Top Law News Breather for Delhi teacher on ‘fake’ caste certificate May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS) A Delhi government school teacher, facing departmental proceedings for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for the job, has got relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal, which has annulled the action against her and ordered an inquiry into the veracity of the document. Principal Bench Chairman Syed Rafat Alam and Member Birendra Kumar Sinha […] Read more » Delhi teacher on ‘fake’ caste certificate fake caste certificate
Top Law News Delhi cops to quiz Sreesanth for five more days May 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday extended by five days the police custody of cricketer S. Sreesanth, his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila and eight bookies for alleged spot-fixing in the ongoing IPL. Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan granted police custody of the players and the bookies till May 26 when they were presented in […] Read more » quiz Sreesanth for five more days quiz Sreesanth in IPL spot fixing
Top Law News Sibal to consult attorney general on match-fixing law May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the government was discussing enactment of a national law to check match-fixing and spot-fixing in sports and he would consult the attorney general on the issue. “We are trying to reflect if there can be a national legislation on this… (as) gambling is a state subject,” Sibal […] Read more » Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal match-fixing law
Top Law News SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. An apex court bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra said that it was incumbent upon the Board of Control for […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra no ban on IPL SC slams BCCI SC slams BCCI on spot fixing spot fixing
Top Law News ‘No house cost escalation after dues paid, possession taken’ May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS): A builder cannot seek additional money from a house allottee who has paid all dues and taken possession on the ground that the cost calculated at the time of handing over the property was tentative, the top consumer court has ruled. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Presiding Member V.B. Gupta and Member K.S. Chaudhari […] Read more » Member K.S. Chaudhari V.B. Gupta
Top Law News Court denies Delhi gang-rape accused lie detector test May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS): A fast track Delhi court hearing the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape case Monday dismissed the pleas of two accused seeking permission to undergo lie detector tests and also to subject the victim’s male friend to a similar test. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna dismissed the applications of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur for their […] Read more » Delhi gang-rape Delhi gang-rape accused lie detector test
Top Law News Intention of accused key in rape on promise of marriage: SC May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court on Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the “body and privacy of the victims”. “An accused can be convicted for rape only if the court […] Read more » accused key in rape Intention of accused key in rape on promise of marriage Justice BS Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra promise of marriage
Top Law News Saradha scam: Debjani Mukherjee sent to judicial custody May 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Saradha Group director Debjani Mukherjee, a co-accused in the multi-crore fund scam, was remanded in judicial custody till May 31 in various cases by a West Bengal court Monday. “Mukherjee was presented before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Bidhannagar) A.H.M. Rahman who remanded her in judicial custody till May 22, 23, and 31 […] Read more » A.H.M. Rahman Debjani Mukherjee Debjani Mukherjee sent to judicial c Saradha scam Sudipta Sen Mukherjee
Top Law News DU students petition Sonia Gandhi on four-year graduation course May 20, 2013 / May 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (Source:IANS) Teachers and students of Delhi University Sunday marched towards the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, demanding the scrapping of the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). They also submitted a memorandum to her. “The Delhi University has implemented the four-year graduation course when there is already a huge crunch of resources in terms of teachers, […] Read more » four-year graduation course
Top Law News Women cases getting top priority after Delhi gang-rape: Judge May 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Women cases getting top priority after Delhi gang-rape: Judge Supreme Court’s Justice P. Sathasivam, who is also the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Sunday said that cases related to women are being given priority by courts after the Delhi gang-rape. “After the unfortunate incident in Delhi, we (Judiciary) are identifying the cases related to women and children and giving priority […] Read more » anti-rape law. Delhi gang-rape HALSA Justice P. Sathasivam NALSA
Top Law News Muslims in Maharashtra start 300-km march for job quota May 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment People here trooped out Sunday on the streets to welcome and offer chilled soft drinks to over 1,000 Muslims who embarked on a 300-km Gandhian march to Mumbai demanding reservations in job, an official said. The protestors started from the sensitive power-loom town of Malegaon after the Friday prayers for Mumbai’s Azad Maidan as their […] Read more » 300-km march for job quota Muslims in Maharashtra Muslims march for job quota
Top Law News Saradha boss, aide sent to police custody in new case May 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court on Sunday sent Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and a close aide to 10 days’ police custody in a new case against them. Sen and senior company official Arvind Chauhan were sent to police custody by a South 24 Parganas court. A North 24 Parganas court Saturday had sent the duo […] Read more » Saradha Group Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen Sudipta Sen