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
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
