Top Law News Child Protection Unit being constituted June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To protect and care for children, a District Child Protection Unit is being constituted in Tiruchi. The unit will address issues related to street children, child trafficking and child abuse. Similar Child Protection units are being formed in every district under the State Child Protection Society, administered by the Department of Social Defence, Tamil Nadu. The […] Read more » Child Protection Child Protection Society Child Protection Unit District Child Protection Unit ICPS Integrated Child Protection Scheme Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 TN Child Protection Society
Top Law News Two advocates elevated as High Court judges June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two advocates, C. Praveen Kumar and M. S. Rama Chandra Rao, have been elevated as additional judges of the A.P. High Court. They would be sworn in on Friday. Both of them are from Hyderabad. Their elevation assumes significance in the light of the fact that a practising advocate was last made a judge of […] Read more » A.P. High Court Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh High Court elevation of advocates as High Court judges elevation of advocates as judges High Court High Court judges
Top Law News Man jailed for 10 yrs, for possessing drugs June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man, arrested for supplying contraband drugs here, has been sent to jail for 10 years by a Delhi court which also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on him. The court jailed 31-year-old Vinod Sharma, a Himachal Pradesh native, who was found possessing 3.5 Kg of contraband charas. “Keeping in view the age, […] Read more » Delhi Police drugs NDPS possession of drugs possession of drugs as an offence possession of drugs is an offence Special NDPS Judge
Top Law News Apple to pay Rs 17.4K June 29, 2012 / June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An authorised store for Apple products, i World Bussiness Solutions Pvt Ltd (iWorld), has been asked by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 17,400 to a medical student for deceiving him by selling him an “inferior iPod”. The North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum held that iWorld, a premium reseller of Apple products, “practiced deception” by […] Read more » An authorised store for Apple products Apple Compensation compensation for selling defective Apple ipod consumer court consumer courts in India consumer courts of Delhi consumer rights North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
Top Law News Bribery scam: judge sent to police custody June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court in Andhra Pradesh Friday sent suspended judge T. Pattabhirama Rao to police custody for two days in connection with the cash-for-bail bribery scam involving former Karanataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy. The principal court for Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) directed the bureau to question the suspended judge between 11 a.m and 5 p.m. and […] Read more » ACB Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh judiciary Anti-Corruption Bureau Bribery scam Bribery scam involving judges judges Bribery scam Pattabhirama Rao Pattabhirama Rao's custody
Top Law News Govt invites comments on GAAR June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Friday issued draft guidelines on the general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR), inviting comments from different stakeholders and clarified that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will take final call on the issue after receiving feedback. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued the draft guidelines inviting comments and suggestions from different stakeholders. A clarificatory […] Read more » CBDT Central Board of Direct Taxes GAAR general anti-avoidance rules guidelines on the general anti-avoidance rules Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Top Law News HC: Police to file FIR against cop threatening publisher June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice A R Joshi directed police to register an FIR against senior police inspector of MIDC police station, if not already done so while hearing a petition filed by Vijay Chandwadkar, publisher of ‘Mumbai Lakshadeep’ newspaper. “The written complaint on February 7, 2012, sent by petitioner, prima facie, discloses commission […] Read more » arbitrary action of police Bombay High Court cop threatening publisher court decision against police arbitrary action FIR against cop threatening publisher Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice A R Joshi negligence of police police negligence publisher
Top Law News HC on bogus ration cards issue June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court yesterday took a serious view of bogus ration cards in Maharashtra asked the state government to evolve a mechanism to stop the illegal practice and take stern action against guilty officers. Hearing a PIL, Justice D D Sinha and Justice Vijaya Kapse Tahilramani asked the Chief Secretary to file an affidavit […] Read more » anti-corruption crusader anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare bogus ration cards bogus ration cards as a form of corruption bogus ration cards case bogus ration cards case in Bombay High Court bogus ration cards case in Maharastra Bombay High Court Bombay High Court against corruption corruption in ration cards
Top Law News Juhu rave party: Actor, seek anticipatory bail June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Apoorva Agnihotri and model Kartik Jobanputra approached the court yesterday, six other accused, who were tested positive for alleged consumption of drugs, had moved the special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court with anticipatory bail plea earlier this week, and were granted relief from arrest till July 6 in Juhu rave party case. […] Read more » anti-social squad activities Juhu rave party Juhu rave party as an example of anti social activities Juhu rave party case rave parties legality
Top Law News NIA moves court seeking custody of 26/11 handler Abu Jundal June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today moved a Delhi court for the custody of the alleged 26/11 handler Abu Jundal, who is currently being interrogated by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. The NIA moved the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav for the custody of Jundal alias Saiyyad Jaibuddin in an FIR lodged […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav 26/11 handler Abu Jundal Abu Jundal Delhi court National Investigation Agency NIA
Top Law News HC asks courts to expedite cases of HIV positive people June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acting on a letter by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, raising concerns over the problems faced by HIV positive people in accessing judiciary, the Delhi High Court has asked all its subordinate courts to expedite disposal of cases involving such people. A communique from the high court’s registrar general to all the lower courts directed judicial […] Read more » cases against HIV positive people cases against HIV positive people in Delhi Delhi High Court HIV positive HIV positive people Salman Khurshid Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News Court refuses to quash FIR against CPI-M leader June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court on Thursday refused to quash a FIR registered against a CPI-M leader for a speech justifying murders, and asked police to go ahead with its investigation. Dismissing M.M. Mani’s petition, Justice S.S. Sateeshachandran condemned his speech and said his comments had shocked the society. He observed that speeches like these could […] Read more » CPI-M CPI-M in Kerala CPI-M leader CPI-M leader in court FIR against CPI-M leader Kerala Kerala High Court