Top Law News Rape by a HIV +ve : Accused to face trial June 12, 2012 / June 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Once again a rape incident has shook the conscience of people. This time it is the father who raped his step daughter, the father was HIV infected. HIV is a serious disease which can kill people, the dilemma in this case whether he can be charged for attempt to murder. And another issue involved is […] Read more » HIV positive Judge Lau rape rape of step daughter the offence of causing miscarriage
Top Law News Court tells Delhi cops to protect newly-wed couple June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday came to the rescue of a newly-wed couple from Uttar Pradesh who complained of threats from their relatives and asked the city police to protect them during their stay here. justice S.P. Garg said: “Take their (the couple) address and provide them security.” The petition said that the man married […] Read more » inter-religion marriage Justice S.P. Garg love zihad protection of newly wed couple The Delhi High Court
Top Law News Six cops summoned July 7 over Ramdev crackdown June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six policemen, named in a charge sheet filed in connection with last year’s crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his follower at Ramlila Maidan here, have been summoned by a Delhi court July 7. Metropolitan Magistrate Anil Kumar accepted the sets of charges filed by police and said: “I have perused the charge sheet […] Read more » Additional Commissioner of Police Devesh Chandra Srivastava India Penal Code IPC Metropolitan Magistrate Anil Kumar Ramdev crackdown Ramlila Maidan Supreme Court Feb 23
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Supreme Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota The Supreme Court Monday declined to suspend for now the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s verdict quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBC). An Supreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar declined to suspend the operation of the high court verdict, saying the central government […] Read more » 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities Attorney General G. Vahanvati Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan minority sub-quota suspend order on minority sub-quota
Top Law News UP local bodies’ election will go ahead: Supreme Court June 11, 2012 / June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court Monday declined to stall the election of chairpersons of the state’s local bodies that is to take place in four phases from June 20 – but with a rider. An Supreme court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar, however, said that […] Read more » Justice J.S. Khehar Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court UP local bodies' election UP local bodies' election will go ahead
Top Law News Jagan’s second phase CBI custody ends June 11, 2012 / June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s two-day CBI custody ended Sunday and he would be produced in court Monday in am illegal wealth case. For the second day, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials questioned the YSR Congress Party leader with regard to the investments into his companies, especially the funds from abroad. After questioning […] Read more » The Andhra Pradesh High Court YS Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News Corruption a gigantic problem: Court June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Corruption a gigantic problem: Court Corruption has become a gigantic problem and both public and private sectors are touched by it, a Delhi court has said while sentencing a policeman to two-year jail in a graft case. “Forget about eliminating corruption in the society, nowadays even containing corruption is proving to be a difficult task,” said Central Bureau of Investigation […] Read more » CBI) Special Judge Rajiv Mehra Corruption a gigantic problem Devender Prasad Yadav
Top Law News Delhi crime spurt threat to people’s safety: Court June 10, 2012 / June 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sending two robbers to jail, a Delhi court has expressed concern over the security and safety of the public due to a spurt in crime and underlined the need to take urgent steps to rectify this. “The deteriorating law and order problem of the city is a matter of serious concern and immediate steps are […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau Delhi crime spurt threat to people's safety: Court
Top Law News Murder accused acquitted for lack of credible evidence June 10, 2012 / June 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that “regretfully, notwithstanding a young life being snuffed at the prime…we are constrained to extend the benefit of doubt to the appellants (accused),” the Delhi High Court has acquitted six accused who were convicted by the trial court for allegedly kidnapping and later murdering an 18-year-old boy when his businessman father failed to fulfil a […] Read more » Delhi High Court Gang Nahar in Muradnagar lack of credible evidence Murder accused acquitted
Top Law News Report sought on complaint against Sheila, Minister June 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Report sought on complaint against Sheila, Minister A court here has asked the Delhi Government’s Anti-Corruption Branch to file an action-taken report on July 4 on a corruption complaint against Chief MinisterDi Sheila kshit and Transport MinisteArvinr der Singh Lovely. They have been accused of allegedly granting the contract for conducting lane tests, while issuing fitness certificatMinisteArvinr der es to commercial vehicles, […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Branch Cheif minister Sheila Dikshit Metropolitan Magistrate Neeraj Gaur RTI activist Vivek Garg
Top Law News Law Commission can’t define an ‘influential person’! June 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid growing demand that influential people involved in criminal cases should be investigated and tried quickly, the Law Commission has said it is not feasible to define who is an influential person as not only those holding public office but even their close associates wield influence to impact probes and trials. The panel’s reluctance to […] Read more » 'influential person' Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren Law Commission Shibu Soren's Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to hear Monday government plea on minorities’ sub-quota June 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday will hear the central government’s petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict quashing 4.5 percent reservation for the minorities in central educational institutions and jobs. The apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar will take up for hearing the government’s petition that contests the quashing […] Read more » government plea on minorities' sub-quota