Top Law News Lok Sabha drops Motion for impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lok Sabha today dropped the Motion for the impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court after President Pratibha Devisingh Patil accepted his resignation yesterday. Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid moved the motion to drop impeachment proceedings against Sen as soon as the Lok Sabha met at 1400 hrs for its post-lunch […] Read more »
Top Law News Single anti-graft agency infeasible : CVC member September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Single anti-graft agency infeasible : CVC member Kolkata, Sep 3 There is a difficulty in making one institution responsible for checking corruption in every sphere, said a member of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Saturday. We want existing institutions to be empowered and strengthened so that we can work in close association with Lokpal and Lokayukta for betterment of the society,? […] Read more » anti-graft agency CVC member Single anti-graft agency infeasible
Top Law News Carpenter files plea against Anna Hazare for ‘waging war against govt’ September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Carpenter files plea against Anna Hazare for ‘waging war against govt’ A 60-year-old carpenter has filed a petition against Anna Hazare and his team members in a Delhi court for “waging war against the government”. Satbir Singh, hailing from Haryana, approached the court of metropolitan magistrate Tyagita Singh on Saturday, pleading that a case be lodged against Hazare and his team members. Satbir has also […] Read more » Carpenter files plea Plea against Anna Hazare waging war against govt
Top Law News Greater Noida farmers vow to reject land takeover package September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Greater Noida farmers vow to reject land takeover package Greater Noida, Sep 3: Over 40 Greater Noida farmers from 20 villages today vowed not to accept the state government’s compensation package for land takeover, a peasant leader said. At a meeting in Roza-Yakubpur village, the farmers also set up an 11-member committee of lawyers to fight their cases in the Allahabad High Court which […] Read more » Greater Noida farmers land takeover package
Top Law News US sues financial firms over mortgage losses September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Washington – A US based federal agency has filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions, including Indian-American CEO Vikram Pandit-led Citigroup, in an attempt to recover billions of dollars in losses from mortgage investments. Besides Citigroup, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Friday filed lawsuits against Bank […] Read more » financial firms mortgage losses US sues financial firms
Top Law News President Pratibha Patil forwards Justice Soumitra SenSen’s resignation for notification September 5, 2011 / September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 3 President Pratibha Patil Saturday sent the resignation of Calcutta High Court’s Justice Soumitra Sen to the department of justice for issuance of a notification which may render as infructuous the impending impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha for his removal. The motion for removal of the judge was included in […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Soumitra Sen Pratibha patil President of India
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