Top Law News Delay in justice a major challenge, says CJI Kabir February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir a major problem being faced in delivery of criminal justice was delay “where the entire process takes almost 15-16 years”. Delivering Justice P D Desai memorial lecture in Ahmedabad on ‘Administration of Criminal Justice’ Justice Kabir told, “Today a major problem is delay where the entire process, from the time when […] Read more » Administration of Criminal Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Criminal Justice system in India Justice P D Desai memorial lecture lecture in Ahmedabad lok adalats Madhya Pradesh Negotiable Instruments Act
Top Law News Punjab court decides rape case in 48 hours February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It took just 48 working hours for a court in this Punjab district to decide a rape case, and sentence the accused. Additional district and sessions judge J.S. Bhinder Friday sentenced Manu Paswan, who belongs to Bihar, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl of Puglana village in this district. The matter […] Read more » Punjab court decides rape case in 48 hours
Top Law News Delhi High Court upholds 10 years’ jail for minor’s rapist February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld a 10-year jail sentence for a man convicted of raping a minor in view of the gravity of the offence. Justice S.P. Garg, in a recent order, held that the accused had betrayed the parents of victim who had allowed their child to go to his house for a […] Read more » 10 years' jail for minor's rapist
Top Law News Owaisi gets bail in both cases, to be released Saturday February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was Friday granted bail in both cases of hate speech in Adialabad and Nizamabad districts of Andhra Pradesh. He is likely to walk out of jail Saturday. A couple of hours after a court in Nizamabad town approved his bail, another court in Adilabad also passed orders granting him bail, clearing […] Read more » Owaisi gets bail
Top Law News Kerala assembly refers bill on women’s dignity to panel February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala Assembly on Thursday referred to the subject committee of the house a bill to safeguard women from harassment and protect their dignity and privacy. State Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan piloted the Kerala Protection of Privacy and Dignity of Women Bill, 2013, which is intended to prevent harassment and any other attempt or activity […] Read more » bill on women's dignity
Top Law News 1,455 death penalties in 10 years February 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A total of 1,455 convicts were handed out death sentence in the past 10 years which amounts to one such penalty awarded every three days by the country’s courts, a rights panel said, quoting official documents. “As per the records of the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,455 convicts or an average […] Read more » 1 455 death penalties in 10 years
Top Law News Prodn warrant against O P Chautala in DA case February 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court sought the presence of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala in a disproportinate assets case in which he is an accused. Special CBI judge Manu Rai Sethi issued the production warrant for Chautala for March 2 as the 78-year-old Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief was not brought to the court […] Read more » 78-year-old Indian CBI judge Manu Rai Sethi chargesheeted Chautala Chautala Delhi court former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala Haryana Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala junior basic trained Shamsher Singh Surjewala superintendent Jail No. 4
Top Law News Delhi gang-rape case: Two doctors testify February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two Safdarjung Hospital doctors, who were part of the team that treated last year’s Dec 16 gang-rape victim, testified in a Delhi court Tuesday. They were also cross-examined by defence counsel. The fast track court of Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna also recorded the statements of two magistrates, who were part of the judicial proceedings […] Read more » Delhi Gang rape case
Top Law News SC fumes over sex tests, female foeticide February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its concern over the deteriorating sex ratio and chided state governments over their failure to check sex determination clinics and punish law violators fuelling female foeticide. “People have a belief that if they don’t have a male child they will go to narak (hell)”, the court said, asking “where is […] Read more » female foeticide Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan sex tests
Top Law News Clarify whether RTE Act applies to nursery admissions, asks court February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the central government to clarify by Wednesday whether the Right to Education Act applied to nursery admissions and if it did, what procedure was to be followed for it. The court which had earlier reserved the order on the plea challenging two government notifications empowering unaided private schools to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain Nursery admissions RTE Act applies to nursery admissions
Top Law News SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal, Centre on Zee plea February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from Congress MP Naveen Jindal and the Centre on a plea by Zee Television seeking quashing of three FIRs, including the alleged extortion case, against the group and its editors. The apex court also issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its response on the allegation that […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir justice AR Dave Justice Vikramajit Sen SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Enact law against gender-based violence: rights bodies February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Legislators in India should substantially amend or replace the new law on violence against women in the coming parliament session, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. On Feb 3, President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013, amending criminal laws, following protests from rights and women’s groups across the country. Legislation […] Read more » gender-based violence