Top Law News Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court September 4, 2012 / September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here has rejected a CBI closure report and directed a further probe into a case in which two officials of Delhi’s water supply agency offered Rs.1 lakh bribe to a man for withdrawing his Right to Information (RTI) plea. The court was hearing a case against Delhi Jal Board (DJB) engineers Sushil […] Read more » bribe-giving case against officials case against Delhi Jal Board engineers Sushil Kumar Jain and P.K. Sharma Judge Dharmesh Sharma payment of illegal gratification Prevention of Corruption Act Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court Right to Information plea Sant Ram registered a complaint submersible and the monoblock pumps
Top Law News Lok Sabha passes bill to protect women at workplace September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amidst an uproar, the Lok Sabha on Monday passed a major bill on protection of women against sexual harassment at workplace along with two other legislations without debate. The bill, pending before the house since 2010, had underwent drastic changes because of the pressure from women groups and critical review by the parliamentary standing committee. […] Read more » All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Bill CPI member D Raja CPM’s P Rajeev deputy chairman Prof. PJ Kurien domestic workers legislations without debate Lok Sabha passes bill to protect women at workplace North-Eastern Areas Amendment Bill prohibition of employment as manual scavengers women against sexual harassment women and child welfare minister Krishna Tirath
Top Law News Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill that seeks to prohibit manual scavenging, rehabilitate those engaged in such inhuman employment and impose stringent measures to stop such practices was introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday. Drawing from the Indian constitution that assures dignity of the individual, the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012, recommends eliminating […] Read more » Bill to eliminate manual scavenging tabled in Lok Sabha eliminate dehumanising practice eliminating the inhuman practice implementation of the law impose stringent measures inhuman employment multi-pronged strategy sewers and septic tanks Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukuk Wasnik Subsequent contravention of the law
Top Law News DU guidelines for sports quota challenged in HC September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a student’s plea seeking the quashing of Delhi University guidelines for a mandatory fitness test to seek admission under the sports quota, even for indoor games like chess. Petitioner Chetna Karnani, a 17-year-old chess playerwho secured 72.5 percent in her Class 12 exams, had sought admission […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi University guidelines DU guidelines for sports quota challenged in HC general physical fitness test highly unreasonable and totally irrational Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Karnani challenged the revised guidelines physical fitness test for chess players revised university guidelines sports quota challenged
Top Law News Anti-graft Act can be invoked even after repeal: SC September 4, 2012 / September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Officials engaged in corrupt practices prior to repeal of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 can be prosecuted under the repealed Act, even if the FIR was registered, subsequent to the repeal of the enactment, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai said repeal of the 1947 […] Read more » Anti-graft Act Anti-graft Act can be invoked even after repeal: SC corrupt practices prior to repeal criminal case instituted FIR was registered Justices Aftab Alam justices Ranjana Prakash Desai preclude the investigating agencies Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court has ruled
Top Law News HC transfers PIL against BRT to another bench September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today transferred to another bench for “urgent hearing” a plea seeking a direction to the city government to scrap BRT corridor for smooth traffic movement in the city . Deferring to September 10 the final arguments on a PIL, a bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv […] Read more » Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit Central Road Research Institute's survey Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Delhi High Court today transferred final arguments on the PIL HC transfers PIL against BRT to another bench Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw NGO Nyay Bhoomi PIL against BRT Transport Department
Top Law News Molestation of air hostess: HC stays trial of pilots September 4, 2012 / September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today stayed the trial of two Air India pilots accused of molesting an air hostess in cockpit of a Sharjah-Lucknow-Delhi flight in 2009 and asked them to try and settle the issue amicably with the complainant. Justice Manmohan, who was hearing the pleas of pilots seeking quashing of the FIR, asked […] Read more » assault or use of criminal force against a woman co-pilot Capt Aditya Chopra Justice Manmohan Mediation and Conciliation Centre Molestation of air hostess: HC stays trial of pilots molested her in the cockpit molesting an air hostess in cockpit pilot Commander Ranbeer Arora Sharjah-Lucknow-Delhi flight
Top Law News Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor September 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia, who retires this month, has recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Courtjudge Justice Altamas Kabiras his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex court. Sources in the law ministry said Justice Kapadia, due to retire on September 28, recommended the name of Justice […] Read more » apex court Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successor Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia CJI Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Kabir as his successor law minister memorandum of procedure seniormost Supreme Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Police file report against Prashant Bhushan September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Activist Arvind Kejriwaltoday recorded his statement before police in connection with the August 26 protest, saying he is ready to face punishment if the government thinks that he provoked rioting. Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, Kumar Vishwas and Sanjay Singh went to Parliament Street Police Station here accusing police of harassing their supporters […] Read more » accusing police of harassing activist Arvind Kejriwal against coal block allocation fighting against corruption is breaking law Gopal Rai harassing" the volunteers Kejriwal Kumar Vishwas Manish Sisodia Parliament Street Police Station Police file report against Prashant Bhushan Prashant Bhushan protest against the coal block allocation Sanjay Singh violated prohibitory orders
Top Law News India should address rights issues: Human Rights Watch September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India should accept the recommendations by UN member states to address the country’s “most serious human rights problems”, Human Rights Watch said Monday. During the September session of the UN Human Rights Council, India will submit its responses to the 169 recommendations made at its second review on May 24. The wide-ranging recommendations call upon […] Read more » anti-discrimination law Armed Forces Special Powers Act enforced disappearances Human Rights Watch India should address rights issues India should address rights issues: Human Rights Watch most serious human rights problems pointing to existing legislation or policies ratify multinational treaties against torture UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
Top Law News Judges cannot fix poverty line: Supreme Court September 3, 2012 / September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a pronouncement of considerable significance that could check the judiciary’s overstepping into legislative and governmental functioning, the Supreme Courthas said the question of fixing the poverty line was in the domain of expert bodies like the Planning Commisionand the judiciary could not engage itself in setting the nation’s economic policies. “This should be left […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Gonsalves pleaded the government Judges cannot fix poverty line: Supreme Court Justice Bhandari Justice Dipak Verma Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla Justice T.S. Thakur People's Union for Civil Liberties Planning Commision and the judiciary Reviewing the poverty line senior counsel Colin Gonsalves shrink its monitoring of welfare schemes Shrugging off Gonsalves's plea
Top Law News Virbhadra Singh to appear in court in graft case September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In what is being seen as a setback to former union minister and chief minister Virbhadra Singh just ahead of assembly polls, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday directed him to face trial in a lower court next week. Allowing Virbhadra Singh, who has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act along with his […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal corruption case criminal conspiracy by Virbhadra Director General of Police D.S. Manhas graft case Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee issue of investigation of case against Dhumal and Manhas Justice D.C. Chaudhary Prevention of Corruption Act against accused Pratibha Singh Virbhadra Singh resigned as the union minister Virbhadra Singh to appear in court in graft case