Top Law News Hyderabadi youth say they were implicated in false case September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Hyderabadi youth say they were implicated in false case Two Hyderabadi youth, who returned home after spending over four years in a jail in Madhya Pradesh, said they were implicated in a false case under what they call a “conspiracy” by police to terrorize Muslim youth. Baleeguddin Jaber and Muqeemuddin Yasir were acquitted in a criminal conspiracy case by a court in Indore Thursday […] Read more » alleged conspiracy to attack state police headquarters anti-Muslim attitude by the police Baleeguddin Jaber criminal conspiracy case by a court in Indore Hyderabadi youth say they were implicated in false case Mecca Masjid blast case Moulana Naseeruddin Muslims wrongly arrested in the case police to terrorize Muslim youth religious organization Wahdat-e-Islami Saeedabad neighbourhood amid slogans Students Islamic Movement of India youth implicated in similar false cases in Gujarat
Top Law News Delhi lawyers to go on strike September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers here will strike work Sep 17 to protest against the government’s decision to create two more revenue districts that will increase magisterial courts, waste money and inconvenience litigants, the agitators say. The co-ordination committee of all the District Bar Association of Delhi said Saturday that creating two more revenue districts is an arbitrary decision […] Read more » burden on the litigants Delhi lawyers to go on strike District Bar Association of Delhi huge waste of public money inconvenience litigants increase magisterial courts litigants in inconvenience protest against the government’s decision R.N. Vats chairman of the committee revenue districts is an arbitrary decision revenue districts that will increase magisterial courts waste money
Top Law News Tibetans in exile to discuss self-immolations in Tibet September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tibetans in exile will go into a special session this month to discuss the burning issue of self-immolations by a growing number of Buddhist activists in Tibet. The first session was held here in November 2008 after the riots that erupted in Lhasa had spread to other areas of western China. At that time, the […] Read more » Buddhist activists in Tibet Central Tibetan Administration CTA's website quoting the Dalai Lama current urgent and critical situation in Tibet Dalai Lama fled Tibet igniting self-immolation protests in Tibet prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay riots that erupted in Lhasa subsequent Chinese crackdown Tibet Autonomous Region Tibetan democracy Tibetan Task Force on Negotiation Tibetans in exile to discuss self-immolations in Tibet wearing his trademark maroon robes
Top Law News Jayalalithaa wants Supreme Court to take up Katchatheevu September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu will petition the Supreme Court to immediately take up its case against the gifting of Katchatheevu island by India to SriLanka, according to Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. An official statement Saturday said the chief minister conveyed the decision to her officials late Friday. “It was decided to petition the Supreme Court to take […] Read more » case against the gifting of Katchatheevu island Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Court to take up the case challenging the gifting of Katchatheevu DMK then ruled Tamil Nadu gifting of Katchatheevu immediately International Maritime Boundary Line Jayalalithaa wants Supreme Court to take up Katchatheevu Katchatheevu Katchatheevu island by India to SriLanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam livelihood of fishermen in Rameswaram Sri Lankan Navy Tamil Nadu is closest to northern Sri Lanka worship at the shrine of St. Anthony
Top Law News Britain pats Shah panel for unearthing illegal Goa mining September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Britain’s political parties have hailed Justice M.B. Shah, whose probe has unearthed a Rs.35,000 crore worth illegal mining in Goa. In an early day motion (EDM) tabled in the British parliament Thursday, members from the Conservative, Labour as well as Liberal Democratic parties congratulated the retired judge, who headed a judicial commission which nailed plunder […] Read more » Britain pats Shah panel Britain pats Shah panel for unearthing illegal Goa mining foreign nation taking up the issue of illegal mining Goa's mining scene House congratulates Indian judge Indian and Goan authorities in closing the mines Indian authorities to probe illegal and indiscriminate mining in Goa Justice M.B. Shah Labour Party Liberal Democrats Peter Bottomley Conservative Party Social Democratic and Labour Party sovereign matters of India unearthing illegal Goa mining
Top Law News DoPT seeks advice on court’s verdict on info panel September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Department of Personnel and Traininghas sought the Law Ministry’s advice on the Supreme Courtverdict making it mandatory for the hearings in Central and State Information Commissions to be carried out by people with judicial backgrounds. “We have held inter-departmental discussions with officials concerned on the Apex court decision. The department has decided to seek […] Read more » Central and State Information Commissions chief information commissioner CIC department of personnel and training DoPT DoPT seeks advice on court's verdict on info panel inter-departmental discussions Law Ministry's advice legal advice is expected RTI Act. transparency panels at the respective levels
Top Law News Education has to be qualitative, says Supreme Court September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said the government and private educational institutions should provide qualitative education to children and the eligibility criteria for appointment of teachers must be strictly adhered to. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla said that life of democracy depends on a high standard of education which must be […] Read more » adjudication a case pertaining to termination of job of a teacher Education has to be qualitative eligibility criteria for appointment of teachers government and private educational institutions high standard of general justices BS Chauhan justices FM Ibrahim Kalifulla provide qualitative education says Supreme Court trained teachers vocational and professional education
Top Law News India’s first child witness court room inaugurated September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s first child witness court room (CWCR), designed to present a friendly image of courts for child witnesses, was today inaugurated at the Karkardooma courts complex. The CWCR has been opened to help children, who are sometimes witnesses in cases pertaining to sexual offences, to depose freely in the court. The inauguration was done in […] Read more » cases of sexual offences and child witnesses cases pertaining to sexual offences Delhi High Court Acting chief justice AK Sikri inaugurated at the Karkardooma India's first child witness court room India's first child witness court room inaugurated judges PS Teji judges Sunita Gupta justice Altamas Kabir of Supreme Court Justice Gita Mittal justice GP Mittal Justice Kabir welcomed the inauguration of CWCR justices Reva Khetrapal Karkardooma courts complex rape cases involving minors
Top Law News Nine get varying jail terms in dacoity case September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nine persons have been awarded varying jail terms by a Delhi court in a seven-year-old case of dacoity in a jewellery store. Additional sessions judge Kaveri Baweja sentenced three of the nine accused to seven-year jail for their active involvement in the dacoity. Ravi Gupta (23), Prem Singh (20) and Ram Singh (40) were also […] Read more » active involvement in the dacoity Bharat Bhim Singh case of dacoity in a jewellery store dacoity case Gopal jewellery shop of complainant Saroop Santra at Karol Bagh judge Kaveri Baweja Nine get varying jail terms in dacoity case Nine persons have been awarded varying jail possession of portion of the stolen jewellery Rambishan Ravinder Singh Sachin Verma Tarkeshwar
Top Law News Provide list of corrupt officials: Himachal court September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state’s chief secretary to furnish a list of government functionaries involved in corruption and moral turpitude cases over the past 10 years. A division bench of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice D.C. Chaudhary passed these orders Thursday while hearing a petition filed by drug controller Sher […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph departmental proceedings against him drug controller Sher Singh Thakur Himachal Pradesh High Court involved in corruption and moral turpitude cases Justice D.C. Chaudhary list of government functionaries Prevention of Corruption Act Provide list of corrupt officials Provide list of corrupt officials: Himachal court Thakur convicted last year for corruption Thakur was arrested by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau
Top Law News Amnesty demands end to police force against Kudankulam protesters September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amnesty Friday demanded an end to the use of police force against “peaceful protesters” agitating against a nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. Terming the death of person in police firing on Monday as “a clear example of excessive use of force by the police”, Amnesty demanded an immediate halt to the use […] Read more » Amnesty demanded an immediate halt Amnesty demands end to police force against Kudankulam protesters Amnesty International India's chief executive G. Ananthapadmanabhan demanded the police drop MW reactors with Russian help at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd peaceful assembly without fear of violence or harassment peaceful protester peaceful protesters agitating against a nuclear power plant at Kudankulam police force against Kudankulam protesters rights to freedom of speech
Top Law News NTPC official arrested for wife’s suicide case September 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A NTPC official posted here was today arrested for the death of his wife in West Bengal’s Malda district in June. NTPC’s Deputy Superintendent (Operation and Maintenance) Sanjay Dev Burman was arrested by the NTPC police from his official residence in compliance with an order of a court in West Bengal’s Malda district, NTPC police […] Read more » Bhagalpur authorities for compliance Burman's wife Monika Dev Burman issued arrest warrant against Burman Kahalgaon police station for perpetrating atrocities Malda district against the NTPC officer NTPC official arrested for wife's suicide case NTPC police station SHO Sunil Kumar NTPC's Deputy Superintendent Sanjay Dev Burman Operation and Maintenance Sanjay Dev Burman was arrested by the NTPC police two cases against him at the Kahalgaon police station West Bengal's Malda district wife's suicide case