Top Law News No stay on Gujarat High Court order on 2002 riot case July 30, 2012 / July 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday gave a strong jolt to Gujarat Government by refusing to stay the Gujarat High Court order which directs the state government to repair religious places damaged in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.The Gujarat government had moved the apex court against the Gujarat High Court order. The Supreme court offered a solution to formulate a scheme for repairing religious […] Read more » 2002 riot 2002 riot case Godhra riots godhra riots case Gujarat Gujarat government Gujarat High Court Gujarat High Court order Gujarat High Court order on 2002 post-Godhra riots supreme court order on Gujarat government plea
Top Law News Special courts for vigilance cases July 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For speedy disposal of vigilance cases two special courts will be set up in Ludhiana and Faridkot by the Punjab Government. DGP-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab,told this. He said the Punjab government had approved constitution of two special courts for speedy disposal of corruption cases investigated by the Vigilance Bureau. The DGP said the government had sent its […] Read more » vigilance cases vigilance cases in punjab
Top Law News ‘Child can’t be forced to reside with the stepmother’ July 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A child “cannot be forced to reside in the company of his stepmother and step-siblings,” a Delhi court has said, while refusing a man the custody of his minor son from his first wife after his remarriage. Guardian Judge Gautam Manan declined the man’s plea for custody of his 13-year-old son from the first marriage […] Read more » child custody of Child custody of Child with step mother
Top Law News SC disposes 1986 land acquisition deed July 29, 2012 / July 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC disposes 1986 land acquisition deed The Supreme court has quashed the acquisition of land of two industrial units in Dehradun by the Uttar Pradesh government in 1986 on grounds of urgency. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla annulled the acquisition, saying the state government has failed to produce any material to show that invoking […] Read more » 1986 land acquisition deed 1986 land acquisition deed of UP govt 1986 land acquisition deed of Uttar Pradesh govt acquisition of farmers' land Allahabad High Court F M Ibrahim Kalifulla G S Singhvi G S Singhvi and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla Land acquisition Land Acquisition Act. land acquisition deed Sec 17 of the Land Acquisition Act section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act Special Land Acquisition Collector Supreme Court
Top Law News After 20, minor girl can get marriage declared void: HC July 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The husband of a minor girl is entitled to his wife’s custody but cannot consummate his marriage with her till she attains the age of 20 as law gives her the liberty to approach the court to get her marriage declared void. A Delhi High Court Bench gave this ruling in response to a Division […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri child marriage consent of a married girl consummation of marriage consummation of marriage with a girl below the age of 15 consummation of marriage with a girl below the age of 15 amounts to raping her Delhi High Court Bench Hindu Marriage Act HMA Indian Penal Code IPC marriage marriage of a minor girl minor marriage PCM Prevention of Child Marriage Prevention of Child Marriage Act status of marriage of a minor girl validity of marriage of a minor girl void marriage void marriages
Top Law News Mines and mineral are wealth of a nation: SC July 29, 2012 / July 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court upheld the Jharkhand government’s decision to cancel its recommendation to the Centre to grant mining lease in the state to six private firms and said that Mines and minerals are part of the nation’s wealth. A bench of justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale gave the ruling rejecting the private […] Read more » court order on Mines and minerals H L Gokhale Jharkhand jharkhand news latest Supreme Court decision latest Supreme Court oreder Mines and minerals Mines and minerals as national wealth Mines and minerals common property Mines and minerals common wealth Mines and minerals lease Mines and minerals national property Mines and minerals national wealth national wealth R M Lodha and H L Gokhale R.M. Lodha SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Teacher made pregnant a minor girl July 28, 2012 / July 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A minor girl has lodged a complaint with the police stating that a para-teacher of a primary school in Balasore district had made her pregnant, the police said on Saturday. The teacher was absconding. The para-teacher of the school in Muruna village under Simulia police station was a regular visitor to the victim’s house and […] Read more » abortion case minor girl pregnancy case teacher teacher in minor girl pregnancy case Teacher made pregnant a minor girl
Top Law News No tree cutting for widening State highways July 28, 2012 / July 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court on Friday, 27, restrained the Forest Department and other authorities from cutting down trees for widening some stretches of State highways in the Tumkur division. As many as 4,153 trees had been identified for felling. A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice Aravind Kumar, passed the interim order […] Read more » felling of trees Karnataka Karnataka High Court Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project No tree cutting for widening State highways State highways State Highways Improvement Project
Top Law News N D Tiwari is father of Rohit Shekhar: HC July 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The DNA test on N D Tiwari has revealed that he is the biological father of a 32-year-old youth who today won a five-year-long legal battle on a paternity suit which the veteran Congress leader tried to scuttle from the beginning. In a first of its kind case involving a politician in India, the Delhi […] Read more » court decosion on N D Tiwari DNA test report N D Tiwari biological father of rohit shekhar N D Tiwari DNA report N D Tiwari DNA test report N D Tiwari father of rohit shekhar N.D. Tiwari paternity test of N D tiwari result of N D Tiwari DNA test report
Top Law News B’Desh immigrants: SC to examine their citizenship status July 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the plea for grant of citizenship or refugee status to thousands of displaced persons, mostly in Assam, of minority communities like Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christians due to their alleged religious persecution in Bangladesh. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi however, asked the petitioner […] Read more » citizenship Citizenship (Amendment) Rules Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2004 Citizenship Act Citizenship Act 1955 citizenship of India citizenship status citizenship status to Bangladeshi migrants granting citizenship to the migrants Indian citizenship Supreme Court
Top Law News No use of i-pad in court July 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judge hearing the 2G spectrum case on Friday expressed displeasure over use of an i-pad to record the proceedings yesterday and warned against such a practice in future. After the day’s proceedings were over with the recording of testimony of a prosecution witness, Special CBI Judge O P Saini drew the attention of the […] Read more » 2G 2G case 2G spectrum 2G spectrum case i-pad Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini use of i-pad in court
Top Law News Govt on Endosulfan: Allow agricultural use of remaining July 27, 2012 / July 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has sought the Supreme Court’s permission to use the available stock of banned pesticide endosulfan for agricultural purpose on the ground that incinerating it would cost the exchequer Rs 210 crore. “The cost of disposal of live stock of endosulfan by incineration shall be more than Rs 210.82 crore, whereas phasing out would […] Read more » effects of endosulfan endosulfan pesticide endosulfan use of endosulfan use of endosulfan in india