Top Law News Acid attacks horrifying forms of gender-based violence November 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Agency: IANS The Delhi High Court Thursday termed acid attacks as one of the most “horrifying forms of gender-based violence”, and upheld the life sentence awarded to man for killing his wife by throwing acid on her. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Indermeet Kaur said acid attack was a “growing phenomenon” […] Read more » Acid attacks Acid attacks horrifying forms of gender-based violence Delhi High Court gender-based violence horrifying forms of gender-based violence Justice Indermeet Kaur Justice Kailash Gambhir
Top Law News SC wants speedy criminal justice system November 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed anguish over the delays in the criminal justice system. The court said this after a convict in a dowry death case had to wait nearly 13 years before his appeal was decided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court while the apex court took another nine years before giving a […] Read more » \speedy criminal justice system Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai SC wants speedy criminal justice system
Top Law News Law often ineffective against gender discrimination November 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laws to check gender discrimination and son-preference are often ineffective, and in many cases, may advance discriminatory practices against women, a study released here Thursday said. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) study, “Laws and son preference in India”, authored by advocate Kirti Singh, recommends a new, anti-discriminatory legal framework to guide laws and policies […] Read more » "Laws and son preference in India child marriage Gender discrimination including dowry inheritance Law against gender discrimination Law ineffective against gender discrimination Law often ineffective against gender discrimination laws relating to women Sex selection Sexual assault
Top Law News PIL seeks probe in Congress, BJP’s foreign funding November 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into foreign contributions made to the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was Wednesday filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC). The petition was filed by social activist and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Nutan Thakur. Welcoming the probe ordered […] Read more » BJP's foreign funding Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010 PIL PIL fir BJP's foreign funding PIL for Congress's foreign funding PIL seeks probe in Congress public interest litigation
Top Law News Balance right to privacy and surveillance need: Justice Shah November 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice A.P. Shah Wednesday called for balance between privacy and surveillance, as the government cannot be expected to end surveillance, some of it being rooted in security requirements. A “just, fair and reasonable” balance is needed, so surveillance does not breach the privacy of citizens, the former chief […] Read more » Balance between right to privacyand right to surveillance Delhi High Court Delhi High Court Justice A.P. Shah Justice A.P. Shah Justice Shah Right to privacy right to surveillance
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News CBI chief regrets rape analogy November 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after he made a rape analogy that caused outrage, CBI director Ranjit Sinha Wednesday expressed regret over his comment. “I regret any hurt caused as the same was inadvertent and unintended,” Sinha said, a day after he compared rape and betting in sports. “I reiterate my deep sense of regard and respect for […] Read more » CBI chief regrets rape analogy CBI chief statement on rape CBI director Ranjit Sinha
Corporate Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News SC bench recuses from hearing Niira Radia tape case November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking exception to the strong words used by senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan about court adjourning the hearing on the petition by industrialist Ratan Tata in Niira Radia tapes case, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi Wednesday recused itself from hearing the matter. “We will not hear this matter at all in view […] Read more » hearing Niira Radia tape case Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice G.S. Singhvi Wednesday recused itself Niira Radia tape case Niira Radia tapes case petition by industrialist Ratan Tata petition by industrialist Ratan Tata in Niira Radia tapes case Registrar of Companies RoC) senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Delhi court stays release of ‘Ram-Leela’ November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday stayed the release of Bollywood movie “Ram-leela”, starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. The movie is scheduled to be released Nov 15.Additional District Judge A.S. Jayachandra, in an ex-parte interim order, restrained the movie’s director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Eros promoters from releasing the movie till further orders. The court’s order […] Read more » Additional District Judge A.S. Jayachandra Delhi court stays release of 'Ram-Leela' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali Prabhu Samaj Dharmik Ram Leela Committee stay on release of 'Ram-Leela'
Top Law News SC seeks states’ response on trials of influential people November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the states to respond to a plea seeking fast track investigation and trial in cases involving influential people, including politicians, which otherwise keep on dragging for decades. The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice V. Gopala Gowda issued notice on the plea by Virendra Kumar Ohri, who […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice V. Gopala Gowda Lalu Yadav Shibu Soren speedy investigation and trial in cases involving influential people states' response on trials of influential people trials of influential people
Top Law News SC panel to probe sexual harassment November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday set up a committee of judges to go into a newspaper report in which a law graduate from Kolkata has alleged sexual harassment by a now retired Supreme court judge while she interned with him in December last year. Soon after lunch break, Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, heading the three-member bench, […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chief Justice P Sathasivam judges R.M. Lodha Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai SC panel to probe sexual harassment sexual harassment
Consumer Law News Human Rights Top Law News Party promising to work for children will get votes: Badhte Kadam NGO November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Around 2,000 youngsters, associated with an NGO working for child rights, on Tuesday vowed to vote for a political party which promises to work for the welfare of homeless children. The first-time voters, all former street children, have written an open letter to all the political parties in Delhi ahead of the December 4 assembly […] Read more » Badhte Kadam NGO Party promising to work for children will get votes Party who work for children will get votes work for the welfare of homeless children
Top Law News Provide Hindi version of court proceedings to accused: SC November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of the pace with which Delhi High Court was “rushing through” with the hearing of death reference and appeals in the Delhi gang rape case, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked it not to proceed with the hearing of the appeal of two convicts till they are supplied with the Hindi translation of the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra Chief Justice Sathasivam Hindi version of court proceedings Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh Provide Hindi version of court proceedings
