Top Law News Prashant Bhushan apologises to Supreme Court November 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court took exception to counsel Prashant Bhushan’s comment that it was hesitant in taking action against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, but later Wednesday accepted his apology that he did not intend to lower the esteem of the court or hurt judges. The apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha, hearing the matter […] Read more » counsel Prashant Bhushan Justice R.M. Lodha Prashant Bhushan apologises to Supreme Court
Top Law News Death penalty of man who raped & killed toddler November 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to a man for raping and killing a three-year-old child, considering the young age of the accused and chances of his reforming. Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Indermeet Kaur, commuting the death penalty awarded to Mukesh Kumar by a trial court to […] Read more » Death penalty of man who raped & killed toddler Justice Indermeet Kaur Justice Kailash Gambhir
Top Law News SC notice on pilgrims’ safety at religious places November 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the centre and state governments on a PIL seeking directions to put in place “appropriate statutory” provisions and rules for crowd control and disaster management in the country. The apex court bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice on […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai pilgrims' safety at religious places
Top Law News Don’t use PM advisory against news channels: HC November 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a public-interest litigation (PIL), social activist Nutan Thakur had sought the quashing of the advisory. The petition said the ministry issued the advisory threatening penal provision in Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, because many news channels compared Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial nominee […] Read more » Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 dont use PM advisory PM advisory against news channels
Top Law News Delhi HC miffed at re-litigation of the same issue November 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has expressed its displeasure over the “unhealthy trend” of litigants who challenge orders that have attained finality by filing fresh petitions through a new set of litigants. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan said there was an “increasing tendency” today amongst the litigants to re-litigate the […] Read more » Chief Justice N.V. Ramana Justice Manmohan re-litigation of the same issue=
Top Law News Law graduate appears before inquiry committee in sexual harassment case November 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A law graduate of the Kolkata-based National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS), who had alleged sexual harassment by a now retired apex court judge while she was interning with him in December last year, Monday deposed before the three-judge inquiry committee looking into the allegation. The law graduate appeared before the committee of Justice R.M. […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice H.L. Dattu Justice R.M. Lodha Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Law graduate appears before inquiry committee Law graduate sexual harassment case National University of Judicial Sciences NUJS) sexual harassment case
Top Law News Mulayam hauled before court for threat in speech November 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition was filed in a Muzaffarnagar district court against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for making “dictator-like” remarks during a Nov 1 speech. The petition seeks action against the Samajwadi Party chief for saying in his speech that people will be trampled upon if they try to vitiate the atmosphere in the […] Read more » Mulayam hauled before court for threat in speech
Top Law News Provide writers for disabled students November 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to prepare a panel of writers to assist disabled students in appearing for the chartered accountancy examinations that it conducts. The court has asked that the panel be constituted within six months. Justice V.K. Jain said that for preparing the panel […] Read more » ICAI Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Justice V.K. Jain Provide writers for disabled students
Top Law News SC notice on commuting death sentence November 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the centre and the home ministry on a petition challenging former president Pratibha Patil’s decision commuting the death sentence of five people convicted of child rape to life imprisonment. Senior counsel S Naphade, appearing for petitioner Pinki Virani, told an apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. […] Read more » commuting death sentence commuting death sentence to life imprisonment
Top Law News SC declines PIL on Telangana November 18, 2013 / November 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment oi8nh6The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a PIL challenging the cabinet decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out a new state of Telangana. “We decline to entertain the petition. However, we clarify that the legal questions raised in the petition will be open for arguments at an appropriate stage in an appropriate writ […] Read more » Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Madan B. Lokur PIL on Telangana PIL on Telangana declined by SC SC declines PIL on Telangana
Top Law News Demand now for ‘Ministry of Men’s Welfare’ November 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With a large number of men falling victim to “gender-biased laws”, an organisation fighting for “male rights” demanded here Sunday that a “Ministry of Men’s Welfare” be set up to look into long neglected issues that affect them. Quoting National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, men’s rights organisation Hridaya said a large number of […] Read more » Demand now for 'Ministry of Men's Welfare' Ministry of Men's Welfare
Top Law News Women can’t claim in-laws’ property November 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman has right over the property of her husband but she cannot claim a property of her parents-in-law, ruled a Delhi court. The court made the observation while dismissing an appeal of a government hospital doctor here, who sought right of residence in her mother-in-law’s house in which her husband does not have […] Read more » Women can't claim in-laws' property
