Top Law News Restrain media from speculation: Asaram to SC October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to restrain the media from carrying speculative reports about him, his family and his ashrams in the wake of rape allegations against him. Senior counsel Vikas Singh, in a mention before an apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, said that there was […] Read more » Asaram Bapu case Asaram to SC media coverage Restrain media from speculation Senior counsel Vikas Singh sexual assault case wake of rape allegations againstasaram
Top Law News Tandoor murder case: SC commutes death penalty of Sushil Sharma to life term October 8, 2013 / October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has commuted the death penalty of Tandoor murder case convict Sushil Sharma. Former Delhi Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma was convicted for murdering his wife Naina Sahni and trying to burn her body in a restaurant tandoor in 1995. He will now stay in jail for all his life. The apex court said […] Read more » convict Sushil Sharma to life term death penalty of Sushil Sharma to life term death penalty of Tandoor murder case convict Sushil Sharma SC commutes death penalty of Sushil Sharma to life term Tandoor murder case
Top Law News SC on plea for raising judges’ retirement age October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked a PIL petitioner, seeking enhancement in the retirement age of judges at all levels of judiciary from subordinate courts to the apex court, to approach the government with his plea. “Now you are taking our cause… we convey our thanks to you. We can’t issue any mandamus,” a bench of […] Read more » Chief Justice P.Sathasivan Justice Ranjan Gogoi plea for raising judges’ retirement age raising judges’ retirement age raising judges’ retirement age to 68 years raising judges’ retirement agefrom 65 years to 68 years SC on plea for raising judges’ retirement age
Top Law News Court dismisses PIL challenging Meghalaya CM’s tribal status October 8, 2013 / October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Meghalaya High Court Monday dismissed as “non-maintainable” a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the scheduled tribe status of Chief Minister Mukul Manda Sangma. Dismissing the petition filed by Tennydard M. Marak, a division bench of Justice T.N.K. Singh and Justice S.R. Sen said: “The petitioner has no locus standi to file the present PIL, […] Read more » Court dismisses PIL challenging Meghalaya CM's tribal status Meghalaya CM's tribal status PIL challenging Meghalaya CM's tribal status PIL for Mukul Manda Sangmatribal status
Top Law News ND Tiwari told to attend paternity suit hearing October 8, 2013 / October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday directed veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari to appear Oct 8 before a local commissioner for cross-examination in a paternity suit against him. Justice Vipin Sanghi refused to grant relief to the 87-year-old Tiwari who, through an application, sought adjournment of the proceedings for eight weeks, citing health reasons. “It appears […] Read more » Justice Vipin Sanghi ND Tiwari to attend paternity suit hearing ND Tiwari told to attend paternity suit hearing paternity suit hearing
Top Law News Rights group asks for probe into sexual violence in Muzaffarnagar October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said Indian authorities should properly investigate all crimes, including allegations of sexual assault and gang rape, during last months communal violence in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Authorities should also develop a plan for prompt relief, return or resettlement, and reparations for the riot-displaced and create a […] Read more » probe into sexual violence in Muzaffarnagar sexual assault during communal riots in muzaffarnagar sexual violence in Muzaffarnagar sexual violence in Muzaffarnagar during communal riots
Top Law News Bike rally calls for women’s safety in Delhi and around October 8, 2013 / October 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi-based bikers’ club Sunday organised a rally from Delhi to Gurgaon, calling for empowerment and safety of women and demanding tough police action against law-breakers. Deepa Malik who participated in the 2009 ‘Raid De Himalaya’ and won the ‘True Grit’ award, besides the desert rally storm and ‘Biker of the Year’, was part of […] Read more » Bike rally calls for women’s safety Bike rally for women’s safety Bike rally for women’s safety in Delhi empowerment and safety of women
Top Law News Tripura gets special courts for crimes against women October 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tripura High Court has constituted two fast track courts to deal with cases of crime against women following a request from the State government, an official said in Agartala on Friday. A notification issued by the Tripura High Court’s Registrar General, Manik Chakraborty, said all pending cases of crimes against women will be transferred […] Read more » crimes against women Delhi gangrape incident fast-track courts Manik Sarkar national news news todays news todays top news Top news Tripura fast track courts
Top Law News Pakistan court dismisses petition against ISI October 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Pakistan has dismissed a petition filed by the civilian officials of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) over the agency’s slow and discriminatory promotion process, a media report said Friday. Islamabad High Court’s Chief Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi dismissed the plea Thursday, declaring it as non-maintainable and asked the petitioners to approach the Federal Services Tribunal […] Read more » Chief Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi Inter-Services Intelligence ISI Islamabad High Court national news news Pakistan court dismisses petition against ISI todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News 13 get life term for terror camp hiring October 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NIA special court on Friday sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment on charges of recruiting young men from Kerala for terrorist camps in Jammu and Kashmir. National Investigation Agency (NIA) special judge S. Vijayakumar had Tuesday held the 13 guilty of waging war against the nation but let off five others for lack of […] Read more » 13 get life term for terror camp judge S. Vijayakumar National Investigation Agency national news news NIA T. Nazeer todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rajasthan minister rape case: Police submit progress report October 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A medical examination was conducted on Nagar by a team of doctors at SMS Hospital Saturday. The doctors took his blood and semen samples for a DNA test. Police on Thursday submitted to court the progress report on the investigation conducted so far into the case of rape registered against former Rajasthan minister Babu Lal […] Read more » lawyer Gyan Singh national news news Rajasthan minister Babu Lal Nagar SMS Hospital todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Compensate dead Rajasthan prisoner’s kin: NHRC October 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday asked Rajasthan government to pay monetary relief of Rs.2 lakh to the next of kin of a jail inmate, who committed suicide during judicial custody in Bikaner jail. “The commission has also sought compliance report along with proof of payment within six weeks,” said a NHRC official. “Earlier, […] Read more » Bikaner jail Compensate dead Rajasthan prisoner National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC todays news todays top news Top news
