Top Law News Dowry harassment law misused for extortion: Court October 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man and three of his family members in a dowry harassment case, saying that legal provisions are often misused for “human rights violations, extortion and corruption”. Asking the woman complainant to move on in life, Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau said: “A word of advice for the complainant that […] Read more » Court Dowry harassment law misused for extortion
Top Law News No discrimination against Jharkhand: Jairam Ramesh October 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday said Sunday that Jharkhand was not being discriminated against as far as development funds are concerned and it could more if it develops the capacity to spend the money properly. ‘There are allegations of discrimination with Jharkhand. Such allegation are wrong. The central rural development ministry is […] Read more » Jairam Ramesh MNREGA No discrimination against Jharkhand
Top Law News To him his PILs mean more than lost leg – a month after blast October 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on To him his PILs mean more than lost leg – a month after blast Forty-one-year-old Harish Kumar seems to remember his public interest lawsuits more than the leg he lost in the blast when he went to pursue one a month ago. In the orthopaedic ward of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, without once looking at his amputated leg, Kumar talks about filing a new Right to Information […] Read more »
Top Law News Process to select Karnataka’s new Lokayukta October 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka government on Thursday started the process to select a new Lokayukta, nearly three weeks after Shivaraj V Patil quit as ombudsman amid media reports that he had violated norms in the acquisition of two plots in Bangalore. Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda sent letters to the leaders of opposition in the state assembly, […] Read more » Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda Karnataka's new Lokayukta select Karnataka's new Lokayukta
Top Law News Child rights remain neglected: Khurshid October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The country may have achieved significant economic growth and gone through rapid transformation over the years but the issues of child rights and abuse largely remain neglected, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. “We have a deep concern over how the issue of children is being dealt with despite our country achieving significant economic […] Read more » Child rights remain neglected Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News We demand change, cry Manipur youth October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It’s hard to see anything positive coming out of the 60-day economic blockade in Manipur. But the blockade and counter blockade by two communities have actually led to a new wave of consciousness in this northeastern state with people, particularly youngsters, getting together and demanding a change in the present state of affairs. With […] Read more » demand change Manipur youth
Top Law News Will miss Delhi High Court: Chief Justice Dipak Misra October 6, 2011 / October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ‘I would like to be a judge of Delhi High Court again,’ said Delhi High Court’s Chief Justice Dipak Misra Wednesday at a farewell function held following his elevation to the Supreme court. ‘If I had to be born once more and to be a judge, I would like to be a judge in […] Read more » Bar Association president A.S. Chandhiok Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News Court notice over BPL benefits for disabled October 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking inclusion of families with disabled members in the list of those identified in the 2011 Census as below poverty line (BPL) families. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to the central government, Planning Commission […] Read more » AAY Antyoday Anna Yojana BPL BPL benefits for disabled Delhi High Court Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Siddharth Mridul NPRD Rights of the Disabled
Top Law News 2G scam: Raja wants to argue before Supreme Court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom minister A Raja on Wednesday moved an application in the Patiala House Court seeking permission to appear in the Supreme Court on Monday. Raja, who is currently in the Tihar Jail in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam, pleaded that he be allowed to argue in person before an apex court bench. […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation scam A. Raja Supreme Court
Top Law News Court to centre: ban junk food from school, college canteens October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the central government to ensure the complete ban of carbonated beverages and junk food from school and college canteens. “We do not need lip service, but we want the government to take effective steps to ensure that the sale and supply of junk food is completely banned near […] Read more » ban junk food from school Chief Justice Dipak Misra college canteens Court to centre Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News School slaps ‘property tax’ on students, parents move court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parents of children studying in a private school in east Delhi have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the institution’s decision to collect from them Rs.430 per month as “property tax”. Justice Kailash Gambhir Monday issued notice to St. Lawrence Convent Senior Secondary School, the Delhi government and government auditor seeking their response on the […] Read more » Comptroller and Auditor General Delhi High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir School slaps 'property tax' on students
Top Law News No communication from high court: Kashmir government October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday denied it had received any communication from the state high court regarding the nomination of a sitting judge for a probe into the death of a ruling National Conference (NC) worker Sep 30. Reacting to a news item carried by a section of the local press and IANS, Home […] Read more » High Court Home Commissioner B.R. Sharma Kashmir government National Conference Supreme Court