Top Law News SC justifies death for convicts in terror cases April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The decision will pave the way for his hanging and is likely to have an impact on 17 other convicts on the death row including those held guilty in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s plea for commutation of the death sentence against him, the Supreme Court today said it cannot be done […] Read more » Bhullar's execution Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Supreme Court TADA terror cases
Top Law News Statistics on pending mercy pleas disturbing: SC April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Disturbing” is how the Supreme Court termed the statistics which showed that 17 mercy pleas filed between 1999 and 2011 remained pending for periods ranging from one year to 13 years. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya also noted that the figures “give an impression” that the Centre and the […] Read more » 17 mercy pleas 69 petitions rejected by President Additional Solicitor General Afzal Guru justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC acquits man convicted for wife’s murder April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been acquitted by the Bombay High Court convicted by a lower court for murdering his wife by setting her afire eight years ago. Hearing the appeal filed by Pune-resident Bhanudas Thite, a division Bench of Mr Justice V K Tahilramani and Mr Justice P D Kode recently set aside the 2005 order of the Pune trial court which had sentenced him […] Read more » Bombay High Court homicidal Mr Thite murder Pune-resident Bhanudas Thite special executive magistrate wife's murder
Top Law News New law soon to prosecute sea pirates: Govt to SC April 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court of India has been informed by the Centre that it will soon bring a legislation to ensure effective prosecution of pirates and taking all possible steps to bring back Indian seamen who are being held hostages. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, External Affairs Ministry said that the Piracy Bill […] Read more » apex court defence External Affairs Ministr Home Affairs and Law & Justice Indian hostages ministries of Shipping Piracy Bill 2012 prosecute sea pirates Somali pirates Somalian government Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Six new Additional Judges in Allahabad HC April 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six new Additional Judges were appointed to the Allahabad High Court today, taking the total strength to 95. A judge of the Calcutta High Court was transferred in the same capacity to the Rajasthan High Court. Rakesh Srivastava, Surya Prakash Kesarwani, Vipin Sinha, Karuna Nand Bajpayee, Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anjani Kumar Mishra have been […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Karuna Nand Bajpayee Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anjani Kumar Mishra Rakesh Srivastava Six new Additional Judges in Allahabad HC Surya Prakash Kesarwani Vipin Sinha
Top Law News SC restrains Airtel from providing 3G roaming April 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharti Airtel was on Thursday restrained by the Supreme Court from providing 3G roaming services to new customers in seven circles where it does not have license to do so. The apex court also said that no coercive steps will be taken on the issue of penalty raised against Airtel for allegedly illegally providing 3G […] Read more » 3G roaming Bharti Airtel Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Vikramajit Sen Department of Telecommunications (DoT) roaming services to new customers in seven circles SC restrains Airtel from providing 3G roaming Supreme Court
Top Law News Spurt in false cases by sexual abuse of workers :court April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acquitting a man accused of raping his maid, a fast track court has expressed concern over a “spurt” in cases of false allegations by domestic helps regarding rape and physical abuse by their employers. The court also noted that “a recent trend is surfacing where either a domestic worker is being underpaid or where she […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma false allegations Fast track court non-payment of salary placement agency rape and physical sexual abuse cases sexual abuse of workers
Top Law News HC upholds Saini’s appointment as Punjab DGP April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab: For the appointment of senior IPS officer Sumedh Singh Saini as Director General of Police here the Punjab and Haryana High court upheld. A division bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain dismissed a petition filed by an NGO in April last year challenging Saini’s appointment as Punjab DGP […] Read more » appointment of IPS officer Chief Director of Punjab Vigilance Bureau criminal case DGP of Punjab Police Director General of Police Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini Ludhiana district NGO PIL Punjab DGP SAD-BJP government
Top Law News Surrogate mother, hubby have no right on child April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: After the court ruled here it has been got clear that a surrogate mother and her husband cannot have any right over a child conceived and delivered through artificial means. According to Additional Senior Civil Judge Sonu Agnihotri, “Definition of term ‘surrogacy’ in guidelines laid down by Indian Council of Medial Research/National Academy of Medical […] Read more » Assisted Reproductive Technology Australia Delhi court In-Vitro Fertilization Indian Council of Medial Research National Academy of Medical Sciences right on child rights of child Senior Civil Judge Sonu Agnihotri surrogacy surrogate mother United Kingdom
Top Law News PIL challenges appointment of C’garh energy secy April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been admitted by the Chhattisgarh High Court by challenging the appointment of Aman Singh, a non-IAS officer, as the state’s Energy Secretary. The division bench of Justices Sunil Sinha and Prashant Mishra also sought a reply from Singh within three weeks. Nitin Sinha, a Raipur resident, who has filed the petition, contends that appointment […] Read more » Aman Singh Chhattisgarh High Court IAS Justices Prashant Mishra Justices Sunil Sinha Nitin Sinha non-IAS officer PIL Raipur
Top Law News Plea against ‘Aadhaar’; HC asks Delhi govt to respond April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar, Delhi, Unique Identification Authority of India, High court, Ashutosh Chandola, Aadhaar card, Planning Commission, public services from the Government, voter I-Card, passport New Delhi: The city government has been asked by the High court here in Delhi to respond to a plea seeking quashing of its executive orders that made Unique Identification Authority of India […] Read more » Aadhaar Aadhaar card Ashutosh Chandola Delhi High Court passport Planning Commission public services from the Government Unique Identification Authority of India Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) voter I-Card
Top Law News SC gets two more judges; strength goes up to 30 April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justices Arjan Kumar Sikri and Sharad Arvind Bobde were today elevated as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 30. Justice Sikri, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Justice Bobde, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court have been appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, a Law Ministry statement […] Read more » Bar Council of Delhi Bombay High Court Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Bobde justice Sharad Arvind Bobde Justices Arjan Kumar Sikri Law Ministry statement Madhya Pradesh High Court Supreme Court