Top Law News There are ways to protest without disrupting court’ November 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice S.K. Kaul said Saturday that judicial work should not be hampered by lawyers asking for their demands to be met as there were other ways to do so. Justice Kaul was addressing members of the Gurgaon Bar Association in the District Court Complex here, while inspecting the Lok […] Read more » Chief Justice S.K. Kaul protest without disrupting court
Top Law News East MCD officials remiss in their duties: High Court November 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court, expressing concern at the way officials of East Delhi Municipal Corporation has been working, said that they are either “remiss” in their duties or in some way “complicit” in matters of illegal construction. Justice Sudershan Kumar Misra also issued show cause notice to the East MCD commissioner and SHO of Shakarpur […] Read more » East MCD officials remiss in their duties Justice Sudershan Kumar Misra
Top Law News Truth losing significance because of litigants’ ego: Court November 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has observed that “truth is losing significance” because of the “ego of the litigants” in dowry death cases to see that the women’s in-laws should be hanged. The court’s observation came while granting bail to a man accused in dowry death case of his daughter-in-law, who committed suicide allegedly due to […] Read more » Truth losing significance because of litigants’ ego
Top Law News Indian courts settle over 35 lakh cases in a single day November 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A National Lok Adalat, held simultaneously in the Supreme Court and courts across the country, Saturday settled over 35 lakh of the 39 lakh pending cases concerning accident claims, matrimonial disputes, dud cheques and traffic fines, among others. The mammoth exercise was undertaken in the day-long Adalat, inaugurated by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, to deal […] Read more » 35 lakh cases in a single day Chief Justice Sathasivam Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice G.S. Singhvi NALSA chairman Justice G.S. Singhvi National Legal Services Authority settlement of 35 lakh cases in a single day settlement of 35 lakh throUgh lok adalat
Top Law News Delhi HC notice to Raj Thackeray November 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to MNS chief Raj Thackeray in connection with police complaints over his alleged hate speeches against people from Bihar. The court sought Thackeray’s response to a plea challenging his move to seek quashing of the police complaints filed against him in 2008. The matter will be […] Read more » HC notice to Raj Thackeray
Top Law News Chief Justice inaugurates National Lok Adalat November 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ia mammoth exercise to settle 39 lakh pending cases, Supreme Court Chief Justice P Sathasivam on Saturday inaugurated a day-long National Lok Adalat where for the first time cases are being taken up simultaneously all over the country for settlement. The Lok Adalats are taking place in the Supreme Court, 24 high courts and all […] Read more » Best Labour Law Firm in India inauguration of National Lok Adalat National Lok Adalat
Top Law News Youth sentenced to death for raping, murdering minor November 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced a 23-year-old youth to death for raping and murdering his minor neighbour, saying that he does not deserve to be kept alive. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat ordered that convict Bharat Kumar to be hanged till death, holding the case falls in the category of rarest of rare. It also […] Read more » murdering minor Youth sentenced to death for raping Youth sentenced to death for raping and murdering minor
Top Law News What is the Vishakha judgment? November 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Vishakha judgment by the Supreme Court laid down the guidelines for employers for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment/assault at the workplace, and stipulated formation of committees to dispose of complaints from victims. What are the salient points of the judgment? The court said sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behaviour as […] Read more » What is the Vishakha judgment
Top Law News No bail for five in Jaitley call records case November 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of five accused, including four policemen, allegedly involved in accessing Call Detail Records (CDRs) of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley and others. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal dismissed the bail application of the five accused, private detective Puneet Verma, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gopal […] Read more » BJP leader Arun Jaitley Call Detail Records Jaitley call records case
Top Law News Plea to summon PM and Sonia as witnesses rejected November 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday rejected a plea seeking to summon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi as witnesses in a case against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for his alleged “Hindu terror” remarks. The court said “no fruitful purpose” will be served by summoning them. Additional Sessions Judge Shail Jain rejected the appeal […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Shail Jain PM and Sonia as witnesses Sushilkumar Shinde for "Hindu terror" remarks
Top Law News Government finalising action plan to curb child marriages November 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government is finalising a national action plan to curb child marriages across the country. The plan on child marriages will define goals, objectives and strategies besides delineating roles of different stake holders, an official release said here Wednesday. It will adopt strategic interventions which will be implemented by various stake holders like the central […] Read more » plan to curb child marriages
Top Law News BSP leader denied bail over maid’s death November 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, accused of destroying evidence to shield his wife, who was arrested for torturing her maid leading to her death. The court observed that rights of the “poor helpless victim” were violated in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader’s house. Taking into account […] Read more » bail over maid's death BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh denied jail
