Top Law News CBI takes 13 years to scrutinise documents, gets court flak March 5, 2012 / March 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thirteen years to scrutinise documents of a case! The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) received flak from a Delhi court for taking such a long time to go over documents, thus prolonging the trial, during which five of the accused died. The youngest accused is now 59 years old. “It took around 13 years for […] Read more » Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi court Lalit Kumar Parmar director of private firm Punjab Phosphate Pvt. Ltd Special Judge Dinesh Kumar Sharma
Top Law News Government lacks will to tackle honour crimes: Jurist March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court lawyer and women’s rights activist Kirti Singh Saturday said the government lacked the political will to tackle the issue of honour killings and claimed that a bill proposed by the government for criminalisation of honour killings was extremely limited. Speaking at the screening of film-maker Nakul Sawhney’s documentary on honour killings, “Izzatnagari ki […] Read more » All India Democratic Womens' Association (AIDWA) honour killings Supreme Court women's rights activist Kirti Singh
Top Law News Supreme child rights panel to complete five years March 4, 2012 / March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s Supreme child rights panel, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will complete five years when it celebrates its foundation day Monday. “The last five years of the NCPCR have shown that it is possible to fight all forms of violence and discrimination against children by working unitedly against the common goal of […] Read more » All Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act 2005 India's supreme child rights panel National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
Top Law News Indian to head Asia-Pacific advocates’ body March 3, 2012 / March 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lalit Bhasin, a senior lawyer from India, will take over as the next president of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), a professional organisation of business lawyers from the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement will be made Saturday at the 22nd IPBA Annual Conference here, according to a release from IPBA. He will take over from Shiro […] Read more » Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Lalit Bhasin a senior lawyer from India Society of Indian Law Firm (SILF) vice president of the Bar Association of India Bhasin
Top Law News Lawyers assault media persons, students in Bangalore March 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Lawyers assault media persons, students in Bangalore A group of lawyers here Friday attacked media persons, stoned their vehicles, police and college students in an ugly display of anger over media coverage of their January protest that had gridlocked traffic for hours in the city’s central business district. The lawyers pounced on large number of reporters, including women, TV camera crew and […] Read more » Deputy Commissioner of Police G. Ramesh illegal mining case mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy Supreme Court judge and former Lokayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde
Top Law News Validity of cheques to be reduced to 3 months March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank has decided to reduce the validity of cheques and bank drafts from the present six months to three months beginning next fiscal. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised that with effect from April 1, 2012, banks should not make payments against cheques, drafts, pay orders […] Read more » bank drafts Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena Reserve Bank of India (RBI) validity period of cheque
Top Law News Court restrains NHAI on contract termination March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday extended the stay on the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) decision to terminate the Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd’s (DGSCL) contract to operate the expressway between the capital and the Haryana city. A bench of Justice S. Muralidhar said that the court’s earlier order, restraining the NHAI from taking further […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd's (DGSCL) Justice S. Muralidhar National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI)
Top Law News Cabinet OKs tougher penalties under Motor Vehicle Act March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposed changes in the Motor Vehicle Act. This paves way for passing the legislation in Parliament to increase penalty on traffic rule violators across the country. The new bill which will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha duing the Budget session has provision to slap Rs 500 fine […] Read more » Motor Vehicle Act Rajya Sabha Union Cabinet
Top Law News AIIMS gets notice for not giving amputees artificial limbs March 1, 2012 / March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for failing to comply with its earlier order to provide artificial limbs within one month to victims of the September 7, 2011, blast outside the court. A bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw […] Read more » AIIMS Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Government asked to finalise policy on ex-judges’ advice March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union government was asked by the Delhi High Court to finalise within three months a uniform policy on legal opinions and pieces of advice given by former Supreme Court judges to litigants. The court, meanwhile, also asked its registry not to accept and list petitions for hearing if they contain opinions of retired apex […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court ex-judges' advice Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Supreme Court assails state’s neutrality on gay sex March 1, 2012 / March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday assailed the “new phenomenon” of the government not taking any position on the Delhi High Court verdict decriminalizing consensual gay sex. A bench of Justice G.S.Singhvi and Justice S.J.Mukhopadhaya said: “It is a new phenomenon. The state says we are neutral. He (Additional Solicitor General Mohan Jain) says that he has […] Read more » gay sex Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
Top Law News High Court rejects petitions against reservation for Scheduled Caste in MCD polls February 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a batch of petitions seeking quashing of a state EC notification by which seats for Scheduled Caste candidates were reserved in the upcoming polls of trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). “We do not find any merit in the petitions, they are dismissed,” a bench of justices Sanjay Kishan […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Municipal Corporation of Delhi Scheduled Caste