Top Law News Plea in SC seeks CBI probe against Asaram August 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Thursday seeking a court- monitored CBI probe into the allegation of rape of a minor by spiritual guru Asaram Bapu in Rajasthan. The petition by Chennai-based lawyer Irudaya Nathan sought the effective enforcement of Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 and said the main reason for his moving the apex court was […] Read more » Asaram Bapu Juvenile Justice Act lawyer Irudaya Nathan national news news spiritual guru Asaram Bapu todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rescued kids seek ban on child labour August 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of rescued child labourers and their parents as well as activists protested here Thursday demanding a complete ban on child labour. Organised by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) and Global March, the protest at Jantar Mantar was aimed at demanding the passage of the child and adolescent labour bill immediately. The bill aims to […] Read more » BBA Global March chairperson Kailash Satyarthi national news news NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan rescued child labourers todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Meghalaya eyes strong law to check illegal immigrants August 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ruling out the re-introduction of a permit system for Indians seeking to enter Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said the government will implement a strong law to check the influx of illegal immigrants. “The government is equally concerned over the influx and we will tackle the issue by strengthening the existing laws and […] Read more » Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Chief Minister Mukul Sangma ILP inner line permit system national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Arrest warrants issued against two Haryana legislators August 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Haryana court Thursday issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against two legislators in connection with the death of a village headman in 2011. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court in Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, issued the NBWs against legislators O.P. Jain and Zile Ram Sharma. Jain’s personal assistant Rajinder Sharma has also been issued a […] Read more » Arrest warrants against two Haryana legislators Chamail Singh Karam Singh legislators O.P. Jain national news news Rajinder Sharma todays news todays top news Top news Zile Ram Sharma
Top Law News ‘Syria intervention sans UN mandate unlawful’ August 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Netherlands’ government has been adviced that any intervention in Syria under current circumstances is prohibited under international law without a mandate from the UN Security Council. Andre Nollkaemper, adviser to the Dutch government and a professor with the University of Amsterdam, was requested for advice by the Dutch cabinet given the humanitarian emergency situation […] Read more » Andre Nollkaemper Frans Timmermans national news news President Bashar al- Assad todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Niira Radia tape: SC holds in-camera hearing August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Wednesday held an in-camera hearing into certain crucial aspects of the Niira Radias tape and action taken by the government. An apex court bench headed by Justice G.S.Singhvi held the in-camera hearing at which only Additional Solicitors General L. Nageshwar Rao and Paras Kuhat, representing the government, were present. The in-camera hearing lasted […] Read more » Additional Solicitors General L. Nageshwar Rao Justice G.S. Singhvi national news news Niira Radias Niira Radias tape Paras Kuhat todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Fast-unto-death case shakes Nepal August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case of a couple staging a fast-unto-death for more than a month has shaken the whole country after their health condition became critical. Parents of Krishna Prasad Adhikari, who was killed by alleged Maoists during the 10-year-long insurgency, have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Bir Hospital, a government-owned hospital, after […] Read more » Ganga Maya Krishna Prasad Adhikari Nanda Prasad national news news todays news todays top news Top news UCPN-M United Communist Party of Nepal
Top Law News Centre gets two weeks to provide CBI coal files August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday gave the central government two weeks’ time to make available all files, documents and information sought by the CBI which is investigating allegations of irregularities in the allocation of coal-blocks from 1993 to 2009. The apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha said the two-week period will commence from the […] Read more » CBI coal files Justice R.M. Lodha national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Pakistan top court drops contempt notice against Imran Khan August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistan’s supreme court on Wednesday dropped a contempt charge against former cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan. The notice had been brought against him for his use of the word “sharamnak” in a press conference July 26 in reference to what he called inaction by the judiciary and election commission over alleged rigging in […] Read more » Imran Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa national news news Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Son of Chinese tenor stands rape trial August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The teenaged son of a renowned Chinese tenor, who was allegedly involved in a gang-rape case, stood trial in a Beijing district court Wednesday. Five men were detained Feb 20 after a woman surnamed Yang reported to the police that she was taken to a hotel and gang-raped after drinking with the men in a bar Feb 17, Xinhua […] Read more » Li Shuangjiang national news news surnamed Yang Tian Canjun todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Sri Lanka assures transparency with UN August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Sri Lankan government Wednesday assured full transparency during the ongoing visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. Sri Lankan government minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said Pillay was given all that she asked for during her visit and the government hopes the visit would be an eye opener for her, […] Read more » Human Rights Navi Pillay national news news Tamil Tiger todays news todays top news Top news UN High Commissioner
Top Law News Indian in Singapore escapes death row August 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Indian national in Singapore, who was on death row for murder, was re-sentenced to life in prison by a court here on Wednesday. Gopinathan Nair Remadevi Bijukumar, 37, was also given 18 strokes of the cane for stabbing to death a Filipino prostitute, Roselyn Reyes Pascua, in March 2010, local media reported. Pascua’s body was found […] Read more » Gopinathan Nair Remadevi Bijukumar judge Choo Han Teck lawyer Shashi Nathan national news news Roselyn Reyes Pascua todays news todays top news Top news