Top Law News SC issues notice to ex-army chief for contempt October 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to former Army chief General VK Singh for allegedly making adverse comments about the top court over the way it handled the issue of his age in the service records. A bench, comprising Justices RM Lodha and HL Gokhale on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of a newspaper […] Read more » Army chief General VK Singh HL Gokhale justices RM Lodha national news news SC issues notice to ex-army chief Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Halt POSCO project, say UN rights experts October 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The construction of a mega steel plant in Odisha should be halted immediately, UN independent rights experts have urged, citing serious human rights concerns. The project reportedly threatens to displace over 22,000 people in Jagatsinghpur district, and disrupt the livelihood of many thousands more in the surrounding area, a statement said. “The construction of a […] Read more » Halt POSCO project national news news POSCO Raquel Rolnik todays news todays top news Top news UN Special Rapporteur
Top Law News Centre wants ban on nicotine-laced gutka, chewing tobacco October 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Tuesday pitched for a ban on all forms of chewing tobacco, gutka or supari laced with nicotine, saying these products fell under the prohibition prescribed under the food safety provisions. “Gutka by its definition is a food added with nicotine and flavours” that is prohibited under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and […] Read more » ASG Indira Jaising Centre wants ban on nicotine-laced gutka counsel Prashant Bhushan Food Safety and Standards Justice C Nagappan Justice G.S. Singhvi national news news NGO Indian Asthma Care Society todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rajasthan court sentences rape, murder convict to death October 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Rajasthan Tuesday sentenced to a man to death after convicting him of raping and murdering an 8-year-old mentally-challenged girl, a lawyer said. The court of District and Sessions Judge Chandra Shekhar in Rajsamand, some 350 km from Jaipur, handed out the capital punishment to 25-year-old Manoj Singh, public prosecutor Pradeep Kumar told […] Read more » District Judge Chandra Shekhar Judge Chandra Shekhar national news news public prosecutor Pradeep Kumar todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC seeks UP’s response on minority welfare scheme October 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court (HC) sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on a PIL seeking to know why only Muslim girls were being given benefits and financial aid under its minority welfare scheme “Hamari Beti, Uska Kal”. A bench of the Allahabad HC consisting of acting chief justice Laxmikant Mohapatra and justice Rakesh Srivastava, while […] Read more » AK Goel Allahabad High Court Hamari Beti justice Laxmikant Mohapatra justice Rakesh Srivastava national news news todays news todays top news Top news Uska Kal
Top Law News BJP asks EC for speedy work on right to reject October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict providing voters the right to reject all candidates in a poll, the BJP Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take immediate cognizance of the matter and call an all-party meet. “The verdict should be seen in the context of compulsory electoral reforms, and the EC should immediately take cognizance and […] Read more » BJP asks EC for speedy work Election Commission national news news NOTA Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Allahabad HC to hear contempt plea against PM on ordinance October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The contempt petition filed by social activist Nutan Thakur accuses Singh of “having openly defied the orders of the Supreme Court”. The bench of Justice Ajai Lamba would hear the petition in which the petitioner cites the case of Lily Thomas vs Union of India & Others, wherein the Apex Court had struck down section […] Read more » Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Justice Ajai Lamba national news news social activist Nutan Thakur todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News MP Rasheed Masood gets four years’ jail October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader, Rasheed Masood, was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court in a corruption case, becoming the first MP to lose his seat after a recent Supreme Court judgement had removed the immunity for convicted lawmakers. 67-year-old Masood, who attains the dubious distinction of being […] Read more » Health Minister Kashi Ram Reang Judge J P S Malik national news news Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader Rasheed Masood Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news Tripura Chief Minister Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar
Top Law News Minor’s rapist gets 10 years jail October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday sentenced a waiter to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a two-year-old neighbour after taking away the girl from her father on the pretext of playing with her. Additional Sessions Judge M.C. Gupta awarded the jail term to Bablu, 26, after holding him guilty of kidnapping, wrongfully confining and […] Read more » national news news Section 376 IPC Sessions Judge M.C. Gupta todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Lalu Prasad held guilty in fodder scam, sentencing Oct 3 October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bringing to end one of India’s longest-running corruption cases, a court in the Jharkhand capital Monday convicted RJD chief Lalu Prasad and 44 others for illegal withdrawal of millions of rupees from the then undivided Bihar’s animal husbandry department in the early 1990s, in what is popularly known as the fodder scam. The BJP Monday […] Read more » BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy fodder scam former chief minister Jagannath Mishra Janata Dal-United MP Jagdish Sharma Lalu Prasad national news news RJD chief Lalu Prasad Special Judge Pravas Kumar Singh todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NRI student’s death: Six accused sent to judicial custody October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six accused arrested in connection with the death of NRI student Anmol Sarna and drug abuse were denied bail by a Delhi court today and sent to judicial custody till October 14. The court denied the accused bail saying the probe was at an initial stage and the allegations against them were serious in nature. […] Read more » Madhav Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Wason national news news NRI student Anmol Sarna Pranil Shah Rythm Girhotra security guard Naresh Mishra security guard Surender Bali Shivang Gambhir todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC takes cognizance of contempt by army chief October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday took suo motu cognizance of the former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh finding fault with its verdict on his age row last year. A special bench of Justice R.M.Lodha and Justice H.L.Gokhale will Tuesday take up for hearing a suo motu contempt petition by the court’s own motion taking note […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha national news news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news