Top Law News HC seeks notification on electronic signature October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the centre to issue a notification on the electronic signature required by an individual to send a complaint through e-mail to Facebook. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru told the central government’s counsel to seek instructions in this regard. The direction came […] Read more » Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Vibhu Bakhru notification on electronic signature
Criminal Law News Top Law News Huge spike in crime against women in Delhi : SC October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Oct 30: In 288 days, till Oct 15 this year, the national capital witnessed an alarming rise in crime against women. On average, five women were raped, and 10 molested, kidnapped or abducted, and nine subjected to cruelty each day. This rate of crime is nearly double that for the corresponding period of […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra C. Nagappan crime against women in Delhi Huge spike in crime against women in Delhi Justices G.S Singhvi rise in crime against women in Delhi Shiva Kirti Singh
Criminal Law News Top Law News Maid harassment case: Placement agent’s bail plea dismissed October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of a woman placement agent who was arrested in connection with the case of alleged confinement and assault of a maid by her employer in Vasant Kunj which came to light early last month. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha rejected the bail application of the accused, Dorothy, […] Read more » Maid harassment case
High Profile Cases Top Law News Remove restrictions on Irom Sharmila: NHRC October 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended that the Manipur government immediately remove the “arbitrary restrictions” on Irom Sharmila, who has been fast since November 2000 seeking repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the state, an official statement said Wednesday. The commission, in a communication to the state chief secretary, said […] Read more » Remove restrictions on Irom Sharmila
Top Law News Dragon Naturally Speaking Legal 12 becomes most popular software among Legal Fraternity of India October 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Those that have tried voice recognition software in the past are likely to have experienced frustratingly inaccurate and unresponsive applications that just didn’t understand what they were saying. Now the problem has been resolved after launch of Dragon Naturally Speaking Legal 12, which is more accurate and specific compare to other frustratingly inaccurate and unresponsive […] Read more » Dragon Naturally Speaking Legal 12
Criminal Law News Family Law News Top Law News Delhi High Court overturns man’s conviction for raping daughter October 30, 2013 / October 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a man, sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter, observing that his first wife used the daughter “as a tool” to seek revenge. Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Indermeet Kaur said: “The evidence produced by the prosecution and even the medical evidence […] Read more » Justice Indermeet Kaur Justice Kailash Gambhir man's conviction for raping daughter
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC seeks details of crimes against women in Delhi October 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Delhi government to submit every month details of the number of offences committed against women in the national capital. A bench of Justice G.S.Singhvi, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice C. Nagappan asked for the information in the course of the hearing of a petition seeking an independent probe […] Read more » crimes against women in Delhi details of crimes against women in Delhi Justice C Nagappan Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh SC seeks details of crimes against women in Delhi
High Profile Cases Top Law News Delhi Police file report on complaint against Geelani October 30, 2013 / October 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Tuesday filed an action taken report (ATR) in a court here on a complaint seeking an FIR against separatist Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani and three others for allegedly instilling hatred among people of the state and other parts of India. The ATR was submitted in a sealed cover before Metropolitan Magistrate Prashant […] Read more » complaint against Geelani Delhi Police file report Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani report on complaint against Geelani
High Profile Cases Top Law News Aarushi case: Talwars question weapons theory October 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, the lawyers defending dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar Tuesday raised serious questions about the murder weapons shown by the prosecution. In their plea, defence lawyer Satyaketu Singh submitted that five weapons – hammer, knife, khukri, golf stick and surgical scalpel – had surfaced during investigation by the […] Read more » Aarushi case Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Talwars question weapons theory
Top Law News SC dismisses plea seeking PM affidavit on coal October 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed an application seeking direction to the prime minister to file an affidavit explaining allocation of coal blocks to various companies during the period he held charge of the coal ministry. “Dismissed,” said the apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha as he brushed aside PIL petitioner advocate M.L. Sharma’s […] Read more » Justice R.M. Lodha PIL petitioner advocate M.L. Sharma plea seeking PM affidavit on coal PM affidavit on coal SC dismisses plea seeking PM affidavit
Top Law News Women no more unsafe in India than elsewhere: French minister October 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women in India are perhaps no more unsafe than those in France and there are nearly 200 rapes a day in France, a visiting French minister said here. This rather surprising admission was made by French minister for women’s rights as well as the spokesperson of the French government, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, during an interaction with […] Read more » Najat Vallaud-Belkacem Women no more unsafe in India
Criminal Law News Top Law News Guidelines on probing violence against women outdated: Gill October 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Guidelines relating to investigation of violence against women in India are outdated, said former Punjab police chief K.P.S. Gill at a workshop here Monday, adding that constantly stressing on the new anti-rape law would not solve the problem. Speaking at a two-day workshop on “Improving Women’s Security in India” at the Habitat Centre, Gill […] Read more » BPR&D Inspector General Nirmal Kaur Guidelines on probing violence against women Guidelines on probing violence against women outdated Guidelines on violence against women outdated Improving Women's Security in India investigation of violence against women in India
