Top Law News Supreme Court asks Manipur take on alleged extra-judicial killings November 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Manipur government rapped by The Supreme Court for not filing a report on alleged extra-judicial killings in the state, saying “people are dying out there”. A bench headed by justice Aftab Alam directed the government to file its response within two weeks and also asked the attorney general to assist the court in deciding the […] Read more » Aftab Alam Bangla Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha BSF extra-judicial killings first information reports Kolkata-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Manipur government people are dying out there public interest litigation Supreme Court asks Manipur The Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to interfere in FDI in retail policy November 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the policy on FDI in retail saying that if it does not stand in Parliament then it would be at government’s peril. A bench of justice RM Lodha and AR Dave told that the policy making is the “sole prerogative of the executive” and refused to […] Read more » 1999 approval of the Parliament Attorney general FDI in retail policy FDI policy FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act Government government's policy House of Parliament. justice RM Lodha and AR Dave Parliament Parliamentary committee PIL Policy formulation policy on FDI President RBI Section 48 of The Foreign Exchange Management Act sole prerogative of the executive The Supreme Court
Top Law News Supereme Court quashes rape complaint against Bhandarkar November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to film producer Madhur Bhandarkar, the Supreme Court quashed the charges of alleged rape levelled against him by actress and model Preeti Jain. The apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice C.K. Prasad quashed the charges after it was told that the actress was no longer interested in pursuing […] Read more » Madhur Bhandarkar Maharashtra Police model Preeti Jain
Top Law News Empower women through self-help groups: Ramesh November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to the Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh ” The central government has stepped up efforts to empower women through self-help groups in the country and is seeking to achieve a target of 70 million women in six million such groups.” Ramesh said, “Today there are 30 million women in 2.5 million women’s self-help groups and […] Read more » Central Government Kudumbasree Minister for Rural Development National Rural Livelihood Mission NRLM WSHG
Top Law News No mercy for students of unrecognised institutions November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court told Students who are getting admission in educational institutions without verifying whether they are recognised or not are to be blamed themselves, by refusing sympathy with them. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra refused to grant recognition to a Madhya Pradesh-based institute and turned down its plea to sympathise […] Read more » Madhya Pradesh-based institute No mercy for students The Supreme Court unrecognised institutions
Top Law News Stop victimisation of Muslim youths November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Several activists and political leaders, including CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, has demanded that “the harassment and victimisation of innocent Muslims youths” by security agencies in the name of fighting terror be stopped. In a convention on “Politics of Terror”, organised here by representatives of Left and other political parties, […] Read more » activists and political leaders Bihar’s Muslim youths Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan CPI-M CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Darbhanga Delhi airport Delhi Police Fasih Mahmood fighting terror human rights activists independent member of the Rajya Sabha Mohd. Adeeb Indian Mujahideen innocent Muslim youths Jama Masjid Karat Lalu Prasad said lawyers lecturers Lok Janshakti Party Madhubani Mohd. Adeeb Political leaders Politics of Terror professors Rajya Sabha Ramvilas Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sitamarhi the harassment and victimisation of innocent Muslims youths Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh
Top Law News Supreme Court upholds army commanding officers’ power to sack November 5, 2012 / November 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said, “There is no legal infirmity if an army personnel is dismissed in summary court martial proceedings conducted by a commanding officer who also issues the charge sheet against him.” The apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Anil R. Dave in a recent judgment said, “There is no violation of the […] Read more » accused army man army Army Act Army Act or the Army Rules army commanding officers Army Rules Assam Rifle Central Government dismissal of washerman/rifleman Dinesh Prasad imprisonment Justice Anil R. Dave Justice R.M. Lodha natural justice no legal infirmity if an army personnel Section 116 of the Army Act summary court martial The Supreme Court washerman/rifleman Dinesh Prasad
Top Law News UNHCHR statement on Tibet hailed November 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) hailed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) for asking China to resolve the grievances of people in Tibet. “The CTA is encouraged by the powerful statement of UNHCHR high commissioner Navi Pillay Friday,” Tibet’s prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said here. Pillay has urged the Chinese government to “promptly […] Read more » The Central Tibetan Administration Tibet hailed Tibet's prime minister Tibetan government UN High Commissioner for Human Rights UNHCHR
Top Law News Court issues production warrant against Abu Jundal for Nov 26 November 3, 2012 / November 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The court in Delhi ordered Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai attack key handler Abu Jundal to be produced before it on November 26 as he could not appear before it after expiry of his judicial custody period. District judge IS Mehta issued a production warrant against Jundal for his appearance in the court after […] Read more » Abu Jundal Ahmedabad station Gujarat ATS Jama Masjid Karanawati Express train blast Lashkar-e-Taiba Mumbai attack National Investigation Agency
Top Law News NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh over hospital deaths November 3, 2012 / November 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government has been asked by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to submit a report on the death of six patients at a medical college in Gorakhpur after their oxygen supply was stopped, allegedly by unruly junior doctors, Sep 4. NHRC has sent notices to the state’s medical education secretary and Gorakhpur district […] Read more » Gorakhpur Gorakhpur district magistrate medical college medical college in Gorakhpur National Human Rights Commission NHRC oxygen supply state's medical education secretary The National Human Rights Commission Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Court order on Gadkari’s plea Nov 17 November 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi a court fixed Nov 17 to pronounce its order on a plea filed by BJP chief Nitin Gadkari seeking initiation of proceedings against Congress leader Digvijay Singh for alleged defamation. Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar Oct 16 reserved the order for Nov 2 on summoning Digvijay Singh over the defamation complaint by the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) chief. It was deferred for […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP chief Nitin Gadkari Congress Congress leader Digvijay Singh defamation Digvijay Singh Gadkari Nitin Gadkari
Top Law News BSES to pay Rs 30,000 for not restoring power November 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Power distribution firm BSES has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 30,000 to one of its customers for not restoring his power connection despite there being no pending dues. South-II District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum asked the power distribution firm to pay the compensation relying upon the bills of South Delhi […] Read more » BSES District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Power distribution restoring power South Delhi resident S C Pahwa sympathetically and seriously