Top Law News Himachal to have ‘holiday courts’ for employees July 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday announced setting up of ‘holiday courts’ by this year-end to help litigants employed either in government or semi-government offices to attend to their legal matters on their off days.”To facilitate litigants who are in government or semi-government service and are unable to pursue their cases during working days, special […] Read more » 'holiday courts' Chief Justice Kurian Joseph employees Himachal Pradesh High Court
Top Law News Apex court warns private medical colleges against lapses July 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday slammed private medical and dental colleges for lapses in admissions and said it will have to step in if things do not improve. The apex court vacation bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice A.K. Patnaik said: “Private medical colleges are doing wrong admissions. The court has to stop it.” Taking […] Read more » apex court Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice P. Sathasivam lapses private medical colleges warns
Top Law News CBI allowed to challenge acquittals in Dinakaran attack June 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court Wednesday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appeal against the acquittal of all 17 accused in the 2007 Tamil daily Dinakaran arson case. A lower court in December 2009 acquitted the accused in the incident in which three employees of the daily were burnt to […] Read more » acquittals CBI Dinakaran attack
Top Law News CBI’s shield against transparency law challenged June 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government’s decision to exempt the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from the purview of the country’s transparency law was challenged in the Delhi High Court Wednesday. ‘After admitting the public interest litigation, the court posted the hearing on it on July 6,’ said petitioner Sitab Ali Chaudhary. He […] Read more » CBI challenged transparency law
Top Law News New anti-piracy law ready for parliament June 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on New anti-piracy law ready for parliament With the Indian Navy nabbing over 120 Somali pirates in the last six months, India has prepared a draft anti-piracy law that is likely to be tabled in the monsoon session of parliament beginning August 1, an official said.The draft legislation, prepared in consultation with all the maritime stakeholders, including the navy and the coast […] Read more » anti-piracy law Parliament
Top Law News Delhi resident’s groups vow to oppose power tariff hike June 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Several resident welfare associations (RWA) in Delhi have said they would oppose any hike in power tariff and demanded audits to weed out faulty meters, a statement said Tuesday. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) should not hike the power tariff at the behest of the private distribution Companies, it said. The residents said they […] Read more » Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Delhi resident's groups DERC oppose power tariff hike
Top Law News Doctors can`t be blamed for every medical problem: Consumer forum June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Consumer Commission has ruled that a doctor can’t be held responsible for every medical problem that a patient encounters during the course of treatment. The apex consumer court’s response came on a petition, filed by Subhendu Majumdar, from Kolkata, who alleged negligence in his treatment which resulted in loss of vision in one […] Read more » blamed Consumer forum Doctors medical problem
Top Law News Drunken driving: Chandigarh court sets a precedent June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Getting drunk and then driving has resulted in a hard lesson for at least 10 motorists in Chandigarh with a traffic court not only imposing heavy fines on them but also imprisoning some of them for a day. The court of the special judge for traffic offences here made five of the offenders stand in […] Read more » Chandigarh court drunken driving Judge Deepak Raj Garg
Top Law News NGO launches programme to protect animal rights June 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on NGO launches programme to protect animal rights Read more » launches programme NGO protect animal rights
Top Law News Curb deceptive marketing gigs: Court June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Curb deceptive marketing gigs: Court Companies looking to encash on a rival’s reputation by launching a phonetically similar brand beware! The Delhi High Court has warned that such deceptive marketing techniques need to be curbed. The court’s warning came during the hearing on a dispute involving two pharmaceutical companies. Justice VK Jain restrained Omax Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. from making a […] Read more » Court curb deceptive gigs marketing
Top Law News Can’t give details of illegal assets cases: CBI June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday refused to make public information about disproportionate assets cases against bureaucrats, ministers and government officials, saying the Right to Information (RTI) Act did not apply to it. ‘The government of India…has placed the Central Bureau of Investigation at Serial Number 23 of the second schedule of the RTI […] Read more » Can't CBI details illegal assets cases
Top Law News ‘Slut Walk’ in Delhi to fight sexual violence June 20, 2011 / June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Organisers of India’s first “Slut Walk” have changed the name of the event and toned down its dress code because of concern the protest is too provocative, media reports said on Friday. “Slut Walks,” which have become a global phenomenon to protest against sexual violence, see women dress in skimpy clothing to challenge the […] Read more » 'Slut Walk' Besharmi Morcha Delhi fight sexual violence Shameless Front