is likely to be heard […] Read more » Geeta Luthra Justice G.S. Sistani Pramod Dubey Tarun Tejpal moves court for bail Tejpal moves court for interim anticipatory bail
Top Law News Delhi tribunal awards over Rs.40 lakh compensation November 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded over Rs. 40 lakh in compensation to the family of a senior executive killed in a road accident here in December 2012, observing the officer had a future ahead of him. MACT Judge Arun Bhardwaj directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd., with which the car […] Read more » Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT Judge Arun Bhardwaj Rs.40 lakh compensation