Top Law News ‘Harassed fathers’ demand gender neutral family law (June 16 is Father’s Day) June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP), a Bangalore-based NGO fighting for shared parenting in case of divorce or separation, Sunday demanded reforms in family laws — to make them gender neutral. “The anti-father mindset unfortunately persists in our society. In divorce and separation cases, one of the parents, out of revenge, deprives the […] Read more » Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting CRISP CRISP founder Harassed fathers' demand gender neutral family law national news news president Kumar V. Jahgirdar todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court tells lawyers seeking FIR against SHO to move proper forum June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed the two lawyers seeking registration of FIR against a Station House Officer (SHO) for allegedly assaulting them to approach the proper forum of police or a magistrate’s court. Justice R.V. Easwar asking the lawyers to go to superintendent of police and if that is not effective, then they have the right to file […] Read more » Court tells lawyers seeking FIR against SHO to move proper forum Justice R.V. Easwar Milan Malhotra national news news Nikhil Mehta SHO of Geeta Colony todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Women must be active agents in development: Rahul Gandhi June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Omar Abdullah and Rahul Gandhi also interacted with a group of women from Lar, Khan Sahib, Basholi and Chenani blocks in the state who had just returned from a visit to Andhra Pradesh to observe the success of UMEED. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday that holistic development of society was not possible without […] Read more » Rahul Gandhi Women active agents in development
Top Law News Collaboration key to addressing problems of disabled’:Poonam K. Singh June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Collaboration of health care professionals, academics and interest groups working for the disabled is necessary to sensitise the public to issues faced by disabled people, a health ministry official said Saturday. “More collaboration between health care professionals, academics, and interest groups engaged in the problems of disabled people will go a long way in ensuring […] Read more » Collaboration key to problems of disabled Indian Spinal Injuries Centre ISIC
Top Law News 33,000 sign petition for justice to acid attack victim Preeti Rathi June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment More than 33,000 people signed an online petition given to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of Preeti Rathi, victim of an acid attack in Mumbai. The petition was started by Preeti’s father Amar Rathi on www.change.org. “We met Sheila Dixit Saturday. She promised us […] Read more » 33000 petition for justice acid attack victim Preeti Rathi Change.org justice to acid attack victim justice to acid attack victim Preeti Rathi justice to Preeti Rathi Stop Acid Attacks'
Top Law News India needs army of committed people: Pranab June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India requires smart, committed and idealistic people to give voice to the voiceless, President Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday. “We need an army of smart, committed and idealistic people to give voice to the voiceless and produce tangible change in our society,” he told the first batch of graduates from National Law University, Delhi. Expressing hope […] Read more » India needs army of committed people India needs army of committed people: Pranab Pranab Mukherjee President Pranab Mukherjee
Top Law News India, US for close interaction between legal agencies June 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India and the US have agreed that their legal agencies associated with the enforcement of competition law would interact closely as envisaged under the framework of an MoU signed in September 2012. India’s visiting Minister for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot reviewed the MoU signed jointly by his ministry and Competition Commission of India with the […] Read more » India & US for close interaction
Top Law News 23 percent of Indian elders face abuse: Report June 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on 23 percent of Indian elders face abuse: Report Around 23 percent or more than one-fifth of India’s elderly are known to have experienced abuse in the form of disrespect, verbal abuse, neglect while some have even faced assault, according to the “Elder Abuse in India 2013” report. The report by Help Age India was released on the eve of “World Elder Abuse Awareness […] Read more » 23 percent of Indian elders face abuse: Report national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News IPL spot fixing: Chandila key conspirator police tell court June 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The investigating agency, in its reply before Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain, said: “For accused Ajit Chandila, it is reiterated that this player has emerged as the key conspirator in the entire chain acting on behalf of the syndicate.” Opposing the bail plea of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, arrested in connection with IPL […] Read more » Ajay Kumar Jain Ajit Chandila Ankeet Chavan Ashwani Aggarwal Baburao Yadav Chandila Chhota Shakeel Dawood Ibrahim Deepak Kumar and Sunil Bhatia IPL spot fixing: Chandila key conspirator police tell court IPL Spot-fixing national news news Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC lets tenants stay on in unsafe Mumbai building June 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday permitted some residents of a dilapidated building in Mumbai’s Mazagaon to continue staying in it for next fortnight at their own risk and with no liability to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in case of any accident. A bench of Justice Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice Madan B Lokur […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanvati BIT Chawl NVBK Samiti Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Madan B. Lokur Mazagaon Tadwadi national news news SC lets tenants stay on in unsafe Mumbai building todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Goa public service chairman under court scanner June 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court’s Goa bench Friday issued notice to the state government, asking it to explain the process of K.D. Row being chosen as chairman of the state public service commission (PSC). . The notice was sent on a plea challenging his appointment, filed by lawyer-activist Aires Rodrigues a few weeks ago. He claimed that Row is […] Read more » Bombay High Court's Goa bench Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Goa public service chairman under court scanner K.D. Row national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Unable to afford treatment, parents kill baby girl June 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unable to afford costly treatment for their six-month-old daughter, a daily-wage labourer and his wife strangled her to death and dumped her body in a ditch near their home, Tripura Police said Friday. Police Thursday arrested Laba Debnath, 53, the father of the ill-fated child, who confessed that he and his wife killed their baby […] Read more » Laba Debnath national news news parents kill baby girl todays news todays top news Top news Tripura Police Unable to afford treatment