Top Law News Dausa lecturer case: Rajasthan police will inquire into the matter June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajasthan police today set up an inquiry into the case of a woman lecturer in Dausa being forced to accept her child marriage and return to her matrimonial home. DGP Rajasthan Harish Meena directed a senior police officer to carry out the investigation.”It came to light that the community Panchayat is pressurising Santara Meena to return to […] Read more » child marriage as violation of human rights child marriage cases child marriage cases in India Child marriage in Rajasthan Dausa lecturer case Dausa lecturer case: Rajasthan police will inquire into the matter
Top Law News A Delhi Court acquitted man: accused of strangulating his minor son June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court acquitted a man confessed to have strangled his 4-year-old son due to financial crisis, which said the police has failed to prove even a single link of circumstantial evidence against him. Additional Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Dahiya acquitted Rakesh Kumar, the father of the deceased saying the police has failed to prove […] Read more » A Delhi court A Delhi Court acquitted man: accused of strangulating his minor son Additional Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Dahiya circumstantial evidence circumstantial evidence and crime
Top Law News HC refuses to interfere in jail administration June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court has rejected the plea of lifer Sandeep Acharya alias Raja challenging his solitary confinement in prison as it would not interfere in the jail administration. A division bench of justices L Mohapatra and C R Dash, which had reserved its verdict yesterday, stated that the court would not interfere in the […] Read more » HC refuses to interfere in jail administration justices L Mohapatra and C R Dash Orissa High Court solitary confinement
Top Law News Bombay HC asked NEERI to give opinion on H-acid manufacturing units June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to file a report on technical issues raised by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) while hearing a petition against transportation of effluents from industries manufacturing H-acid . The direction was given last week by a bench comprising Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice […] Read more » Bombay HC Bombay HC asked NEERI to give opinion on H-acid manufacturing units Bombay HC on environmental issues Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Nitin Jamdar H-acid manufacturing units Maharashtra Pollution Control Board National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
Top Law News Pipili gangrape victim dies in hospital June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman, who was allegedly gangraped in Odisha last year, Thursday died in a government hospital in Cuttack, around 26 km from here, after undergoing treatment for more than six months, an official said. The woman died of heart stroke, septicemia, a severe infection and other complications, Bhubanananda Moharana, superintendent of Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical […] Read more » Odisha gangrape victim Odisha Pipili gangrape case Pipili gangrape case Pipili gangrape victim Pipili gangrape victim dies in hospital
Top Law News Pipili probe panel issues notices to Odisha govt June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Just a day after the Odisha High Court disposed of a PIL pertaining to police investigation and treatment of the Pipili gangrape victim, the Justice PK Mohanty Commission of Enquiry probing into the incident, on Wednesday issued notice to the Odisha Government asking it to submit the case diaries and station diary entries of the […] Read more » Odisha High court Odisha Pipili gangrape case Pipili gangrape case Pipili probe panel Pipili probe panel issues notices to Odisha govt
Top Law News Atrocities against Dalits: AP CID begins investigation in Dalit murders June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Andhra Pradesh’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated an inquiry into the June 12 killing of four Dalits at Lakshmipet village in Srikakulam district even as three police officials were brought under Vacancy Reserve (VR) for inaction, a top police officer said. As per Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s directive, the CID has taken […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Dalit murders Atrocities against Dalits Atrocities against Dalits: AP CID begins investigation in Dalit murders conditions of Dalits in India Dalit murders in India
Top Law News Self-styled godman Nithyananda to undergo medical test June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Ramanagaram court on Wednesday allowed the CID to conduct medical and physical tests on self-styled godman Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda in connection with a rape and sexual abuse case lodged against him in 2010. Chief judicial magistrate Varthur Venkatagiriyappa Pushpavathi passed an order in this regard after the CID filed an application seeking permission to […] Read more » Nithyananda case Nithyananda in sexual abuse case Self-styled godman Nithyananda Self-styled godman Nithyananda to undergo medical test
Top Law News Bhawari Devi murder accused Bishna Bishnoi taken to court amid tight security June 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bishna Ram Bishnoi was yesterday taken to a local court for hearing with his hands cuffed amid tight security after the escape of Bhawari Devi murder accused Kailash Jakhar from the court premises. Lack of adequate security had led to the escape of Jakhar from the Rajasthan high court premises here on June 14 after […] Read more » Bhawari Devi murder accused Bhawari Devi murder accused Bishna Bishnoi taken to court amid tight security Bhawari Devi murder case
Top Law News Too late to give grace marks under sports quota: HC June 20, 2012 / July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Refusing to grant relief to over 800 students seeking 25 grace marks in their SSC exams under sports quota, the Bombay High Court today said it was too late to accept their plea and it would affect other students also. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice N M Jamdar was hearing […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Mohit Shah and Justice N M Jamdar sports quota case Too late to give grace marks under sports quota: HC
Top Law News India’s stand on French rape case:Law of land will prevail in rape case against French official June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The controversy regarding who’s law will prevail in French rape case is over. A day after French consulate official Pascal Mazurier was arrested for allegedly abusing his minor daughter, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna stressed Wednesday that he did not enjoy diplomatic immunity and made it clear that the Indian law will prevail. “From what […] Read more » French rape case India’s stand on French rape case:Law of land will prevail in rape case against French official
Top Law News Bhandarkar in copyright case: Court reserves order June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has reserved its order for June 27 on an author’s plea for lodging a first information report (FIR) against Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for copying the plot of his 2008 film ” Fashion“ from her book. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Sharma said that the court would June 27 decide on the […] Read more » Bhandarkar in copyright case Bhandarkar in copyright case: Court reserves order Madhur Bhandarkar