Top Law News Police must register FIR: SC November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it is mandatory for the police to register FIR if a complainant approaches it for the registration of a cognizable offence. The apex court constitution bench headed by chief justice P Sathasivam said that action will be taken against the police officer for his failure to register a […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam FIR in case of cognizable offence Police must register FIR register FIR if a complainant approaches
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi gangrape: Convicts invoke Mahatma to oppose death penalty November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, two of the convicts on death row for the brutal torture and gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student on December 16 contested the trial court’s sentence today, telling the Delhi High Court even the father of the nation was against capital punishment. Commencing the arguments for convicts Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna Advocate A P Singh delhi gangrape Justice Pratibha Rani justices Reva Khetrapal
High Profile Cases Top Law News Produce material pertaining to Radia tapes probe’ November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the government and its agencies, including Serious Fraud Investigation Office, to produce all material and reports pertaining to their investigations into the intercepted conversation of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia or those emerging from it. The application moved by the […] Read more » material pertaining to Radia tapes probe' Produce material pertaining to Radia tapes probe' Radia tapes
Top Law News Plea on addressing ‘Your Lordship’ as ‘Sir’ November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked whether any direction was required for enforcing the Bar Council of India’s rule that judges should be addressed as “Sir” instead of the existing practice of addressing the apex court and high court judges as “My Lord” or “Your Lordship”. The apex court bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and […] Read more » addressing 'Your Lordship' as 'Sir Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Plea on addressing 'Your Lordship' as 'Sir
Criminal Law News Top Law News Maid’s death: BSP leader, wife sent to four days’ judicial custody November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday sent Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh and his wife, arrested for allegedly torturing their maid to death, to four days’ judicial custody. Dhananjay Singh, who represents Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested and booked for destruction of evidence and violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice […] Read more » BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh four days' judicial custody Jagriti maid death case Maid's death Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha
Top Law News Government will look into CBI’s legality: PM November 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment manPrime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said government will look “promptly” in the legality issue of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raised by the Gauhati High Court. “Some questions have come up recently about the legality of the CBI. Our government will look into this matter seriously and promptly,” the prime minister said here at […] Read more » CBI's legality
Criminal Law News Top Law News NHRC seeks reports on Odisha girl’s death November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission has asked Odisha and Puducherry authorities to submit reports within four weeks on the death in Puducherry of a teenaged girl labourer from Odisha, a petitioner said Sunday. The commission directed the chief secretary of Odisha and director general of police of Puducherry to submit their action-taken reports on the […] Read more » Odisha girl's death
Human Rights Top Law News Battered housemaids: Growing trend, violated rights November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Barkha (name changed) was just 12 when she came to Delhi from West Bengal to work as a domestic help, her only option to escape the life of grinding poverty back home. She started working as a maid at the home of a doctor in West Delhi, and hoped her life would change for the […] Read more » Battered housemaids Deputy Commissioner of Police S.B.S. Tyagi
Top Law News Himachal may enact law to regulate cricket body November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the high court interim order indicting Himachal Pradesh for forcible eviction of the BJP MP Anurag Thakur-led state cricket body from the picturesque cricket stadium in Dharamsala, the government may bring in a legislation to regulate its functioning. The cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, meets here Wednesday to approve a draft of […] Read more » Himachal may enact law to regulate cricket body
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi Police here to help northeast people November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police is always there to help people from northeast India, Joint Commissioner of Police Robin Hibu said here. “People come here for study, job or tourism or business. We have massive responsibility. We try to reach out to them through email or sms. We want to tell them, ‘Don’t be lonely and we […] Read more » Delhi Police help northeast people
Top Law News SC stays Gauhati HC verdict holding CBI unconstitutional November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed a Gauhati high court order that held the CBI unconstitutional, saying accused in two sensational cases sought halting of trials on the basis of the HC judgment. Former telecom minister A Raja, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam, and 1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar had on Friday attempted […] Read more » CBI unconstitutional Gauhati HC verdict Gauhati HC verdict holding CBI unconstitutional
Criminal Law News Top Law News There were others there: Talwars’ lawyer in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case November 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, defence counsel for the Talwar dentist couple Friday told a court here that contrary to the CBI theory the blood stains on a whiskey bottle could not be of Aarushi’s parents. The Talwars, parents of the 14-year-old victim and who are accused in the case, are represented by lawyer […] Read more » Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
