Top Law News Land acquisition bill will lead to corporatization: Activists May 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While political consensus on the land acquisition bill, hailed as one of the most important reform measures, has been worked out, civil society activists are unhappy with its provisions and say it will lead to “corporatization” of land. They also say it lacks provisions for rehabilitating the displaced. Activists say the new bill is a […] Read more » land acquisition bill Land acquisition bill and corporatization Land acquisition bill will lead to corporatization
Top Law News Crying need for judicial reform, more judges and better infrastructure May 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice delayed is justice denied. Nowhere this rings truer than in India where a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country’s courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure, jurists say. “We need more quality judges […] Read more » judicial infrastructure judicially trained manpower Jurist R.S. Dakha need for judicial reform
Top Law News Ghaziabad eases land policy for weaker sections May 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has liberalised its policies to benefit small land holders, farmers and economically deprived section of the society, an official said Thursday. GDA chairman Santosh Yadav said under the new rule even a building built-in an area of 90 square metres can be raised to a height of 15 metres (four-storeys). […] Read more » Ghaziabad eases land policy land policy for weaker sections
Top Law News Aarushi case: Rajesh Talwar records statement May 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Recording his statement in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, accused and Aarushi’s father Rajesh Talwar Friday answered questions raised by the court from the evidence of the witnesses. To the about 180 questions asked, Talwar either denied the allegations or alleged the prosecution was trying to influence the witnesses, deviating from original statements recorded under section […] Read more » Aarushi case Aarushi murder case Aarushi-Hemraj DoubleMurder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case Rajesh Talwar records statement
Top Law News NHRC notice to police officials over woman’s death in UP May 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought reports from the Ghaziabad police and Government Railway Police over the death of a woman who was allegedly pushed off a train with her infant daughter. The commission has issued notices to the senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ghaziabad, and the SSP of the city’s railway police, […] Read more » woman's death in UP
Top Law News IPL spot-fixing: Sreesanth seeks copy of FIR May 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested and being quizzed for alleged spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Friday moved a Delhi court seeking a copy of the FIR registered against him. The application, filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Lokesh Kumar Sharma, asked for a copy of the FIR for preparing his defence. […] Read more » IPL Spot-fixing Sreesanth seeks copy of FIR
Top Law News Man gets eight years jail for repeatedly raping daughter May 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday sentenced a man to jail for eight years for repeatedly raping his 17-year-old daughter and threatening her not to disclose the incident to anyone. Pronouncing the sentence, Additional Sessions Judge TR Naval said the one who was supposed to protect his daughter, had repeatedly committed the crime when her mother, […] Read more » eight years jail for raping daughter eight years jail for repeatedly raping daughter jail for repeatedly raping daughter
Top Law News Resist political pressure or pay for it, SC tells co-op registrars May 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Resist political pressure or pay for it, SC tells co-op registrars The Supreme Court Thursday said that the registrar or the joint registrar of co-operative societies should resist political pressures and if they choose to succumb to it then they would be personally liable to bear the cost of litigation that would arise out of their decisions inspired by extraneous considerations. “Registrar/joint registrar shall not act […] Read more » Registrar/joint registrar shall not act under political pressure Resist political pressure
Top Law News Haryana to close 1,372 schools for RTE violations May 17, 2013 / May 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Haryana government is likely to order the closure of 1,372 schools in the state for violating the provisions the Right to Education (RTE) act, an official said Thursday. “The department of school education has a plan to close all the identified 1,372 schools that are being run contrary to the provisions of Section 18 […] Read more » 1372 schools cloed for RTE violation Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act RTE violations
Information Technology News Media & Entertainment News Top Law News Prior approval must to arrest under Section 66A: SC May 17, 2013 / May 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said no person would be arrested under Section 66A of the IT Act for posting objectionable comments on social networking websites without prior approval from an officer not below the rank of inspector general of police. A vacation bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra passed the order after […] Read more » arrest under Section 66A posting objectionable comments on social networking Section 66A of the Information Technology Act
Top Law News Mumbai blasts: SC declines more time to Sanjay Dutt to surrender May 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To grant further time to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to surrender to serve out 42 months imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case has declined by the Supreme Court. A vacation bench comprising Justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra dismissed the petition filed by two producers seeking extension of time for surrender of […] Read more » 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case Arms Act bail to Sanjay Dutt Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Mumbai blasts
Top Law News HC upholds state’s power to supervise trade in molasses May 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A batch of petitions which challenged constitutional validity of the Bombay Prohibition Act empowering the Government to supervise the manufacture, purchase or sale of intoxicants or molasses or such articles enumerated in the provisions has rejected by the Bombay High Court. The petitions challenged the powers of State under the Act to ask government employees […] Read more » Bombay High Court Bombay Prohibition Act purchase or sale of intoxicants trade in molasses Under Section 58A of the Bombay Prohibition Act