Top Law News Haryana Lokayukta suggests civil society committee September 5, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chandigarh, Sep 4 Building on the nationwide support generated for Anna Hazare’s anti-graft campaign, Haryana’s Lokayukta has suggested a civil society committee to check corruption in the state, his spokesman said Sunday. Lokayukta Pritam Pal wants people belonging to every section of society – senior citizens, women, youth, rural and urban residents – to be […] Read more » civil society committee Haryana Lokayukta Lokayukta
Top Law News Justice Verma prefers a ‘constitutional Lokpal’ September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Justice Verma prefers a ‘constitutional Lokpal’ New Delhi – Former Chief Justice of India Justice J.S. Verma has backed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s idea of “a constitutional body than a statutory office” for the Lokpal to satisfy the “public demand” for a strong ombudsman to check corruption in public life. “A constitutional Lokpal would be strong, more important and […] Read more » constitutional Lokpal Justice Verma
Top Law News Uttar Pradesh clash: Two lawyers Killed : 35 officials arrested September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Uttar Pradesh clash: Two lawyers Killed : 35 officials arrested Lucknow, Sep 4 A day after two lawyers were killed in a clash, 35 lekhpals (revenue officials) were arrested and sent to jail Sunday for their involvement in the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur-Kheri district, police said. The clash between advocates and lekhpals took place Saturday in Mohammadi town, about 150 km from here. The […] Read more »
Top Law News Increase limit to 500 acre in Land Acquistion Bill : FICCI to govt September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Increase limit to 500 acre in Land Acquistion Bill : FICCI to govt Thane, Sep 4 With the arrest of brother-duo, Thane police have claimed to crack the case of a triple murder in a family in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi which rocked the district last week. Addressing a news conference at Bhiwandi last evening, Thane Police Commissioner K P Raghuvanshi gave details of the merciless […] Read more » FICCI Land Acquistion Bill
Top Law News Dalit groups submit their version of Lokpal bill September 2, 2011 / September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 2, Representatives of Dalit, tribal and minority groups Friday submitted a draft of what they called the Bahujan Lokpal bill to Parliamentary standing committee chairman Abhishek Manu Singhvi. They have been protesting their lack of representation in both the government and civil society versions of the Lokpal bill. ?There are differences on […] Read more » Bahujan Lokpal bill Dalit version of Lokpal bill Lokpal Bill lokpal of Dalit groups
Top Law News ‘Sex selection now spreads to Hayana’s rural areas September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prenatal sex selection, which was earlier restricted to the urban and wealthy class in Haryana, has now spread its tentacles to the rural areas as well, thanks to easy availability of portable ultrasound devices, a report said Friday. The Centre for Social Research which conducted a survey in two of the lowest sex ratio districts […] Read more » Sex selection Sex selection spreads to Hayana's rural areas
Top Law News Public Service Guarantee Bill September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Raipur, Sep 1, The Chhattisgarh Government is all set to introduce comprehensive legislation to deal with public grievances more effectively, official sources said today. The drafting of the Public Service Guarantee Bill is in the final stage and most likely to be introduced during the Assembly’s ongoing Monsoon Session scheduled to conclude on September 10. […] Read more » Public Service Guarantee Bill
Top Law News SC ire at private hospitals denying free treatment to poor September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC ire at private hospitals denying free treatment to poor New Delhi, Sep 1, The Supreme Court has taken serious note of the attitude of private hospitals in denying free medical treatment to the poor after getting land at highly concessional rates. The Court’s stricture came while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by private hospitals expressing their inability to provide free medical treatment to […] Read more » free treatment to poor Private hospitals private hospitals denying free treatment to poor SC ire at private hospitals
Top Law News Baba Ramdev anti-corruption crusade tour in 3 states September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is planning to tour Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in the next three months as part of his anti-corruption crusade. Ramdev is at present in New Delhi in respect with a meeting of Bharat Swabhiman Trust. Baba Ramdev s close aide Acharya Balkrishna has got a reprieve with High Court, Nainital, […] Read more » anti-corruption Baba Ramdev
Top Law News Justice Soumitra Sen resigns September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Justice Soumitra Sen resigns Kolkata high court Judge, Justice Soumitra Sen has sent in his resignation letter to the President and the speaker of the Lok Sabha. His resignation comes days before the Lok Sabha was due to take up the impeachment motion that was passed by a large majority in the Rajya Sabha. Justice Soumitra Sen of Calcutta […] Read more » impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha impeachment motion in the Rajya Sabha Justice Soumitra Sen Kolkata high court Judge Soumitra Sen
Top Law News Non-advocates can appear before consumer forums : Apex court August 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Non-advocates can appear before consumer forums : Apex court The Supreme Court has held that a non-advocate could appear before the consumer disputes redressal forum if he/she is appearing on an individual case basis without charging a fee and also without any pre-existing relationship with the complainant. A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Justice Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and Justice Anil R. Dave in […] Read more » Non-advocates can appear
Top Law News HC to hear petition challenging Lokpal Bill tomorrow August 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Aug 31 A petition challenging the government’s action to present Gandhian Anna Hazare’s as well as its own Lokpal Bill in Parliament has been filed in the Delhi High Court and is slated to come up for hearing tomorrow. The petition filed by Delhi-based lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma has alleged that the […] Read more » Anna Hazare Delhi High Court Lokpal Bill in Parliament Petition challenging the government's action