Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Consent for indulging in unnatural sex ‘immaterial’: Court April 28, 2015 / April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Consent to indulge in unnatural sex is “immaterial”, a Delhi court has held while convicting a man of raping and committing unnatural act with a woman on the false promise of marriage, despite he being already married. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat held Noida resident Prashant Kaushal guilty of the offences saying though the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhat Consent for indulging in unnatural sex featured unnatural sex unnatural sex 'immaterial'
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Lawyers’ body withdraws plea on NHRC chief’s appointment in SC April 28, 2015 / April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyers’ body on Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court its plea against any moves for appointing former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam for the post of Chairman in National Human Rights Commission, saying its representation is being considered by the competent authority. A Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu was informed by […] Read more » Chief Justice HL Dattu Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam CJI K G Balakrishnan featured Lawyers' body withdraws plea NHRC chief's appointment
Information Technology News Top Law News Delhi to get 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by Feb next year April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday said that it would provide 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by February next year across the national capital. The Government is also contemplating providing Wi-Fi in 5,000 buses of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and also lay a common fibre infrastructure in the city. Delhi Government in association with the Delhi […] Read more » 000 buses of Delhi Transport Corporation 000 Wi-Fi hotspots 1 Delhi to get 1 featured Wi-Fi in 5
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Yet to decide whether to pursue defamation case: Kejriwal to HC April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Delhi High Court that he has not yet decided whether he will pursue his case against a trial court decision sending him to jail in a defamation case filed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar was informed by […] Read more » defamation case featured Kejriwal pursue defamation case
Top Law News Ban on petrol and diesel vehicles: Centre moves NGT April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking stay of its ban orders on 15-yr-old petrol and 10-yr-old diesel vehicles from plying in Delhi-NCR on the ground that it would affect public and essential services. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in its plea, has said that most countries adopt fitness tests, including emission […] Read more » Ban on diesel vehicles Ban on petrol and diesel vehicles Ban on petrol vehicles featured National Green Tribunal
Top Law News Judicial supervision of graft cases hindering decision-making: Jaitley April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judicial supervision of corruption cases has hindered the “whole process of economic decision-making” as investigators try to make a case even in instances of “genuine error of judgement”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said. Speaking at the 16th DP Kohli memorial lecture organised by CBI, Mr Jaitley said that earlier the concept was that […] Read more » decision-making featured Judicial supervision judicial supervision of corruption cases Judicial supervision of graft cases
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Jaya case: SC terms SPP’s appointment bad April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today held that Tamil Nadu government has no right to appoint advocate Bhawani Singh as special public prosecutor(SPP) to appear in Karnataka High Court for J Jayalalithaa’s disproportionate assets case in Jaya case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, however said, though the appointment of the SPP is “bad in […] Read more » featured J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets case Jaya case Karnataka High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Drunk driving by youth: Court calls for deterrent punishment April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has upheld the jail term of a 22-year-old youth in a drunk driving case, saying that “a young person if spared of adequate punishment at this stage may not realise consequence of the wrong done by him.” Special Judge Narottam Kaushal made the observation while dismissing a revision petition filed by Delhi […] Read more » Court calls for deterrent punishment deterrent punishment drunk driving Drunk driving by youth featured Special Judge Narottam Kaushal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Petro-gate: Offence covered under OSA April 27, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police today told a court here that offence committed in the Petroleum Ministry documents leak case was covered under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and inquiry on this aspect was underway. Opposing the bail plea of Jubilant Energy’s official Subhash Chandra, who along with 12 others, has been chargesheeted in the case, police said […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kapoor featured Offence covered under OSA Official Secrets Act OSA Petro-gate Petroleum Ministry Petroleum Ministry documents leak case
Bar, Bench & Firm News Kudos & criticism for lowering age to try juveniles as adults April 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Kudos & criticism for lowering age to try juveniles as adults Days after government cleared a proposal to lower to 16 years the age to try juveniles as adults in heinous crimes, the move has received kudos from some quarters but child rights activists and others are of the view that it is an undesirable and a poorly conceived idea. Those who support the idea do […] Read more » criticism for lowering age to try juveniles featured juveniles as adults in heinous crimes lowering age to try juveniles as adults senior criminal lawyer K T S Tulsi try juveniles as adults
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi Commissioner directed to take action against erring cops April 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Commissioner has been directed by a court here to initiate inquiry and take action against erring cops for serious discrepancies and lapses in the probe of a case related to illicit supply of arms and ammunition. The sessions court’s direction to the commissioner came while setting aside the conviction and five years’ jail term […] Read more » action against erring cops Delhi Commissioner erring cops featured
Consumer Law News Negligence in baby’s delivery: Pay Rs 1 cr compensation April 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A leading hospital here and its gynaecologist have been directed by the apex consumer commission to pay Rs 1 crore compensation to a couple, whose baby suffered mental disability due to the “negligence” Negligence in baby’s delivery at the time of delivery more than 15 years ago. The child, who underwent treatment for her ailment […] Read more » featured Negligence in baby's delivery Rs 1 cr compensation
