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
Top Law News Special CBI courts to be set up in Lucknow, Ghaziabad June 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two special CBI courts will be set up in the Uttar Pradesh capital and Ghaziabad in connection with the Rs.5,000 crore National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam. According to informed sources, CBI Joint Director Javed Ahmad has held meetings with senior officials of the state government in this regard. CBI wants early approval of its […] Read more » National Rural Health Mission scam NHRM scam Rs.5000 crore scam Special CBI courts in Lucknow Ghaziabad Special CBI courts to be set up in Ghaziabad Special CBI courts to be set up in Lucknow
Top Law News President okays three high courts in northeast June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Pratibha Patil has given her formal approval for setting up separate high courts in three northeastern states — Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya. “We received the copy of the much awaited act on Saturday,” Tripura’s Law Department Secretary Datamohan Jamatia said. A cheering Chief Minister said: “A separate high court in Tripura is a result […] Read more » High Court in Manipur High Court in Meghalaya High Court in Tripura High Court in Tripura Manipur and Meghalaya three high courts in northeast
Top Law News Criminal record of juveniles should be obliterated over time: Delhi High Court June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Criminal record of juveniles should be obliterated over time: Delhi High Court The criminal past of a juvenile should be “obliterated” after a period of time and not be allowed to stand in the way of his future life, the Delhi High Court has ruled. A division bench of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice V.K. Jain, citing previous judgments given by the court, observed: “The intention […] Read more » Care and Protection of Children Criminal record of juveniles Delhi High Court Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain Juvenile Justice Act 2000
Top Law News Kiran Bedi to host radio talk show June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former top cop Kiran Bedi, also a prominent member of Team Anna, will soon be hosting an interactive talk show on an internet radio channel to put forward her views on issues like corruption. “The Kiran Bedi Show” is scheduled to air every week at ‘Radiowalla’ on Saturdays at 9 p.m. and the first […] Read more » Kiran Bedi to host radio talk show
Top Law News Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar sworn-in as J&K chief justice June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar was sworn in as the new chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court here Friday. Governor N.N. Vohra administered the oath of office at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex. The warrant and the notification of appointment of Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the chief justice was read out by the […] Read more » Governor N.N. Vohra J&K chief justice Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar
Top Law News Indian Muslims split over wedding age June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi High Court ruling that a Muslim girl can marry once she attains the age of puberty has sharply split the community, with clerics backing the law and virtually everyone else against it. Muslim religious leaders across the country are pleased with the court verdict that based its judgement on the Sharia, the moral […] Read more » Indian Muslims split over wedding age muslim girls can marry at theageof12-13
Top Law News Court frames charges against IFS officer in trafficking case June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Paving the way for their trial in a case of alleged trafficking 8 persons to Germany in 2005, a Delhi court today framed charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against an IFS officer and three others. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora said there was prima facie evidence that accused Rakesh Kumar, former Director General (DG) […] Read more » IFS officer in trafficking case Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora