Top Law News Fighting child labour in Moradabad – with comics October 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For 14-year-old Ashraf, school doesn’t end with the stroke of the last bell. Rather, the next few hours proceed ‘comically’, as he vigorously starts working on comics to sensitise people on child labour. Ashraf, who lives in the Shivnagar slum here, is one of the 160-odd members of a young brigade that is striving to […] Read more » Fighting child labour in Moradabad NGO Ankur Yuva Chetna Shivir
Top Law News Probe disappearances, mass graves: activists October 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Human rights activists have called for investigations into enforced disappearances and unidentified graves in Jammu and Kashmir. Taking part in a meeting organised by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) here over the weekend, the speakers also sought punishment to the guilty. Other demands made on the […] Read more » Justice Rajender Sachar Justice Vrinda Grover People's Union for Civil Liberties PUCL
Top Law News Kudankulam staff once again under ‘house arrest’ October 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is back to being under “house arrest” for hundreds of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) employees at Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, an official said Tuesday. “We have not gone to office today (Tuesday) as the anti-nuclear plant protestors threatened to lay siege to the project site, as happened earlier, […] Read more » 'house arrest' Kudankulam staff Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Top Law News States should amend laws to protect labour: Kharge October 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As laws to protect labour from exploitation and inequality are on the concurrent list, the onus is on states to amend the various acts to safeguard their interests, Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said Sunday. “You should approach state governments for amending labour laws as the constitution empowers them to do under the […] Read more » Mallikarjun Kharge States should amend laws to protect labour United Planters’ Association of Southern India
Top Law News Varsity row over ’singling out’ northeastern students resolved October 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A row over an alleged attempt by the University of Hyderabad to single out students from the northeast in its drive against drinking and drug use on campus was resolved with the students expressing satisfaction over the vice chancellor’s apology for the “inadvertent” move. While university officials rubbished the allegations of “racial profiling”, the student […] Read more » northeastern students resolved Ramakrishna Ramaswamy Varsity row over ’singling out’
Top Law News Pan masala makers want curbs to go October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pan masala makers approached the Delhi High Court Thursday seeking an end to central government regulations restricting them from producing and selling their products that have nicotine and tobacco. Taking note of the petition, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher fixed the matter for Jan 12, 2012. The court was hearing […] Read more » Justice Rajiv Shakdh Justice Sanjay Kishan Pan masala makers want curbs to go Smokeless Tobacco Association
Top Law News Probe assault on advocate in police station: Court October 20, 2011 / October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the police to register a case over the alleged beating of an advocate in a south Delhi police station when he went there Oct 16 to record a complaint. Advocate Shreeji Bhavsar was allegedly assaulted by sub-inspector O.P. Yadav of the Sarita Vihar police station when he went there, […] Read more » Advocate Shreeji Bhavsar Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Probe assault on advocate in police station sub-inspector O.P. Yadav
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi over right to education October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on an NGO’s plea seeking framing of rules to provide free and compulsory education to children in the capital under the right to education law. Directing Delhi government’s education secretary to appear before it, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Court notice to Delhi over right to education Delhi High Court Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Right to Education law
Top Law News Put end to drunken driving: Himachal High Court October 19, 2011 / October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Put end to drunken driving: Himachal High Court The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to put an end to the menace of drunken driving in the state, especially on highways. A division bench comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjay Karol has made it clear that drunken driving is unacceptable, according to a judgment provided to the media Wednesday. […] Read more » drunken driving Himachal High Court Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjay Karol
Top Law News Judges shouldn’t shy away from criticism: Kapadia October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Judges shouldn’t shy away from criticism: Kapadia Judges should not shy away from constructive criticism of their actions and decisions as such review leads to the development of law, Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia has said. Chief Justice Kapadia said this here Tuesday while releasing a book, “The Kesavananda Bharati case: The untold story of struggle for supremacy by the Supreme […] Read more » Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Chief Justice S.M. Sikri Judges shouldn't shy away from criticism Kesavananda Bharati case The Kesavananda Bharati case
Top Law News High Court orders UP Urban local bodies poll on the basis of 2011 census October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an important judicial pronouncement, the Allahabad High Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to notifiy the urban local bodies elections process in the state by October 31 next on the basis of 2011 census. The Court also directed the Census department to provide ward-wise population data of 2011 to the State Election Commission […] Read more » High Court orders UP Urban local bodies Justices Amitabh Lala Justices V K Mathur
Top Law News Yeddyurappa returns to Central Jail October 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Yeddyurappa returns to Central Jail Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, main accused in a land scam case, today returned to Central Jail from Victoria Hospital amid tight police security for serving Judicial Custody till October 22. Mr Yeddyurappa was shifted to jail in an ambulance with full security and police blocking traffic. Yesterday Mr Yeddyurappa was shifted to […] Read more » High Court Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular and Research Yeddyurappa returns to Central Jail