Top Law News Supreme Court bars opening of Kerala temple’s sixth vault July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the seven-member committee from opening the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, where a treasure trove worth over one lakh crore rupees was discovered recently. A bench of Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik asked the petitioner Raja Rama Varma, the erstwhile Prince of Travancore, […] Read more » A K Patnaik Justices R V Raveendran Kerala temple's Senior counsel K K Venogopal sixth vault Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Supreme Court Thiruvananthapuram
Top Law News Jharkhand PSUs try to evict squatters – politicians, bureaucrats July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two public sector units (PSU) have issued eviction notices to illegal occupants, including Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren and bureaucrats, of their residential properties, officials said Thursday. Central Coalfield Limited (CCL), Ranchi, came out with an advertisement in newspapers with a list of people illegally occupying its houses and bungalows. The names included Leader […] Read more » bureaucrats evict squatters Jharkhand Jharkhand High Court politicians PSUs
Top Law News Doctor’s death in jail: Family moves Supreme Court July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Lucknow deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, who was found dead in a jail toilet. The plea was filed by the doctor’s family, which claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government was engaged in a cover-up […] Read more » chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court judge Sudershan Reddy retires July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two days after delivering a judgment against use of tribals as special police officers (SPOs) in anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh, Supreme Court’s Justice B. Sudershan Reddy retired Thursday. In his judgment directing the disarming of the SPOs, Justice Reddy gave words to his anguish on the state policy, saying that on “one hand the state […] Read more » judge Sudershan Reddy retires Supreme Court
Top Law News 35 percent Indian women suffer domestic violence: UN July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Around 35 percent Indian women suffer from physical violence at the hands of their partners while nearly 40 percent men and women think that it is sometimes or always ‘justifiable’ for a man to beat his wife, a UN Women report said. While the report, ‘Progress of the World’s Women’ was released Wednesday, the formal […] Read more » 35 percent domestic violence UN
Top Law News Not enough women in Indian justice system: UN Women official July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There aren’t enough women in the Indian judicial system and police and that is “disappointing”, says UN Women assistant secretary general Lakshmi Puri calling for reform in these areas. “It is disappointing that there are not enough women in the frontline of the justice system and the police in India. That needs to be corrected,” […] Read more » Indian justice system UN Women official
Top Law News Order reserved on recording court hearings July 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea to allow audio and video recordings of its proceedings as well as those of the trial courts. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna reserved the order after hearing arguments on behalf of the petitioner and the counsel for […] Read more » audio and video recordings Chief Justice Dipak Misra court hearings Justice Sanjiv Khanna order recording reserved
Top Law News Court notice to government on CBI exemption from RTI July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a public suit filed against the decision to exempt the CBI and the NIA from the purview of the RTI Act, the country’s transparency law. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Khanna issued notice to the central government, […] Read more » CBI CBI exemption Chief Justice Dipak Mishra Court department of personnel and training DoPT Government Justice Sanjeev Khanna National Investigation Agency NIA RTI
Top Law News Apex court seeks timely disposal of mercy petitions July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a petition filed by an NGO seeking time-bound disposal of mercy petitions lying with President Pratibha Patil. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar issued the notice, returnable in four weeks. NGO Justice on Trial has sought direction to the government to dispose […] Read more » Apex court disposal Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar mercy petitions
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks source of Kerala temple treasure July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the source and antiquity of the treasure unearthed from the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram. An apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik asked the ASI to suggest the steps that can be taken to […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple treasure Padmanabhaswamy temple Supreme Court
Top Law News Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report July 6, 2011 / July 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report Nearly half the population of women in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partners, a report by UN Women claimed. Released Wednesday, the report, which offers a comprehensive global review of women’s rights around the world, said that the level of domestic violence is very high in […] Read more » Asia-Pacific domestic violence physical and sexual violence UN report
Top Law News State biggest land grabber: Supreme Court of India July 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on State biggest land grabber: Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the state was the biggest land grabber, depriving farmers of their livelihood for generations. The apex court bench of Justice G S Singhvi and Justice A K Ganguly said that farmers’ lands were being acquired in the name of public interest and being given to builders to construct […] Read more » biggest land grabber Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Land Acquisition Act. State Supreme Court of India