Top Law News Juvenile justice system ineffective: Enforcement agencies May 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s juvenile justice system has not been effective in safeguarding the rights of half a million street children in the capital, according to various enforcement agencies. This situation exists despite implementation of the landmark Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children) in 2000. Representatives of concerned agencies met on Saturday to take stock of […] Read more » Child Welfare Committee CWC Enforcement agencies Juvenile Justice Act Juvenile justice system ineffective SJPU Special Juvenile Protection Units
Top Law News Bishnoi’s bail plea rejected in Bhanwari case May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Rajasthan court here Saturday rejected the bail plea filed by Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi, a lawyer said. Bhanwari Devi, who featured in a CD in a compromising position with sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, had gone missing from Jodhpur’s Bilara area […] Read more » Bhanwari case Bishnoi's bail plea rejected
Top Law News Sibal asks Delhi police to meet N-E communities quarterly May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a move to solve the problem of northeastern communities in Delhi, the union HRD Ministry has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner or a senior officer nominated by him to meet the Delhi-based members of the northeastern community once every quarter. This was decided at a recent meeting that union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil […] Read more » N-E communities
Top Law News Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking in Jaipur stadium May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking in Jaipur stadium Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday pleaded guilty through his lawyers to the charges of smoking publicly at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here during an Indian Premier League match last month and sought exemption from appearing personally before a court, a lawyer said.The additional chief judicial metropolitan magistrate had summoned Shah Rukh to […] Read more » Jaipur stadium Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking
Top Law News ‘Condition of Delhi’s street children hasn’t improved’ May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The juvenile justice system has been ineffective in safeguarding the rights of around 500,000 street-dwelling children in the capital, representatives of the child welfare committees (CWCs) and police said Saturday. Lamenting that the condition of such children had not improved despite implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Neera […] Read more » Condition of Delhi's street children
Top Law News NPCIL declines to release nuke safety report May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NCPIL) has objected to a Central Information Commission (CIC) order for releasing a safety report on the Kudankulam nuclear reactor, saying it is holding it in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of a Russian company, an official said. NCPIL said it will approach the courts if the Central Information […] Read more » AERB Atomic Energy Regulatory Board NCPIL Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd Safety Analysis Report SAR
Top Law News Will file complaint on Aircel-Marxis deal, Swamy tells court May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Saturday told a special court hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case that he wanted to file an additional private complaint on the Aircel-Maxis deal, in which Home Minister P. Chidambaram is alleged to have a role. Swamy sought time from special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O.P. Saini for […] Read more » CBI judge O.P. Saini complaint on Aircel-Marxis deal complaint on Aircel-Marxis deal-swamy
Top Law News Give copies of remand application to Kazmi: Court May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Friday allowed the plea of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, held for his alleged role in the Feb 13 blast in an Israeli embassy car here, to supply him the copy of the remand application. Additional Sessions Judge Surinder Singh Rathi allowed Kazmi’s plea and set aside the magistrate’s order. The court […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Surinder Singh Rathi Kazmi's counsel Mehmood Pracha Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi
Top Law News Court seeks report from home ministry, DGCA on Vectra May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought records from the home ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the basis on which the operating permit of the aviation firm Global Vectra Helicorp was suspended. Hearing the case filled by Global Vectra, aviation arm of the Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group which operates a fleet of […] Read more » Delhi High Court DGCA on Vectra Global Vectra Helicorp Justice Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News Court reserves order on further probe in case against army chief May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court reserves order on further probe in case against army chief A Delhi court Friday reserved its order, for May 28, on further investigations in a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja reserved his order after the retired army officer submitted a CD, which contains the visuals of the interview of the army […] Read more » Additional Director General Public Information Major Gen. S.L. Narsimhan Army Chief Gen V K Singh army vice chief Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh Director General Military Intelligence Lt. Gen. B.S. Thakur Directorate General of Public Information staff officer Lt. Col. Hitten Sawhney Lt. Col. Hitten Sawhney Lt. Gen. B.S. Thakur Major Gen. S.L. Narsimhan Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja S.K. Singh Tejinder Singh
Top Law News 2G case: Charges framed against Essar, Loop promoters May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court will pronounce its order on Friday on farming of charges against Essar group and Loop Telecom promoters for allegedly committing offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy for obtaining the 2G spectrum licences from government. “Put up for order on May 25. All the five accused person shall remain present in the […] Read more » 2G case 2G case: Charges framed against Essar 2G case: Charges framed against Loop promoters (Lead) Anshuman Ruia Essar group Director (Strategy and Planning) Essar group promoters Anshuman Ruia Essar group promoters Ravi Ruia I P Khaitan Kiran Khaitan Loop promoters Loop Telecom promoters I P Khaitan Ravi Ruia Vikash Saraf
Top Law News NHRC seeks solution on Mayanmarese asylum seekers May 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Myanmar’s rights panel to engage with the government at Yangon to press for a solution to the issue of hundreds of Mayanmarese asylum seekers in India, an official said Friday. “The issue was raised by NHRC during its meeting here with a visiting delegation of the Myanmar […] Read more » Mayanmarese asylum seekers NHRC NHRC chairperson K.G. Balakrishnan