Top Law News Don’t neglect people with HIV, PM tells ministries July 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said ministries should make various schemes more accessible to people with HIV/AIDS, from employment under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme to more access to women and children to Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). Addressing the national convention of zila parishad chairpersons and mayors on HIV and AIDS, the […] Read more » HIV ICDS Integrated Child Development Services neglect PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Top Law News Happy at being picked as CVC: Pradeep Kumar July 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Newly-selected Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Pradeep Kumar Sunday said he was “happy” at being unanimously chosen to head India’s anti-corruption watchdog. “I am happy because it was a unanimous decision by the committee,” Pradeep Kumar, who is on a holiday here, said. He was chosen by the selection committee of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home […] Read more » CVC Pradeep Kumar
Top Law News Delhi to have human rights courts soon July 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court questioning the absence of human rights courts in the national capital, Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna has issued a notification that each Delhi court will have a specific human rights court. The notification, a copy of which is with IANS, said under section 30 of the […] Read more » Asian Centre for Human Rights Delhi Delhi High Court human rights courts National Human Rights Commission
Top Law News Mamata for modernising court infrastructure July 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday emphasised on the need to revamp the infrastructure in the courts for fast disposal of pending cases. Speaking at the launch of ‘Mission Mode Programme for Reduction of Pendency of Arrears in Cases’, Banerjee said: ‘We need to introduce modern facilities in courts. The infrastructure needs immediate revamp.’ […] Read more » 'Mamata court infrastructure modernising
Top Law News Court absolves leading news dailies of defamation charges July 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three leading news dailies of the national capital have been absolved of defamation charges by a Delhi court for reporting an incident about a dowry demand in 1996. The defamation case was filed against Hindustan Times, Delhi Mid Day and Sandhya Times which had earlier published a news article that blamed a groom for walking […] Read more » absolves Court defamation charges Metropolitan Magistrate Prashant Sharma news dailies
Top Law News Final draft of new disability law submitted July 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The final draft of a new disability law has been submitted to Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik, a statement said Friday. According to the statement, the committee appointed by the ministry to draft the new legislation presented the final draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011 to the minister. “The […] Read more » disability law Minister Mukul Wasnik
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