Human Rights Top Law News Special court in Kerala for women, children January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “In Kerala a special court will be set up to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases” According to the Chief Minister Oomen Chandy. After the Cabinet meeting Chandy said, “We have decided to sanction 18 new posts to set up a new additional and district court at Kochi. It will deal with only cases pertaining to […] Read more » brutally assaulted cases gained momentum Chief Minister Oomen Chandy Delhi gang-rape gang rape Kerala Para-Medical student sexual exploitation cases Thiruvananthapuram women and children
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Tamil Naddu govt’s petition against Alagiri’s son January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Union minister M K Alagiri’s son Durai Dayanidhi in the alleged multi-crore granite quarrying scam. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi also refused to interfere with the Madras High Court decision quashing […] Read more » alleged multi-crore granite Dayanidhi Dayanidhi and Nagarajan High Court illegal granite mining IPC section Madras High Court Madurai collector U Sahayam Melur in Madurai district Olympus Granites Pvt Ltd section 120(b) (criminal conspiracy) section 420 (cheating) section 447 (criminal trespass) Union minister M K Alagiri Union minister M K Alagiri 's son Durai Dayanidhi
Criminal Law News Top Law News High Court directs suspension of additional SP January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The state government has been asked by the Rajasthan High Court on January 16 to suspend an additional superintendent of police for not filing a proper charge sheet in a case of gang rape of a 13-year-old girl. A single judge bench of the court directed IG Bharatpur to initiate action against the ASP in […] Read more » ASP Bhanwarlal ASP in the gang-rape case CrPC Section 164 Delhi gang-rape Delhi Police Government High Court judge IG Bharatpur Justice MN Bhandari Rajasthan High Court Shrivastav SP Bhanwar Lal state government sub-inspector superintendent of police trial court
Family Law News Top Law News 64-year-old father gets custody of surrogate child January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Jaipur a family court has allowed a 64-year-old surrogate father to retain the custody of a six-year-old child. The custody of the child was being claimed by the surrogate mother. The order was passed on a petition filed by one K K Singh, a 64-year-old entrepreneur who got a child born out of surrogacy […] Read more » 64-year-old entrepreneur 64-year-old surrogate father additional chief secretary chairman Child rights commission Child Welfare Committee Child Welfare Committee (CWC) CWC family court Jaipur judge Devendra Joshi K K Singh Ram Prakash Bairwa six-year-old child social justice department State Child Rights Commission surrogate mother
Top Law News Notice to Centre on plea for CBI probe into cop’s death January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought replies of the Centre and the city police to a plea for CBI probe into Constable Subhash Tomar’s death owing to alleged injuries received by him during the anti-rape stir here. “Issue notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Government and the Delhi Police. Responses be filed […] Read more » Advocate Bansal City Police Constable Subhash Tomar Constable Subhash Tomar's death Delhi High Court Delhi Police DMRC video footage FIR lawyer G K Bansal Ministry of Home Affairs RML Hospital
Top Law News High Court notice to city govt on PIL January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice has been issued by the Delhi High Court to the city government and its transport department on a fresh plea for scrapping 5.7-km-long bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor here on the alleged ground that it violated Master Plan 2021. Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) Ltd (a joint venture firm of Delhi government and the IDFCBSE -0.45 % foundation) has […] Read more » Ambedkar Nagar Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit bus rapid transit (BRT) city government Defence Colony Delhi High Court Delhi Master Plan 2021 justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indermeet Kaur Moolchand Moolchand flyovers Moolchand violated Master Plan 2021 NGO Nyaya Bhoomi public interest litigation Transport Department
Top Law News Court reserves order on plea for lodging of FIR against Jindal January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court reserved for January 16 its order on a plea by Zee News BSE 0.26 % Ltd for direction to the CBI to lodge an FIR against Congress MP Naveen Jindal for allegedly trying to “influence” the hearing before News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) in connection with the alleged extortion bid case. Special […] Read more » advocate Vijay Aggarwal CBI CBI Judge Dharmesh Sharma Congress MP Naveen Jindal Delhi court FIR FIR against Jindal IPC Member of Parliament MP NBSA NBSA Chairman J S Verma News Broadcasting Standards Authority plea against Jindal Power Ltd BSE -0.79 % (JSPL) Prevention of Corruption Act section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) Zee News BSE Zee News Ltd
Top Law News What action on arrest of girls: HC to Maha on FB row January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government has been asked by the Bombay High Court that what action it had taken against policemen who arrested two girls from nearby Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook against the bandh observed in Mumbai during Bal Thackeray’s funeral in November last year. A Bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka asked prosecutor Konde-Deshmukh […] Read more » Bal Thackeray Bombay High Court chief minister Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Home Minister R R Patil Inspector General of Police journalist Ketan Tirodkar Maharashtra government Sukhwinder Singh Tirodkar
Top Law News CP to submit report on probe into doc’s death January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi a court has ordered Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar to file his compliance report on an another court’s order to probe afresh into the death of a doctor whose body was found in an ambulance parked inside the nursing home of another doctor. Police had been ordered earlier by District Judge R K […] Read more » Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Delhi rape case district judge R K Gauba Dlehi Police Judge Gauba Metropolitan Magistrate Chetna Singh nursing home police private practitioner's Akchad Biswas
Top Law News High Court quashes Army officer’s promotions January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two promotions of a sitting lieutenant general of the Army has been quashed by the Delhi High Court, terming them “illegal,” and relegated him to a lower rank of brigadier. A bench of Justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha quashed the promotions given to Lt Gen S S Thakral, a 1974 batch officer, in 2009 […] Read more » army bench of Justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha Delhi High Court Director General lieutenant general of the Army Lt Gen S S Thakral Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) Remount Veterinary Services (DG-RVS) of the Army
Top Law News Superme Court: No safety in Capital, it must be restored January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court expressed concern over the recent brutal gangrape and murder in Delhi saying there is no safety in the Capital as such incidents are happening repeatedly. “There is no safety in the city and it has to come back,” a bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said while pointing out […] Read more » brutal gangrape and murder brutal gangrape in Delhi Centre Criminal Injuries Compensation Board justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra Motor Vehicles Act murder in Delhi National Commission safe environment for women Supreme Court of India the NCT government victims of rape
Top Law News Govt should avoid unnecessary litigation: Ex-Supreme Court judge January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The government should refrain from resorting to unnecessary litigations in cases as it burdens judicial system.” According to the Former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari, who is at present a judge at the International court of Justice at Hague. Justice Bhandari also told, “The state and the Central government are the biggest litigants in courts. The government […] Read more » avoid unnecessary litigation bonafide cases Central Government Ex-Supreme Court judge extensive genuine cases Government Supreme Court judge unnecessary litigations