Top Law News Another NGO accuses Assam government of ‘negligence’ February 26, 2012 / February 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Another non-governmental organisation (NGO) Saturday alleged that starvation had led to the deaths of 12 persons in the Bhuban Valley tea estate in Assam’s Barak Valley region, and that the state government had turned a blind eye to the whole matter. The Peoples’ Rights Forum (PRF) presented to the media their survey report on the […] Read more » Bhuban Valley tea estate in Assam's Barak Valley region non-governmental organisation (NGO) Peoples' Rights Forum Supreme Court
Top Law News Second international conference on human rights concerns held in Hindi Bhawan February 25, 2012 / February 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The second international conference on human rights concerns of Indian Diaspora was inaugurated by founder of Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Hindi Bhawan here. Speaking on the occasion, Ravi Shankar said that there have been many instances of violations of human rights of Indian Diasporic community members in different parts of the […] Read more » Dr. Benkin Human Rights Defense (India) second international conference on human rights concerns Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Top Law News Woman double-crosses court for son’s custody, gets rap February 25, 2012 / February 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court issued a contempt of court notice to a woman for foxing a magistrate into awarding her son’s custody to her, hiding the fact that another court had given his custody to her husband. A bench headed by Justice Vipin Sanghi said: “She is guilty of contempt of court as she has […] Read more » Delhi High Court Domestic Violence Act' Justice Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News Activists slam government’s stand on gay sex February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union home ministry’s opposition in the Supreme Court Thursday to decriminalising gay sex has drawn flak from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) activists who said the move is “irresponsible and illogical”. “I think it is irresponsible, illogical to come up with such opinions at this time. The ministry is ignoring what the Delhi […] Read more » homosexuality Section 377 Supreme Court union home ministry
Top Law News Himachal Pradesh may cancel land allotted to Tibetans: Prem Kumar Dhumal February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday said his government will cancel allotment of land by the previous Congress government to Tibetan refugees if an ongoing probe found “any irregularity” was committed. Dhumal said the allocation of land by the Virbhadra Singh-government to exiled Tibetans “is being enquired into”. “The Virbhadra government himself amended […] Read more » Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Himachal Pradesh High Court Tibetan refugees Virbhadra Singh-government
Top Law News Delhi High Court reserves order on gurdwara February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea filed by the stategovernment against a single judge’s order restraining it from issuing a notification for next month’s Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections. A division bench of acting chief justice A K Sikri and justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw reserved their order […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw Justice Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News Suit on objectionable content motivated, says Yahoo India February 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Yahoo India, facing trial for hosting allegedly objectionable material on its website, has told a Delhi court that the suit against it was “motivated” and should be dismissed. Facebook India filed its reply in the case Tuesday. “The suit is a complete abuse of the process of law,” Yahoo India said in its reply to […] Read more » advocate Santosh Pandey Civil Judge Praveen Singh Facebook India social networking websites
Top Law News Court seeks Jamia Millia reply on students’ union poll ban February 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought Jamia Millia Islamia’s response by March 18 on a petition for quashing a 2006 decision of the central university to ban elections to the students’ union. The division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought the university’s response while hearing a petition by Hamidur Rahman, […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Top Law News Inflation no reason to increase rent, rules court February 21, 2012 / February 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has ruled that the landlords governed by the rent control act can’t approach civil courts to raise rents in line with the inflation or cost price index. Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw said the jurisdiction of the civil court in this regard is barred by section […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw
Top Law News Azhar faces warrant in cheque bounce case February 19, 2012 / February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court Saturday issued non-bailable warrant against former Indian cricket team captain and MP Mohammed Azharuddin for not appearing in court on the day of final verdict in a cheque-bounce case, a lawyer said. Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid issued non-bailable warrant against Azhar, whose counsel Firoj Khan Ghazi said that he was busy campaigning in […] Read more » cheque bounce case counsel Gurvinder Singh Talwar Indian cricket team captain and MP Mohammed Azharuddin Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid
Top Law News Supreme Court cautions High Courts against curbs on trial February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The high courts are taking unduly long time in deciding cases in which trial court proceedings are stayed at the stage of registration of first information report ( FIR), investigation or framing of charges, the Supreme Court has said. Describing it as a serious matter, the apex court bench of Justice (since retired) A.K. Ganguly […] Read more » High Court Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice T.S. Thakur Supreme Court
Top Law News Notice to Delhi, central governments on unauthorised colonies February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to central and Delhi governments on a plea challenging their powers to regularise unauthorised colonies. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw also issued notice, returnable by May 2, to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw Municipal Corporation of Delhi