Top Law News SC dismisses plea on Durga Shakti suspension August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh government for suspending IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for allegedly ordering the demolition of an unauthorized part of a mosque on a public place. Nagpal was suspended last month ostensibly over the razing the wall of a mosque in […] Read more » Durga Shakti Nagpal Justice H.L. Dattu justice SJ Mukhopadhaya national news news suspending IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Consider steps to curb population growth, SC tells government August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the government to consider the suggestion by a PIL petitioner seeking steps to contain the uncontrolled growth of population that will make India the most populous country by 2030 and lead to a staggering 170 crore people in 2060. Asking how could the court direct the government on the policies […] Read more » Avishek Goenka Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice S.A. Bobde national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Uphaar tragedy: Police told to expedite trial August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to police on a plea of Uphaar cinema fire victims seeking “expeditious” trial against the Ansal brothers for alleged tampering of evidence. Justice Veena Birbal also directed Delhi Police to file a status report and posted the matter for Oct 11. The families and relatives of those who […] Read more » chief metropolitan magistrate Amit Bansal Dinesh Chandra Sharma Justice Veena Birbal national news news owners Gopal Ansal Sushil Ansal todays news todays top news Top news Uphaar cinema fire tragedy Uphaar cinema fire victims Uphaar tragedy
Top Law News Rajya Sabha passes marriage laws amendment bill August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major step towards making marriage laws more women-friendly, Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the bill to amend the Hindu Marriage Act (1955) and the Special Marriage Act (1954) that provides for “irretrievable breakdown on marriage” as a ground for divorce as well as grants women the right to a share in the property of their husbands. The Marriage […] Read more » Hindu Marriage Act marriage laws amendment bill national news news Special Marriage Act todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bengal assembly passes bill for time-bound services August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bengal assembly passes bill for time-bound services The West Bengal assembly Monday passed a legislation making it mandatory for the state to deliver services to the citizens within a stipulated period, in an effort to stop harassment of the public. The West Bengal Right to Public Services Bill, 2013 provides that citizens applying for any services from any department or a local […] Read more » Bengal assembly passes bill for time-bound services national news news Public Services Bill todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SFI leader’s death: Bengal rights panel orders compensation, blames police August 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major embarrassment for West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee regime, the state rights panel Monday recommended Rs.10 lakh compensation for the custodial death of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta here in April. A full bench of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, which met during the day, pointed at the responsibility of police in the April […] Read more » Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI-M national news news retd Justice Ashok Kumar Ganguly SFI leader Sudipto Gupta todays news todays top news Top news West Bengal Human Rights Commission
Top Law News Odisha carpenter’s kin win battle for benefits August 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family of a dead carpenter in Odisha will soon get his provident fund dues with the top consumer court ruling that such a benefit would not cease if the individual concerned was shifted from one department to another in the same organization. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission came to the help of the […] Read more » G.S.M. Reddy K.S. Chaudhari Member B.C. Gupta National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission national news news Podagada Dam Division todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Jagan begins indefinite fast in jail August 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy began an indefinite fast in Chanchalguda jail on Sunday to protest against the Congress’ “unilateral” decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh without addressing the concerns of the people of Seemandhra region. The Kadapa MP demanded that the Centre should maintain status quo, if it could not do justice to all […] Read more » AP politics bifurcation issue Chanchalguda Jail indefinite fast Jaganmohan Reddy national news news Seemandhra region todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News All five Mumbai rapists held, Chavan assures speedy justice August 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Sunday said the Mumbai gang-rape case would be tried in a fast track court and noted criminal lawyer Ujjwal Nikam has been requested to appear as public prosecutor even as the fifth suspect was arrested. The last remaining accused was arrested in Delhi, hours after the fourth accused was held […] Read more » Chand Babu Sattar Shaikh Kasim Bengali lawyer Ujjwal Nikam Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Mohammad Salim Ansari Mohammed Kasim Hafiz Shaikh national news news todays news todays top news Top news Vijay Jadhav
Top Law News Muslim Brotherhood leaders’ trial adjourned August 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The trial of the top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, from which ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi hails, was adjourned to Oct 29 over the absence of defendants. A few minutes after the first session opened Sunday morning, the lawyers asked for adjourning the trial as the defendants have the right to attend, Xinhua quoted […] Read more » anti-Morsi protesters Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi hails Islamist Brotherhood General Guide Mohamed Badie national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Lawyers to lay siege to Taj Monday August 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers demanding a bench of the Allahabad High Court in Agra will hold a protest march and lay siege to the Taj Mahal Monday, an organiser said, adding that tourists inconvenienced by the stir would be presented roses and explained the reasons. After the day-long siege, the lawyers from Mathura, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah and Aligarh […] Read more » 2014 Lok Sabha polls K.D. Sharma leader Rajiv Tiwari national news news president of the Agra Hotels and Restaurants Association Rakesh Chauhan siege to the Taj Mahal todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Men’s right group protests ‘discriminatory’ proposed marriage law August 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Men’s right group protests ‘discriminatory’ proposed marriage law A men’s rights group on Sunday took out a rally protesting against the proposed Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2002, alleging it would breakdown the traditional family system by introducing no-fault divorce and was heavily loaded against the husband. “Similar laws in the west have led to breakdown of the traditional family system. In the US, while only 20 […] Read more » Anil Gupta discriminatory proposed marriage law Marriage Laws national news news todays news todays top news Top news