Top Law News Government mulling new law to curb doping menace: Maken July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s Sports Minister Ajay Maken said Monday that the government was planning to table a new law in the monsoon session of the Parliament to curb the doping menace. Maken said the government has taken serious note of eight athletes flunking dope tests recently and wants all the sports federation to adhere to World Anti […] Read more » Ajay Maken BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India Justice Mukul Mudgal NADA National Anti Doping Agency World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)
Top Law News Court questions Delhi government on education of disabled July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has questioned the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and a group of schools over a petition seeking facilities in private and aided schools for differently-abled students. A division bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna July 6 issued notice and asked the government, the MCD and […] Read more » Delhi government Delhi High Court education of disabled Justice Dipak Misra Justice Sanjiv Khanna Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi school on student’s plea July 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV) and the Delhi government on a petition by a school student who was not promoted to Class 11 despite clearing his class 10 exam with 72 percent marks. Justice Kailash Gambhir earlier this week asked the respomdents to reply by July […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya RPVV
Top Law News Delhi University dons a disabled-friendly avatar July 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From ramps, lifts and specially-designed washrooms to installation of specialised software, Delhi University is making an effort to equip itself with facilities for its differently-abled students. “With more specially-abled students coming to the university every year, the provision for ramps, lifts, special washrooms, wheelchair-friendly paths and special software have been made available in many colleges […] Read more » Delhi University disabled-friendly avatar
Top Law News Solicitor General Subramaniam meets president July 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam met President Pratibha Patil on Sunday, a day after he offered to resign, official sources said. Subramaniam offered to quit Saturday as the number two law officer of the country. Subramaniam is apparently piqued over union communications minister Kapil Sibal substituting him by senior counsel Rohington Nariman in the 2G scam […] Read more » Gopal Subramaniam Pratibha patil President Solicitor General
Top Law News Deadline to review iodised salt rule July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Deadline to review iodised salt rule The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to review within six months its policy of allowing only iodised salt sales while retaining the ban on the non-iodised variety till then. Justices R.V. Raveendran and B. Sudershan Reddy refused to enter into a debate on the pros and cons of forcing everyone to consume iodised salt […] Read more » B. Sudershan Reddy common salt Deadline iodised salt rule Justices R V Raveendran review
Top Law News Weak implementation of laws protecting children: Experts July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Children continue to struggle due to weak implementation of the laws protecting them, judicial experts and civil society members said here Saturday. “Children should be seen as victims and not as criminals. Parents and poverty are responsible for children getting into activities like begging and various other crimes,” said Justice A.K. Sikri, a Delhi High […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri laws protecting children Weak implementation
Top Law News Woman accused of affair with godman granted divorce July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Setting aside a trial court order, the Delhi High Court has allowed the divorce plea of a woman accused by her husband of having a relationship with a godman. Justice Kailash Gambhir while giving relief to Rakhi (name changed) said: “Cruelty is the very anti-thesis of love and affection, and what may be a cruelty […] Read more » divorce
Top Law News Wary of frivolous cases, landlords keeping houses vacant: Court July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil courts’ failure to rein in unscrupulous litigants has caused lakhs of house owners not to rent out their premises for fear that tenants would not vacate these and resort to law suits, the Supreme Court has said.‘It is a matter of common knowledge that lakhs of flats and houses are kept locked for years, […] Read more » Court frivolous cases houses vacant Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Deepak Verma landlords
Top Law News High court reserves order on Jamiat plea July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court on Friday, reserved its order on a petition moved by Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) challenging the deposition of IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt at the Nanavati-Mehta Commission. Citing certain provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, JUH has argued that Bhatt is not a witness and he cannot be allowed to be cross-examined by […] Read more » High Court Jamiat plea order reserves
Top Law News Return passengers to lounge if take-off delayed: Apex court July 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Passengers of any aircraft that does not take off and remains parked on the tarmac for more than three hours after boarding is closed but, should be permitted to go back to the airport lounge, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court bench of Justice R.V.Raveendran and Justice A.K.Patnaik asked the Director General of […] Read more » Air Traffic Control apex court ATC Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran lounge Return passengers take-off delayed
Top Law News Take care of mentally challenged, court tells Himachal government July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to take the mentally ill, “wandering in inhuman conditions in the street”, into its protection. Issuing the directions on a public interest litigation (PIL) of Shimla resident, the court of Justice Surinder Singh Thursday reminded the state of its duty and said the mentally challenged […] Read more » Court Himachal government Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Surinder Singh mentally challenged PIL public interest litigation